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Thanks for those answers to my day or hour question.  Days is definitely better.

Does anyone know if this means 2 days or 48 hours before departure?  If my ship leaves at 4 p.m. on Saturday, can I get the test at noon on Thursday? Or does it have to happen after 4 p.m.?  I would hate to get tripped up by this.'

Thank you.

Nice. Thank you.

Thanks for the info. It is most definitely a ship's excursion, so I imagine it will either leave from close by or they will put us in vans to head to the dock. I have done both for trips out of that port, so we'll see.

I am pondering whether I should be active or sorta active. I guess it will sort of depend on how many younger people are on the boat. They maybe should be ones doing the real work!

How about sildenafil? Where is the best place to get that?

How about sildenafil? Can I get that in Puerta Maya?

I have never done this before and am really looking forward to it. Is there something a totally inexperienced sailor can help out with?

Also, since we are on a Carnival ship, we will be docking at Puerta Maya. Does this also require us to take a cab?

Thank you for all the information and the pictures. We enjoyed the tour!

Thank you so much for the review! I laughed out loud many times. And it was very informative and helpful. I am on the Vista is less than a month, so your review was a perfect for me. #Cantwait

I am trying to determine exactly what my benefits as a platinum cruiser are with regards to the specialty restaurants. I'll be on the Vista next month and would like to try JiJi Asian Kitchen and the Cucina del Capitano. Of course, I would prefer to do so without having to make an advance reservation. Does my platinum status allow me to just show up and eat without having to make a reservation even if all the reserved dining slots are taken?

The Carnival website says platinum guests have the following benefit: "Priority reservations at Main Dining Room and Specialty Restaurant".

As a practical matter, what does this mean? Who makes reservations for the main dining room, anyway?! I assume this means I can get my preference of early or late seating, but that is not what I am concerned about. Do any other platinum cruisers have experience with this for the specialty restaurants ? Thank you.

Hi- can you please tell me if the room safes use keypads or are the kind where you swipe a card? thanks!

Can all passengers get into the new lounges? I am just a lowly platinum.

HI I just went thru this last month and at the last minute decided to drop the bags off at the ship before proceeding to our off-site parking lot. It worked great! There was very little traffic and it helped considerably to be free of a bunch of suitcases on a crowded shuttle bus.

20 days until the Carnival Valor sets sail with me on it!

Driving to the east bay sounds fun. Are there car rentals at Mahogany Bay? What companies? What would I expect to pay for a daily rental?

Thank you.

Thank you very much for those links. That information was quite helpful.

Thank you so much for posting this. Very interesting and I can't wait to try this food.

I am a bit confused about the port of call menu- are these 2 entrees or sides or what? Can I get the tortilla soup AND the tacos AND an entree? Has anyone had experience with this?

There are about 100 single men going to be on the Celebrity Silhouette Dec. 7, 2014. Aged 45+. But of course with them there are 2-3 times more single women. How i know this is there is a hosted singles cruise that i am going on and taking part in.

Shoot me an email if you care to know more.

Hi Cuz- I am interested in more info about this cruise. What is your email address?

Go Man City!

Hi, Conanc. My name is Chuck and I live in Jupiter. Moved here earlier this year. I am cruising again in November. It was nice to get an email about a cheap cruise and be able to take advantage of it without having to bother with airfare, hotel, car rental, and all that.

727 Shiloh25, Denver, CO

That was a really excellent review of the tour. Maybe I will do that next time. Thanks!

Best thread idea in a long time.

I never sailed on her, but I have heard that story so many times at the past cruiser party that I sometimes imagine I actually was there when she went aground on that sandbar.

Q- why are ships always sent to India to be broken up?

I've found the easiest way is to take your passports to the purser's desk before the ship makes it's first stop and ask them to have your passport stamped in the ports the ship will be calling on. Then, after the last port, you stop by the purser's desk and pick up your passport. This almost always works and I have gotten many stamps this way with very little effort.