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I just applied a couple days ago for two cruises and for the first time ever it was applied in less than a day! My usual wait time is about a month or a bit more.

Good to note. Unfortunately Allstate has nothing right now in gift cards that I can use. I am not into buying physical gift cards any more. No Carnival offerings at all. That 5 year AARP membership is worth its weight in gold right now!

I guess that means you don't need the scooter any more? 😉

Carnival will be making boatloads of money even if you max out everyday. Cheers for a week without tip is $419.65 and Carnival's cost will be under $100 with their massive purchasing power. On top of all this a high percentage of people won't come close to maxing out everyday. This is a big win for Carnival and they and shareholders(many of us out here) thank the cheers purchasers! I bought stock when it was heading up last year, so I have quite a ways to go to break even. So if cheers makes you happy, then drink up for me 😄 . Each to their own, it's all good.

I bought a toothbrush and floss in the funshops, no tip added and no tip line to add one on the Panorama. Same for the cigarettes I bought my aunt. The Panorama did not have any pricing up in the liquor and smokes area so people had to constantly ask for prices, which is kind of inconvenient to the employee and customer.

Just went on the Panorama three weeks ago but we did the order of Cabo, Mazatlan, then Puerto Vallarta. I don't know why they now have changed the port order, but it really leaves an odd time at Cabo from 6:30 am (?) to 3 pm. We were there from 10 am to 6 pm which is much more palatable for me. Good cruise overall, a bit more crowded than my customary spirit class cruise.

Here is a better idea. If you are an AARP member go buy their Carnival 10 percent off gift cards and apply them to your sail and sign account after you board. You will save money on your purchases and if you don't use it all you will get a refund sent you in new gift cards.

If i need a restroom location onboard I shall contact you! 😄

Minus gift shop purchases.

You can make it worth it, it just depends on how much weight you don't mind putting on to make it worth it. Cheers would have been great in my twenties and thirties but I am now 56 so it is a hard pass for me. I have had cheers once when my daughter bought it for me and realized it isn't for me as I am on the downhill side of the mountain.

Yes, an 18 percent gratuity is included. However, Carnival now lists this gratuity as a " service charge" and then includes another gratuity line below it, which will cause some/many unsuspecting people to add yet another gratuity because they aren't aware the " service charge" is the tip! Carnival used to list the built in gratuity as such, and then add a line that was "additional gratuity". They really muddied the water on gratuities, which comes across to me as being somewhat deceptive.

The area around the screen is enclosed along with one of the main pools. The movies were operating just fine on the Spirit in May going to Alaska, where it is cold as most cruises are going to get.

The spirit has it also. I cruised to Alaska in May and it is there. A nice setup in my opinion. The whole area around the screen is enclosed with the pool.

The big screen seems to work out fine on the other Spirit class ships. Probably not in the budget at this time. The screen is in a nice protected, covered area on the other ships.

No table cloth on regular days has been around for years but I think the none on "elegant" night is a newer phenomenon. I don't care one way or the other myself but for now the Spirit has table cloth every night. I'm sure Carnival can't wait to get rid of the old tables on the Spirit at next dry dock along with the casino bar 😉 .

The last few ships I have been on Carnival doesn't even bother with table cloth any more on their " elegant" night. The only thing going is the food is a bit better with steak/lobster.

There are no ecards of any type on Allstate now. I had to fall to my back up AARP yesterday to get my daughter some ecards for Carnival.

May have been a medical drop off.

It's always good to have more than one weapon in your arsenal. Allstate has no virtual cards right now and who knows when they may be back. I prefer the instant delivery of the ecards when I decide to book a cruise on a whim.

I bought a 500 dollar egift card on November 9th but they have disappeared since then. It isn't just Carnival egift cards that are gone, but all egift cards they carried appear to be gone now. I don't know if they are revamping their page or what, but now your best bet is to check everyday. Someone will usually come out here and post when they are available again.

If you have separate sail and sign accounts you won't have any problems sorting out expenses.

Apparently the masks weren't too effective either. It's all an illusion of safety.

That is exactly why I busted loose and got AARP as a second option. Allstate is rather weak when it comes to any type of ecards. Our mail delivery in North Idaho is a bit shaky and I don't want hundreds of dollars of cards coming through the mail. Allstate's whole egift card category has disappeared for me.

They don't even bother with tablecloth on elegant night now, so renting a tux on board is highly outdated.

Do they stop the basketball playing above the Cucina/ Jijis at night? We went to the lunchtime for the pasta and it was a nonstop earthquake above us from the basketball court on the deck above.