thewynn Posted January 17, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I'm just curious when Carnival release their shore excursions? We have a cruise scheduled for Feb 2018 and there isn't anything available to see what they are going to offer yet. Really I am after the FTTF so am wondering when that would be available to purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raxter54 Posted January 17, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Excursions for our Feb 18 cruise this year weren't available til around August of last year. Carnival has to negotiate contracts with the excursion vendors every year, so don't expect them anytime soon.... Sent from my Galaxy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumbles Posted January 17, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Shore excursions for 2017 were opened up on June 1 2016 (we sailed on 1/2/17). It will probably be similar for this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewynn Posted January 17, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Great, thanks for the replies. That gives me some frame of expectation. I'm not so worried about getting the excursions booked but I do want to make sure I book FTTF as soon as possible. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted January 17, 2017 #5 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Great, thanks for the replies. That gives me some frame of expectation. I'm not so worried about getting the excursions booked but I do want to make sure I book FTTF as soon as possible. Sent from my iPhone using Forums With FTTF, you would think they could open it earlier but they want to wait and see how many high-loyalty people book a particular sailing before deciding how many FTTF's to offer for a cruise and when to release them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff61 Posted March 20, 2017 #6 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Hi All After reading some of the 2016 comments on the FTTF there are a few that say the put them out in bunches. So many a month, one suggested 10, till closer to the sail date. I am as well sailing Feb 2018 and have been monitoring the website 3 times a day. My questions is, if anyone happens to know, that if they put them out a bunches a month and if I have missed one bunch of tickets will there website still say " We are still scheduling excursions for this port " or will it say that it is sold out. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js Posted March 20, 2017 #7 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Another February cruiser here. When we purchased FTTF for our Breeze cruise last year, it showed as Sold Out. You could see it, said Sold Out, and it wasnt available to purchase. We all (three of us so three pieces of luggage) got our luggage on the February Breeze cruise about 4 pm so not early at all. It was nice to have the cabin ready and a dedicated line at GS but I really only wanted for the early luggage since I cant feel totally relaxed until its all done. Im going to try again for next February and hope I see my luggage earlier. Good luck to all of us. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalgeek Posted March 20, 2017 #8 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Hi All After reading some of the 2016 comments on the FTTF there are a few that say the put them out in bunches. So many a month, one suggested 10, till closer to the sail date. I am as well sailing Feb 2018 and have been monitoring the website 3 times a day. My questions is, if anyone happens to know, that if they put them out a bunches a month and if I have missed one bunch of tickets will there website still say " We are still scheduling excursions for this port " or will it say that it is sold out. TIA In my experience the excursion will say "sold out" (or words to that effect) until they open up another batch. I saw FTTF sell out and come back 3 times for my July cruise last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen12 Posted March 20, 2017 #9 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Email shoreexcursions@carnival.com, and they should be able to give you an estimate as to when FTTF will be available for your cruise. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nychad10 Posted March 21, 2017 #10 Share Posted March 21, 2017 ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff61 Posted March 27, 2017 #11 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Thanks all for your answers. I will try sending an email Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjallessio@gmail.com Posted March 27, 2017 #12 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Thanks all for your answers. I will try sending an email Sent from my iPhone using Forums Can you post on here when or if they respond back. Thank you Sent from my SM-G930V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnorris10 Posted March 27, 2017 #13 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Hi All After reading some of the 2016 comments on the FTTF there are a few that say the put them out in bunches. So many a month, one suggested 10, till closer to the sail date. I am as well sailing Feb 2018 and have been monitoring the website 3 times a day. My questions is, if anyone happens to know, that if they put them out a bunches a month and if I have missed one bunch of tickets will there website still say " We are still scheduling excursions for this port " or will it say that it is sold out. TIA If they previously offered them to anybody it would show up and just say sold out ... My guess is they have not loaded it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nychad10 Posted March 27, 2017 #14 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Hopefully