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I think they would crumble without us. 🤷🏻‍♀️ At least I know we have everything we need this way.

Fr. This isn't something to celebrate. What else was he doing while she packed? Chores? Watching the kids? 🤔

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Thank you for watching! I don’t doubt you will have a blast. We have some more splendor vlogs and tips coming up soon. ☺️

Thank you ☺️

I still party too hard for Princess but I will be trying them next year. Carnival from the states is a must do for us too, most likely out of Galveston or New Orleans.

Yeah I know, it’s sad and I had the brief ‘is it worth it?’ Moment but there is still 9 months of sailings and two more for cruises for us so that’s why I did it. The sugar bar looks amazing but I always skip it because of my dairy allergy. I do love that they always have at least one option I can have though. Thank you for signing, he has just had his federal petition pass today so I’m going to promote that one now. We are doing 15th of November so we just miss you.

Thank you. I’m glad you are enjoying my videos so far. Explorer will be missed but thankfully it sounds like the restaurants are staying after they transition to Carnival.

@@CruiseCrazedFam oh really so waterfront is staying. That’s good news.

As far as we know so far yes. I recently did a video on the changes or changes that won’t be happening.

@@CruiseCrazedFam oh ok I think I missed that video but I will have a look, thanks Ami for keeping us all cruise fans informed. Keep it up👍

@@Joanneklonarisplease do! 😁

Thanks girl. I forgot to mention how awesome the DJ was 😜

Hahaha, it’s amazing how that works isn’t it. 😂

Thank you for watching and glad to hear you are finding them helpful. As soon as you get onboard, switch to the ship wifi, log in to the app and book your restaurants straight away. Unsure how busy they will be but on our cruise they weren’t too busy and we had incredible service. The Blue Room and the Explorer Hotel are great nighttime spots. They basically keep going as long as the crowd it there. I haven’t made it to close so not sure if/what cut off time is. All I can say is go there with an open mind and get involved. Enjoy every moment. Your first cruise will always be a special one. 🫶

Thanks for watching! Mini suite would be ideal! I’m excited to do the 80s cruise. We booked it when we heard she was being scrapped because we new it would be our last chance without having to fly.

Thank you! I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

Thank you for watching! The one we did in February was a comedy cruise but it was so short we only made it to one show. The other one was also a comedy show but Allira got sick so we barely left the cabin at all. We have another one in December. Depending on the kids how many comedy shows we will make it to on that one.

@@CruiseCrazedFam Thanks for that .. looking forward to more reviews

It’s been a week. Let me back on a ship!!!

It was my 40th birthday cruise? I was wearing the sparkly pink hat embarkation day?

Thanks for watching. I would assume they would change to Carnival’s Camp Ocean. It’s all guessing right now though. My son is 11 and hasn’t got much interest in a lot of the activities but he loves making friends there.

I don’t think my kids could sit still that long, haha: it’s a great idea though. Worth looking into.

@CruiseCrazedFam Ur kids will crush after 10 or they will be busy with ipad however u can always give it a go

@@victorkhalil1050 will look into it. Thank you

Thank you for watching. That’s a great price. I’ve never heard of travel zoo, I might look into it. We generally stay near the airport at the Stamford plaza for around $250 rather than paying over $500 near circular Quay. It saves us money but it really is the flights x 4 that gets us.

@CruiseCrazedFam watch my follow up msg detailing how u can cut Ur travel to syd by more than half travelzoo is lot bigger than Ur average travel company it may be bigger than flight center I think but read google info abt them good luck

Thanks for watching. With the lack of competition it’s quite likely.

Thank you for watching! It was only a 2-day cruise so we didn’t get too many chances to watch the comedy shows so I can’t remember exactly but we did see an evening show on the first night but we decided to go to the Gatsby party the second night so I can’t remember what the comedy schedule was. We have another one in December so I will make sure I pay more attention to it.

Thank you 😊

I don’t think they have announced that yet. So far all I know is the new blue paint job to match the rest of the fleet and general maintenance. I’m keen to see what changes are made too.

Hopefully remove the pink donuts lol 😂 will look great with the blue paint job

@@crawf1993ify the pink donuts have grown on me… haha

@@CruiseCrazedFam hahaha well I guess that makes her unique

Absolutely!

Yeah it’s bad enough here, I really feel for you guys in Perth. Unfortunately you have little to no cruise options locally.

Thanks for watching. At this stage, apart from the weeks of dry dock for changes in March and the cancellation of Pacific Explorer, the itineraries are unchanged. Carnival and P&O generally do similar itineraries anyway.

Thank you for watching and I’m glad you found it helpful. Grinchmas in July? We are really wanting to do that ourselves. Have so much fun guys!

@@CruiseCrazedFam I'll let you know how it goes should be a lot of fun

@@cody8578 I know you will have a ball! 🛳️😁

Hahahah same

Thanks guys!

I agree, they definitely do. Possibly they will but it won’t be until the next dry dock which would be at least 3 years from now I would say. I think they will see how it goes as is first.

Thank you for watching! Yes, I believe we need to keep the conversation happening to try to push change and make it happen. Great question. I personally don’t know much about the players club but Carnival have their own one so I guess you will start again on their ships. Will be worth looking into though for sure.

