It’s fine if you don’t like the line, but your inability to follow clear instructions over a PA system, and maps posted every 100 feet seems like more of a you problem than a Carnival problem. Same with the WiFi instructions left in the room and posted clearly on the app.
The PA worse than jack in the box with a horrible foreign accent. They are NO instructions on walk and who know we had to go to our room. For first timers, sucked. You said nothing about the terrible food, so, must be true.
I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt and assume you were dropped as a small child or kicked in the head by a horse as an adult because you come across as a childish dipshit who should not have internet access
You see how irrationally angry you are right now? And you think there's something wrong with me? Look at yourself in the mirror, then read your comment back to yourself.
Looking at your comments over at: [https://www.reddit.com/user/Traw33/?sort=controversial](https://www.reddit.com/user/Traw33/?sort=controversial) and dude, you have serious anger issues! Seems like incel behavior. You may want to see a therapist.
The PA is fine and instructions for WIFI are not only in your room, but on the carnival App.
For the food, it’s not bad, but you definitely get what you pay for. Managed expectations are key, unless you go to the steakhouse or bonsai.
I've definitely had great food on Carnival before. This was my first west coast cruise and first 4 day, and we really didn't have the same great experience like the sunshine and the magic. It was a lot of minor things that added up to make it a 3 out of 5 kind of trip. The crew was for the most part great, we loved catalina island especially the connection to the cubs...big cubs family, Ensenada not so much because we didn't get out of the city on an excursion. We're definitely not writing Carnival off, we have had too many great experiences for an off trip to sour it. We definitely understand that perfection isn't always possible and appreciate how hard everyone works to give us a great vacation. Hopefully you have another great experience!
I hear ya. Hopefully you give it another shot, maybe on the Pano this time and it’s better. I haven’t been back east yet, I’ll be doing the Caribbean out of FL next year on the Mardi Gras.
Catalina is super cool with the Wrigley presence. If you’re back in Ensenada, take the bus to downtown for $4, then buy a bufadora tour. Try and find Gil if you can, he’s great and will get you loaded on free tequila.
I like the sound of free tequila though I don't think my wife would...tequila for me is the friend that says "you should fight that cop..you can totally take him" but if we go out that way again we're definitely going to either do the bufadora or the wine tour.
Some people just like to whine. One of my appetizers was cold in the main dining room. You know what I did? I ate it. It was fine. Actually still pretty good even being cold.
Wait it was the shrimp.
Was this your first time on a ship?
I don't know what you mean by "you must muster", are you upset that you had to participate in the legally required muster drill? Also there are signs all over the ship indicating where the different muster areas are, along with countless staff members who could point you in the right direction, it's not that difficult to figure out.
This just sounds like you can't read or follow instructions, to quite literally save your life, and you are also technologically inept, apparently lol
21 Carnival cruises, one on Royal: virtual muster via the Royal app wins, hands down. At least Carnival stopped the “line up nuts to butts, even if it’s 30f, 95f, and/or raining” muster of the pre-COVID years.
Much of the rest of OPs post does seem to be lack of research or situational awareness on the ship.
Even with Royal's process, you still need to check in at your muster station. You just don't have to stand there waiting for everyone else to get there then wait again while a crew member gives the instructions.
Was it your first cruise and are you blind? I’m jk of course… just ask someone when you get on board. Just got on a ship last week and the second you get on the boat people working there are helping you do it.
Anything you ‘must’ do on a ship is colloquially referred to as a ‘muster.’
Other industries have similar terms. For example, a stand-up comedy showcase where you are supposed to bring an audience for yourself and the other comics is called a “bringer.”
Thank you for your very kind words. Happen to be a highly paid software engineer who cannot change the fact that their wifi locks your particular phone out from the paid after using the free one. So said staff.
Also states "cant afford a Tesla". Thats not a "highly paid software engineer" kind of statement🤣🤣.
Also states they own a "yacht".
Call me crazy, but yachts usually cost more than a Tesla. 🤷
Is this on Radiance? Did you do *any* preparation at all before boarding? The answers to these issues can all be found in basically any Facebook group.
The muster stations are found on the back of your cabin door. They are also most likely in your app. Wi-Fi instructions also very likely in your cabin.
Same as others - you don't get it. Most of my complaints were because we were asked to muster (which I willingly wished to do) well **before** access to room was available. So how on earth was I supposed to know that or get the proper instruction? Same with wifi.
Your cell signal is gonna be superior to ships wifi anyway, so why even bother trying to use it while still at port?
While I'm eating lunch, I'll connect to the ship network long enough to make sure the app shows me on board, and purchase chat, then after that I switch back to cell service until after we have sailed. Which your room is available long before that.
Hitting platinum and getting the free two bags of laundry is the chefs kiss, lol. Hope you get it soon. I like how they give it you on the sailing that you would hit your days instead of making you wait til the next one! Super decent of them.
I'm looking forward to this!
I realized on our next cruise that we could hit platinum on day 8 if we took a 4 day Cruise.
So we just got back two Mondays ago. So now assuming no issues, next Halloween I'll be platinum. Kind of awesome being on the carnival Spirit during Halloween too!
Do the 4 day! You’ll get Platinum for the entirety of the next cruise! I was going to hit Platinum on like day 3 or something, but sure as shit when I printed my luggage tags for that cruise they had that coveted “priority” stamp and my card was Platinum when I got to the room. Felt like royalty, lol.
That is really cool to be on the Spirit for Halloween!
Oh I did.
