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We are considering this TA. We were last on the RCCL Jewel (TA). It was our first TA. We really enjoyed the relaxation. There were very few children onboard that one. In fact the ship was only half full. If we book this one we will be trying to use our credits with Delta from COVID that expire the end of 2023. I like that this TA is out of sync with most TA's. I had even considered doing the another cruise to go over and then come back. But the only two I saw were the Anthem of the Seas (17 days between sailings) and the Disney Dream (fewer days but more than twice the price of the Anthem).

For those of you who have sailed TA's with Carnival, can you give me an idea of the numbers of children onboard? And my second question is with the change over, do you think it will be full? Help me decide. Thanks!

Hubby and I are sailing on Jewel of the Seas TA Oct 25. We currently have an aft balcony that I would probably be very happy with keeping but Since it is a TA we wonder about possible Royal Up options. I would only consider a suite, and presently 3.5 months precruise there are only two listed. One Owner's Suite and one Royal Suite. Considering they are asking $4K and $6K more than we paid for ours (per person), I would only bid $1500 or $2000 for those. But the perks on a TA would be especially nice for all those days at sea.

Suggestions?

We will be sailing in Jan 2022 in 9100. Thanks for this view! It helped up book our cabin.

Kathryn

When I found a good deal on Regency and we decided to book back to back end of the season sailings on the Regent Sea, because it was cheaper than flying in and out of separate ports, we expected cold and rainy weather the entire time so we brought slickers and galoshes-(remember them?). It was the very end of August into September. We have such fond memories of the experience as well as memories of the wild ride.

We had an outside cabin in the very bow of the ship. It had two large portholes.  We were still novice cruisers and not yet seasoned ones. Everything was exciting! 

It was at the time that Hurricane Iniki did so much damage to Hawaii. We remember that the captain had decided to go ahead and go around the Gulf of Alaska and we had terrible seas for about 18 hours. Rumor is that all the other ships had turned back. We thought it was fun sitting looking out our port bow windows as the seas splashed up over the window until we both got sick. No one made it to Dinner that night, breakfast the next morning or lunch. We just hunkered down in our cabin and dealt with the sea sickness.

And it rained almost every day all day the first week. On the first day of the second week the sun came out and it was beautiful weather almost that entire week. 

Our memories of other details seem to have blended in with other Alaska cruises. But the ship was lovely. We enjoyed all the wood everywhere. The food was the best ever and the entertainment was, as others have said, playful and unique. I will have to go find the pics from this to help me remember some other details.

As we hear about ships now, due to Covid, being scrapped, it brought me back to this journey, as well as others, on ships and companies that no longer exist.