Boo!!! What a disappointment on the slot selection. And $500 in one hour? Dang, I guess it saved you money by being delayed.
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Boo!!! What a disappointment on the slot selection. And $500 in one hour? Dang, I guess it saved you money by being delayed.
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The worst part was the above slot game I retriggered 3 times. I had 30 spins and usually would have been handpay close. Most wins with multiplier of 5X, 8X, or 10X are around 50-90 for even just 4 of a kinds. Mostly dead spins. I’m awake and out smoking. For us smokers, NOLA going smoke free is a definite deterrent.
Got a river view room and we have watched the cruise ships come in all morning. It’s not a Vegas View, but I am happy with it. I love the excitement of the “little things” in my kids eyes! The nice rooms, the view of their cruise ship, and room service. I think being Vegas spoiled we forget about how awesome some of the perks of being a gambler actually are for the money we lose. Oh, forgot to mention had a nice lady come introduce herself to me last night while I was playing...she called me Miss Heather. Lol She said if I needed anything she’s from VIP services, just to give her a call or stop in host office? Kinda odd as she also called to welcome me before we arrived yesterday. Probably didn’t leave the best impression with my appearance last night! Hoodie and sweats! Bwahaha
My kids are eating on the beds....https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...854844f6a5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...42a37ecd1a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ce8f71468a.jpg
Guess what this chica is going to do now??? Get a shower and call and see if I can get my hair did somewhere! Lol Feeling lazy and this humidity I look like Pippi Longstockings.
So sorry you had such terrible flight experience. That shit is so much worse when you have kiddos with you. But glad to see you made it with your sense of humor intact :)
It's been awhile, but I have never liked Harrahs NOLA. There is something depressing about it to me, and the no smoking thing makes it even less appealing. But it is a wonderful port to cruise from, and I love that river view! Get that hair all prettied up, and have a nice relaxing day today.
Sorry just catching this have a great time on the cruise and in Nola!
I gambled yesterday for just a few hours and lost $1000 without getting a single bonus or win over $30. I had no problem calling it a wrap until cruise. It was disgusting. Should be able to see our ship soon as the sun comes up, out my hotel window. Kids went exploring yesterday. Goofballs! We ended up cancelling Antoine’s as a few of our dinner party had too much booze. Not me! I actually only had a Corona and a piña colada the entire day. We ended up eating at Dragos because it was so close to Harrahs. It was just ok, nothing to write home about...but that’s what I’m doing! Bwahaha https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7c4f695f28.jpg My son had to buy weird shit....https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...76703ccefe.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fe654c76d0.jpg Having conversations with statues. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6492ae6dac.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c615279ec0.jpgCharbroiled oysters and raw oysters with French bread..sorry started eating before I remembered.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...875793bf64.jpg The Shuckee Duckee rare duck breast with oysters in spiral pasta.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4b3ec6d1d6.jpgFried alligator bites and calamari.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8084be516a.jpgBoudin Stuffed Shrimp.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f105e1456e.jpgSeafood pastahttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6bd7fb4a02.jpgMy son with chicken fingers and fries.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2126ca46d7.jpgCajun Redfish roasted potatoes and collard greens ( mine) lol
Can’t wait to get on that ship!
My son picked out a T-shirt yesterday and he wanted it SO bad, he didn’t read it he just thought it was a Snickers Bar T-shirt...but inside the candy bar wrapper instead of the SNICKERS logo it said STRIPPERS! I would have let him buy it as I thought it was hysterical, but my husband over ruled me! Lol
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...317ad861fd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b43297fc50.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2342180828.jpg Pool at my brothers hotel in French Quarterhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c71c1cc7f6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ca553ba8f3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...995dc0593f.jpg Drunks riding the mechanical bull. Lol
^^^^^Girl had some pipes! Lol
All this report has done is make me rethink a trip to Harrah's NOLA. But then again my low-rolling ways would hopefully make my BR last a little longer. Maybe? But, Dang, not getting to have a ciggie each time I got a bonus would suck a big one! But I guess that was not an issue for you since you couldn't get a bonus. Bwahahaha!! Just kidding! Sorry! [emoji15]
I am with your son on t he food choices. Out of all of the pics I would have gone with the chicken fingers. I am quite the foodie! [emoji3] Looked like a fun day exploring.
Now go Get On That Boat!!!
