N7786W Flyer Posted February 19, 2023 #101 Share Posted February 19, 2023 ...and skeet shooting... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7786W Flyer Posted February 19, 2023 #102 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Of course, I'm being facetious, but on a serious note, I do miss when cruise ships would stay late at a port....sometimes until the very early morning. You still see it sometimes, but not nearly as frequently as it used to happen... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtouch Posted February 19, 2023 #103 Share Posted February 19, 2023 51 minutes ago, N7786W Flyer said: I miss... The men's nightgown contest... That would be really difficult for me to have done. I'm 6'3" and my wife is 4'10"......OK she is 4' 10 and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BasicSailor Posted February 19, 2023 #104 Share Posted February 19, 2023 7 hours ago, mosiegirl said: i used to enjoy the little white dish in the bathroom that had samples in it..toothpaste, floss, nose strips etc..a nice treat to find.. i do also miss the mint on my pillow at night.. You forgot men's hair dye 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Beach Bum Posted February 19, 2023 #105 Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 hour ago, N7786W Flyer said: ...and skeet shooting... What ship was that? Almost looks like me as a kid watching. I remember doing that in my first cruise in the 80’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7786W Flyer Posted February 19, 2023 #106 Share Posted February 19, 2023 It was the original TSS Mardi Gras back in August 1984. Garnett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mamiamjo Posted February 19, 2023 #107 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I miss the late night food options and the "free" room service most 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Honolulu Blue Posted February 19, 2023 #108 Share Posted February 19, 2023 3 hours ago, N7786W Flyer said: I miss... The men's nightgown contest... If this were to show up on a cruise ship today, I don't know if people would think it was 20 years ahead of its time - or 100 years behind the times. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappySails4U Posted February 19, 2023 #109 Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) On 2/16/2023 at 3:13 PM, nessz79 said: The main dining room service isn't like it used to be. Not because the workers don't work hard- they do!! But there used to be more staff In comparison to years past, it takes so much longer to eat in the MDR. We often skip dessert just so we can make to a show on time. Also amazing how long it takes them to clear the table between courses. Edited February 19, 2023 by HappySails4U 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappySails4U Posted February 19, 2023 #110 Share Posted February 19, 2023 9 hours ago, mosiegirl said: i used to enjoy the little white dish in the bathroom that had samples in it..toothpaste, floss, nose strips etc..a nice treat Yes that bathroom gift basket was a nice touch! There was a time when a paperback romance ❤️ novel was included!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_cruisin Posted February 19, 2023 #111 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 1:56 PM, mz-s said: No more port of call themed nights in the dining room. Really? I enjoyed this. 😞 In fact, I enjoyed the MDR menu having a special dish specifically for the port. Please say they still do this?!?!?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted February 19, 2023 #112 Share Posted February 19, 2023 10 hours ago, N7786W Flyer said: See attached from our 1984 cruise on the Mardi Gras... 10 hours ago, N7786W Flyer said: Mine was a bit more sheer - LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted February 19, 2023 #113 Share Posted February 19, 2023 10 hours ago, N7786W Flyer said: ...and skeet shooting... Ah - the memories! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted February 19, 2023 #114 Share Posted February 19, 2023 And horse races. The fun we had "buying" a horse, naming it, decorating it and having our DD be the "jockey!" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted February 19, 2023 #115 Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, ShakyBeef said: Too late to edit my PP. So edit follows: Edit: I forgot that a mild mint flavour was detected during the very scientific study in a batch of Carnival "chocolates" from circa 2010, so I deleted (rather, I would have deleted, if it hadn't been too late to do so🙄) the "if they ever did" clause about mint flavour. Just keepin' it honest, y'all.😁 I don't miss them. They were mostly lecithin, not chocolate, and were akin to the same product used to make cheap easter confections like bunnies, etc. Now if Carnival had been putting Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares on the beds, those I would miss. Edited February 19, 2023 by sanmarcosman 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viajera7 Posted February 19, 2023 #116 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 3:06 PM, Sundsgn said: If looking back to when I first started cruising, late 90’s, things no longer that I remember, but were fun and just a nice touch: -mints or chocolates on pillows every night at evening turndown -first night would also leave a brand new deck of Carnival playing cards, notepad, pen -bar snacks at all the bars and half price happy hours of a specific drink of the day -late night snacks/mini buffet on the plaza at midnight, grand gala buffet -sample baskets in the bathrooms of toiletry items -actual steel drum band on the lido -live house orchestra/band pit for the main theater stage shows -the ports were much different, way less built up and contained by the cruiselines themselves, more rustic if that makes sense -super cheap morning bloody mary’s -and call me crazy - I miss gazpacho! LOL I know I’m forgetting something. It seems like every time we cruise, I tell