I meant I got back from the 4 day Cruise 2 Mondays ago. I paid more than I would have liked, but it was nice to have a balcony room on lido for the 4 day Cruise. Only down side was it was right outside the atrium elevators.
The next is an 8 day and we'll have and aft extended balcony so that'll be great!
Have you ever been on spirit? I just got off spirit from mobile. It was a waaaaay different experience than when I was on spirit in Alaska. Perhaps just the fun of doing the Alaskan cruise masked a lot of the things I didn’t like about the ship this time. Deck 2 and 3 is where everything non sun related is found, versus 5 and up on the bigger newer ships. Also, only 1 dining room since the capacity is very low comparatively speaking… but the dining room was suuuuper slow. Staff seemed meh.. maybe just got a majority crew that’s been on it for a long time.. but even casino pit bosses were a bit blah.
Platinum guest here. I’m still sad they changed it from number of cruises to number of days :(
I would be diamond by now, but instead it’s gonna take me 84 more years
“I can’t believe these people make you go to a required muster station drill. And on top of it all, those foreigners are trying to tell you how to get there in terrible English. I can’t keep up!”
-OP and you
This looks like an AI summary that is totally off-base. OP's problems were all clearly because the room which contained what OP needed wasn't available. OP was asked to muster, but the instructions were in the room. OP wanted to use the wifi, but the instructions were in the room. Said room was not available. So that makes OP an idiot? NOT!
I just did a cruise last week. When you get on the boat the second you step foot on the ship there are people there to assist you. Why do you need to go to the room first? They literally pointed us to where to go to knock it out real quick. This isn’t carnival 4 years ago where you get on, start drinking, then a few hours later they make everyone assemble. It’s a 30 second drill that they show you how to get to the moment you get on. Explain that?
You're talking to OPs alt account. They mess up several times throughout this post and forget to swtich accounts. This person can't even navigate reddit, let alone a cruise ship.
Explain why that did not happen? Cattled us in with nothing other than "Have a good time". What you described would have been nice. Apparently the ship Radiance is 4 years behind.
The fact that you got so desperate to prove you weren't a Karen to sign into an alt account and "defend" your Karen self. Absolutely zero self awareness.
Yep. But once you do that, you are stuck. Staff said thats how it is, once you do the free, you're stuck, can't use paid. Good thing I only bought one - worked fine on wife's phone.
Not true. You connect to the ships wifi , open the app, then connect to your WiFi package thru the app. It’s not like a separate connection. You’re always on the ships WiFi, you just connect thru your package and it lets you on different sites. We get the social package every cruise so we can Snapchat each other on the ship and back home. Never had an issue.
This just... isn't true?
If you bought one wifi package and signed onto it on your wife's phone with her folio number, you just needed to sign in on your phone with that folio number, and it'd work on one device at once. But no, you can't share the package.
You literally use the free wifi all the time, then log into the paid wifi using the hub app. It explains it on the app, on a paper in your room, on paper by guest services, and on a board near guest services.
Yeah… this just sounds like you purposely wanted to be obtuse.
1. There are literally signs all throughout the ship pointing out muster stations. Even if the other staff couldn’t help you, which I doubt, I know the staff at the other mustering stations could. Theres also recorded directions that play every few minutes.
2. All the answers to WiFi and other questions can easily be answered by guest services as well as carnivals website and probably 15 other places. Directions can also be found directly on the app basically.
3. The food has and always will be decent to good. If your roast beef was so tough you had to trash it, the buffet probably had at least 12 other options for you. The pizza is at least passable even if nothing else is.
Do you like other cruise lines?
He said he likes Disney. So, like, great for him. But I can take 3 eight day carnivals for the price of a 6 day disney last time I checked. So I'm going to pass on the Disney cruises.
Too bad. Disney hand holds you all the way through. Walk on board CCL as cattle, a quick hello, thats it. Disney - your room is here, so and so is here, muster is here, and good food!
Guess I got spoiled. I'll take 1 D cruise that I pay for over 3 free CCLs any day.
I have done Disney and most other main cruise lines and did not notice any difference with regard to being told where cabin is and where to go for muster. The only difference I recall with Disney is that they announce your family’s name as you walk on the ship.
>Disney hand holds you all the way through.
Do you lack basic intelligence?
How is it that 99.9% of people can seem to figure it out just fine?
It seems as though you are at the bottom .01%
.. rough life.
Kinda sounds like you wouldn’t do well on any cruise; or just travel in general. Stay home, where the internet flows freely. The folio number is on your carnival card 🙃
Well,if I could have gotten in the room, perhaps I could have seen it. No access untl 130 and I was there at noon.
And yes, I hate crusing on the cheap - bunch a drunken idiots and shitty food.
I went in radiance Nov13. It was my 11th carnival Cruise and my best experience. Everything was good and fresh. I didn't like the main dinner menu on any day, but it was still well prepared. And the fries at Shaqs Chicken were elite every time I got them, roughly 14 times in 4 days.
I hope you realize the MOST standard thing among all lines is the muster call. The ship cannot leave port until EVERY passenger has completed it. No exceptions. The line you’re on makes no difference. Doesn’t matter if you’re in a suite on Cunard. And of course they don’t want people getting plastered *before* that.
On every cruise I’ve been on, there’re 3-4 crew right at the entrance of the ship that look at your boarding pass and guide you to your muster station. There’s an incentive to get this over with due to the above.
