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On 10/9/2020 at 10:43 PM, toad455 said:

Feel bad for anyone sailing in three weeks & still not sure if they will be cruising or not.

Please don't, we'll be fine 🙂

I have ordered bottles from room service. Same price as pre ordering.

A lot of people do the walk. I think you're looking at about an $8 cab ride. Looking right now....uber is $7.79 and lyft is $8.27. I don't know if rates go up on cruise days or not. As for walking check out posts #10 and #18 in the below thread.

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2562162

Thanks Saint Greg. After posting my question I found and watched some of the videos you mentioned. I felt like that penguin watching it and it was very informative. We'll see in a couple weeks if I feel up to the walk or just call an Uber.

If staying at the Hilton Riverside, is it an easy walk to the Carnival terminal dragging a wheeled suitcase or would we want to Uber or taxi there? We are mid 50's and somewhat active, but I'll be 8 weeks post total knee replacement. I'm sure I can walk a half mile on level hard ground but much more than that might be a bit much.

We're cruising the Dream in August. Purchased a different cruise on board the Sunshine back in December 2016. Purchasing on board allowed us the flexibility to change to another sailing of our choosing (which we did, to a different ship and date) and we got a $100 on board credit.

We sail out of Canaveral a week from tomorrow, no staggered check-in for us.

Ugh thanks guys! I'm not bringing a laptop I just wanted to use their computer but it sounds like more of a hassle then it's worth. I can check in on my phone when we dock in Norfolk and I'll guess I just have to print the boarding passes at the airport :(

Norfolk airport uses electronic boarding passes also. You can have your boarding passes sent to your phone and then you just scan the QR code from your phone. I use it there all the time.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

The National Hurricane Center

It's hit or miss. Policy is that the beer be opened by a bartender. I had my one favorite bartender who sold me cans of Fosters and would leave it sealed if I wanted it that way. Another bartender wouldn't do it and told me she had to open the beer.

Am I mistaken in thinking that you aren't allowed to bring on sodas anymore? I thought I had read that somewhere when Carnival started selling water by the 12 pack. Maybe it's just water but I thought the ban included soda too.

From past experience, you can order the "In Room Beverages" before you leave, up until a a day or two prior (there is a cutoff). If you don't get your order in and want a bottle for your room, you can order it from room service. It'll be the same price as is displayed on the web site for in room beverages. They do have a limited amount of liquor that they'll sell from room service and don't always have everything that's listed on the site.

A few years ago I wasn't going to be able to go on my cruise due to doctors orders. My wife, son and DIL left without me to drive down to Miami. While Skypeing them at their hotel, I got pretty depressed and ended up bucking the Doctors orders. I bought a one way ticket to meet them there and go on the cruise anyway. Needless to say I didn't pre-order my usual bottle of crown but was able to buy it from room service on the first day.

We live in Virginia. If we had too much of a delay leaving the day before, we could always hop in a rental car and drive about 15 hours to Miami or about 11 hours to Port Canaveral. I say rental car because if there is a problem with the car, you can get another one from the agency pretty quickly instead of a problem with your own car which would definitely be more expensive and time consuming.

Today, Delta Airlines is down worldwide due to computer problems. We never fly in to port city on embarkation day, just because things like this happen and you have no control over it. Do any of you spin the wheel and fly in on embarkation day?

It pays to tip a favorite bartender. On one cruise we found a great bartender who we would slide an extra $5 or $10 once in a while. He really worked hard and was quite friendly. Sitting at the bar one day I ordered a frosty Mango Swirl. You know how they always have some of the cocktail left in the blender after filling a glass? They usually dump that to make the next drink. This time he took the liquor bottle, dumped a little more in the leftover, and then he filled another glass with the rest, about 3/4 of a drink. He then slid it over to me with a smile. Not only that, he did it again when that glass was empty after making another guest his drink. I'm a firm believer in tip karma and will always make it a priority to find a great bartender and stick with them throughout the week.

I have used a CPAP machine for many years and I gave up on using distilled water a long time ago. Distilled is recommended so mineral deposits don't build up. I may be a lucky one since I have insurance that allows me to change out my humidifier chamber tank every six months. I realize that may not be the same for everyone. Using tap or bottled water for just a few nights while cruising shouldn't be a problem. Like I said, I've been using tap water for years in mine.

...ships come in late due to weather, local police kick in doors to serve warrants, etc. and the cruise industry should plan for the worse case scenario...

WTH, doors kicked in? That escalated quickly.

She's rolling now!

I'm glad I saw this. I was just getting ready to post a question asking why the ship was still docked. Been watching the webcam on and off for the last few hours to try to catch sail away.

get drinks from 'bob' at this bar

LOL, never met a "Bob" serving drinks on a Carnival ship.

We always bring some sweets with us (think Halloween size candy). We like to share it with our Cabin Steward. We leave them a couple three dollars each day along with some Snickers, M&Ms, Milky Way, etc.. I don't know if they have access to our American candy and we really just like to share it with them.

Subscribing to this thread :D ... for science!

Cruise Cash from the Fun Shops on Carnival's website. Read the fine print because unlike the old days when applying funds directly to your OBC account, unused Cruise Cash will not be refunded. Cruise Cash will go into your on board credit account.

It's the little things in life that I enjoy the most. I don't try to hunt out and find problems. Life is just too short.

One of the little things I enjoy about Carnival cruise ships is...

• The tissues at the exits of the public restrooms so you don't have to touch a potentially germ infested door handle with your freshly washed hands, and the trash can for the tissues outside that door.
  

What are the little things about Carnival that you enjoy?

Beverages included in the package are:

· All spirits, including cocktails and frozen drinks, as well as beer and wine by the glass with a $10.00 or lower menu price

Specifically, it says "beer and wine by the glass". Does this mean that beer in cans and/or bottles is not included?

7 more days. Working out of town this week so mama is doing the last minute gathering of the packables. I'll be home Saturday to do some laundry, finish packing and pick up the rental car. Leaving early Sunday morning for the 7 hour drive to Charleston. The cruise doesn't leave until Wednesday so we're spending a few days tooling around the town checking out the great craft beer scene. A visit to Westbrook Brewing is a must.