my husband I miss something or they used to do this, etc… Something else to add to the list: On the last day of the cruise, the waiter would give you a poster of the ship in the MDR. I liked those. I don’t like to use my phone to make reservations for restaurants, to see the menu, to reserve shore excursions on board and to see the daily activities. I like to mark the activities on paper so I have to go to the coffee shop every morning to get the Fun Times because Guest Services usually has a line. Carnival was my first cruise line and the one that hooked me to cruising but I am an equal opportunity cruiser and I compare things. Carnival is charging for popcorn, It is still free on NCL ( back from the Joy about a week ago), the waiter still sweep the bread crumbs before the desert and coffee and the Freestyle Daily is still delivered in your cabin or by the door every night. I still like Carnival. That’s why I still have cruises booked with them in August- September and October-November but this thread is not about that but things that we miss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted February 19, 2023 #117 Share Posted February 19, 2023 We liked the set of 6 paper placemats they gave out at dinner near the end of the cruise. We would take them to our kids when we got home as part of our "we're back" gifts. Anyone else remember the placemats? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybumpkin Posted February 19, 2023 #118 Share Posted February 19, 2023 5 hours ago, sanmarcosman said: We liked the set of 6 paper placemats they gave out at dinner near the end of the cruise. We would take them to our kids when we got home as part of our "we're back" gifts. Anyone else remember the placemats? We have them from Victory (multiple cruises), Conquest, Liberty, Valor, and Legend - I think the latest was Valor in 2008. I'll post a photo if I can. I've been meaning to get them laminated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybumpkin Posted February 19, 2023 #119 Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) Here's my placemat collection. Our server from Liberty (2007) autographed that set. Edited February 19, 2023 by nybumpkin 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe13 Posted February 19, 2023 #120 Share Posted February 19, 2023 18 hours ago, N7786W Flyer said: I miss... The men's nightgown contest... This is now exclusively on Virgin Voyages!! With the drag shows and the what nots... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Dutchman Posted February 19, 2023 #121 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 4:48 PM, smwc71alum said: My first cruise was in 1975.....You have no idea the changes for the good and the bad ! The good for example...endless food options. The bad Mega ships ! The Mega ships just are to Mega, the new system sucks even to get a reservation , stick it on a app that dosen't work when you want it to, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viajera7 Posted February 19, 2023 #122 Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 hour ago, nybumpkin said: We have them from Victory (multiple cruises), Conquest, Liberty, Valor, and Legend - I think the latest was Valor in 2008. I'll post a photo if I can. I've been meaning to get them laminated. 1 hour ago, nybumpkin said: Here's my placemat collection. Our server from Liberty (2007) autographed that set. Were they placemats? I thought they were posters because of the nature of the paper material not suitable to put things on them unless you laminate them. I also got only one per cruise, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybumpkin Posted February 19, 2023 #123 Share Posted February 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Viajera7 said: Were they placemats? I thought they were posters because of the nature of the paper material not suitable to put things on them unless you laminate them. I also got only one per cruise, They were designed like placemats, but I wouldn't use them as such without laminating them. We got one per person (there were five of us). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplelife Posted February 20, 2023 #124 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Lots of changes, for sure, but not all of them are bad. Booking and management of your cruise, and embarkation and disembarkation are much more efficient than in the "pre-electronics" days. Back when we first cruised in 1998, there were no specialty dining choices - it was MDR (with fixed dining only) or Lido Buffet. Though some lament the relaxation of dress codes, packing is much simpler now. Does anyone else remember the days of envelopes for tips (before autotips)? You had to be sure to have cash (by the end of the cruise!) in the right denominations. There was no comedy club, no alchemy bar, no dive-in movies. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted February 20, 2023 #125 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/18/2023 at 3:10 PM, ShakyBeef said: PSA: Carnival didn't leave a "mint on the pillow." The Room Steward provided fake chocolates on top of the paper Funtimes (previously, on top of the Carnival Capers), beside the towel animal near the foot of the bed. This may seem nitpicky of me, but so be it. This oft-repeated "mint on the pillow" line is fiction. They were "chocolates" (and I use that term in the loosest sense) on the bed, but not on the pillow. And they haven't had any mint component since at least 2011, if they ever did. For those interested, a very scientific😉 study concerning the cutback in quality of said "chocolates" (before they disappeared altogether) was conducted and reported on this thread, several years ago: https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/topic/1796910-those-quotchocolatequot-quotmintsquot-cutback/ PSA over, please continue with your discussion. Thank you. Change your name to "ShakyChocolate" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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