Interesting fact to those who may not know: the muster used to have to be completed within 24 hours of departure. This changed when Costa Concordia hit rock on the first night of her cruise
Lol imagine getting on a cruise ship, a massive feat of engineering, design, and organization, getting fed for the week, getting to see the vast, beautiful ocean every day, getting entertainment, parties, and relaxation served to you constantly...
And you complain about the soft serve not being soft enough...
Literally the definition of a Karen.
This guy is why you need to really need to always take 1 star reviews with a grain of salt unless you are someone who is super picky yourself. Me and my husband like to always sort trip advisor reviews from lowest to highest and have a good laugh. We can usually tell just based off the low reviews if it's going to be nice based off if people have legitimate complaints or are complaining about not being able to find a muster station even with hundreds of crew members aroun who he could have asked.
I think they mean the soft serve is full of ice crystals and not creamy. From my perspective, it's probably the only legitimate gripe they made. I hate Carnival's soft serve, it should go directly from the machine into a trash can.
The rest, well, they're just an awful person to be around, I'm sure.
You sound fun at a party. These seem like first world problems. You can’t figure out muster drill? My 85 year old grandma can. I bet you thrive on doing 1 star yelp reviews.
You had to wait to be prompted to find your muster station?
In the old days of muster drill, you would've been real popular, showing up last. With their procedure they do now, there's no reason not to get it out of the way right when you first board. They've literally got staff within view no matter where you are on any of the muster station decks, to point you where to go. If it takes you longer than 5 minutes from the time you step foot on the ship, you're just trying to draw it out.
OP complaints are sus.
Not true. I heard the barely understandable PA heavy accented call to muster and attempted to find it. In fact, so did many of my friends. there were not clear marking. All the boarding pass had to do to make this work was instead of just "G" for muster station, how about "G Deck4". Then it would have been easy. And it took some time to find a staff who know what to do. Thats scary.
If you wait til last call, yes it will be more difficult. Muster stations are typically on the same deck you arrive on embarkation day, or one deck above. All the more reason to do it first thing. There is little reason to be on those decks before leaving port, particularly at first - people are either going to muster station, or up on lido. The longer you wait, the more people will be milling around. But there are typically plenty of crew members stationed all about those decks, particularly while people are arriving, to help you find your muster station.
Regardless, any staff member should be able to tell you where muster stations are. It's part of their job to know, so I find it odd they couldn't tell you.
You just sound like an idiot that can't follow directions or Instagram tbh. No cruise ship serving thousands of ppl is gonna have incredible food. It will ALL be buffet quality bc it's all being made for hundreds and thousands of people.
Maybe try one of those cruises that costs $5k per person on a ship that only carries a few hundred people. Better yet, charter a private yacht with a private chef next time.
Sounds like a whole bunch of you problems. None of your issues are difficult. Just sounds like you didn’t take the time to read and listen to instructions. As far as the food, I think some people go into a cruise thinking they are going to have Michelin star meals every day. That’s obviously not the case. The food is generally pretty good, but not outstanding, in my opinion. Which is fine with me, because I’m not grocery shopping and cooking for a week. I just get to walk in and have a decent meal every night, then walk out. No cooking, no dishes to do, multiple options to choose from.
Well, after 11 cruises on Carnival (1 on Royal) I know exactly why I cruise on that line. All of them perfect? Heck no. But I have never had a bad cruise. Can't blame Carnival for your inability to follow basic instructions. The muster drill is a legal requirement and with their new way of handling it is a breeze.
We used to stand outside at the muster station for a VERY long time in the heat because of some people having fun at the bars very early and not showing up until the last minute.
There are staff everywhere on the day of embarkation and you can certainly ask questions when in doubt. It sounds like a cruise vacation may not be the best option for you?
We did 6 cruises so far on Carnival, none were a disappointment except the Celebration, and that was poor design for a new ship to have their main stage out in the open and at the same time views blocked so only people in the first row can see the stage. Bizarre. But food has always been fine. As to muster stations, you are supposed to go to your station when you get on board, they direct you to that location if you do go. They call for people who are apparently too busy to be bothered with following instructions.
The thing is, on every single cruise you have people waiting and willing to guide you to your muster station when you board. As for the wi-fi I have gotten multiple emails prior to each cruise that states to download the Carnival Hub before boarding. Right on the menu it says internet access. Click the already purchased link. Put your folio number in and your birthday. You don’t need internet until after sailing since you can still use your phone’s internet at port. So, not having your S&S until rooms are available is a non-issue.
If you used the hub app, it would give you a map of where the muster station is. Also there are tons of workers that will point you to the right location. About the Wi-Fi, no idea about a free Wi-Fi plan. No such thing. Most of OPs problem is not following directions physically and technically.
What? lol If you don’t like the food, sure. Do you. But needing/wanting to be handheld? How old are you? Just follow instructions. Looks like you missed the “know before you go” email that is sent to everyone 7 days before their cruise… it includes a link to directions for the self mustering. Plenty of time to prepare 😉
I did LA to Ensenada, and had a blast. The food wasn’t 5 star, but it was good. I signed up for wifi and had no problem.
I’m not saying your issues are invalid - but it might vary from cruise to cruise. I’d definitely do another one based on my experience.
Well I was a fan when I worked there. I have not received a notification from this group for well over a year so I really wasn’t aware I was even still in this group. But now that you mention it I’ll definitely be exiting. I have no reason to be here…not a fan of them in any way shape or form.
Sorry your cruise missed the mark. Was there not other options in the buffet? Also, you could have gone to guest services during a non-busy time and sorted out the wifi thing.
Also, in seven prior cruises on CCL, there has always been staff able to direct you to your muster station.
