Rare jimbo5544 Posted May 13, 2010 #76 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Very nice review and writing style. Thanks for taking the time to post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 13, 2010 Author #77 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Very nice review and writing style. Thanks for taking the time to post it. Thanks Jimbo! I get so much good info from CC, I felt like I owed CC a decent review:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinkyPatz Posted May 13, 2010 #78 Share Posted May 13, 2010 DW didn't think we'd buy our picture so she cut up for it.I bought it - surprise! Hahahahaha, I hope you gave a copy to all family and friends! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 13, 2010 Author #79 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I'm so excited for our turn on this trip!!!! We fly out in 99 days :). Woo hoo double digits!! Thanks for the awesome review! It's an awesome ship and itinerary. We really liked HMC, so glad we made it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachhead11 Posted May 13, 2010 #80 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Thanks for the very entertaining review. Hope you're cruising again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaCruisin Posted May 13, 2010 #81 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Sorry for the long wait on reply Casey9-- we made 3 claims for OBC and they all got approved, leaving us with a big chunk of OBC, which was about the best thing ever!:) elcuchio24 Your posts are like a good book....you can't wait for the next chapter and it's hard to put it down. Thank you for sharing. We (party of 10) sail to the same ports in July (10th - 17th) and I can't wait. You posted earlier about the OBCs. Can you elaborate on the best way to determine if you're eligible, how you apply, and how you know if they are indeed "approved"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 13, 2010 Author #82 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Thanks for the very entertaining review. Hope you're cruising again soon. Looks like our next big trip won't be a cruise but we are shooting for the next sail this winter.....can't wait!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 13, 2010 Author #83 Share Posted May 13, 2010 elcuchio24Your posts are like a good book....you can't wait for the next chapter and it's hard to put it down. Thank you for sharing. We (party of 10) sail to the same ports in July (10th - 17th) and I can't wait. You posted earlier about the OBCs. Can you elaborate on the best way to determine if you're eligible, how you apply, and how you know if they are indeed "approved"? Carolina, thanks so much! You are going to really like those ports, some oldies and goodies and a couple new ones for us like HMC and Grand Turk. As far as the OBC goes, I will tell you what I did. Obviously booked Early Saver. I made several claims as our sail date got closer and the price dropped pretty decently. I put ES claims in for a past guest rate, Senior Rate, and a Missouri rate, all got approved. Some people on CC roasted me for making these claims, since obviously I am not from Missouri or a senior, but carnival said it was fine since it was an advertised rate and I confirmed this with Guest Services once I boarded. From what I hear it really depends on who reviews your ES claim. Once your on the ship the onboard staff doesn't know where your OBC came from and doesn't care. I have booked ES three times and made out well with OBC every time, I will always book ES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinbuddy Posted May 13, 2010 #84 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I really enjoyed your well written, humorous and informative review. DW & I'll be sailing on the Liberty in '11 and yes I'll be running to the lido buffet every morning too. We sailed her in '07 and loved it. Happy sailing, Cruisinbuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 13, 2010 Author #85 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I really enjoyed your well written, humorous and informative review. DW & I'll be sailing on the Liberty in '11 and yes I'll be running to the lido buffet every morning too. We sailed her in '07 and loved it. Happy sailing, Cruisinbuddy Thanks Cruisinbudy, have fun and way to go for doing your husbandly duty by fetching breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey9 Posted May 13, 2010 #86 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Sorry for the long wait on reply Casey9-- You get pretty wet, the horses go so deep they are not touching the bottom and you get pretty well splashed. Your legs/thighs are totally submerged and the rest of you gets pretty wet so don't bring anything you don't want to get wet. Great trip though. We booked Early Saver and our stateroom catagory fell a couple hundred bucks through various promotions the week before we sailed, we made 3 claims for OBC and they all got approved, leaving us with a big chunk of OBC, which was about the best thing ever!:) Thank you so much for answering all my questions and giving such an entertaining, thorough review! We are heading out to Miami tomorrow and I'm so glad that I checked back tonight to read the rest of your review. I'm going through the pics now -thanks for sharing them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandTNCruisers Posted May 13, 2010 #87 Share Posted May 13, 2010 One of the best reviews I've read! Thanks for the effort you put into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 14, 2010 Author #88 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Thank you so much for answering all my questions and giving such an entertaining, thorough review! We are heading out to Miami tomorrow and I'm so glad that I checked back tonight to read the rest of your review. I'm going through the pics now -thanks for sharing them! Thanks Casey9, look forward to reading your review and opinion when you return, have fun!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 14, 2010 Author #89 Share Posted May 14, 2010 One of the best reviews I've read! Thanks for the effort you put into it! Thanks Cleveland, see you on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcrum Posted May 14, 2010 #90 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Loved the review. We are doing Liberty Thanksgiving week, although we don't go to HMC. Still waiting to experience that lovely island. It looks beautiful!!! It's so nice to read an intelligent, well written review. Thanks again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcrum Posted May 14, 2010 #91 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Thank you so much for answering all my questions and giving such an entertaining, thorough review! We are heading out to Miami tomorrow and I'm so glad that I checked back tonight to read the rest of your review. I'm going through the pics now -thanks for sharing them! Where are the photos? I just went through the entire thread? Did I miss them? Thanks again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 14, 2010 Author #92 