Carnival breeze fun times1/16/2024 DO NOT pack beverages in your checked luggage. All beverages MUST be packed in your carry-on bag or carried onto the ship with you. Note that no plastic bottles of water or other beverages are allowed. Carnival currently allows one bottle of wine and up to a dozen cans or boxes (12 oz or less) of sparkling water, soda, energy or protein drinks, juice, and milk per person. Any allowed beverages you plan on bringing onboard.Want to sample every cake on the buffet (always me)? Better pack some extra loose buffet pants and Tums. Want to relax with a book? Stash one in your carry-on. Want to hit a hot tub or pool right away? Make sure to pack a swimsuit in your carry-on bag (or wear one under your clothes). ![]() Anything you’ll need to enjoy the ship from the time you board until your stateroom is ready.What are the items you absolutely must have to survive for the length of your cruise and to get home afterward that are not available to purchase in an onboard shop? Think passport/birth certificate, insurance card, credit card, prescription medications, cell phone, computer, any items you may need for work, etc. Play out the worst-case scenario here – your checked bags get lost and you never receive them. There are 3 categories of things you should think about when packing your carry-on bag. That means it’s important to pack your carry-on bag wisely. If you’re new to cruising, you may not realize that your stateroom won’t typically be accessible to you until 1:30-2:00pm and your checked luggage may not be delivered until late in the afternoon or early evening. Why? Because instead of being able to check your large luggage pieces with a porter who will transfer them onto the ship for you where they will be delivered to your stateroom door, you will be responsible for transporting all your luggage through security, up the ramp, onto the ship, and to your cabin. Unless you’re considering a career as a cruise ship luggage porter or are trying to squeeze in one last pre-cruise Crossfit workout, don’t arrive under two hours prior to your ship’s sail away time. Each person’s boarding pass should be printed on a separate sheet of paper. Secure your luggage tags to your bags in advance using packing tape or staples or you can purchase special plastic protective tags online HERE:īonus tip: Do not print your boarding passes double-sided. Once checked in, print your boarding passes and luggage tags. Then pull up your reservation and keep refreshing the page until it allows you to check in at midnight. Then, regardless of where you live in the world, set your alarm for 11:55pm Eastern Standard Time on the night before your check in date (so because I live in Seattle and we’re on PST, I set my alarm for 8:55pm on the night before my listed check-in date). The key is to pull up your reservation online and look to see when your check-in date is – it’s usually 14 days prior to the sail date. Okay so who else, when flying on Southwest, goes online to check in 24 hours and 5 minutes before your scheduled departure time in order to hit the “check-in” button on repeat until either your finger falls off or you score a spot in the A group without having to pay extra? Me too!Īnd, if so, you’re already well trained to check in properly for your cruise! Just like on Southwest, the sooner you check in online for your cruise on your designated check-in date, the earlier your assigned arrival time will be at your embarkation terminal and the earlier you’ll get to board your ship. Complete your pre-cruise documents online, pre-purchase add-ons, and enroll your kids in Camp Ocean. So, here are my… 10 Pro Tips For a Fast and Smooth Embarkation Day on your Carnival Cruise 1. Because embarkation should be all about embarrassing your kid with uncoordinated 90’s dance moves across the threshold and gorging on buffet cake, not spending hours waiting in line to check in, only to wait in line to board, only to wait in line to eat lunch standing up because you can’t locate an empty table. In that spirit, today’s lecture will cover my pro tips for a fast and smooth embarkation. ![]() If you’re booked on an upcoming Carnival cruise you should anticipate large crowds and take steps to minimize waiting in line and packed venues. ![]() ![]() Bad for those of us who have grown accustomed to no lines, waking up at 10am to a wide selection of vacant, prime loungers, and dining rooms so empty they feel like Applebee’s at 3pm on a Monday during a blizzard. Good for shareholders and the future of the cruise industry. Having just debarked from a spring break cruise on the Carnival Panorama where there were more children peeing, I mean swimming, in the main Lido pool than fish in the sea below them, I’m here to report that the days of low occupancy cruising on Carnival are officially over.
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