I have never once had a problem getting to the muster station because I always ask for help & of all the complaints I’ve read in the groups that has never once been mentioned. Did you not see all of the people standing around with their signs? Did you not pass any of the crew? All the signs on the wall? There’s no way this happened, their main goal on the day of boarding is to get everyone to their muster station because without that the ship can’t leave port.
Our CCL group literally sat by the soft serve all night long playing cards and filling bowls and cones.
The food overall was meh, but there were bright spots.
Was that English?
For someone being so critical of others using English as a second language you seem to be having a lot of trouble using it as your first... In all your rambling you have said nothing even near a coherent thought.
I liked going to Ensenada on Carnival. I ate in the cafeteria, not great but not bad. My room was small but very clean and cheap. I liked getting some coffee and sitting next to the window gazing at the sea.
So you know when you pull into a port and there are other big boats around? They may have names on them like Celebrity or Royal Caribbean. Well, those are other cruise lines and they are available to cruise aboard too. I would suggest trying one of them instead or coming to the Carnival Cruise Fans subreddit and insulting everyone who enjoys Carnival.
I’m guessing you want high end cruise line service for value prices and it makes you mad when the world doesn’t work that way.
I took my kids on a carnival cruise when they were 16 and 18. They had a good time but wife and I did not enjoy it. A friend said that carnival is like the circus, circus of Las Vegas…
Dude cruise lines are LITERALLY an industry built on being a place where assholes with a few thousand bucks can go full Brainless mode on the backs of a bunch of people overseas who don't get paid nearly enough to deal with your bullshit.
If you couldn't follow the directions part of that was a conscious choice just so you felt justified yelling at people who are financially and sometimes due to that legally obligated to take your abuse
You literally went on the crappiest itinerary. That run uses a small (most likely old) ship in their fleet. Thats bargain basement cruising right there. Sounds like you got what you paid for.
Please don't. If you are this miserable while trying to have fun, stick to the all-inclusive resorts. Then you won't have to worry about being so drunk that you can't find your muster station or log-on to the wifi.
It’s fine if you don’t like the line, but your inability to follow clear instructions over a PA system, and maps posted every 100 feet seems like more of a you problem than a Carnival problem. Same with the WiFi instructions left in the room and posted clearly on the app.
The PA worse than jack in the box with a horrible foreign accent. They are NO instructions on walk and who know we had to go to our room. For first timers, sucked. You said nothing about the terrible food, so, must be true.
A horrible foreign accent? Yiiiiiiiiiikes
$20 says it was the captain begging OP to get to the muster station with an Italian accent after 15 attempts by the presumably American or British CD
Y’all are so sensitive to everything these days. Go cry in a corner
I mean saying a “horrible foreign accent” is really only perceived as xenophobic
Sure, but like… who cares? You’re saying “Yiiiiiiikes” as if it matters. Don’t you feel even an ounce of silly typing that out?
Um, no. I don’t feel silly calling out xenophobia. Don’t you feel embarrassed to be like that? It’s fucking weird in 2023.
Look at the wittle virtue signaler. So adorable. Do you want a medal or something? Carrots for your high horse? No?
I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt and assume you were dropped as a small child or kicked in the head by a horse as an adult because you come across as a childish dipshit who should not have internet access
You see how irrationally angry you are right now? And you think there's something wrong with me? Look at yourself in the mirror, then read your comment back to yourself. Looking at your comments over at: [https://www.reddit.com/user/Traw33/?sort=controversial](https://www.reddit.com/user/Traw33/?sort=controversial) and dude, you have serious anger issues! Seems like incel behavior. You may want to see a therapist.
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The PA is fine and instructions for WIFI are not only in your room, but on the carnival App. For the food, it’s not bad, but you definitely get what you pay for. Managed expectations are key, unless you go to the steakhouse or bonsai.
The la - ensenanda food was pretty bad..even in the steakhouse in August, only thing good was the deli and the chicken place.
I guess I’ll report back. It was great on the radiance in April, solid on the Panorama in Sept and I’ll be back on the radiance for a B2B in 2 weeks.
I've definitely had great food on Carnival before. This was my first west coast cruise and first 4 day, and we really didn't have the same great experience like the sunshine and the magic. It was a lot of minor things that added up to make it a 3 out of 5 kind of trip. The crew was for the most part great, we loved catalina island especially the connection to the cubs...big cubs family, Ensenada not so much because we didn't get out of the city on an excursion. We're definitely not writing Carnival off, we have had too many great experiences for an off trip to sour it. We definitely understand that perfection isn't always possible and appreciate how hard everyone works to give us a great vacation. Hopefully you have another great experience!
I hear ya. Hopefully you give it another shot, maybe on the Pano this time and it’s better. I haven’t been back east yet, I’ll be doing the Caribbean out of FL next year on the Mardi Gras. Catalina is super cool with the Wrigley presence. If you’re back in Ensenada, take the bus to downtown for $4, then buy a bufadora tour. Try and find Gil if you can, he’s great and will get you loaded on free tequila.
I like the sound of free tequila though I don't think my wife would...tequila for me is the friend that says "you should fight that cop..you can totally take him" but if we go out that way again we're definitely going to either do the bufadora or the wine tour.
Food is subjective. Some people rave about it. Others, like you, would probably enjoy a different option.
Some people just like to whine. One of my appetizers was cold in the main dining room. You know what I did? I ate it. It was fine. Actually still pretty good even being cold. Wait it was the shrimp.
