Rare WhaleTailFlCruiser Posted July 30, 2021 #226 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, EngIceDave said: You'll be jitterbugging your way to CS daily for the single sheet I don't know why but I laughed at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted July 30, 2021 #227 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I just used the app, rather than the QR codes. Full menus were there. Here's my tips: If you don't want to use your phone, plan on a daily trip to Guest Services for a less than complete Fun Times (movies and music are omitted), and don't select Your Time Dining - they will seat you but only after making a big deal about needing to check in on the app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted July 30, 2021 #228 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) Double post - sorry about that! Edited July 30, 2021 by lazydayz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted July 30, 2021 #229 Share Posted July 30, 2021 How far in advance do you need this reservation? Minutes or hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POACruzer Posted July 30, 2021 #230 Share Posted July 30, 2021 34 minutes ago, lazydayz said: I just used the app, rather than the QR codes. Full menus were there. Hi lazydayz, were the menus for the entire sailing available on day 1? Or do we have to wait for them to post to the hub each day? Deciding where to eat dinner each night will be will be little more challenging than usual on the Mardi Gras. A good problem to have 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chasinraynbowz Posted July 30, 2021 #231 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I am one who prefers mornings. I can turn down my own bed, I just don't want to make it... lol. So, they can make it up in the mornings and I will turn it down myself at night..... or in the afternoon for a nap! 🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperSniper4 Posted July 30, 2021 #232 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, lazydayz said: I just used the app, rather than the QR codes. Full menus were there. Here's my tips: If you don't want to use your phone, plan on a daily trip to Guest Services for a less than complete Fun Times (movies and music are omitted), and don't select Your Time Dining - they will seat you but only after making a big deal about needing to check in on the app. Any chance some of that info is available on the in cabin TV set or perhaps available using a laptop onboard? I detest trying to read that tiny print on my phone, and I probably am not alone in that. I figure many will use a tablet, but my tablet is an Amazon Fire which doesn't offer a version of the Hub App. I'd be okay using a laptop or my Fire for reading the Fun Times. I'm also okay asking for a "paper menu" in the MDR. Doug 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toby #1 Posted July 31, 2021 #233 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 8:39 PM, DGNewton said: No, we want the room picked up twice regardless.....sailed many a lines and this is the normal....Carnival has and is trying to do less with less, yet using Covid as an excuse....if they have VAX crew then what's the issue?.....but the the price remains the same....just our expectation and will not back down.... I'm with you on this one. I think at least Diamond should have a choice. I don't like wet towels and a unmade bed to look at. I also like ice twice a day without having to ask for it. They can do heavy cleaning early and just leave ice and take any used towels in the evening. If I never had twice a day service I guess I wouldn't miss it but since I have I still expect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toby #1 Posted July 31, 2021 #234 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 10:13 PM, Elaine5715 said: Because they would clean top to bottom during the day and return in the evening for straightening up, clean towels, leave chocolates, turn down the beds, create a towel animal and set the lights for evening. It was always a lovely way to return to your room to see I always tell them the first day not to make the towel animal. On the first cruise it was nice but after that I thought it was a waste of their time. Maybe if children were in the stateroom it would be okay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toby #1 Posted July 31, 2021 #235 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 9:21 AM, tm_aw_love said: The sense of entitlement of some people just seems completely out of hand. And blaming this all on COVID and complaining about it now is just a joke. We cruised in September 2019, and even at that point we were asked morning or evening. Hotels have NEVER provided this type of treatment, and it is even worse now. If you want to demand a butler or a maid be there to wipe your nose for you too, book a suite. Even worse is that the people with the biggest issue seem to be diamond platinum, or people who brag about how much they tip (which based on experience bragging typically is more embellishing). You would think that people with such a 'loyalty' to Carnival would be excited to see them even sailing again. I don't know why people keep comparing cruising to staying in a hotel. I'm paying for a cruise and not a hotel, I never had twice a day cleaning in a hotel and I don't expect it but on a cruise I always had it. And I always tip extra to each steward and I don't brag about it and I would pay extra if I had to to get twice a day housekeeping. And I don't expect anyone wiping my nose even when we stay in suites. :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted July 31, 2021 #236 Share Posted July 31, 2021 18 hours ago, EngIceDave said: How far in advance do you need this reservation? Minutes or hours? Minutes, but our cruise was about 70% full. Everything was fast, including the elevators 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted July 31, 2021 #237 Share Posted July 31, 2021 17 hours ago, POACruzer said: Hi lazydayz, were the menus for the entire sailing available on day 1? Or do we have to wait for them to post to the hub each day? Deciding where to eat dinner each night will be will be little more challenging than usual on the Mardi Gras. A good problem to have 😋 Not at all sure. I just pulled them up from my calendar once I was seated. It is funny, one time I just sat there for five minutes waiting