Remember when Carnival did.............

[southbayer]

This pertains to things carnival used to do way back when....

here goes

Remember when Carnival used to leave your sign and sail cards in your stateroom waiting for you, with your name(s) already printed on them.

I can think of several other things they used to do, but let's see if you can guess them. A hint, these go back at least 8-10 years back.

Have fun:D

[zerobacan]

Remember no having to pay Fuel Surcharges.... :(

 

 

yeah thats a couple months ago :(

[dlbutler5]

Free rum punch sail away drinks, buffets every night in the dining room and movie theatres. (Carnivale)

[GottaLuvCruising]

Complimentary birthday and anniversary cakes in dining room delivered with a song.

[keene state mom]

unless I was more messy then everyone else they were constantly wiping away my bread crumbs , as I ate, ( I am glad they got rid of that it was a pain. )

[firefly333]

I remember white glove service in the speciality dining room. All the waiters wore white gloves on Carnival.

[firefly333]

Complimentary birthday and anniversary cakes in dining room delivered with a song.

 

Free cruise to Freeport in fact within one week of your birthday plus free speciality dinner, but you did pay the port charge. (Of course it was only $99, or often buy one get one free at $99, including port charges). You could go there very early in the morning and were home by midnight.

[Mich6674]

I remember they used to close the doors in the dining room after 15 minutes of your scheduled dinner seating. If you were late you were not allowed to enter. Also, I remember being escorted to you cabin when you embarked.

[MrPete]

Male Nightgown contests.

 

Waiter and asst waiter service at all three meals.

 

Allowed smoking in the Dining Room.

 

You had to have ALL your teeth to board.

 

Skeet shooting.

 

Real glass souvenier glasses

[Bases5]

I remember when sodas were free in the dining room.

[firefly333]

Male Nightgown contests.

 

Waiter and asst waiter service at all three meals.

 

Allowed smoking in the Dining Room.

 

You had to have ALL your teeth to board.

 

Skeet shooting.

 

Real glass souvenier glasses

 

I remember the skeet shooting and the real glasses, instead of plastic, but I dont remember them checking to see if I had all my teeth!!! lol

[steveaaaaa]

This pertains to things carnival used to do way back when....

 

here goes

 

Remember when Carnival used to leave your sign and sail cards in your stateroom waiting for you, with your name(s) already printed on them.

 

I can think of several other things they used to do, but let's see if you can guess them. A hint, these go back at least 8-10 years back.

 

Have fun:D

 

They used to let you tip your staff yourself.

 

Used to drive Golf balls into the ocean.

 

Bingo was a better payout

 

They had horse racing. (I don't think they still have it:confused: )

 

Steve

[MarylandLady]

Male Nightgown contests.

 

Waiter and asst waiter service at all three meals.

 

Allowed smoking in the Dining Room.

 

You had to have ALL your teeth to board.

 

Skeet shooting.

 

Real glass souvenier glasses

 

Yeah! I remember those male nightgown contests from my first two cruises! They were funny. They also had a knobby knees contest which was good, too! The wives had to figure out which knees belonged to their husbands! You would think that was an easy task but it wasn't! Too funny!

[old sole]

Individual photos with the Captain at the Captain's cocktail party (Mardi Gras) - I guess that's a little harder to pull off with 2,000+ on board.

[BeyondKen]

You had to have ALL your teeth to board.

??? Was this to reduce the number young kids & old people on a cruise?

[crusinpsychRN]

Visitors could board and accompany you to your room, look around the ship at embarkation and have some champagne to wish you Bon Voyage!

[grammymarcia]

Formal night on the Festivale 1984. The dining room looked like New Year's Eve. Balloons, streamers, hats, noise makers, and Baked Alaska, that was on firefor dessert. Very festive!!!

[ahoys]

Free rum swizzles on the Promenade deck the first night. Breakfast buffet on the Promenade deck at 12:30. Paper hats and plastic leis on the last night in the dining room. Carnations for the ladies on the first night in the dining room. Lots of free giveaway raffles throughout the cruise.

[Donna n Francis]

.....I remember them having the pillow fights on the greased pole on the Lido Deck....and didn't they also have a Toga Party the last night on the cruise. I have videos (VHS...LOL) of these...I will have to dig them out because I am taking my DGS on his 1st cruise next April.

 

Also for some strange reason my DH would always get called up on the stage by the CD Eddie Capone do any of you remember him....Eddie Capone wanted anyone that was in the military to raise their hand...my DH raised his and before he knew it he was on the stage playing a game of 'mexican musical hats'...my DH and one other fellow was the last two...what was so funny was that they were laughing like a couple of hynenas (sp) ....their prize was the 52 piece game set. This is on one of the videos. We went on a couple of more cruise with Eddie Capone being the CD. Does anyone know if he is still around? The last I heard was that he had a comedy club in Ft Lauderdale.

[Pegs222]

Remember when they use to have seven courses at dinner, and then the midnight buffet and the mini buffet after that. I think in total they had seven meals/buffets every day.

[shortstop95]

wow.. did this bring back memories.... real glasses...not plastic.... programs for the production numbers given out at dinner on formal nights.... drawings of the ships on the last night... three waitstaff assigned to your table.. (waiter, asst waiter and busboy).... baked alaska aflame on the tops of the head of dancing waiters (not flourscent wigs) skeet shooting off the aft deck....free rum swizzles on the first night in the casino's....hand-written slips for drinks... not computer generated....some corners have been cut over the years, yes.... but I think the services and ammenities they've added far outway what we've lost....

[Ship Addict]

Flaming desserts.

[LHP]

When there were no Sail and Sign cards and

when you used buttons pinned to your shirt to get on and off the ship.

 

"mr"

[farler05]

Ah yes, glass souvenir glasses! They were nice. Although they were less likely to make it back home in one piece. :D

[enester]

The sail away party was an event - and a blast when they were jamming rum swizzles into your hand - - - it was a great kick-off to the cruise :):):)