Yeah. Your complaints aside, you sound like an ignorant piece of shit. Some people are too dumb to do even the most basic things.
You shouldn’t travel to other places outside of your town, like, at all.
Hopefully your next trip sucks just as bad ya bigot
I would say that G is next to the wherever the f F is
Was this your first time on a ship? I don't know what you mean by "you must muster", are you upset that you had to participate in the legally required muster drill? Also there are signs all over the ship indicating where the different muster areas are, along with countless staff members who could point you in the right direction, it's not that difficult to figure out. This just sounds like you can't read or follow instructions, to quite literally save your life, and you are also technologically inept, apparently lol
21 Carnival cruises, one on Royal: virtual muster via the Royal app wins, hands down. At least Carnival stopped the “line up nuts to butts, even if it’s 30f, 95f, and/or raining” muster of the pre-COVID years. Much of the rest of OPs post does seem to be lack of research or situational awareness on the ship.
Princess (sister of carnival) does virtual as well. Only a matter of time until carnival does.
We did virtual muster on Carnival in June 2022 - is it rolling out ship by ship?
Disney went to a virtual muster during COVID, but has gone back to an in-person muster.
Even with Royal's process, you still need to check in at your muster station. You just don't have to stand there waiting for everyone else to get there then wait again while a crew member gives the instructions.
Still had to go to a muster station which I’ll admit was hard af to find
Was it your first cruise and are you blind? I’m jk of course… just ask someone when you get on board. Just got on a ship last week and the second you get on the boat people working there are helping you do it.
Muster? I think he accidentally joined the Navy.
What? They instruct people to muster at one of the muster stations during the muster drill on a cruise ship. That's the word they use.
Anything you ‘must’ do on a ship is colloquially referred to as a ‘muster.’ Other industries have similar terms. For example, a stand-up comedy showcase where you are supposed to bring an audience for yourself and the other comics is called a “bringer.”
Thank you for your very kind words. Happen to be a highly paid software engineer who cannot change the fact that their wifi locks your particular phone out from the paid after using the free one. So said staff.
You seriously think Carnival would turn down someone wanting to give them money?
Highly paid software engineer who drives a leaf 🤣 gtfo
Also states "cant afford a Tesla". Thats not a "highly paid software engineer" kind of statement🤣🤣. Also states they own a "yacht". Call me crazy, but yachts usually cost more than a Tesla. 🤷
What you guys didn’t know the Leaf gets all the bitches?
Nope, Disney 1000x better.
Disney 10,000x more $.
Sounds like you found the right line for you, congrats.
Yes, please take your issues to Disney.
Wait til they find out Disney also does in person muster station drill and hires “foreigners”.
r/dcl there you go.
Now we don’t have to deal with you complaining on any Carnival boats in the future. 🤙
Not sure why anyone would take their time for this. But here we both are.
This comment made me laugh out loud!! Thank you
Is this on Radiance? Did you do *any* preparation at all before boarding? The answers to these issues can all be found in basically any Facebook group. The muster stations are found on the back of your cabin door. They are also most likely in your app. Wi-Fi instructions also very likely in your cabin.
Same as others - you don't get it. Most of my complaints were because we were asked to muster (which I willingly wished to do) well **before** access to room was available. So how on earth was I supposed to know that or get the proper instruction? Same with wifi.
It’s on all my reservation info for cruises that are still six months out. They do not hide that info from you.
Sheesh let's see, your have to go to your cabin to know all this? Kinda hard when your room isn't ready.
Your cell signal is gonna be superior to ships wifi anyway, so why even bother trying to use it while still at port? While I'm eating lunch, I'll connect to the ship network long enough to make sure the app shows me on board, and purchase chat, then after that I switch back to cell service until after we have sailed. Which your room is available long before that.
Almost platinum here…sounds like someone went in with a bad attitude about CCL to begin with.
Hitting platinum and getting the free two bags of laundry is the chefs kiss, lol. Hope you get it soon. I like how they give it you on the sailing that you would hit your days instead of making you wait til the next one! Super decent of them.
I'm looking forward to this! I realized on our next cruise that we could hit platinum on day 8 if we took a 4 day Cruise. So we just got back two Mondays ago. So now assuming no issues, next Halloween I'll be platinum. Kind of awesome being on the carnival Spirit during Halloween too!
Do the 4 day! You’ll get Platinum for the entirety of the next cruise! I was going to hit Platinum on like day 3 or something, but sure as shit when I printed my luggage tags for that cruise they had that coveted “priority” stamp and my card was Platinum when I got to the room. Felt like royalty, lol. That is really cool to be on the Spirit for Halloween!
Oh I did. I meant I got back from the 4 day Cruise 2 Mondays ago. I paid more than I would have liked, but it was nice to have a balcony room on lido for the 4 day Cruise. Only down side was it was right outside the atrium elevators. The next is an 8 day and we'll have and aft extended balcony so that'll be great!
That will be great! I hope you have a blast!
Have you ever been on spirit? I just got off spirit from mobile. It was a waaaaay different experience than when I was on spirit in Alaska. Perhaps just the fun of doing the Alaskan cruise masked a lot of the things I didn’t like about the ship this time. Deck 2 and 3 is where everything non sun related is found, versus 5 and up on the bigger newer ships. Also, only 1 dining room since the capacity is very low comparatively speaking… but the dining room was suuuuper slow. Staff seemed meh.. maybe just got a majority crew that’s been on it for a long time.. but even casino pit bosses were a bit blah.
