Elaine5715 Posted May 23, 2022 #126 Share Posted May 23, 2022 On 5/17/2022 at 8:18 AM, KmomChicago said: I think it's a scrub kit, not scrubs. It is about a 4 oz jar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsSweetie Posted May 23, 2022 #127 Share Posted May 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Elaine5715 said: Carnival has thousands of crew members hired but US govt visa processors are moving at the speed of government. The CD on Mardi Gras said they are trying to bring crew members onboard via other countries since the US isn't helping. That's all fine and well. None of us can make the government move any faster, including Carnival. But they could lessen the impact on the cruising customer by lowering capacity until staffing becomes a non-issue. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted May 23, 2022 #128 Share Posted May 23, 2022 36 minutes ago, ScottsSweetie said: That's all fine and well. None of us can make the government move any faster, including Carnival. But they could lessen the impact on the cruising customer by lowering capacity until staffing becomes a non-issue. Agree, but it is so much easier to blame it on the government. 🤦♂️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted May 24, 2022 #129 Share Posted May 24, 2022 3 hours ago, ScottsSweetie said: That's all fine and well. None of us can make the government move any faster, including Carnival. But they could lessen the impact on the cruising customer by lowering capacity until staffing becomes a non-issue. So by denying access to cruising for some guests and lowering potential revenue for shareholders would lessen the impact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsSweetie Posted May 24, 2022 #130 Share Posted May 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said: So by denying access to cruising for some guests and lowering potential revenue for shareholders would lessen the impact? Haven't they already been doing this to a degree? Can't cruise if you're not vaccinated. Can't cruise if you're on oxygen. For several months you couldn't cruise without an exemption if you needed one. I'm a shareholder, and a cruiser - and I do not want a diminished product when I'm on the ship. I want adequate staffing in proportion to passenger capacity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icft Posted May 24, 2022 #131 Share Posted May 24, 2022 33 minutes ago, ScottsSweetie said: ... and I do not want a diminished product when I'm on the ship. I want adequate staffing in proportion to passenger capacity. You have hit on a key point in my opinion. While some seem to be saying that Carnival has crunched the numbers and decided that they are better off maximizing passengers while providing a diminished product I have my doubts. I think this was unintentional and management miscalculated either demand or crew supply or both with the result they messed up big time. And I think they are now failing to quickly take action to minimize the consequences of their mistake and are instead playing the covid violin and "government is bad" card in search of forgiveness. While I have seen companies go for the quick buck at the cost of their brand image, I haven't seen any that didn't decline in the years thereafter. But in this case I have to ask "what buck?" They are almost giving cruises away, and in some cases actually are giving them away. So any short term gain is small at the cost of a permanently devalued brand. But they are free to do what they want. I just enjoy watching. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted May 24, 2022 #132 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Just as passenger covid cases are up, so are crew covid cases. While the visa issue is real, the crew shortage is amplified by crew illness. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsSweetie Posted May 24, 2022 #133 Share Posted May 24, 2022 36 minutes ago, BlerkOne said: Just as passenger covid cases are up, so are crew covid cases. While the visa issue is real, the crew shortage is amplified by crew illness. Yes, no doubt this is a contributor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ano Posted May 24, 2022 #134 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Things can't be too hunky dory, CCL stock hit a 27 low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ano Posted May 25, 2022 #135 Share Posted May 25, 2022 That's 27 year low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icft Posted May 25, 2022 #136 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, ano said: That's 27 year low. ??? It was down to $7.80 in April and $11.56 was today's low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted May 25, 2022 #137 Share Posted May 25, 2022 10 hours ago, icft said: ??? It was down to $7.80 in April and $11.56 was today's low. Maybe the poster who stated it was a new low was taking inflation into account. 