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Of course kids are having their favorite breakfast in bed...lol https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c362a57470.jpgThey just pick them up and eat them with no syrup...or FORK! ;) I can’t wait to get on the ship.
Your kids are so cute! It looks like they had a blast exploring. The food looked interesting :)
Now I can say it. BON VOYAGE!!
Loving your updates Hoofy, sending good luck wishes for a fun cruise!
Have a great cruise and get that boy a stripper. hhh
Onboard the most redneck cruise Ive ever seen. Grandmas are twerking in a competition already and I’m dying laughing. Gambling in the mighty Mississippi and started with a $100 bill...
You got to take some pics of these grannies twerking! And zeus wouldn't mind a pic or two of some nice looking men by the pool. [emoji7]
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Loving this trip report, you have a comedic writing style that is a very fun read especially with all the accompanying pictures! Have a great cruise!
Just catching up on your TR looks like you are having a fabulous time. Thanks for sharing your NOLA cruise it's on my bucket list. Enjoy your family cruise.
I'm really enjoying your trip report so far Hoofy...more please!!!
The Grannies must have been hitting the Hurricanes hard, HHH. Be thankful you weren't on the Carnival cruise out of Australia, total free for all family ruined the cruise for everyone! They were terrorizing all the passengers :(
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Hi everyone! Sorry it’s taken me so long to update. I wasn’t sure if I should even finish this report as I don’t want to ruin the optimism any of you may have about an already booked cruise on Carnival, but don’t want to leave you hanging either. I’ll start with the port. It was very easy to get on and literally took us 15 minutes to get checked in and to our captains lounge to wait until they allowed us to board. It was much faster than Port Everglades. I was onboard the ship before 11am! Couldn’t ask for an easier process. Unfortunately, that was where the luck ended. Our room wasn’t ready til around 3pm. When I first got into our suite, I looked around and thought the 1970’s threw up in it. Lol Very worn and outdated. Then I noticed the thick dust all around the television. There was only ONE tv in a suite! It was probably only a 32” television too. Boo! Very disappointed. Then I look down and see an open safety pin sticking straight up out of the carpet. THAT would have been a disaster had any of us stepped on it. The other cruise goers were a mix of ages, but totally classless. Now I can sit at a dive bar all day and don’t claim to have the manners of Princess Di or anything, but these people were slobs. Kids running all over raising hell without ANY supervision. Even at the pools where there are no lifeguards. Running on the wet decks...I was stressed watching them. People throwing garbage all over the floors, spilled drinks everywhere.......I just could not believe the difference between Carnival & Princess.
Played in the casino awhile and at first I was doing ok. I got my $100 bill up to almost $600 and felt good about it. Then any luck I may have had departed with the ship leaving port. No matter how much I bet or what machine I tried, I could not win! On the Wonder 4 Tall Towers betting $10.20 a spin, I would open up the tower to the top and not win more than $25! It was brutal and I never saw a single handpay the entire cruise! The slot selection was just ok. No Wonka! Boo Again! There were a lot of the Asian themed slots, but nothing really new. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ef88907f24.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e4f3a7ff91.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4a7573ba48.jpg My biggest hit the entire cruise was $300 and I lost $4000! I should have learned my lesson, but I just kept chasing like an idiot! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...358e5859cf.jpg
The service.....there wasn’t ANY! I would have to walk and walk and walk to find a coffee. If you wanted a drink, you had to wait 20 minutes in line everywhere on the ship. I bought the Bottomless Bubbles drink package and it was a complete waste of money. They also print a receipt for every single drink...even bottled water....and you have to sign it each and every time you order anything! On Princess, you just handed your card and that was it. Not Carnival! You hand your card, they make your drink, you get your drink and a few minutes later you get a black leather booklet with the cost of your drink and an added 15% gratuity to EVERY drink and are required to sign for it. It really makes the process take so much longer than it should! The wait staff was almost non existent and you pretty much are on your own. There’s no smiling waiter walking around offering to grab you a coffee like on Princess....there are no waiters in the entire buffet on Lido deck! You either have to bring a drink with you or get your own water and lemonaid in plastic cups in the center of the buffet! So having that drink package, you can’t even get a coke or beer to go with your buffet! Another Boo!
