scott_gallant Posted June 22 #476 Share Posted June 22 23 hours ago, BlerkOne said: There was a access point just outside of our cabin Assuming this gave you decent internet service in cabin? Which package did you have? Overall, how did you find the speeds in different areas of ship? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted June 22 Author #477 Share Posted June 22 1 hour ago, scott_gallant said: Assuming this gave you decent internet service in cabin? Which package did you have? Overall, how did you find the speeds in different areas of ship? I always get the top package. Speeds were okay, but nothing great. You can add Starlink to an existing ship, but the performance won't be as good as a ship that was designed with it in mind. I haven't found any older Carnival ship that can come close to the Internet performance of the XL ships. Speeds in public areas tend to be better than speeds in cabins which have lots of metal to block signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIFP1987 Posted June 25 #478 Share Posted June 25 I thoroughly enjoyed your review! Thanks for all the time and effort you put into this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted July 5 Author #479 Share Posted July 5 I guess a month too early - both Mount Etna and Stromboli are erupting. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-etna-stromboli-volcanoes-erupt-catania-airport-closed-2024-07-05/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okibound Posted July 12 #480 Share Posted July 12 Were you able to bring bottles of wine or limoncello back on board. Was it held on board until debarkation, or were you able to bring back to your room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kad56 Posted July 12 #481 Share Posted July 12 Did you see if there's still free sauna's and steam rooms in the gym? I would assume those are hard to remove.... but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted July 12 Author #482 Share Posted July 12 9 hours ago, okibound said: Were you able to bring bottles of wine or limoncello back on board. Was it held on board until debarkation, or were you able to bring back to your room I was able to bring on anything at embarkation. After that, it was beer and wine only. Limoncello is not wine - you might get lucky or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted July 12 Author #483 Share Posted July 12 13 minutes ago, kad56 said: Did you see if there's still free sauna's and steam rooms in the gym? I would assume those are hard to remove.... but who knows. I did not, but assume they are still free. The rooms are still there. The spa tub was removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne G. Posted July 13 #484 Share Posted July 13 On 6/21/2024 at 2:32 PM, BlerkOne said: Breakfast (really sort of lunch time) was bizarre. https://montysbakehouse.co.uk/ LOL I was offered those things twice this year as the pre-landing snack on return flights from Heathrow, once on American and once on British Airways. After the first one, which I found yucky, I passed the second time. I am enjoying your port pictures. I have been to a couple of those ports and will be in the Mediterranean again in September on Celebrity. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted July 14 Author #485 Share Posted July 14 On 7/13/2024 at 6:46 AM, Joanne G. said: LOL I was offered those things twice this year as the pre-landing snack on return flights from Heathrow, once on American and once on British Airways. After the first one, which I found yucky, I passed the second time. I am enjoying your port pictures. I have been to a couple of those ports and will be in the Mediterranean again in September on Celebrity. Thanks for sharing. You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasandy Posted July 15 #486 Share Posted July 15 On 6/6/2024 at 7:59 AM, BlerkOne said: You're welcome and thank you! There is a satellite coffee shop. Right next to the pizza place. Do you or anyone else know if the satellite coffee shop is still there after dry dock refurbishment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasandy Posted July 15 #487 Share Posted July 15 On 6/14/2024 at 11:18 AM, BlerkOne said: Th excursion du jour was Taormina on Your Own. It included round trip bus transportation and a "guide" that provided minimal instruction or guidance other than what time to be where if you wanted a ride back to the ship. Hence, the "On Your Own" part of the title. We had been to Taormina several times before, so had a good idea of what we wanted to see/do/buy. Could you tell me where you were dropped off in Taormina? North or South bus station? I think I read somewhere it would either be Porta Catania or Porta Messina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasandy Posted July 15 #488 Share Posted July 15 Does the Serenity Deck still have the wooden shade structures? Looked like wooden cabanas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted July 15 Author #489 Share Posted July 15 1 hour ago, sasandy said: Do you or anyone else know if the satellite coffee shop is still there after dry dock refurbishment? It is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted July 15 Author #490 Share Posted July 15 1 hour ago, sasandy said: Could you tell me where you were dropped off in Taormina? North or South bus station? I think I read somewhere it would either be Porta Catania or Porta Messina. Porta Catania The guide got us to the top level and that is where we would meet at later. That is also where we have always gone. You can see where the buses let people off and the top floor where the elevator takes you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted July 15 Author #491 Share Posted July 15 1 hour ago, sasandy said: Does the Serenity Deck still have the wooden shade structures? Looked like wooden cabanas. I think so. Will have to see if I have any pictures, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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