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrydanceteacher Posted May 27, 2022 #138 Share Posted May 27, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 3:43 PM, ashkir said: Guest services fixed the incorrect bar charges. They filed a complaint with the spa manager and apparently I’m not the only one in that line about it. Luckily I had the ad that showed they didn’t give me what is included. they said they’re aware of the app to being incorrect information and are working on fixing it. I paid full price for my cruise some time ago. Now when walking around I am noticing almost everyone had a blue card. The staff must be overwhelmed. tbis is far from my first cruise. But it’s the ONLY time I’ve ever had an issue with them. What is this "Blue Card" a few folks have mentioned ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icft Posted May 27, 2022 #139 Share Posted May 27, 2022 23 minutes ago, countrydanceteacher said: What is this "Blue Card" a few folks have mentioned ? First time cruisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wennfred Posted May 27, 2022 #140 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Crazy to read this, I’ve sailed on Panorama 3x, Sept, Nov and Dec. all were the best cruises out of 28 now and did not experienced anything like what you went through. Currently onboard Conquest now and arrive Miami at 4:15am so that they can go get Carnival Freedom passengers and bring them back home. Ashkir, time to start sailing with Royal. have a good day. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted May 27, 2022 #141 Share Posted May 27, 2022 @ashkir There is a saying... You get what you pay for. Keep that in mind when you book your next vacation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icft Posted May 27, 2022 #142 Share Posted May 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, MJSailors said: @ashkir There is a saying... You get what you pay for. Keep that in mind when you book your next vacation. Geez! Might want to look before you jump on a cliché. OP already said the cruise was booked long ago at regular prices. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itried4498 Posted May 27, 2022 #143 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, icft said: Geez! Might want to look before you jump on a cliché. OP already said the cruise was booked long ago at regular prices. If the OP truly booked long ago at regular prices, than she would've been eligible for price protection, and thus the deeply discounted rate. In recent weeks, we've seen a lot of negative reviews from veteran Carnival passengers who know every single trick & hack there is... except for price protection on the "full fare" they booked long ago. Edited May 27, 2022 by Itried4498 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadawn1 Posted May 28, 2022 #144 Share Posted May 28, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 4:42 PM, mz-s said: i have never seen the deli open that late, it’s always closed at 11pm. I was on that same Panorama cruise. The deli was closed at 9:30 PM. The only non-fee dining available (post casino) at 10:30 pm was pizza. With over 30 people in line. The late night snacks (11:30 pm-1 am) available on the Vista (4/9/22 - 4/16/22) are not available on Panorama. Not sure if it's cutbacks due to staffing issues, or cutbacks to save money. Perhaps Vista is now doing the same thing. My first time out of Long Beach and the embarkation was the worst I've ever experienced. Thousands of people, with zero Carnival representatives. I saw one port employee telling everyone there was only one line, and no way to see that there were 3 lines once you came around to the front/side of the building. Cruising solo made it impossible to hold my place in line to investigate further. I was sunburned by the time I boarded 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfaaa Posted May 28, 2022 #145 Share Posted May 28, 2022 More reason to take extra desserts and fruits from buffet to eat later when all the food outlets except pizza are shut down for the night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingguy007 Posted May 28, 2022 #146 Share Posted May 28, 2022 45 minutes ago, Amadawn1 said: I was on that same Panorama cruise. The deli was closed at 9:30 PM. The only non-fee dining available (post casino) at 10:30 pm was pizza. With over 30 people in line. The late night snacks (11:30 pm-1 am) available on the Vista (4/9/22 - 4/16/22) are not available on Panorama. Not sure if it's cutbacks due to staffing issues, or cutbacks to save money. Perhaps Vista is now doing the same thing. My first time out of Long Beach and the embarkation was the worst I've ever experienced. Thousands of people, with zero Carnival representatives. I saw one port employee telling everyone there was only one line, and no way to see that there were 3 lines once you came around to the front/side of the building. Cruising solo made it impossible to hold my place in line to investigate further. I was sunburned by the time I boarded 😎 This was an anomaly, The Carnival Long Beach terminal is run very well. Lots of employees and never much wait. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadawn1 Posted May 28, 2022 #147 Share Posted May 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, cruisingguy007 said: This was an anomaly, The Carnival Long Beach terminal is run very well. Lots of employees and never much wait. That's good to hear. My next cruise from there is to Alaska in September next year. Hopefully things will be much smoother. Plus the Miracle is a lot smaller. Really looking forward to that cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southbayerLA Posted June 12, 2022 #148 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 12:46 PM, ashkir said: Hello all! I'm usually very quiet, but, I've been on CruiseCritic for many years. I usually don't have much to say because I enjoy cruise ships. But I just boarded the Panorama yesterday and my experience was anything but pleasant. I've been to Mexico and Alaska before on the cruises. Always enjoyed it. Never once had a bad experience... Until now. I've had issue after issue and am honestly pretty unhappy and already a day into this. - Checkin process/embarkation was chaotic. They disembarked late, which is okay. But there was no staff telling passengers anything. The luggage drop-off was almost non-existent and things were getting mixed up of things going on / off the ship. - There was no organization of embarkation. - There were limited check-in staff and security tables that made the process last until almost 4pm. Now we got to our cabin: - We waited until the time we were told we can go. - The bathroom was unclean. We had roaches as well. Never seen that before! - Our stateroom had broken furniture. - The laundry bag, and other standard forms were missing. Our steward had to give them to us so we can get a shirt pressed for elegant night. Got our sail and sign cards! - We found we were already charged almost $50 at a bar we haven't been to! Okay, maybe just a bad start yep? Went on the spa tour. We were promised a $249 deal for a couple. We were told we can get complimentary scrubs each day. Went today: - They want $9 per person now. - $108 more in fees basically if we continue to use the facilities. We went to Vista for breakfast. We used the app to check in. - Chaotic. One hostess. - There were massive lines of people down to the staircases just waiting. Everyone's table stated ready. They obviously weren't. The notifications were wrong. Nobody was ready and the movement was so slow because people who didn't checked in yet, were standing there and getting priority over people who did check in which caused a bigger mess. - no regular orange juice. We were told they only have the specialty orange juices. - Took about 35 minutes before we even saw our server. Guest services - Waited in a line for 2 hours to fight the bar contests yesterday (Before the spa issue). - Guest services only had 2 people the entire time we’ve been here that we've noticed. The one girl looks like she’s about to faint. I saw her at 10 pm last night and again at 8am when walking by. Again at noon just now. Kiosks - The card readers are broken on the sail and sign places in the third floor. Food - We wanted to go eat about 10pm. They already closed all the restaurants. - We went to the pizza place. - The only food is the pizza. Their pizza quality declined. We were given black burnt pizza. They ran out of basil as well. - Had to wait in a 25 minute long line, to only be told my preferred pizza isn't available, and told to wait and stand aside. Once it was available, they gave it to the next person in line... Three times! So it took me almost 45 minutes to get a pizza. This ordeal cost me almost an hour and a half Our only enjoyable experience so far was the Italian restaurant dinner and the cabin bed is relaxing. I'm already regretting this and we're only 1 day in. I skipped my college graduation to spend the travel money on a cruise instead. Other than that, you are having a great cruise! Sorry, sounds like you are having the cruise from HELL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Illbcruzn4life Posted June 12, 2022 #149 Share Posted June 12, 2022 50 minutes ago, southbayerLA said: Other than that, you are having a great cruise! Sorry, sounds like you are having the cruise from HELL The cruise started May 8th so I'm sure the cruise from hell as you called it is way in the rear view mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ashkir Posted June 12, 2022 Author #150 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Illbcruzn4life said: The cruise started May 8th so I'm sure the cruise from hell as you called it is way in the rear view mirror. It definately is. Second half 100% better. Huge amount of staffing issues in the first half. I'm going to Alaska for 10 days in September and Rome for 25 days next year already. This was just the worst experience I had on Carnival. I 100% like the Spirit ships better. Vista class is too crowded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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