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Loved the review. We are doing Liberty Thanksgiving week, although we don't go to HMC. Still waiting to experience that lovely island. It looks beautiful!!! It's so nice to read an intelligent, well written review. Thanks again!! Thanks pcrum, thats awesome you are taking a Thanksgiving cruise. We are going to try to take a holiday cruise, probably Christmas before we have kids, looks like a ton of fun. HMC is beautiful, hey just gives you a reason to book another cruise to go there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrzGrl62569 Posted May 14, 2010 #93 Share Posted May 14, 2010 DW didn't think we'd buy our picture so she cut up for it.I bought it - surprise! Too funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaCruisin Posted May 14, 2010 #94 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I made several claims as our sail date got closer and the price dropped pretty decently. I put ES claims in for a past guest rate, Senior Rate, and a Missouri rate, all got approved. Some people on CC roasted me for making these claims, since obviously I am not from Missouri or a senior, but carnival said it was fine since it was an advertised rate and I confirmed this with Guest Services once I boarded. From what I hear it really depends on who reviews your ES claim. Once your on the ship the onboard staff doesn't know where your OBC came from and doesn't care. I have booked ES three times and made out well with OBC every time, I will always book ES! Thanks for the insight Elcuchio24. One additional question with regard to the OBC. You stated that you had "made several claims". Can you tell me how and where you do that. Is there a website on CCL's site? A phone number? Is there a form that has to be filled out? Also, we booked our July cruise back in November. I'm assuming they gave us a ES discount at that time....so I'm assuming that we wouldn't be eligible for the ES OBC if that were the case.....true? Thanks again for all the GREAT info!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofytoo Posted May 14, 2010 #95 Share Posted May 14, 2010 As far as the OBC goes, I will tell you what I did. Obviously booked Early Saver. I made several claims as our sail date got closer and the price dropped pretty decently. I put ES claims in for a past guest rate, Senior Rate, and a Missouri rate, all got approved. Some people on CC roasted me for making these claims, since obviously I am not from Missouri or a senior, but carnival said it was fine since it was an advertised rate and I confirmed this with Guest Services once I boarded. Wow you learn something new everyday. I thought you could only ask for credit for rates you qualified for. What did you do, check every state to determine if they had cheaper rates? How did you know MO had a cheaper rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack your bags Posted May 14, 2010 #96 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Wow, what an awsome review, thanks so much for sharing!!! I haven't been on Carnival for awhile, but you sure make me want to go. That itinerary sounds great, been wanting to see Grand Turk, and love the private islands!!! I am waiting for the pictures as well!!!! I am booked on Royal in September to Grand Cayman and Cozymel, your review has really get me ready to go!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 14, 2010 Author #97 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Thanks for the insight Elcuchio24. One additional question with regard to the OBC. You stated that you had "made several claims". Can you tell me how and where you do that. Is there a website on CCL's site? A phone number? Is there a form that has to be filled out? Also, we booked our July cruise back in November. I'm assuming they gave us a ES discount at that time....so I'm assuming that we wouldn't be eligible for the ES OBC if that were the case.....true? Thanks again for all the GREAT info!!! Did you book Early Saver? That is the only rate where you can make OBC claims later on. If you did, and if you see an advertised price lower than what you paid, you go on carnival dot com and there will be an early saver form you will have to fill out saying where you saw the price, etc. Its an online form, super easy to do, all you need is your booking #. Go to early saver and there will be a link to the form. Monitor your price often on carnival, our price stayed high until a couple weeks before sailing. Sometimes it fluctuated a couple times PER DAY so you really have to stay vigilant if you want to get the most OBC possible. Good luck!!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 14, 2010 Author #98 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Wow you learn something new everyday. I thought you could only ask for credit for rates you qualified for. What did you do, check every state to determine if they had cheaper rates? How did you know MO had a cheaper rate? One of the other folks on my Roll Call had found that Missouri rate, but since then I have heard that Missouri often has better in-state rates than anywhere else. I can't begin to imagine why. Plus, this way you don't actually have to move to Missouri.:) I did get killed on here for claiming those rates, some told me I was going to get to the port and be denied the OBC, or that it was somehow immoral, but I checked with Guest Services and they said it was fine. I got all the OBC I had claimed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted May 14, 2010 Author #99 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Wow, what an awsome review, thanks so much for sharing!!! I haven't been on Carnival for awhile, but you sure make me want to go. That itinerary sounds great, been wanting to see Grand Turk, and love the private islands!!! I am waiting for the pictures as well!!!! I am booked on Royal in September to Grand Cayman and Cozymel, your review has really get me ready to go!!!!! Thanks Tracy-- We hadn't really had a fav line before this trip. The last couple cruises we had had had been on RCL and NCL, hadn't cruised with CCL since 08 I think. But the anytime seating for dinner really brought us back to CCL, and with a good itinerary and price, you really can't beat it. Carnival and anytime dining will be what we book for your next cruise. Have fun on whatever ship you're on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofytoo Posted May 14, 2010 #100 Share Posted May 14, 2010 One of the other folks on my Roll Call had found that Missouri rate, but since then I have heard that Missouri often has better in-state rates than anywhere else. I can't begin to imagine why. Plus, this way you don't actually have to move to Missouri.:) I did get killed on here for claiming those rates, some told me I was going to get to the port and be denied the OBC, or that it was somehow immoral, but I checked with Guest Services and they said it was fine. I got all the OBC I had claimed. Well thanks for the information and the great review. I even had my husband read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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