jedi bobs

Just wondering if there is a Hotel package in Jacksonvile that will shuttle you to the cruise port then back.

Thanks

Someone will push you up the gangway.

I just had another thought, Maybe Excel 4 can take the place of Magic, Vista or Horizon and they can go to NOLA, and Liberty or Valor can go to San Juan, and split that seasonly with Alaska and make Spirit permanant in Mobile.

I belive Jamman has some in his Vacation Photo Album in his signature

My thought would be Excel 4 to Port Canavral, Mardi Gras to NOLA, Valor or Liberty to Norfolk, Sunshine to Mobile, and Spirit over to Tampa.

Panorama, and Frenze are staying on the West coast becuse if they broght them East they would have to go down and around South America.

4 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Thanks Jeff! We're looking forward to it! 😃

It is a very fun sailaway, and best viewed from the secret deck, Maybe if you have a aft Balcony it would be just as good.  BTW WE have booked for April 5 2025 cruise as of right now, we are going to book the one before in a little while.

I know that I can carry on 1 12 pack PP, but on a B2B can I carry on 2 per person?

10 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Hey there! Glad to hear that you're going to do the B2B. Will that be your first one? Our planning for that trip is in the tentative stages but we're thinking two nights in Pigeon Forge and three nights in NOLA pre cruise. Probably won't finalize anything until we're back from the Vista. 😃

We are doing our first B2B. it is our 25th anniversery. we had something blow up in our faces last week, so we want to be on a ship and no less than 5 days is minimum. The cheepest 5 day cruise I could find goes to the bahamas, so not that one.  This is the second cheepest I could find. we are paying the april 5th one off first then adding the one before.

To tell you the truth, it is easy for us to fly to PC or Tampa for a cruise than to Miami, becuse my dad picks us up form the airport, and we have a place to stay and transportation to the port.  Ann and I are planing to book the Valor on the B2B with you.  I would recomend leaving more than 3 or 4 day's early and stop in Gatlenburg, TN. It is kind of like a small Orlando, and have dinner shows there as well.  It is a little bit past the end of I-81.  

My PVP did send me to the Steak House on the conquest once, but, he was the Cruise Director at the time, and we won it durring the Cruise Director's Port Talk....does that count?

won't go into the locks at all but there will be excursions that will and/or go to the locks

next thing you know, they will be charging $10 for a shot of Pepsi 🙂  J/K

Wouldn't do you any good, they are getting another CD and ED and this will be post dry dock

Honestly there was another incedent on the ship that I am keeping to myself, and using back doors to get it addressed. I also didn't disclose that I got Covid on the ship as well, I can't hold carnival responsable for that.

