Rare jimbo5544 Posted October 9, 2020 Author #26 Share Posted October 9, 2020 14 hours ago, Tapi said: Besides the TA, all the itineraries are so blah. Same old destinations over and over again. I was excited about Mardi Gras until I saw her itineraries. Then I was excited about Celebration until I saw her itineraries. 😤 I guess it shouldn’t surprise me. These ships are built to be THE destination. I agree 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted October 9, 2020 Author #27 Share Posted October 9, 2020 19 hours ago, xDisconnections said: Anything decent? Let me know if you book anything exciting 🙂 Still looking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted October 9, 2020 #28 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Wow, even I was underwhelmed at the ports/itineraries once it gets to Miami. It seems to me that both Mardi Gras and "Carnival Celebration" are being range/speed limited for the first round of bookings - I suppose Carnival wants to make sure it can get to where it needs in time. It can't be the size of the ships - RC sails to other destinations with their mega-ships, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted October 9, 2020 #29 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said: It seems to me that both Mardi Gras and "Carnival Celebration" are being range/speed limited for the first round of bookings - I suppose Carnival wants to make sure it can get to where it needs in time. both the Mardi Gras and the Celebration is LNG power ships so range could be a issue . I think in the second or third round of bookings carnival will have a better idea on the the performance of these ships and longer itinerary will be possible. Edited October 9, 2020 by shof515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted October 9, 2020 Author #30 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, ProgRockCruiser said: Wow, even I was underwhelmed at the ports/itineraries once it gets to Miami. It seems to me that both Mardi Gras and "Carnival Celebration" are being range/speed limited for the first round of bookings - I suppose Carnival wants to make sure it can get to where it needs in time. It can't be the size of the ships - RC sails to other destinations with their mega-ships, don't they? With out digging under the covers, there are many ports these behemoths cannot go to...ie tender ports, small dock ports etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyluver Posted October 9, 2020 #31 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Just booked for Feb 2023 LOL just a few days to countdown....... booked a junior balcony for now. Its a smaller cabin but balcony is the same size. Hubby just retired and I am hoping to be retired by then. For us the ship is basically our destination, this one goes to Cozumel which we love, Costa Maya, not sure if we've been there and Montego Bay, only been there once, loving 3 full sea days !! I'm just happy to have a cruise booked to look forward too !! Edited October 9, 2020 by hockeyluver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy traveler69 Posted October 9, 2020 #32 Share Posted October 9, 2020 21 hours ago, Cruisesfun65 said: Did anyone receive a special offer from Carnival after registering for Celebration deals? Yes, we got $100 off the total cost of the cruise! We are doing the inaugural cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy traveler69 Posted October 9, 2020 #33 Share Posted October 9, 2020 We booked yesterday! We have never done an inaugural cruise before, but this one sounds nice, as we have not sailed from London and that is one place my daughter wants to see. I just read some horror stories about the ships aren't ready when the it is time o sail and they are constantly doing some heavy construction which takes away from the experience. I like the ships to go around the block a few times before I get on it so they can get all of the kinks out, but the price was too good to pass up. So, we shall see! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisesfun65 Posted October 9, 2020 #34 Share Posted October 9, 2020 31 minutes ago, happy traveler69 said: Yes, we got $100 off the total cost of the cruise! We are doing the inaugural cruise! Did you receive an email? A specific code? We signed up, booked and NOTHING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouche Posted October 12, 2020 #35 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Just made final payment on Mardi Gras and will not be booking another cruise until the ships start sailing again. Period!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telebax51 Posted October 13, 2020 #36 Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 4:15 PM, Cruisesfun65 said: Did anyone receive a special offer from Carnival after registering for Celebration deals? Yes received $500 casino offer and free drinks when playing. I had the free drinks on the Horizon, was on the fence about booking this cruise but with all the other cancellations i said why not now i will be looking for a TA leaving from the states to London or Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyluver Posted October 14, 2020 #37 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 12:44 PM, hockeyluver said: Just booked for Feb 2023 LOL just a few days to countdown....... booked one of the balcony cabins that appears to have a larger balcony. Cant wait to see pictures of the ones on the Mardi Gras........... Gekk cabt wait to see anyone's cruise pictures !!! Hubby just retired and I am hoping to be retired by then. For us the ship is basically our destination, this one goes to Cozumel which we love, Costa Maya, not sure if we've been there and Montego Bay, only been there once, loving 3 full sea days !! I'm just happy to have a cruise booked to look forward too !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted October 14, 2020 #38 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) I used one of my FCC's on a December '22 Celebration cruise. Got a good bit of OBC from my TA as well. If they are still doing shareholder OBC in 2022 I'll be right around 1k. Should be able to splurge on the new ship. Since my Breeze cruise was canceled it'll be my first time to San Juan and St. Maarten unless I book something else between now and then...So I was happy to see those as itinerary options. Edited October 14, 2020 by Saint Greg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted October 14, 2020 Author #39 Share Posted October 14, 2020 15 minutes ago, Saint Greg said: I used one of my FCC's on a December '22 Celebration cruise. Got a good bit of OBC from my TA as well. If they are still doing shareholder OBC in 2022 I'll be right around 1k. Should be able to splurge on the new ship. Since my Breeze cruise was canceled it'll be my first time to San Juan and St. Maarten unless I book something else between now and then...So I was happy to see those as itinerary options. We just booked group space for the NYE cruise. Still open on TA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise4claws Posted October 20, 2020 #40 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Booked 27 Nov.. now just waiting for CC to get the roll calls going.. WOOT WOOT 2022 WE CELEBRATE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdr69 Posted October 20, 2020 #41 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/14/2020 at 4:15 PM, jimbo5544 said: We just booked group space for the NYE cruise. Still open on TA Well if you ever do book the TA i would be happy to get to meet you after reading all your posts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted October 20, 2020 Author #42 Share Posted October 20, 2020 46 minutes ago, kdr69 said: Well if you ever do book the TA i would be happy to get to meet you after reading all your posts!! Thanks, we are still considering it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telebax51 Posted November 7, 2020 #43 Share Posted November 7, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 4:15 PM, Cruisesfun65 said: Did anyone receive a special offer from Carnival after registering for Celebration deals? $600 Casino OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgcruising Posted November 8, 2020 #44 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkWiltonM Posted December 1, 2020 #45 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) We booked Carnival Celebration out of Miami for January 8, 2023. A bit far out but we have a couple of Celebrity cruises scheduled for 2021/2022. Celebrity has recently raised its prices so much we decided to try this new Carnival ship, which was less than half the price of a comparable sailing on Celebrity. We last sailed on Carnival in 2009 (the Miracle). Looking forward to trying the new ship. A larger ship than we prefer but it looks interesting based on the deck plans and renderings. Almost identical to the Mardi Gras I believe. The atrium with the 3-story glass wall looking onto the ocean looks really nice. We don't mind the "blah" itineraries in the Caribbean that others remarked on. We've been to all of the Caribbean ports so many times we primarily sail for the ship and the sun. Also, we live in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area so it's easier to hop on a cruise ship to the Caribbean than to fly somewhere for a vacation. Edited December 1, 2020 by MarkWiltonM Additional information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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