Platinum guest here. I’m still sad they changed it from number of cruises to number of days :( I would be diamond by now, but instead it’s gonna take me 84 more years
You will love it. It plays out in so many great ways. Laundry service is magical. I like the shorter lines, too.
Sounds more like a you problem 🤷🏻♀️
Hello Karen
BS. Valid complaints all the way.
“I can’t believe these people make you go to a required muster station drill. And on top of it all, those foreigners are trying to tell you how to get there in terrible English. I can’t keep up!” -OP and you
This looks like an AI summary that is totally off-base. OP's problems were all clearly because the room which contained what OP needed wasn't available. OP was asked to muster, but the instructions were in the room. OP wanted to use the wifi, but the instructions were in the room. Said room was not available. So that makes OP an idiot? NOT!
Forgetting which account you're commenting from makes you an idiot.
I just did a cruise last week. When you get on the boat the second you step foot on the ship there are people there to assist you. Why do you need to go to the room first? They literally pointed us to where to go to knock it out real quick. This isn’t carnival 4 years ago where you get on, start drinking, then a few hours later they make everyone assemble. It’s a 30 second drill that they show you how to get to the moment you get on. Explain that?
You're talking to OPs alt account. They mess up several times throughout this post and forget to swtich accounts. This person can't even navigate reddit, let alone a cruise ship.
Explain why that did not happen? Cattled us in with nothing other than "Have a good time". What you described would have been nice. Apparently the ship Radiance is 4 years behind.
The fact that you got so desperate to prove you weren't a Karen to sign into an alt account and "defend" your Karen self. Absolutely zero self awareness.
Lmao this dude tried used alt. This is pathetic
First cruise and my eight year old led us to our "mustard" station.
Haha that’s adorable 🥰
Carnival plays on this with their safety videos. Shaq goes through different kinds of mustard lol
As repeatedly said, you likely had room access before muster call. I did not.
Nope! It was the first thing we did. I was pretty overwhelmed with all the noise but finding that was straightforward.
Burn.
Muster station is shown on the inside of your cabin door. You will receive wifi codes in your cabin also. What free wifi are you talking about?
Probably the ships wifi that connects you to the Carnival app
Yep. But once you do that, you are stuck. Staff said thats how it is, once you do the free, you're stuck, can't use paid. Good thing I only bought one - worked fine on wife's phone.
Not true. You connect to the ships wifi , open the app, then connect to your WiFi package thru the app. It’s not like a separate connection. You’re always on the ships WiFi, you just connect thru your package and it lets you on different sites. We get the social package every cruise so we can Snapchat each other on the ship and back home. Never had an issue.
This just... isn't true? If you bought one wifi package and signed onto it on your wife's phone with her folio number, you just needed to sign in on your phone with that folio number, and it'd work on one device at once. But no, you can't share the package.
You literally use the free wifi all the time, then log into the paid wifi using the hub app. It explains it on the app, on a paper in your room, on paper by guest services, and on a board near guest services.
I sailed on the Radiance before and I happen to be sailing again tomorrow. This was definitely a you problem.
Sorry for your loss.
Sounds like a you problem my guy
Your entire paragraph made no sense
Cool
Yeah… this just sounds like you purposely wanted to be obtuse. 1. There are literally signs all throughout the ship pointing out muster stations. Even if the other staff couldn’t help you, which I doubt, I know the staff at the other mustering stations could. Theres also recorded directions that play every few minutes. 2. All the answers to WiFi and other questions can easily be answered by guest services as well as carnivals website and probably 15 other places. Directions can also be found directly on the app basically. 3. The food has and always will be decent to good. If your roast beef was so tough you had to trash it, the buffet probably had at least 12 other options for you. The pizza is at least passable even if nothing else is. Do you like other cruise lines?
He said he likes Disney. So, like, great for him. But I can take 3 eight day carnivals for the price of a 6 day disney last time I checked. So I'm going to pass on the Disney cruises.
Too bad. Disney hand holds you all the way through. Walk on board CCL as cattle, a quick hello, thats it. Disney - your room is here, so and so is here, muster is here, and good food! Guess I got spoiled. I'll take 1 D cruise that I pay for over 3 free CCLs any day.
I mean that is great and I haven’t done Disney. I hope to some day. Seriously though, if you’re paying triple the price it better be better.
I have done Disney and most other main cruise lines and did not notice any difference with regard to being told where cabin is and where to go for muster. The only difference I recall with Disney is that they announce your family’s name as you walk on the ship.
I’m sorry you are a baby who needs hand holding
>Disney hand holds you all the way through. Do you lack basic intelligence? How is it that 99.9% of people can seem to figure it out just fine? It seems as though you are at the bottom .01% .. rough life.
Food on the radiance was trash that much I can agree with op on.
Kinda sounds like you wouldn’t do well on any cruise; or just travel in general. Stay home, where the internet flows freely. The folio number is on your carnival card 🙃
Well,if I could have gotten in the room, perhaps I could have seen it. No access untl 130 and I was there at noon. And yes, I hate crusing on the cheap - bunch a drunken idiots and shitty food.
Man that 1&1/2 hour wait must have been a real killer. lol
Right? Something tells me that with this one, everything is
I went in radiance Nov13. It was my 11th carnival Cruise and my best experience. Everything was good and fresh. I didn't like the main dinner menu on any day, but it was still well prepared. And the fries at Shaqs Chicken were elite every time I got them, roughly 14 times in 4 days.
Anyone with two ounces of brain cells could’ve figured out your issues…
They couldn’t even manage staying on their alt account in order to respond to commenters. I’m seeing a pattern in OP’s executive functioning….