this will help you. This is the response I received after sending Shore Excursions an email last week asking about the 2018 excursions. Hello, Thank you for contacting us and allowing us the opportunity to be of assistance. Please know that we have not allocated Shore Excursions or Faster to the Fun for 2018 sailings. We are currently preparing to request and load Faster to the Fun and Shore Excursions availability within the next month. Please check back again by mid-April. If there is anything else we can do for you please do not hesitate to ask. Best Regards, Shore Excursions Carnival Cruise Line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolutheada Posted March 27, 2017 #15 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Thanks for posting, I've been watching for March 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js Posted March 27, 2017 #16 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Hopefully this will help you. This is the response I received after sending Shore Excursions an email last week asking about the 2018 excursions. Hello, Thank you for contacting us and allowing us the opportunity to be of assistance. Please know that we have not allocated Shore Excursions or Faster to the Fun for 2018 sailings. We are currently preparing to request and load Faster to the Fun and Shore Excursions availability within the next month. Please check back again by mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunfla Posted March 27, 2017 #17 Share Posted March 27, 2017 We booked for 2/2018 also. Our PVP told us excursions would open around June sometime. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff61 Posted March 27, 2017 #18 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Hopefully this will help you. This is the response I received after sending Shore Excursions an email last week asking about the 2018 excursions. Hello, Thank you for contacting us and allowing us the opportunity to be of assistance. Please know that we have not allocated Shore Excursions or Faster to the Fun for 2018 sailings. We are currently preparing to request and load Faster to the Fun and Shore Excursions availability within the next month. Please check back again by mid-April. If there is anything else we can do for you please do not hesitate to ask. Best Regards, Shore Excursions Carnival Cruise Line Word for word what my answer was. Not surprising since I'm sure they get asked all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naz022292 Posted March 27, 2017 #19 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Another February cruiser here. When we purchased FTTF for our Breeze cruise last year, it showed as Sold Out. You could see it, said Sold Out, and it wasnt available to purchase. We all (three of us so three pieces of luggage) got our luggage on the February Breeze cruise about 4 pm so not early at all. It was nice to have the cabin ready and a dedicated line at GS but I really only wanted for the early luggage since I cant feel totally relaxed until its all done. Im going to try again for next February and hope I see my luggage earlier. Good luck to all of us. Do you know if the porters put the FTTF tape/stickers onto your luggage. When they see your FTTF tags, they are supposed to mark the bags with a tape. That's how the people delivering them know which to grab first. The first time that we purchased FTTF we didn't know this so we just put our bags on the porters racks and walked away. We didn't get our luggage until just before dinner. After that, we have always pointed it out. One port actually had special racks for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raxter54 Posted March 28, 2017 #20 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Do you know if the porters put the FTTF tape/stickers onto your luggage. When they see your FTTF tags, they are supposed to mark the bags with a tape. That's how the people delivering them know which to grab first. The first time that we purchased FTTF we didn't know this so we just put our bags on the porters racks and walked away. We didn't get our luggage until just before dinner. After that, we have always pointed it out. One port actually had special racks for them. When you get to the port, you need to tell the porter you have priority boarding, he will the put a special color tape on your suitcase. We don't always get our luggage that early, we just enjoy being able to drop our carry-ons in our cabin when we first get onboard. Sent from my iPod touch using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff61 Posted April 12, 2017 #21 Share Posted April 12, 2017 It's up right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennythenose Posted April 13, 2017 #22 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Our June 2018 cruise started adding excursions last week and today FTTF was available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kansaslunchlady Posted April 13, 2017 #23 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I was able to get the FTTF today for our March 2018 cruise Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff61 Posted April 13, 2017 #24 Share Posted April 13, 2017 It's up right now Got my Feb 2018 FTTF :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury me at sea Posted April 13, 2017 #25 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Congratulations to all of us. I won't have to check first thing in the morning. Or several times throughout the day. My favorite perk is the short to nonexistent line at Guest Services. My granddaughter's favorite is getting luggage prior to muster. What's yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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