The Cruise Ship and Cruise Line Discussion Thread!

[Mr Stratosphere]

From Royal Caribbean's Facebook page.

 

All three of the Oasis Class Ships meet for the first time today! What an incredible sight!

The three world's largest passenger cruise liners afloat!

Edited November 5, 2016 by Mr Stratosphere

[DoinItForTheFame]

^ Wow! What an awesome sight. The Oasis class ships have always amazed me simply because of their sheer size, not to mention all the awesome features on board!!

[Ape]

Just finalized payment on my first ever cruise. I am doing the Oasis of the Seas for 7 days out of Orlando. Hitting Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico. I cannot wait for February to get here.

[jray21]

So jealous! Those are some great ports!

[robbalvey]

So we just got back from sailing Harmony of the Seas! Fantastic ship! Here's our POV video of the "Ultimate Abyss" slides!

[Nrthwnd]

^ That is very very trippy.

The lighting in the tubes is great!

Excellent videos, Robb!

[DoinItForTheFame]

Wow!! That slide looks awesome! I love the lighting inside of it! Can't wait to try it out some day!

 

Thanks for the video Robb!

[laqueefa]

Now THAT's a slide! Great video, Robb. I'm loving the live FB videos from the ship!

[Ape]

For those that may have done this, do you have any recommendations on any particular dolphin encounters in Cozumel? it looks like there are a few options at least.

[XII]

Awesome video. That slide looks awesome. I love those giant 10 story slides and this looks like a great addition to the ship.

[chickenbowl]

Looks like you guys had a great time! The Oasis-class ships amaze me - They're insanely massive!

 

Did you guys get a chance to ride one of the FlowRiders?

[PKI Jizzman]

First dry slides on a ship? I like the step in a different direction! Those slides look like a ton of fun.

[SharkTums]

For those that may have done this, do you have any recommendations on any particular dolphin encounters in Cozumel? it looks like there are a few options at least.

 

Dolphin Discovery at Chankanaab was pretty good. There are different options available once there. I believe we did the push, pull, swim, plus manatees. It was one of the better dolphin swims we've done.

[laqueefa]

I just received my cousin's wedding invitation. Turns out it will be held on the Carnival Inspiration (Catalina Island and Ensenada Mexico). Any tips on keeping myself sane?

[DoinItForTheFame]

I just received my cousin's wedding invitation. Turns out it will be held on the Carnival Inspiration (Catalina Island and Ensenada Mexico). Any tips on keeping myself sane?

 

It's Carnival. . . Kindly decline the wedding invitation!

[laqueefa]

I just received my cousin's wedding invitation. Turns out it will be held on the Carnival Inspiration (Catalina Island and Ensenada Mexico). Any tips on keeping myself sane?

 

It's Carnival. . . Kindly decline the wedding invitation!

 

but, tacos...

[SoCalJasonland]

I just received my cousin's wedding invitation. Turns out it will be held on the Carnival Inspiration (Catalina Island and Ensenada Mexico). Any tips on keeping myself sane?

 

I haven't been on that ship but all I remember from my other two Carnival cruises was alcohol was and probably still is expensive. It was a really bad place to be an alcoholic.

 

Other tips: phone and internet services is spotty or expensive at best; and TV entertainment is limited. Bring a kindle, Ipod, tablet, book, or something with media stored on it as you will not be able to stream. You will also want something else to do that doesn't cost extra money on the ship.

 

https://cruiseline.com/ship/carnival-inspiration

 

229 Tips for Carnival Inspiration

https://cruiseline.com/ship/carnival-inspiration/tips

Edited November 29, 2016 by SoCalJasonland

[laqueefa]

I just received my cousin's wedding invitation. Turns out it will be held on the Carnival Inspiration (Catalina Island and Ensenada Mexico). Any tips on keeping myself sane?

 

I haven't been on that ship but all I remember from my other two Carnival cruises was alcohol was and probably still is expensive. It was a really bad place to be an alcoholic.

 

https://cruiseline.com/ship/carnival-inspiration

 

229 Tips for Carnival Inspiration

https://cruiseline.com/ship/carnival-inspiration/tips

 

See, these are the kind of tips I need because I can drink most people under a rock. Even more deadly, I don't get hangovers. This is all bad.

