Having a great time on Horizon July 4th 2021 Cruise!

[Zeta3]

We are so happy to back on a ship! I thought we would be talking about things that are different in this new age of cruising but we are finding that most things are the same and feels like a real Carnival Cruise.

 

Aside from needing to wear masks getting on and off the ship and at Amber Cove, and reduced passenger capacity, things are pretty much back to normal. 
 

As of today crew no longer need to wear masks on outdoor decks. Really happy for them!

 

if you have any questions or want us to check anything out let me know.

[joe/jack]

24 minutes ago, Zeta3 said:

We are so happy to back on a ship! I thought we would be talking about things that are different in this new age of cruising but we are finding that most things are the same and feels like a real Carnival Cruise.

 

Aside from needing to wear masks getting on and off the ship and at Amber Cove, and reduced passenger capacity, things are pretty much back to normal. 
 

As of today crew no longer need to wear masks on outdoor decks. Really happy for them!

 

if you have any questions or want us to check anything out let me know.

We are on Horizon on the 24th

does the ship feel a lot less crowded

with on 3000 passengers Also

is it true there is no bar in the casino?

thanks 

[IntrepidFromDC]

30 minutes ago, Zeta3 said:

As of today crew no longer need to wear masks on outdoor decks. Really happy for them!

So happy for the crew!  Hope they're no longer wearing masks inside when we cruise in September.

[BrotherCraig]

Thanks for the quick review.  This is great news.  

 

As for the casino bar question, the round bar has been removed.  There are machines there now.  There is the sports bar when entering the casino bar and the casino has servers.  

[Zeta3]

9 minutes ago, joe/jack said:

We are on Horizon on the 24th

does the ship feel a lot less crowded

with on 3000 passengers Also

is it true there is no bar in the casino?

thanks 

it definitely feels a lot less crowded, really nice. There is no bar in the casino. Bar service is very slow while playing but they definitely seem quite short staffed.

[Zeta3]

Amber Cove was fun yesterday. Seems like most people were in the pool and bar. Not too many walking around the port area or shopping. It was a very different feel from the last time we were there.

[joe/jack]

11 minutes ago, Zeta3 said:

it definitely feels a lot less crowded, really nice. There is no bar in the casino. Bar service is very slow while playing but they definitely seem quite short staffed.

Thank you

looking forward to a long awaited cruise

 

[cruise to live]

What are they doing for folks with no smart phone, or pay as you go phones.  Will there be a way to see the dining room menus?  How about the days activities. 

[Joe817]

Just now, cruise to live said:

What are they doing for folks with no smart phone, or pay as you go phones.  Will there be a way to see the dining room menus?  How about the days activities. 

Rumor has it that paper menus are available upon request. And the daily activities list called 'Fun Times', can be obtained at Gust Services Desk. But they ran out of them today on the Vista, I believe...or Horizon. I hope they go back to the paper version the stewards left in our room. And I hope the paper menu is not a rumor but fact. 

[Zeta3]

Yes you can get paper menus and the small tear off version of the fun times.

[Cruise, J.D.]

Thanks for the update! Enjoy your cruise 😃

[def0715]

Glad you’re having a great time. I have several cruises booked, but none out of Florida yet. How was boarding? Did people need to provide proof of vaccination at the port? Did they volunteer to show the CDC card? My first cruise back is Alaska out of Seattle. I got the “Are you vaccinated?” survey/questionnaire but am wondering what transpires during boarding at a Florida port. Thanks for any insight, and enjoy!

[Zeta3]

1 hour ago, def0715 said:

Glad you’re having a great time. I have several cruises booked, but none out of Florida yet. How was boarding? Did people need to provide proof of vaccination at the port? Did they volunteer to show the CDC card? My first cruise back is Alaska out of Seattle. I got the “Are you vaccinated?” survey/questionnaire but am wondering what transpires during boarding at a Florida port. Thanks for any insight, and enjoy!

Boarding was easy, same as usual except they did check the actual vaccine cards for everybody at the security checkpoint.

[lazydayz]

OP, glad you are having a great cruise.  We are so excited that cruising is back!

[cruisequeen4ever]

So glad you had a good cruise!