Does the Carnival Spirit do anything special on the Christmas Holiday cruise?  Thanks in advance.

Hey Debbie, Here's some information for you: 1. What is the Dream cam that I keep hearing about?  I am sailing 12/19/09 on the Dream.  This is the Ship Webcam for the Dream.  I could not find the Webcam Icon on the Dream's page, however if you call up the page for the Splendor, there's a Webcam icon you can click ...

My wife, daughter, and my Dad will be sailing with me.  This will be our second cruise on the Spirit and our second cruise with this Cruise Director - Stuart Dunn.  The ship is great and the Cruise Director is a lot of fun.  See you on board!

Your carry on luggage can be larger than an airline "carry on" bag.  Basically, if it fits through the X-ray machine you can bring it on yourself.  Carnival states in their literature, "...you may elect to bring your own bags on board if they do not exceed 24"w x 16"h.".  The other thing to remember is ...

Thanks for the info.  A couple of years ago I was on a cruise during Halloween and didn't realize that they were having a costume contest.

Does anyone know if Carnival in general, or on the Spirit in particular, does anything special on the Christmas Holiday cruise?  Thanks in advance.

Yes, the message is real.  I received a similar call last July.  My guess is that they are trying to stagger the number of people, so that everyone doesn't show up at once.  If it gets too crowded, you'll spend more time waiting in lines.  When I showed up a my appointed time it took about 30 minutes to board the ...

I have not seen any self-service in the dining room for any of the meals.

I did the Extreme Canopy last July and it was great!  I've zipped in Alaska and Cabo and the one in Puerto Vallarta was the best.  The other poster who did not like it was not on the Extreme Canopy tour. 

Hey Dotti105,  Nothing is ever as good as it's supposed to be.  Anyway, for 40,000 points you should be able to get an interior cabin on a 4-day weekend or 5-day Bahamas or Western Caribbean cruise.  Or an ocean view on a 3 or 4-day Bahamas or Baja cruise.  Or you can get discounts; for 25,000 points a minimum of $150 ...