 

EDIT: I found the Enhanced Cheers drink program. I will have to crunch the numbers and see if it's worth it.

 

EDIT 2: The Enhanced Cheers drink program looks like it could be worth it. $49.95 per person, per day when booked prior to your trip ($5 bucks more if you purchase it on board). It only allows 15 alcoholic drinks per day/24 hours. While I can drink more than that, I think this might be up my alley. Lets say on average, I have 4 Grey Goose martini's a day at $12 a drink + 2 glasses of wine with dinner at $8 a pop, each night + a couple of night-cap cocktails, let's say 3. That's a total of 9 drinks for one day, totaling $100 in booze a day - not including tips! I think this might be the way to go.

[SoCalJasonland]

I just received my cousin's wedding invitation. Turns out it will be held on the Carnival Inspiration (Catalina Island and Ensenada Mexico). Any tips on keeping myself sane?

 

I haven't been on that ship but all I remember from my other two Carnival cruises was alcohol was and probably still is expensive. It was a really bad place to be an alcoholic.

 

https://cruiseline.com/ship/carnival-inspiration

 

229 Tips for Carnival Inspiration

https://cruiseline.com/ship/carnival-inspiration/tips

 

See, these are the kind of tips I need because I can drink most people under a rock. Even more deadly, I don't get hangovers. This is all bad.

 

EDIT: I found the Enhanced Cheers drink program. I will have to crunch the numbers and see if it's worth it.

 

EDIT 2: The Enhanced Cheers drink program looks like it could be worth it. $49.95 per person, per day when booked prior to your trip ($5 bucks more if you purchase it on board). It only allows 15 alcoholic drinks per day/24 hours. While I can drink more than that, I think this might be up my alley. Lets say on average, I have 4 Grey Goose martini's a day at $12 a drink + 2 glasses of wine with dinner at $8 a pop, each night + a couple of night-cap cocktails, let's say 3. That's a total of 9 drinks for one day, totaling $100 in booze a day - not including tips! I think this might be the way to go.

 

I don't know if you get premium alcohol as they didn't have that when I cruised; but the drinks are weak so it may be worth it. Everything is measured exactly by gun or by laying shot glass level on a bar mat. There are no straight pours into a glass that I remember. You also can't really make your own drinks in the room so I would have probably used almost everyone one of those drinks from sun up to sundown.

 

The review on this site seams a little more detailed about what to expect as far as the cruise.

www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=10

[Ape]

For those that may have done this, do you have any recommendations on any particular dolphin encounters in Cozumel? it looks like there are a few options at least.

 

Dolphin Discovery at Chankanaab was pretty good. There are different options available once there. I believe we did the push, pull, swim, plus manatees. It was one of the better dolphin swims we've done.

 

Thank you for the response. Now i need to figure out if the minimum age requirement is just for the dolphin experience or what because I would like to bring my kids under 5 along and just have them hang out with a relative that's not doing the encounter and just let them play on the beach or something

[SharkTums]

^It's a giant resort, there is usually a "Non-participant" price which gets you transportation and admission into the facility. Once there, there is plenty for non-dolphin people to do.

 

Laqueefa - That's a short, SoCal people cruise, on Carnival. Unless this is your BEST FRIEND EVER, decline the invitation and send them a nice gift.

[laqueefa]

Laqueefa - That's a short, SoCal people cruise, on Carnival. Unless this is your BEST FRIEND EVER, decline the invitation and send them a nice gift.

 

Unfortunately, it's family, so ditching isn't an option. Trust me, as soon as I saw it was a Carnival I tried to think of a way out. Pretty sure I'm going to max out that 15 drinks a day just to deal with the SoCal people.

[laqueefa]

Klassy! http://gizmo.do/lIHKPaO

Carnival Cruises to Pay $40 Million Fine for Secretly Dumping Shit Water Since 2005

[Guy T. Koepp]

Fu@k them! They should have to pay a lot more than that. What about criminal charges for the people in management who knew this was going on.

 

Shameful!

[Rill'o'beily]

This is a real weird question but...

 

Are cruise line websites as difficult everywhere else as they are here in Finland? It's all overly complicated and unclear, you have to dig deep to find the simplest answers and you can't reserve online pretty much unless you're a 4 person group of age 25+ adults, otherwise you have to reserve it through their phone-service???