LIVE from the Celebration 1/14-1/21…

[pajazz28]

Good morning to all the Tribe. Thank you for bringin us along. Congrats on your casino win last night. Now get up early and get off my ship. DW and I will be boarding today. So excited.

[Webecruzen]

It was a great week!  Much needed get away. Back to reality now. Off to celebrate our granddaughter turning 18 and hopefully watching a BUCS WIN!  Safe travels all. 

[MeganGC1983]

Good morning! We are cleared in customs and our muster station is being called to self disembark. 

[luvcruzing]

Thanks, Megan, for another terrific Live.  So much fun tagging along with you.
 

And, LET’S GO, LIONS!!!

[MeganGC1983]

Bye Havana. Until we meet again. 

[MeganGC1983]

[MeganGC1983]

And it’s cold. 

[MeganGC1983]

[MeganGC1983]

Birth certificate to the left. Passport to the right. 

[KmomChicago]

15 hours ago, JGmf said:

Question/observation: I haven't sailed Carnival since 2006, and have sailed exclusively on NCL and Princess of late....but I always understood Carnival to be a 'younger' crowd. 

 

Um, I'm not seeing that in @MeganGC1983 or @sid_9169 many excellent photos.

 

Is Carnival being 'younger' a thing?

More children probably, especially more children than Princess, but it’s still largely seasonal with kids around in high numbers during school breaks and lesser but a handful the rest of the time.

 

The non-children on Carnival (and Royal Caribbean) are very much an all ages range. Especially during off season, retirees have more opportunities to travel than working folks and are often able to take advantage of great discounts or casino comps. 
 

In addition, it takes time to move up the loyalty tier which means it follows that some of the highest levels got there simply by the passage of time. 
 

Seriously everyone feels very welcome and at home at any age on Carnival, and if you like the vibe, there’s something for everyone. My mom’s final cruise was at age 78, on Carnival Legend, her only Christmas cruise, and her only cruise in the best suite available on a ship. All those younger years she had to watch the budget, she wanted to go out in comfort. She had never tried Carnival, enjoyed playing trivia all week with our charming (and very cute of course) young Mexican fun crew trivia host. Enjoyed seeing one crazy looking Farcus ship that she’d read about for years. 

 

There are plenty of scooters and walkers and canes, but there are always a lot of very active seniors keeping up with the nightly activities right along with the honeymooners and working parents. 
 

I would have assumed the distribution is similar on NCL but have not sailed with them.

[SenatorsFan]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

Good morning! I just want to say that it was a pleasure meeting and sailing with all of you! Such a fantastic group of people. Safe travels to wherever your final destination may be! To Heather and Peter,  you lucky ducks,  enjoy the second half of your B2B! 😃

Thanks Jeff, I agree wholeheartedly with you! ♥️

[KmomChicago]

9 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said:

We need a crybaby emoji for leaving the ship photos.

[MeganGC1983]

Uber waiting and it’s still cold. 

[KmomChicago]

13 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said:

 

Do not cross that threshold! It’s a portal to a horrible dimension you don’t want to enter!

 

 

[MeganGC1983]

Did I tell y’all how cold it is?! 

[MeganGC1983]

Found Greg in his prius

[Sherry84]

@MeganGC1983 Thank you for a wonderful review and sharing your cruise with us. Safe travels home! 

[SenatorsFan]

@MeganGC1983 sorry it's so cold for you. Safe travels home. Thanks for the review.

[Roscoe13]

13 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said:

Did I tell y’all how cold it is?! 

Melania says, whaaa!

[Roscoe13]

Getting dropped @ FLL  this second. That answers the question of how early of flight COULD you catch if stars are aligned...

[Haljo1935]

Enjoy the "cold" FL air now cuz you'll have legit cold OK air all too soon.🥶 brrrr

Safe travels.

[KmomChicago]

10 minutes ago, Roscoe13 said:

Getting dropped @ FLL  this second. That answers the question of how early of flight COULD you catch if stars are aligned...

Ha! Wouldn’t risk that. But it helps FLL is famously very close physically to Port Everglades, yes. Still too many worrisome variables to go awry.

[MeganGC1983]

[MeganGC1983]

This bag drop line is insane. 

[JGmf]

@MeganGC1983  THANK YOU for all the time and effort involved in doing these live reviews.  We all enjoy them and sincerely appreciate it.