@@CruiseCrazedFam you welcome stay warm

@@CruiseCrazedFam you welcome stay warm

@@victorkhalil1050 thank you! You too. 🥶

I did hear that! I could imagine how shattering that would have been for many of you since most would have booked for the ‘Elvis’ theme. I guess they wanted to change it to a farewell cruise since it’s the last sailing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Sounds like even less. It’s a shame, we don’t have a single purpose made for Carnival Ship. Splendor is the closest but even she was originally made for Costa.

Thanks for watching. They say they will remain the same but let’s face it, there won’t be competition and when there’s no competition prices generally do rise.

Of course they closed P O down because it was to expensive to run the ship's they're all about the money not the customer's just the money

Thank you for watching. If you think about it, P&O need their own call centre, management and training teams, branding and marketing. Carnival taking over them eliminates all those costs. Most likely it will probably also cost jobs within Australia too. It’s a loss for Australia in that aspect for sure.

Thank you! Late night videos after work… 🥴 Been so much happening in Aussie cruising though! 🫨

@CruiseCrazedFam Yep. Certainly a lot happening.

So look like no more going under the Sydney harbour bridge

@@petercerjanec6051 I don't this that will change, they altered the ship especially so they will keep that the same so that they can use White Bay I would say.

@@debandmattchat sooooo much!

Thank you for watching! Yes, they can cater for allergies at the Dr suess breakfast. Silly me edited out the pancake incident. Basically first time we went they catered to our allergies well and still made the effort to ‘jazz up’ the food to theme. Second time they bought us rubber-like gluten free bread and pancakes. They were gross. My son had a meltdown about it…. Wasn’t fun. But, you have done the right thing, fixed time so you have the same waiter. Each night you will pre-order dinner and breakfast and generally they cater pretty well, it’s just hit and miss depending on who’s working. My last cruise was on the Luminosa and I had no issues. I also like to make sure I call or email so they know in advance too.

Thank you for watching. I forgot about Holland America! I thought we were missing a cruise line. I also didn’t include Disney. I’m unsure about changes to their itineraries.

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

He was mine too! I actually have videos as well!!! I have some great videos on my CZcams and IG reels too. He was awesome!

Thanks for watching! Honestly, it’s great fun for all but plenty to keep the kids entertained for sure. I have sailed with Carnival without kids twice and had so much fun… but adult fun. 🍸💃🏻 Either way they are great.🛳️

Thanks for watching. That’s great to hear. Come to think of it, I was on Luminosa in March and they were pretty good with my allergies. I don’t remember having any issues on there with the food, in fact I really enjoyed the food. Might be harder for you at the buffet since most of the food will be high sodium. When you go to the buffet, look for the stand that says ‘menu mate’ and they’ll help you out.

Thank you for watching! I agree, there are still some good deals but they aren’t as cheap as they were post pandemic. I was on the Pacific Explorer in February too and noticed the same. I mentioned the state of the ship with some videos on my video about the Carnival takeover. She has seen her days. Definitely CCL, RCCL & Princess all have a solid place here in Australia.

I don’t know too much about Ambassador, but from what I have seen they didn’t change Pacific Dawn much so I think she would slot in nicely with the fleet. I haven’t given up yet, we certainly can’t find deals like we got last year but unfortunately that’s because the demand is driving it up. Some cruise lines seem to be taking the Mickey with their pricing though. For us as a family of 4 it’s still cheaper than a land holiday.

Thank you Adrian! I’m tying to get like you. 😜 Means a lot you watched my video.

@@CruiseCrazedFam you’re doing an awesome job!

Means so much Adrian. Thank you. 🙏🏼

Oh how exciting! I’m sure you will quickly learn to love her as much as we do even with her quirky decor. 🤪 Thank you for watching! Feel free to check out my vlogs on her too!

Thank you for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I think I think Carnival is great for all kids… even grown kids 😜💃🏻🍹

It will certainly be interesting to see. Time will tell I guess

Oh that’s a exciting! I might see you there then! 😁

@@CruiseCrazedFam we are going on the 13th of October 😊

@@crawf1993ify I will see you there then! We have a large group of family on that one. Can’t wait!

@@CruiseCrazedFam yeah definitely! 😊 will be great

@@crawf1993ify make sure you come say hi if you see me. 😁

Thank you for watching!!! Our Princess cruise is only 2 days reposition so there should be minimal time for them to get bored. I agree that often the children can be better behaved than adults. I have seen the same information about the loss of 40% capacity and it’s shattering. I really hope CLIA can work with the government to start attracting ships again rather than pricing them out. It is looking dire.

You’re welcome! I just saw you are from Melbourne too? Such a sad situation for Melbourne cruisers right now. 😭

@@CruiseCrazedFam It is but here is hoping that Station Pioer can get their act together and Carnival keeps some of the themed cruises... could we collaborate at some point?

@@THEDOWNUNDERCRUISERS they had better! It makes no sense. I guess they don’t see the cruise/tourism income potential. Apparently CLIA help to point them in the right direction. Apparently Australia has lost 40% of our cruise capacity recently. 😩

@@THEDOWNUNDERCRUISERS btw, definitely keen to collaborate!

Haha, that’s so funny. My parents are Princess fans and after I dropped them off for their last cruise dad text me and said they were the youngest ones there and they are early 60s. 😂 With P&O ending it’s definitely end of an era. 😢