We finished with Carnival after turning Platinum. We sailed on the Celebrity Ascent following a b2b on the Mardi Gras. Our minds were blown by the decor, food and entertainment.
The fact that the drink packages dont carry over to the private areas is absolutely insane and then they want to ding you again. I've been sailing with them for almost 10 years now and we are done.
I will be cruising on the carnival Sunrise in April 2025 and I also cruised on the carnival Freedom in April of 2023. I think having a midnight buffet is a great idea because I love to eat I'm always hungry.
It’s crazy to me that the drink package doesn’t carry over to the private island but they are still able to count how many beverages you buy against your total of 15 per day. Especially now that the price is comparable to that of other lines where the drink package works on their private islands.
Did the Freedom feel like it had more room than the Vista to you? I've been on both of them twice and the Freedom seems bigger. I know it isn't. Just wondered what you thought.
@ Actually that’s a gd Q, I think It’s the Lay-out for sure. Especially both casinos are totally different lay-out. Freedoms 🎰looks more spacious than the Vistas🎰. Vista has a full Bonsai restaurant vs Freedoms Bonsai “counter”. So yes, certain areas seem more spacious to me.
Just got back from a week on the Venezia, great cruise. Food has improved over our previous trip. Staff was great. One thing for those thinking of packing liquor, I had 2 bottles of water confiscated 😂. They left a note, didn’t realize water was an issue but wondered if they thought it was booze. Only complaint is that they are closing their pizza down at midnight , lot of unhappy people. Think if they had chosen 2am fewer would have noticed.
I cancelled my order for bottled water because I wasn’t sure how much we would need. I went to purchased bottled water and that price went up. I guess we will be bringing our refillable waters for free filled water
We are hoping to make it to Celebration Key in 2025! I didn't notice the internet price change on our upcoming cruise, so I will need to validate how much we paid.
It's only certain ports that restrict the drinking package on embarkation day. I believe that's Galveston and NY because of the state taxes. All other ports are good....
Driving up the drink price package will just mean more people will sneak on alcohol. I used to sneak alcohol on board and never got caught. But now I don't hardly drink, so it's no big deal to me.
It's wildly easy to bring alcohol on... Anyone who is buying the drink package is delusional. Smuggle the alcohol on board and drink freely throughout the cruise.
We finished with Carnival after turning Platinum. We sailed on the Celebrity Ascent following a b2b on the Mardi Gras. Our minds were blown by the decor, food and entertainment.
The fact that the drink packages dont carry over to the private areas is absolutely insane and then they want to ding you again. I've been sailing with them for almost 10 years now and we are done.
I will be cruising on the carnival Sunrise in April 2025 and I also cruised on the carnival Freedom in April of 2023. I think having a midnight buffet is a great idea because I love to eat I'm always hungry.
I hope the food is better the last time we cruised the food sucks there was a lot of complaints about the food
It’s crazy to me that the drink package doesn’t carry over to the private island but they are still able to count how many beverages you buy against your total of 15 per day. Especially now that the price is comparable to that of other lines where the drink package works on their private islands.
We cruising in January on the Magic for the charter cruise Shiprocked!🤘
Vista🥰Freedom🥰 Mardi Gras🥰
so far in ‘24&’25. Still to come, Venezia. Radiance(sails to Hawaii😎).
Did the Freedom feel like it had more room than the Vista to you? I've been on both of them twice and the Freedom seems bigger. I know it isn't. Just wondered what you thought.
@ Actually that’s a gd Q, I think It’s the Lay-out for sure. Especially both casinos are totally different lay-out. Freedoms 🎰looks more spacious than the Vistas🎰. Vista has a full Bonsai restaurant vs Freedoms Bonsai “counter”. So yes, certain areas seem more spacious to me.
Hi. Did they have Captain Morgan?
Going on the Panorama in February!
Going on our first Carnival Cruise Mardi Gras January 18th through January 25th. We'll see how it goes.
Just got back from a week on the Venezia, great cruise. Food has improved over our previous trip. Staff was great. One thing for those thinking of packing liquor, I had 2 bottles of water confiscated 😂. They left a note, didn’t realize water was an issue but wondered if they thought it was booze.
Only complaint is that they are closing their pizza down at midnight , lot of unhappy people. Think if they had chosen 2am fewer would have noticed.
I cancelled my order for bottled water because I wasn’t sure how much we would need. I went to purchased bottled water and that price went up. I guess we will be bringing our refillable waters for free filled water
They're making a big mistake by not extending the Cheers Package to their private island. This alone will keep us cruising with Royal.
Gonna miss you 😅
We are hoping to make it to Celebration Key in 2025! I didn't notice the internet price change on our upcoming cruise, so I will need to validate how much we paid.
they upped the price and you still can’t use it the first and last day??
It's only certain ports that restrict the drinking package on embarkation day. I believe that's Galveston and NY because of the state taxes. All other ports are good....
I booked a Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Dream for October 17 2026
Driving up the drink price package will just mean more people will sneak on alcohol.
I used to sneak alcohol on board and never got caught.
But now I don't hardly drink, so it's no big deal to me.
It's wildly easy to bring alcohol on... Anyone who is buying the drink package is delusional. Smuggle the alcohol on board and drink freely throughout the cruise.
Celebration. New Year's. Pending
Carnival Pride February 16,2025
Just got off carnival and I'm not a fan. They are rather sneaky with their drink/ souvenir cup charges. This cruise line is not what I'm used to.
This cruise line isn't for boring people. Stick with Royal Caribbean.
First!🎉