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Actually they should buy chips directly with cash to avoid the 3 percent fee for charging chips to room account. There is no fee to use sail and sign cards at the slots though.

No problemo! The only credit I know that doesn't get split is the shareholder benefit OBC.

With separate sail and sign accounts Carnival will split the obc in two so you each get half.

The Spirit class does galleys the best imho. Down on deck 1 in the back, keeping a very nice ship traffic flow.

Galley! You have to go up or down a level to cross.

Not sure but the last ones I saw on the Spirit class have been removed with the library to become the Wherehouse arcade about 3-4 years ago.

Were you my neighbor? I took almost the same shot from room 6234 at 5:49 pm! I actually asked him if he was on the Panorama last Nov and he told me it was Marty who was from his hometown also and sounded similar!

I had him on the Miracle also Nov 2nd and he was a good guy. Normally I don't even really care one way or another but you are right. He is down to earth and doesn't do silly things with his announcements. I asked him if he would be there for my January Miracle trip to Hawaii but he said he was moving to the Celebration.

Casino bars and libraries are an endangered species on Carnival. Every dry dock seems to involve removing these.

Just set up separate sail and sign accounts and have each attach a credit card! Unless they are buying this cruise type cash with a discount it isn't worth the hassle imho. The gambler should bring cash to avoid fees for credit card use in the casino though.

And I mostly fly with Southwest also so you are preaching to the choir. I feel your angst!

I am not fighting against anything. Other people removing their gratuities because they are a cheap arse is none of my business. If gratuities become mandatory then like I said, they are no longer gratuities. The incentive to provide better service is no longer there. The chance the they could be removed might just keep some of the stewards etc on their toes. And then there would be a new expectation to provide gratuities once again. The current system has worked for many years. I like it exactly the way it is. I hit the prepay box, pay it by final payment, and am done.

There is no real benefit but it seems like Carnival apparently doesn't like the amount of hours it takes for their staff to process the shareholder credit applications.

And it shouldn't happen. Once it becomes compulsory it is no longer a gratuity. Besides this there are surely tax implications for Carnival if they did. I personally just prepay mine and not worry about it onboard.

I know when my cruise is coming up also................usually about the same time the airlines start messing with my flights!

It would still be prudent to redact with this new app. Give them minimal info to be safe.

There is some good reading in the Princess forum about this. You don't need to divulge all the info the app asks for. Just what we all need is another app to clutter on our phones ! I will use and delete as necessary. Apps can lead to info being stolen if they are compromised.

It is a great motivation for some, yes ! Besides, the new muster method is the best thing to happen because of covid. So much better than being herded outside in a giant noisy group of people not paying attention imho 😉

I have heard the number of cabins per steward is closer to 40 per day, part of the reason they are only doing once a day service now.

Yes!

You need to book a Spirit class and then sit in the interior promenade, it is a ghost town for the most part. Also very quiet on deck 3 in back near the restaurant in the mostly unused bar area.

On the Radiance it is hard to walk without running into someone!

That is exactly why they took out the lower level of the nightclub on the Pride to create 5 more staterooms on deck one along with a dedicated chef's table location also on deck 1. I am guessing the lower level of the nightclub will also be removed on the rest of the Spirit class as they dry dock next.

The card room sort of became the defacto library after they took it away with the chapel.

I don't know but it has replaced the chapel and library on all the Spirit class ships.