The food....I’m sorry to say it was absolutely disgusting, inedible, and I literally went 3 days at a time without eating. Horrible! Again, I’m sorry I can’t give you all anything positive as there was NOTHING good about this cruise. I hate sounding so negative, but it was not the Carnival Dream, but it WAS the Carnival Nightmare!!!
Ok, so obviously you can tell by now that the ship was a nightmare and were not enjoying ourselves at all. So we were all ready to get off the ship and looking forward to our excursions. One thing I really don’t skimp on is the excursions. I make sure to book the more expensive ones at least a few times. I had such a great time on my last cruise booking the catamarans that take you snorkeling, to swim with sea life, and that also include a beach stop with open bar and lunch. It’s always the most expensive excursions you can choose, but in my previous experience, worth every penny. Well we get a note under our door late at night that EVERY single excursion we booked was cancelled due to not enough people! Again, this is all due to the cheap, disgusting people onboard this shitty ship we were on. Out of 4,000 people not enough would spend the money to fill a small catamaran? There were 6 of us booked!!!!! It was so disappointing, my kids were devastated! We had to just wing it at every port. Ruined it for us in every way. We were badgered by sales people soon as we got on the piers, ripped off by taxi drivers on the islands, and just not at all what we envisioned. The first stop was Jamaica and if one more person stopped me trying to get me to pay them to put braids in my hair.....I was gonna lose it. Jamaica was a shit hole! Dirty and poverty everywhere. We ended up just going to Margaritaville on our own instead of the cancelled excursion. It was fine, but nothing special. Cost us more money since nothing was included than it would have if the excursion hadn’t been cancelled. There was a nice play area with water slides into the ocean and a DJ. Had a few drinks and just watched the kids swim. Even in the bar, locals were trying to sell you junk. Montego Bay is definitely off my list of future travel destinations. Lol
Well that sucks I have never been on a cruise and don't want to go this just makes my decision seem better.
I so appreciate your honest feedback Heather. I'm sorry the trip was such a bummer...
Wow Heather! That sounds like an awful experience for the whole family. If theyre lax on the ship about so many things you can see. I wonder what theyre cutting behind the scenes. Thanks for reporting.
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I have to say our last cruise on Princess was incredible. The gambling was just as tight, but we had an amazing time. The ship was beautiful, food was delicious most of the time, and the service was top notch. It was night and day different onboard this one. I highly recommend the Royal Princess foamy. I’d go again anytime on that ship. But Carnival I wouldn’t get on that hell on water ship if they paid me $5000 a day! Lol
So sorry the cruise was that bad especially the excursions getting cancelled. Thanks for the report and pictures!
The Cayman Islands are beautiful. My entire family was seriously contemplating abandoning ship, and swimming up to this yacht! It was named Vibrant Curiosities and an absolute dream yacht! We were hoping they would take us in when they saw all four of us looking like starving and battered refugees! Bwahaha Must be nice, huh???https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1ae7be5c9a.jpg
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Our room photos, the kids were having more fun playing iPads than exploring the ship. lol Oh, while they were swimming in the pool onboard, crew came over and closed down the pool. I figured out why as soon as we got back to our cabin. My poor kids had chemical ( salt) burns all over their sensitive skin areas from it being set too high! They never bothered to tell us why they closed it. Luckily my daughter told me that her skin was burning, so we immediately threw both of them in our tub to get the salt off them. It was raw the rest of cruise! Just absolutely unacceptable! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...49c5028706.jpg
Sorry you had a bad cruising experience. I have never done Carnival but have done Princess several times. Thanks for the report!
So sorry Hoofy on the poor experience you all had on your cruise.
You live and learn. We definitely had lots of family togetherness in our room, snuggled up shivering with fevers, fighting over the toilet...Bwahaha! Now that’s family bonding! ;)
Sorry it was such a disappointment. I know another person who loves to cruise who had an awful experience on Carnival. No cruising for me! You had better plan a make up trip to LV. [emoji3] You need to recover from your vacation!
Oh, Hoofy, I am so sorry it was such a shitty trip. [emoji852] I know the only Carnival cruise I took, about 12 years ago, the food was mediocre, but damn!!! And I cannotg believe they could not get folks on these excursions. Are people that damn cheap? It is part of the experience.
I am glad you did finish the report though. You may have saved someone fe on a horrible experience!
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That sounds absolutely awful @Hoofy7 ... hope you have a trip soon to make up for it!
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