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Thanks for the review. Howard

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You should miss spring break with the late April-early May cruise. :grin: Howard

Many ships today have rooms that usually specialize in certain types of cuisine (French, Italian, Steakhouse, Southwest, etc.). You can make reservations to dine in these restaurants on one or more nights instead of the Dining Room. There is an extra charge for dining in these rooms ($10-$25 per person). You suposedly get better food in these restaurants, but I have never dined in any as of now. Usually reviews do say that they are excellent meals, but once in a while you may read something bad. One of these days, we'll try one. Howard

Hello, 1st time cruiser, and welcome to CruiseCrazies! Congrats on your 1st cruise. If you think that your addicted now, just wait till your cruise is over. I'll try to answer most of your questions. First, I have never been on the Carnival Inspiration so I can't answer anything about that ship. I'm sure that there are more than one on the board that has been on that ship. As for weight, my wife and I have never gained more than 2 pounds on any cruise. Just keep active and there should not be too much of a problem. Carnival will charge you a flat fee for the tipping which will go on your final bill. You can adjust how much they take if you don't like the service you got. At the end of the cruise, you may also give extra if you really liked the service. Tips are added directly to the bar bill as you sign for it. BTW, use any credit card you like. They take most cards, and it doesn't have to be a Carnival card. As for dress codes, the only thing that you don't see in the dining room at dinner is shorts, but maybe I'll let one of the young ladies on the board give you dress advice. Enjoy the anticipation. It is all part of the cruise experience. When you get back, and book your next cruise, the anticipation doesn't get any less. :grin: Howard

Welcome home, Charlene. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. :grin: Howard

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There is a web sit for them, and they say that trhere are lockers. Here's the page: BLUE LAGOON ISLAND Howard

Thanks for the wonderful review, mgm445.I tmakes it hard not to want to go on a cruise like that eveytime. I'm happy you enjoyed it so much. :grin: Howard

Welcome, funtocruise. We were in Alaska toward the end of June last year. It was our best cruise yet (out of 5). We were on the Island Princess, and would highly recommend it to anyone. Of course, if you read the reviews of almost any cruiser who went to Alaska, you won't find very many who didn't love the ship they were on. Alaska tends to be a little older crowd than Caribbean cruises. There is much more sight-seeing and much less partying. We did a seven day cruise and a six day land tour, which I would highly reccomend. It does get pricey, but we figured that we may not ever get back there again. We went through our usual travel agent, and felt that we did pretty well. Howard

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Nice review, pacerzfan. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. :grin: Howard