Seashore 3 day YC comments 12/7-12/10

[ptuder]

Hello, just a few updates since hubby is sleeping off the all you can eat lunch from Hola!😬😜🤣

This is our first 3 day cruise since our very first cruise on the Carnival Fantasy about 20 years ago!  Added this on to our 7 day booking on a whim when we were on Seaview Med cruise in October. 
 

After boarding yesterday when we went to book our Diamond meal reservation we learned that somehow our Diamond status fell off of our reservation. If our check in hadn’t been so speedy I may have noticed it with our key cards being blue instead of black. If this happens to you fix before boarding if possible. Once they reissued keys our wristband will no longer open the cabin. Luckily it’s just the 3 day part of the trip. 

I used the salon for a haircut this morning to use up our OBC for the 3 day portion. Very nice experience. The shampoo and head massage was almost 15 minutes. They take their time and make it very pleasant. I would recommend Marie if anyone is interested. 

 

Hola Tacos was very good for lunch. All you can eat and different levels of salsa provided based on your spice tolerance. Service was super friendly and quick. 

 

YC cabanas are available to all other than 4 for the Royal and Owners suites. We stayed on board today and used one for the afternoon.  

 

First YC cruise where our butler hasn’t offered to escort us to the show. This is perfectly fine with us as I usually felt silly and knew they were already busy enough. Previously they have insisted. They do have designated section blocked for YC. The DIVAS show last night was very good. Tonight is a comedian which we always enjoy. 

While there is an additional floor of rooms on Seashore YC, Top Sail and the restaurant don’t appear bigger. There were short waits for dinner last night and Top Sail was pretty busy with most seats taken. The pool dock is very spacious. 
 

The crew is very busy and they don’t seem to have the level of staffing needed. Only 1 or 2 servers in Top Sail for a sold out YC. They are very friendly and pleasant but so so busy. Not sure if this partially due to the 3 day cruise where folks are trying to cram in as much as possible in a short number of days. Concierge has been so nice and friendly and seems to have learned people’s names within a day. Not sure how you master that skill with the number of people passing by them every week. I have no idea of the YC Director. In past cruises we have found them to be out and about, introducing themselves and checking in with guests. Maybe they are one of the folks who walk by and say hello. We haven’t needed them but noting observations from our longer cruises to a 3 day cruise.
 

Overall having a pleasant time and curious if we will notice a change once we are in the 7 day portion of our trip. 
 

[dshroyer]

3 hours ago, ptuder said:

Hello, just a few updates since hubby is sleeping off the all you can eat lunch from Hola!😬😜🤣

This is our first 3 day cruise since our very first cruise on the Carnival Fantasy about 20 years ago!  Added this on to our 7 day booking on a whim when we were on Seaview Med cruise in October. 
 

After boarding yesterday when we went to book our Diamond meal reservation we learned that somehow our Diamond status fell off of our reservation. If our check in hadn’t been so speedy I may have noticed it with our key cards being blue instead of black. If this happens to you fix before boarding if possible. Once they reissued keys our wristband will no longer open the cabin. Luckily it’s just the 3 day part of the trip. 

I used the salon for a haircut this morning to use up our OBC for the 3 day portion. Very nice experience. The shampoo and head massage was almost 15 minutes. They take their time and make it very pleasant. I would recommend Marie if anyone is interested. 

 

Hola Tacos was very good for lunch. All you can eat and different levels of salsa provided based on your spice tolerance. Service was super friendly and quick. 

 

YC cabanas are available to all other than 4 for the Royal and Owners suites. We stayed on board today and used one for the afternoon.  

 

First YC cruise where our butler hasn’t offered to escort us to the show. This is perfectly fine with us as I usually felt silly and knew they were already busy enough. Previously they have insisted. They do have designated section blocked for YC. The DIVAS show last night was very good. Tonight is a comedian which we always enjoy. 

While there is an additional floor of rooms on Seashore YC, Top Sail and the restaurant don’t appear bigger. There were short waits for dinner last night and Top Sail was pretty busy with most seats taken. The pool dock is very spacious. 
 

The crew is very busy and they don’t seem to have the level of staffing needed. Only 1 or 2 servers in Top Sail for a sold out YC. They are very friendly and pleasant but so so busy. Not sure if this partially due to the 3 day cruise where folks are trying to cram in as much as possible in a short number of days. Concierge has been so nice and friendly and seems to have learned people’s names within a day. Not sure how you master that skill with the number of people passing by them every week. I have no idea of the YC Director. In past cruises we have found them to be out and about, introducing themselves and checking in with guests. Maybe they are one of the folks who walk by and say hello. We haven’t needed them but noting observations from our longer cruises to a 3 day cruise.
 

Overall having a pleasant time and curious if we will notice a change once we are in the 7 day portion of our trip. 
 

Please update. We were on the previous cruise and staff was short. I talked to the director and he said " it should get better". Not the experience we hoped for.

[Todd320]

On 12/8/2023 at 3:47 PM, ptuder said:

 

😬😜🤣

 

While there is an additional floor of rooms on Seashore YC, Top Sail and the restaurant don’t appear bigger. There were short waits for dinner last night and Top Sail was pretty busy with most seats taken. The pool dock is very spacious. 
 

 

 

 

We have done 8 straight 7 day cruises on Seaside and enjoyed the YC with only 86 cabins. Favorite places in the YC for us are the pool buffet, pool bar and topsail and they are the same size on the Seashore as the Seaside. We were curios about about over crowding in those areas. Our next two cruises are in the YC bon the Seashore.