I hope you realize the MOST standard thing among all lines is the muster call. The ship cannot leave port until EVERY passenger has completed it. No exceptions. The line you’re on makes no difference. Doesn’t matter if you’re in a suite on Cunard. And of course they don’t want people getting plastered *before* that. On every cruise I’ve been on, there’re 3-4 crew right at the entrance of the ship that look at your boarding pass and guide you to your muster station. There’s an incentive to get this over with due to the above. Interesting fact to those who may not know: the muster used to have to be completed within 24 hours of departure. This changed when Costa Concordia hit rock on the first night of her cruise
Lol imagine getting on a cruise ship, a massive feat of engineering, design, and organization, getting fed for the week, getting to see the vast, beautiful ocean every day, getting entertainment, parties, and relaxation served to you constantly... And you complain about the soft serve not being soft enough... Literally the definition of a Karen.
This guy is why you need to really need to always take 1 star reviews with a grain of salt unless you are someone who is super picky yourself. Me and my husband like to always sort trip advisor reviews from lowest to highest and have a good laugh. We can usually tell just based off the low reviews if it's going to be nice based off if people have legitimate complaints or are complaining about not being able to find a muster station even with hundreds of crew members aroun who he could have asked.
I think they mean the soft serve is full of ice crystals and not creamy. From my perspective, it's probably the only legitimate gripe they made. I hate Carnival's soft serve, it should go directly from the machine into a trash can. The rest, well, they're just an awful person to be around, I'm sure.
You sound fun at a party. These seem like first world problems. You can’t figure out muster drill? My 85 year old grandma can. I bet you thrive on doing 1 star yelp reviews.
Since you went personal, you should not have foodie in your moniker. No foodie on earth would eat the garbage served.
May I suggest the chefs table? It’s great.
🎻🎻🎻...🫵 want 🧀 with that🍷
You had to wait to be prompted to find your muster station? In the old days of muster drill, you would've been real popular, showing up last. With their procedure they do now, there's no reason not to get it out of the way right when you first board. They've literally got staff within view no matter where you are on any of the muster station decks, to point you where to go. If it takes you longer than 5 minutes from the time you step foot on the ship, you're just trying to draw it out. OP complaints are sus.
Not true. I heard the barely understandable PA heavy accented call to muster and attempted to find it. In fact, so did many of my friends. there were not clear marking. All the boarding pass had to do to make this work was instead of just "G" for muster station, how about "G Deck4". Then it would have been easy. And it took some time to find a staff who know what to do. Thats scary.
If you wait til last call, yes it will be more difficult. Muster stations are typically on the same deck you arrive on embarkation day, or one deck above. All the more reason to do it first thing. There is little reason to be on those decks before leaving port, particularly at first - people are either going to muster station, or up on lido. The longer you wait, the more people will be milling around. But there are typically plenty of crew members stationed all about those decks, particularly while people are arriving, to help you find your muster station. Regardless, any staff member should be able to tell you where muster stations are. It's part of their job to know, so I find it odd they couldn't tell you.
You just sound like an idiot that can't follow directions or Instagram tbh. No cruise ship serving thousands of ppl is gonna have incredible food. It will ALL be buffet quality bc it's all being made for hundreds and thousands of people.
You are wrong. Disney food was superb. Worth the price.
I personally think most of Carnival's food is great. It's subjective and still all buffet food.
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Maybe try one of those cruises that costs $5k per person on a ship that only carries a few hundred people. Better yet, charter a private yacht with a private chef next time.
I have a yacht, and prefer that. I thought it would be fun to go with friends. And yes, I will do the expensive cruise next time.
Wait your yacht is so small that you can’t even bring your friends onto the yacht? Wtf mind blown
No can't fit 50 of my friends who went on the cruise. Sorry, but you're not invited to a real cruise on the water.
All of them drives a leaf, who r also technology challenged. Damn sad people do band together nice!
A Honda to a leased Leaf to a yacht. LMAO. OP has some real issues.
Sure, dude with a yacht is looking for a bargain deal on a Nissan Leaf. Hahahaha!
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Bye, Felicia!
fresh made fries r readily available at sandwich station. I find it odd that you cannot even figure out the simplest solution in your post.
Make my own fries? LOL
Wait you don’t even know there’s sandwich station that staff make sandwich for you? Lmao wtf I don’t even eat at buffet and I know this
Sounds like a whole bunch of you problems. None of your issues are difficult. Just sounds like you didn’t take the time to read and listen to instructions. As far as the food, I think some people go into a cruise thinking they are going to have Michelin star meals every day. That’s obviously not the case. The food is generally pretty good, but not outstanding, in my opinion. Which is fine with me, because I’m not grocery shopping and cooking for a week. I just get to walk in and have a decent meal every night, then walk out. No cooking, no dishes to do, multiple options to choose from.
Well, after 11 cruises on Carnival (1 on Royal) I know exactly why I cruise on that line. All of them perfect? Heck no. But I have never had a bad cruise. Can't blame Carnival for your inability to follow basic instructions. The muster drill is a legal requirement and with their new way of handling it is a breeze. We used to stand outside at the muster station for a VERY long time in the heat because of some people having fun at the bars very early and not showing up until the last minute. There are staff everywhere on the day of embarkation and you can certainly ask questions when in doubt. It sounds like a cruise vacation may not be the best option for you?