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Carnival Vista Dec 2-10 2023
I was on the Carnival Vista  From dec 2=10 going to Aruba, Curasau, and Grand Turk.  Embarcation was easy peasy, just delayed by 15-20 minuts due to Cost Gaurd Inspection.  Lunch at the buffette was Typical Carnival stuff.  There was some drips from the celing, you can tell that this ship was in despreate need of a dry dock. The first thing that went wrong, My father tried to order the bubbles package from a roaming wainter but he said that he couldn't do it, system wouldn't let anybody order it. Dad got a soda anyway and he siad that it would be remove when bubbles was added, it wasn't and on top of that he got dad for 2 more full priced sodas with auto gratuitiy, I told dad he should go to guest services but he said that karma will get him.
 My room was a 4J oddball cabin at the fron of the ship right next to the secret deck door, right under the bridge.  
First thing that went south was we were delayed departure. I love sail away and I was not going to get this becuse we would be at dinner.  I know ship happens. The 7 nights that we had dinner in the MDR food was hot and cooked well, very happy with this.
Went to Welcome abord show, Typical CD stuff, except no play list production, I asked the ED and he said that the Playlist cast just boarded the ship and would not be preforming till day 5 with Flix. I thought that was wierd and very disapointed about the playlist and wondering why they put a Brand new cast onboard when they are doing Dry dock in a few weeks. Not once did they do the full shows when they preformed and it was the "Concert" versions.  The fun squad said that they were not used to working on a ship, and it was to rocky.  Safty first I guess, but it was not very rocky at all, and I have done 15 cruises with carnival.
Seaday Brunch was a cluster. wainted over an hourfor my food and was not even luke warm and my wifes was wrong.  Complained to front desk and they didn't really care. I then complained to John Heald.  A matra'd came to visit me at dinner and asked me to give a second chance, ok and food got to me a lot quicker but was luke warm again. They need to change the 1 free drink at seaday brunch for D/P to 1 drink at any bar any time.
Night2 was quest night, and I got in line for the main show room, and the line goes all the way back to the Casino, and on top of that they were doing the Motown Atrium party. People were pushing to get though, butting in line, and I got my feet steped on multable times. The quest was suposed to start at 11 but the doors did not open till 1105 causing a big pinch point. I was very angry getting shoved and steped on. the Doors should have opened at least 15 minuts before. Ed said the room was not ready till 1102.
Aruba, we went on ship excursion Kunokuoo Bus  Tour.  was fun, but did not get bottle water as avertised, but was offered to buy it at $1 a bottle, also did not go to the prestine beach as avertised full of sea weed and such wound up with a %10 refund.  In Curasou went on the tour with Ostriges and it was fun.  In Grand turk went on a small island tourn and it was enjoyable as well.  
Lets talk about Debark, witch was a cluster againwas told as Plat that I was to waint in the Main show room, but it was full so we wainted in the loby deck 4 they said when my number was called they would come and get us.  never happened the CD did not make a ship announcement only one on the main room, this reall made me upset becuse how was I to know this when there was no room in the sowroom.
Thanks to this cruise I am looking into other cruise lines/  Thank you for reading

5 hours ago, RoperDK said:

Do they really give you a dish of sauteed mushrooms there?  Can you get some pepperoni slices to snack on, too?  Lol.

I took a little bowl from the buffett and they were not busy, it was about 11:30, and I bet they would peperoni too.

22 hours ago, RoperDK said:

Oh no, are the sauteed mushrooms are still gone from the toppings bar?  I knew the bacon was gone, but you can get a pig patty if you want.  I LOVE mushrooms on a bun less burger!  I could eat that every day.  So sad if it's still gone.     

You can go and get some from the pizza place, I did.

Welcome abord show, when the playlisters get to uptown Funk, thats when I finaly get into cruise mode.

Josh "Big Sexy Cruise Director" Waitzman on the Conquest. He did lectures on WWII and the Titanic tieing directly to Carnival Corp/Cruise Line.  He is my PVP now and is invaluable with his knolege of all the ports and ships.

if it is just a week, it will probly be a member of the vista fun squad

When I was on the Paradise last year I went to my muster station first, they scaned my pass and let me go no demo required, I did not like that, I may be platium, but what if I was blue or red?

We would like your oppinion Jeff. We are planning and about to pull the trigger on Joining you and Patti on the first leg of your Valor Cruise, now here is the question, since it is our 25th Anniversery , we have decided to spend a 2nd week in Nola.  Would you go a head and do a B2b, or a S2S on the Liberty, or the NCL Getaway? We have not ben on Liberty or Getaway.

warm her up for me, I'll be on dec 2

On 11/11/2023 at 11:39 AM, mz-s said:

 

The fact that a cruise is an optional activity does not allow the government the right to unreasonable search and seizure in my opinion.

 

"They are a private company" is a misleading statement that is thrown around a lot these days - and is often not telling the entire truth.

No problem, refuse to be serched, and be denied boarding with no refund, less money they have to pay for your food that you will eat.

I hope that you had travel insurance, if not, at least you get %50 back - Port fees and gratuities/Pre-paid items.  Good luck and thank your Granddaughter for doing what she does.  My wife was in the hospital in Aug, and got taken better care of by the Nurses than the actual doctors.