for a menu then it finally dawned on me, the menu is on your phone. DUH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted July 31, 2021 #238 Share Posted July 31, 2021 17 hours ago, PaperSniper4 said: Any chance some of that info is available on the in cabin TV set or perhaps available using a laptop onboard? I detest trying to read that tiny print on my phone, and I probably am not alone in that. I figure many will use a tablet, but my tablet is an Amazon Fire which doesn't offer a version of the Hub App. I'd be okay using a laptop or my Fire for reading the Fun Times. I'm also okay asking for a "paper menu" in the MDR. Doug Hi Doug, laptop would work. I think everything is on the tv as well. But I hate turning the tv on during vacation so I didn’t use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted July 31, 2021 #239 Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, fyree39 said: Carnival: the Spirit airlines of cruising. What's wrong with that? Our recent Carnival Horizon cruise was on par with Royal and Celebrity. Pay extra for Havana and you will see Carnival in a whole new light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperSniper4 Posted July 31, 2021 #240 Share Posted July 31, 2021 4 hours ago, lazydayz said: Hi Doug, laptop would work. I think everything is on the tv as well. But I hate turning the tv on during vacation so I didn’t use it. Thanks. I hate turning on the phone even more. 😉😎 The TV would work for the Fun Times as we'd be reading in in bed just before lights off. Kind of hard to highlight those areas that interest us however. Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wemjam Posted August 1, 2021 #241 Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 10:49 PM, WhaleTailFlCruiser said: I don't know why but I laughed at this. You are not alone, I laughed hard, OUT LOUD, my husband thought I lost it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarius traveler Posted August 2, 2021 #242 Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 7/31/2021 at 3:34 PM, PaperSniper4 said: Thanks. I hate turning on the phone even more. 😉😎 The TV would work for the Fun Times as we'd be reading in in bed just before lights off. Kind of hard to highlight those areas that interest us however. Doug I like using the television for fun times too and seeing our names and destination on the t.v. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Computer Nerd Posted August 2, 2021 #243 Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 5:58 PM, PaperSniper4 said: Any chance some of that info is available on the in cabin TV set or perhaps available using a laptop onboard? I detest trying to read that tiny print on my phone, and I probably am not alone in that. I figure many will use a tablet, but my tablet is an Amazon Fire which doesn't offer a version of the Hub App. I'd be okay using a laptop or my Fire for reading the Fun Times. I'm also okay asking for a "paper menu" in the MDR. Doug Actually, you can put the Hub app on an Amazon Fire if you first install the Play Store on it. Then it will work like a standard Android tablet. It was the first thing I did when I bought an 8" Amazon Fire. This will show you how. https://www.howtogeek.com/232726/how-to-install-the-google-play-store-on-your-amazon-fire-tablet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm_aw_love Posted August 2, 2021 #244 Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 7/31/2021 at 7:56 AM, toby #1 said: I don't know why people keep comparing cruising to staying in a hotel. I'm paying for a cruise and not a hotel, I never had twice a day cleaning in a hotel and I don't expect it but on a cruise I always had it. And I always tip extra to each steward and I don't brag about it and I would pay extra if I had to to get twice a day housekeeping. And I don't expect anyone wiping my nose even when we stay in suites. :0 Times are different now, complaining about it won't change it. That's the bottom line. Either you get over it, or you find a different place or company to vacation with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted August 2, 2021 #245 Share Posted August 2, 2021 44 minutes ago, fyree39 said: I agree that Carnival can be quite nice. With this new class of suites, it will get nicer. Maybe that's why the Mardi Gras Havana area is smaller. There will be many options for the Carnival cruiser: from budget to Holy Cow! Maybe not quite the "Holy" Cow level, but it's starting to get up there! Somewhere between Choice and Prime grade cow. 😄 Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheSailsFL Posted August 3, 2021 #246 Share Posted August 3, 2021 For me it’s all about the ice. If they leave my requested number of pillows on Day 1 and requested number of towels daily thereafter, I don’t care when they service the cabin. I just need my ice bucket filled sometimes more than once per day, but I don’t mind tracking down someone to do it off schedule if needed. On my last 2 cruises just before the shutdown (Dec 19 and January 20) on two different cruise lines, there was only once daily service. This is not just a post pandemic thing. People who must have twice daily service to feel “special” really need to get themselves a life. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted August 3, 2021 #247 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Wow! Such a first-world problem.... If my pillows don't have the karate-chop crease directly in the center applied twice per day, I'm calling the CEO! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane0226 Posted August 3, 2021 #248 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, soremekun said: Wow! Such a first-world problem.... If my pillows don't have the karate-chop crease directly in the center applied twice per day, I'm calling the CEO! Plus I want my chocolate and turn down service also 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted August 3, 2021 #249 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Better be two chocolates or I will reduce my tips by half 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princess76021 Posted August 3, 2021 #250 Share Posted August 3, 2021 15 minutes ago, hurricane0226 said: Plus I want my chocolate and turn down service also they haven't had chocolates in a while 😞 hugs!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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