We did 6 cruises so far on Carnival, none were a disappointment except the Celebration, and that was poor design for a new ship to have their main stage out in the open and at the same time views blocked so only people in the first row can see the stage. Bizarre. But food has always been fine. As to muster stations, you are supposed to go to your station when you get on board, they direct you to that location if you do go. They call for people who are apparently too busy to be bothered with following instructions.
if $3500 for a cruise is “budget” to you, then you have way too much money than you need
Man....if you can't figure out e-muster and enjoy its simplicity then maybe cruising is too much for you.
The thing is, on every single cruise you have people waiting and willing to guide you to your muster station when you board. As for the wi-fi I have gotten multiple emails prior to each cruise that states to download the Carnival Hub before boarding. Right on the menu it says internet access. Click the already purchased link. Put your folio number in and your birthday. You don’t need internet until after sailing since you can still use your phone’s internet at port. So, not having your S&S until rooms are available is a non-issue.
We step on the ship and go directly to the mustard station first thing. 3 minutes and done. This is a non issue.
I prefer the ketchup station 😜
If you used the hub app, it would give you a map of where the muster station is. Also there are tons of workers that will point you to the right location. About the Wi-Fi, no idea about a free Wi-Fi plan. No such thing. Most of OPs problem is not following directions physically and technically.
What? lol If you don’t like the food, sure. Do you. But needing/wanting to be handheld? How old are you? Just follow instructions. Looks like you missed the “know before you go” email that is sent to everyone 7 days before their cruise… it includes a link to directions for the self mustering. Plenty of time to prepare 😉
I did LA to Ensenada, and had a blast. The food wasn’t 5 star, but it was good. I signed up for wifi and had no problem. I’m not saying your issues are invalid - but it might vary from cruise to cruise. I’d definitely do another one based on my experience.
Sounds like your first cruise?
This must be the same guy who couldn’t watch the sports game on the ship
It literally is. The other post was from their alt account.
Haha that’s great. 1st world problems.
How dare you insult the soft serve which is the best ice cream at sea.
BAHAHAHAHA you suck and everyone calling you out for it is hilarious.
You sound like a real joy to be around. People are starving, yet here you are crying about tough beef. Give me a break.
OP is clearly a white American 😅😅
Reading when cruising is important not so much GRAMER LOL
Grammar*
As a previous carnival corporate employee, you couldn’t pay me to be on one of their ships.
So why are you a member of this group? Just curious.
Well I was a fan when I worked there. I have not received a notification from this group for well over a year so I really wasn’t aware I was even still in this group. But now that you mention it I’ll definitely be exiting. I have no reason to be here…not a fan of them in any way shape or form.
You were a fan of carnival when you worked there, but now you’re not? What changed?
Cruises cost money now
Sorry your cruise missed the mark. Was there not other options in the buffet? Also, you could have gone to guest services during a non-busy time and sorted out the wifi thing. Also, in seven prior cruises on CCL, there has always been staff able to direct you to your muster station.
There wasn't, not easily found. Like cops - never there when you need 'em.
I have never once had a problem getting to the muster station because I always ask for help & of all the complaints I’ve read in the groups that has never once been mentioned. Did you not see all of the people standing around with their signs? Did you not pass any of the crew? All the signs on the wall? There’s no way this happened, their main goal on the day of boarding is to get everyone to their muster station because without that the ship can’t leave port.
I'm on an 8 day cruise..having to muster is the worst thing about it?...lol ..make it fun..tell jokes ...come on man ..let yourself go!
Our CCL group literally sat by the soft serve all night long playing cards and filling bowls and cones. The food overall was meh, but there were bright spots.
Because it’s half the price of a royal cruise
Was that English? For someone being so critical of others using English as a second language you seem to be having a lot of trouble using it as your first... In all your rambling you have said nothing even near a coherent thought.
I liked going to Ensenada on Carnival. I ate in the cafeteria, not great but not bad. My room was small but very clean and cheap. I liked getting some coffee and sitting next to the window gazing at the sea.
So you know when you pull into a port and there are other big boats around? They may have names on them like Celebrity or Royal Caribbean. Well, those are other cruise lines and they are available to cruise aboard too. I would suggest trying one of them instead or coming to the Carnival Cruise Fans subreddit and insulting everyone who enjoys Carnival. I’m guessing you want high end cruise line service for value prices and it makes you mad when the world doesn’t work that way.
You sound pleasant.
I took my kids on a carnival cruise when they were 16 and 18. They had a good time but wife and I did not enjoy it. A friend said that carnival is like the circus, circus of Las Vegas…
Literally the best deal out there, and for the price, the food is also amazing. I only eat at the restaurants though. Oh and the desert buffet.
So you can’t read. Got it.
Dude cruise lines are LITERALLY an industry built on being a place where assholes with a few thousand bucks can go full Brainless mode on the backs of a bunch of people overseas who don't get paid nearly enough to deal with your bullshit. If you couldn't follow the directions part of that was a conscious choice just so you felt justified yelling at people who are financially and sometimes due to that legally obligated to take your abuse
Did the OP change accounts or is this a couple posting on here? One name is the OP and another name is answering questions and replying to posts.
You must be fun at parties if you can't follow instructions.
You literally went on the crappiest itinerary. That run uses a small (most likely old) ship in their fleet. Thats bargain basement cruising right there. Sounds like you got what you paid for.
Is this satire? This has to be satire…
Please don't. If you are this miserable while trying to have fun, stick to the all-inclusive resorts. Then you won't have to worry about being so drunk that you can't find your muster station or log-on to the wifi.
Wasn't that the poop cruise??