Last minute deal to get a cheap cruise from Sydney to New Zealand. This is about $85 per night interior to head to New Zealand. Very little cruises there until late this year and early next year.
I've been on Carnival and I think it's a great deal for families and for good vibes.
Hope you enjoy it and see you there!
Enjoy!
I wonder if there is a "TheCruisePrincess" ?
Too soon
Can I "wfh"? Is there wifi on board that's reliable?
Wi-fi is decent for browsing from what I've heard from others. I haven't personally use it!
Are you associated?
Nah, I don't work for Carnival or any cruise lines.
It would be too slow
It's slow and very expensive.
Last cruise worked out to be $20 per day and they didn't allow you to buy 24 hour passes, you needed to buy the package for the entire cruise - so factor that $200 in the price
You can't buy 24hour passes prior to boarding but I was under the impression that you can once on board?
Just got off in the last week. As bfg100k said you can once on board, I did $25/24 hr one day and it was 64 Mbps. There's a 'faster' $35/day as well.
@out4abargain: So you can buy a one-day pass? Or do you have to purchase for the entire cruise duration?
@welikedeals: Either
Pre cruise about $20/day x number of days, which was the $35/24hr onboard. What I did was I got the 24hr ($25 non video plan) after a port stop at say 6pm, then the next day was a day at sea, so got to use it all the next day until 6pm.
Great price, if you can handle inside rooms.
Prices double for Oceanviews and Balconies.
Usually rooms are inside.
😁😁😁
Im cheap and only sleep in the room, I’ve been on several cruises and am yet to waste my money for a balcony , I’ve never felt like I’m missing out
agree, there is nothing to miss out being in an internal room.
Went with a Balcony room, never will go an internal. Its that much better
@Franc-T: My Lord yes. It's like, once I tried polo and fox hunting I found one simply could not go back to the trots.
How about fresh air?
Just wondering if there is any internet for cruise trip? Curious noob here
Wow, $21.25 per day, per person.
Or one of those travel wifi router boxes … can then share a single connection.
Something like https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/757700
Yeah, but you will need to pay extra for internet.
I saw a post they brought the Starlink onboard
Back in my day… It was plastic cups & string
If you don't get lucky with the cougars, those days on the sea can get really lonely without internet.
Booking just for the cougars
expensive.
Free wifi , or need to pay separately? The other concern is the COvid risk
$21.25 per person, per day for normal Wi-Fi.
Thanks, that seems not cheap
anyone had success sharing their internet access on a cruise?
I've personally never been on a cruise but this item comes up on Ozbargain a lot. It's usually mentioned in the comments that people use it for this very thing. Or check out other travel routers.
If you’re not 70 cruises are boring as shit.
I think they are a good idea if you look at them as portable hotels rather than enjoy for the cruise facilities itself.
no sharing, only 1 log in at a time via the carnival hub app, it can be used by other members of the family but you will be asked to switch acounts when logging in which will disconnect the current device using the service, there is a messenger service available via the app that costs around $8 for the duration of the cruise if you need to keep in touch with members of the family while on board, the value pack is probably the best pack to go with, and speeds are not to bad for general day to day tasks streaming services won't work on any plans, you tube is fine though
Came back from a Carnival Splendor cruise recently. My friend had the value package for wifi and was able to hotspot me using his Samsung Galaxy S22 (it shares the wifi connection). It worked well enough sharing the connection but I would only use it once or twice a day.
The Carnival cruise app messaging is very spotty. I think both people need the app open for it to work well. We found many messages weren't delivered even though it looked normal to the sender.
If you don't get any internet plan but your friends or family do, facebook messenger still worked for receiving messages (but not photos or videos) from people who bought an internet plan.
You can share your log on but only one device at a time. If you make that devoce your laptop it can then (if capable) do a wifi hotspot and others can use it. Spme phones can do this too but mine could not for some reason.
I’ve been on this exact ship. The 24 hour pizza place is bloody fantastic, and included in the price.
Is there an upper limit to how many pizzas they could cook me for this cruise? I'm assuming approx 1 pizza per 10 mins, or 6 pizzas per hour, or 144 per day, or 1,440 pizzas per cruise.
Nope. No upper limit on crusts for the upper crust
soft serve ice cream and pizza are no longer 24 hours on splendor or luminosa
Ice cream till 12am pizzas till 3am
Boo. What to eat at 4am?
Pizza is 9am til 4am on the Splendor - was on it just last weekend. The pizzas are smallish, but they cook fast and they cook multiples at a time. Sometimes there's a queue, but it moves along fast enough.
NB: the cruise is for the jabbed only.
Mmmm, somethings such as ppl who don’t wear seat belts and ppl who smoke in restaurants and ppl who won’t get vaxxed ….yeah I’ll discriminate and support discrimination against them; but I don’t get my jollies from it.
@bob19: wow i guess you’ve done your own research that definitely compares to the proper research done by proper researchers. time to remove my jabs!!!!!
@bob19: Incredible. And here I was, foolishly relying on studies with n<1000, 10000 etc when I have your anecdotal data of 50 'people you know'. I'm a true antivaxx belieber now. And while I'm at it maybe I'll look into chemtrails and who dun 9 11.
On a serious note though, while the vaccine does help reduce the spread, there's a grain of truth to it being more about your personal health. It's irresponsible not to take it, but as long as it's a tiny minority (which it is, low single digit percent) of the wider population, it doesn't too badly effect anyone else.
@bob19: Agree that the vaccination does not provide a huge amount of protection from catching the virus, particularly if it has been a while since being vaccinated.
However, my own personal experience relating to some unvaccinated friends in my circle is that they are hesitant/resistant to getting tested when they have symptoms and as such may have just written off the virus as a cold, flu or some other issue that mimics symptoms.
