Blondie0428

My family and I just booked Allure of the Seas departing in June. I’ve read that the drink packages go on sale but was wondering if excursions ever go on sale? Also, how far in advance can I make reservations for shows?

We are cruising out of Fort Lauderdale in June. I am looking for a pre-cruise hotel recommendation. Free port shuttle service is a plus! Any good recommendations?

If you have late dining, often your show time will be before dinner so allow for that.

Around what time would the shows be?

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My family and I are planning to book the Allure next June. We haven’t sailed on Royal Caribbean yet and are wondering about the dining times.

I prefer late dining since we usually eat late and want to enjoy the ports as long as possible. But does late dining interfere with any shows?

Is early dining better for shows? What time is early dining?

How does my time dining work? Do you have to make reservations?

Thanks for the help!

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I am looking into booking a cruise in June or July of 2019 and my family wanted to depart from NYC. When I do a search for it on the Carnival website NYC cruises are not available after September of this year. Is Carnival not going to be sailing out of NYC anymore?

Back when Daily Getaways had the deal on Carnival gift cards I bought 3 of them. I am leaving on the Vista on Sunday and I am not sure how to add these to my spending account. Anyone know how I can deposit these to use with my sign and sail?

I heard somewhere that Vista has a Starbucks on it. Is this true? If there is a Starbucks, can I use Starbucks gift cards?

I recently received a couple Visa gift cards. Anyone know if I can use these towards my sign and sail account purchases?

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I am sailing on the Vista in 1 week. It is a 6 day western Caribbean sailing. Anyone know which days will be the formal nights?

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Yes, I have heard that on the Breeze it is different than on other ships of a different type. I'd just not go on the Breeze! On the 4 other ships we've tried it has never been any problem at all!

Well that is good to know! I lost hope in it after our last experience. We always eat late anyways so decided late seating was probably best for us.

I do not understand all this work to get a table for 2? Just pick Anytime Dining and you can have a table for 2 every night and get the same wait staff who will know your preferences just as if you had a set time for dining.

 

We do that for every cruise without any problems. Sometimes when we didn't like our table for 2 's location we got a quieter more private table for 4 just for the 2 of us. Ask for what you want and you are likely to get it.

 

We no longer like anytime dining. We did it on our honeymoon cruise on Breeze and it was awful. We would wait in line for 30-40 minutes to get a buzzer. Then wait another 30-40 minutes to be seated. We were also ignored several times to the point that we left and went to lido to eat because nobody was coming to our table. One time a server told us we do not have priority because we do not have children so every time a family with kids sat down they went to them and we were not even acknowledged yet. I had to beg my husband to even go on another cruise after that experience.

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My husband and I will be going on Vista next month. We both like to hang our clothes to help with wrinkles but we never seem to have enough hangers. Can you request more hangers?

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My husband and I are sailing on Vista departing June 25. We prefer to eat alone and would like to request a table for two. When is a good time to email the Maitre D to request our preferred seating? I don't want to email too early or too late. Let me know your thoughts and experiences requesting tables for two through email. Thanks!

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Mine have been changed as well

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I got 3!! [emoji3][emoji924]⚓️

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So cruising with my husband at the end of June. How many of these can we use for onboard expenses? I would like to get 3 but are we limited to just 1 per cabin or 1 per person?

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My husband is adopted and had a photo copy of his papers which were notarized. We used them twice to cruise with carnival and worked fine. About 4 years ago we were denied boarding because of those same documents that worked previously. Just depends on who you get I guess.

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I also have FTTF. Does that allow for early disembark?

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I am going on Vista in June. I am looking to book our return flight but I am unsure about the time. The flight leaves from Miami airpot at 11:45am. Is that too early?

I like seeing menus and fun times to figure out what day and time to make a reservation at the specialty restaurants.

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I am going on the Vista in June and looking for up to date menus for the 6 day western Caribbean cruises. If you have them or know where to find them please share!

Also, does anyone know what day the elegant night will be?

I do not sail the Vista until June 2017 but I was able to purchase FTTF the other day.

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We strayed at the Intercontinental last time and enjoyed it. We liked having the ocean view room and watched the ships coming in which was cool.

Our favorite is the Viceroy. Super nice hotel! We liked the area it was in because we could walk around and find things to do but you can't see the ships from there. All depends on what you want.

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My husband and I are thinking about booking the Vista for our next cruise. We prefer to eat alone and not be seated with other guests. We would like to do the late assigned seating for dinner but wondering if getting a table for two is possible or is your time dining the only way to get a table for two?

Thanks for all the info so far but let me put another option into the mix. We could also wait until next summer to go on the Vista. It would be a 6 day from Miami going to Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel.

Cost isn't a factor and neither is flight. Based on itinerary and ships. Which would you choose now? Magic, Glory, or Vista?