klarson1027 Posted September 25, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I have a cruise booked. We have 2 rooms with one room having 4 kids in one and 1 kid with the us. We have connecting Oceanview rooms. I am wondering if i just buy one FTTF will that be fine for the kids to get on the ship with us? They are 11 and under. I don't really care if i only have one room ready when we get on. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen12 Posted September 25, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Yes, the kids will all be able to board with you since they are minors and cannot board alone. But only one room will be ready when you board, as you noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted September 25, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, bakersdozen12 said: Yes, the kids will all be able to board with you since they are minors and cannot board alone. But only one room will be ready when you board, as you noted. I don't think this will work. If all the kids are under 11 than isn't there an adult in their room? FTTF is for all occupants of one cabin! Anyone in the other cabin will have wait until their assigned boarding time. Better to get FTTF for both cabins and board together! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen12 Posted September 25, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, rvsullivan said: I don't think this will work. If all the kids are under 11 than isn't there an adult in their room? FTTF is for all occupants of one cabin! Anyone in the other cabin will have wait until their assigned boarding time. Better to get FTTF for both cabins and board together! It is absolutely not necessary for the parents in this case to purchase FTTF for the kids room. The kids will be able to board with their parent. And you might want to review the Minor Guest policy. Kids 12 and younger can be in a room alone if the are next door or across the hall from their parents, as long as they are not in a balcony room. https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2544/~/minor-guest-policy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted September 26, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Hope your right!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organized Chaos Posted September 26, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 26, 2019 3 hours ago, rvsullivan said: Hope your right!! People have always said Carnival lets minors board early with their parents who are Platinum/Diamond, even if the kids aren’t, so I doubt it’s any different with FTTF. They can’t make the kids board by themselves and the parents paid for FTTF, so they wouldn’t make them wait with the non-FTTF kids. And bakersdozen is right, the kids can be in their own cabin as long as they meet the criteria. That’s Carnival policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdm289 Posted September 27, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 27, 2019 This is what I found on the Carnival website: Q: We have two staterooms, but only our minor children, in the second stateroom. Do we still need to book FTTF for their stateroom also?A: Yes, all cabins regardless of occupants will require a FTTF ticket to be able to receive the benefits. https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3470 If you buy only one FTTF and they adhere to their policy, you may have wasted your money. As this is specifically under their FTTF FAQ's I would buy 2 FTTF packages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoifmom Posted September 27, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 9:11 PM, rvsullivan said: Hope your right!! There is no "hoping" necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean1000 Posted September 27, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Maybe this is a question better asked to Carnival directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted September 27, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 27, 2019 38 minutes ago, Butterbean1000 said: Maybe this is a question better asked to Carnival directly. Exactly the point I was aiming for! In writing from Carnival! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organized Chaos Posted September 27, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 27, 2019 4 hours ago, cdm289 said: This is what I found on the Carnival website: Q: We have two staterooms, but only our minor children, in the second stateroom. Do we still need to book FTTF for their stateroom also?A: Yes, all cabins regardless of occupants will require a FTTF ticket to be able to receive the benefits. If you buy only one FTTF and they adhere to their policy, you may have wasted your money. As this is specifically under their FTTF FAQ's I would buy 2 FTTF packages. The kids without FTTF won't get all of the benefits of FTTF, but I'm willing to bet Carnival will let them board early with the parents since they're minors. It's no different than letting minors who aren't P/D board with parents who are. If they only buy one FTTF, they won't necessarily have wasted their money because there are other perks than just early boarding. For example, they'll have at least one cabin ready when they board to drop off any carry-on bags. Anyone with enough experience with Carnival customer service knows that calling them isn't always going to be an absolute solution to one's question. I agree that that's where the OP will have to go to get full-on confirmation of this, unless they just wait until embarkation day, but there's a chance they'll be told the wrong answer or multiple answers from multiple reps. But I don't think there's anything wrong with asking here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted September 27, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Go to your cruise manager on Carnival's website to see if your luggage tags or documents show PRIORITY or FTTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted September 28, 2019 #13 Share Posted September 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Sparky2 said: Go to your cruise manager on Carnival's website to see if your luggage tags or documents show PRIORITY or FTTF? Both of their rooms are ocean view. They shouldn't show priority should they, only FTTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted September 28, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 28, 2019 4 hours ago, rvsullivan said: Both of their rooms are ocean view. They shouldn't show priority should they, only FTTF? No reason they should show Priority. Useless advice from Sparky2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomedbob Posted September 28, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Every time we cruise with our twin now 14 yo grandsons all of our documents say "Priority". We've never paid for the FTTF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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