Gayle V Posted April 4, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hi all. Well, they used to give pins to all past guests, but if I have it right, they only give them to Platinum now? Is that right? That's disappointing if true as I have one from all eight of the Carnival ship's we've sailed so far. Would have been nice to have a complete set, even if I never wear them. Anyway, I'm wondering if and when all of you wear those pins? And how do you wear them? on a hat, collar ...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbMcruiser Posted April 4, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hi all. Well, they used to give pins to all past guests, but if I have it right, they only give them to Platinum now? Is that right? That's disappointing if true as I have one from all eight of the Carnival ship's we've sailed so far. Would have been nice to have a complete set, even if I never wear them. Anyway, I'm wondering if and when all of you wear those pins? And how do you wear them? on a hat, collar ...?? I used to purchase a ball cap from each cruise and put the pin on it, but now you can't get ball caps with ships names on them so,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallas52 Posted April 4, 2013 #3 Share Posted April 4, 2013 wife threw them away, said we have enough junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted April 4, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Either we give them away to new friends we make on the ship or they stay in the cabin. No interest in taking them home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle V Posted April 4, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hey Dallas52, Your wife and my husband think alike. He has thrown out most of his pins too. But I like them, just never remember to take along the old ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWolver672 Posted April 4, 2013 #6 Share Posted April 4, 2013 For each cruise that we've been on, I have bought a model of that ship. I find a picture of that ship, put the name of the ship and our sailing date and frame it. I drill a small hole on the left side of the frame, take the backing off and glue it into the frame. Then I hang the picture above the ship's model. They are all on a shelf in my garage. On one end of the shelf is a whaletale cup and the other end has a blowfish cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ksea1961 Posted April 4, 2013 #7 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I have two pins and I pinned them to the lampshade in our guest room which has a beach/travel theme. Shot glasses, pictures, etc from all our travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okgirl Posted April 4, 2013 #8 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Pins are given to Gold and above past guests. I have a large punch bowl on a shelf in my bedroom and I put all my pins and other Carnival stuff in there. Since I have several duplicate pins if someone is missing one I'll send it to them if I've been on that ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder315 Posted April 4, 2013 #9 Share Posted April 4, 2013 My pins are on my backpack that I travel with, along with pins from places I've been. Looks pretty amazing and it is fun to look at them while traveling and talk about where we were when we got a pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrusinCyndi Posted April 4, 2013 #10 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I either leave them behind or toss them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted April 4, 2013 #11 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hi all. Well, they used to give pins to all past guests, but if I have it right, they only give them to Platinum now? Is that right? That's disappointing if true as I have one from all eight of the Carnival ship's we've sailed so far. Would have been nice to have a complete set, even if I never wear them. Anyway, I'm wondering if and when all of you wear those pins? And how do you wear them? on a hat, collar ...?? I've seen people wear them on a hat, a lanyard, and/or a vest, depending on how many they have. I have, on occasion, used one of my cruise ship pins as a tie tack. In addition to collecting cruise ship pins, I also like to collect pins from the various ports we visit. At home, I keep my pins in a men's jewelry box that my DW gave me. They make good souviners of our cruises. Hint: If you're missing any pins from past cruises, look for them on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfret Posted April 4, 2013 #12 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I have a US Navy base ball cap and I have attached all my ship pins to it and also a Carnival Platinum Pin. The hat has gold braid on the visor. I only wear this hat for cruises and when not cruising, it is proudly display in a glassed cabinet next to my Carnival Ship On A Stick. The only problem is that the officers salute me as I come on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted April 4, 2013 #13 Share Posted April 4, 2013 My pins are just sitting in a drawer. I collect decorative thimbles from each port & each state. Recently bought a 2nd case to display them in. Wonder how I could add the ship pins to my display case. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle V Posted April 4, 2013 Author #14 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Flounder, I like that back pack idea. I may pin all mine to my carry on bag. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted April 4, 2013 #15 Share Posted April 4, 2013 My pins are just sitting in a drawer. I collect decorative thimbles from each port & each state. Recently bought a 2nd case to display them in. Wonder how I could add the ship pins to my display case. Any suggestions? An inexpensive way to display them would be to cut a piece of corrugated cardboard that would fit in the case, then cover the cardboard with a piece of felt. Take the backs off of the pins and stick the pins in the cardboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMaster Posted April 4, 2013 #16 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I have a U.S.M.C. baseball cap that I usually stick the pins on, but the new pins are much larger than the old ones, so there isn't as much space on the hat for 'em. The duplicates are in a drawer. :cool: "SKY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Carnival Posted April 4, 2013 #17 Share Posted April 4, 2013 This is what I do; this is from last year and is missing a couple that are on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormynow Posted April 4, 2013 #18 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Throw them in a dresser drawer with the other cruise stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonuf Posted April 4, 2013 #19 Share Posted April 4, 2013 DH and I were hot air balloonists for 25+ years and trading pins is a favorite activity of balloonists. Over the years we bought thousands of custom designed pins and traded them, gave them to crew, etc. I recently did two pin books of the most special ones for my darling granddaughter. I have to say the VIFP gold pins are really cheap. I put one on a ball cap, kept it in the closet and within 2 months, the pin was so rusty I threw it away. Never had that happen with any of my balloon pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted April 4, 2013 #20 Share Posted April 4, 2013 We leave ours in the cabin. Bring the ships on a stick home and the platinum gift. That is enough Carnival crap for us to bring home. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted April 4, 2013 #21 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Still have mine on their little card things they came in in the plastic sitting in my jewelry box. I'm not a big jewelry fan, so at least it's not empty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiagolfer Posted April 4, 2013 #22 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Only pin DW and I have are the ones from our Fascination cruise last October. We kept them as they were the new Platinum pins, just a little larger than the old pins. All the others were given away, thrown out, or left on the ship. Quite frankly, as we don't collect them, not sure why we kept the new pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieastrosfan Posted April 4, 2013 #23 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Wear them on my lanyard. Gold cruisers get a gold cruiser pin. Only platinum and diamond get the ship-specific pins. Meredith Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady_cruiser Posted April 4, 2013 #24 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Pins? What pins? Of course I am still RED :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizinman Posted April 4, 2013 #25 Share Posted April 4, 2013 On hats ;) ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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