Regarding cruise liners requiring vaccinations, I think the main reason behind this is that they have limited medical facilities onboard and they would quickly become swamped if a large proportion of travellers were unvaccinated, particularly if they were in an older age bracket. Vaccinated travellers could still get infected onboard but the likelihood of serious infection is lessened.
@mlburnian: I think it’s a pretty good comparison.
Seat belts keep the wearer and others safe.
Seat belts reduce the severity of injuries and death.
Seat belts have proven to be effective.
Wearing seat belts enables ppl to travel.
Wearing a seat belt is a responsible thing to do as you give up a small personal freedom (to not wear a seat belt) for the benefit of others.
@Eeples: Oh, there’s more….
Seat belts reduce the strain on the health system as less ppl need to go to hospital and those that do have less serious injuries.
@Eeples: That is the best comparison. There were a bunch of the antivaxxers clogging up the city the other day. It is the perfect metaphor for what these people do to the health system. They don’t seem to have a firm grasp on statistics. The percentage of seriously ill over infected has dropped dramatically since the vaccinations came in. If they gave up their hospital bed, and didn’t visit the vulnerable, I would be happy to let them be jab free but they won’t do that. It is like speeding. I’m happy for people to speed provided they do it with no one around and if they run into a tree they kill themselves outright.
@Eeples: What?
Seat belts don't protect anyone who is not wearing that seat belt.
Seat belts work in conjunction with a well built and well maintained car being driven by a skilled driver.
You can travel without a seat belt and affect no one else.
If you think injecting something in your body against your will is giving up a "small personal freedom" then I have just realised I typed all this in vain.
@7hours 44min ago: Actually that is not true. If you aren’t wearing a seat belt you can hurt people around you in the car. Particularly the backseat passengers might hit the head of the front seat ones.
If you get very sick from Covid you will expect the health system to look after you. You will clog up a hospital bed that could be used by somebody with another illness. If you promise to sign a bit of paper saying if I get sick you will stay home and get better, or die, then I’ve no trouble with you not having a jab.
Frankly you are typing this in vain because you, obviously, don’t understand how statistics work. You don’t understand science and your concepts of personal freedom are devoid of your contract with society. If you don’t want to act like an adult then go bush where you won’t bother anyone else.
Particularly the backseat passengers might hit the head of the front seat ones.
Hahahaha amazing
If you promise to sign a bit of paper saying if I get sick you will stay home and get better, or die
I'll sign this immediately after fatsos, smokers, alcoholics, cyclists, motorcyclists, snowboarders and anyone else that makes life choices that increase their chance of ending up in hospital signs it.
You will
clogclot up
Ftfy ;)
@7hours 44min ago: You will never convince the jab zombies.
Once the seatbelt analogy is rolled out , it’s all over lol.
@furiousgeorge: The seatbelt anslogy seems like a pretty appropriate point of comparison to me, why does it press you so much that the two are compared?
@furiousgeorge: Damn, I meant to vote negative to this and they won’t allow me to rescind it. The seatbelt analogy is accurate but the antijab zombies aren’t interested in science or statistics.
@try2bhelpful: Analogy is only accurate in your cognitive dissonance brain but by all means , do continue boosting.
@7hours 44min ago: Actually the comment about the backseat passengers came from traffic accident experts.
Except a vaccination takes a short amount of time and it is free. However, I do notice you refused to sign the paper so you are confirming exactly what we think of you.
@try2bhelpful: I can't believe there is actually a paper on this, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8821799/
You think I value equality? Thank you.
I'll sign this immediately after fatsos, smokers, alcoholics, cyclists, motorcyclists, snowboarders and anyone else that makes life choices that increase their chance of ending up in hospital signs it.
So at least you agree to compare antivaxers with fatsos, smokers, alcoholics etc.
@try2bhelpful: This is such braindead logic. Demonise and discriminate against people because their choice might make them "be looked after by the health system".
Ok let's stop treating fat pigs like humans then because I'm sick of their diabetes and heart disease taking hospital beds. It's only the number one killer in this country and mostly preventable. Don't get me started on alcoholics (which includes half of this website) and smokers.
@sinewaves7: I find it ironic you are calling my logic brain dead. The change that is asked of you is incredibly minor and backed up by a lot of factual data. I’m sure all the people affected by the issues you raise would love to reduce risks, dramatically, by getting an injection. Frankly I’m sick of this site being taken over by people who are so lacking in logic they can’t understand the effect vaccines have on ameliorating the effects of Pandemic diseases.
@7hours 44min ago: It’s never been against your will.
In those workplaces where they have made it mandatory if you had the courage of your convictions you have the choice (the freedom) to work from home or to quit.
Likewise you have the choice (or freedom) not to travel unvaxxed. It’s all your choice.
Not against your will.
the choice (the freedom) to work from home or to quit.
Surely you're just trolling at this point!
@Eeples: How does someone not wearing a seatbelt threatens your personal safety?
To get or not to get an EXPERIMENTAL jab has to be your personal choice.
This jab is still undergoing testing which is confirmed by TGA. It has become evident that it's not as safe and effective as the manufacturers and TGA claimed.
It was also stated before that it will give you full protection, you won't catch covid and won't spread it. Have you already forgotten about these statements?
Then they changed it to - you may catch it but you won't get seriously ill and you won't spread it.
But now it is well known and accepted that you can catch it, you can spread it, you can get seriously ill and you can die regardless of your vaccination status.
And the amount of seriously injured by the jab people is staggering.
None of the previous vaccines caused so many injuries.
And no-one knows yet about possible effects of the jab on your health in the years to come.
If some people are prepared to play a Russian roulette and become lab rats it's their choice. Equally, if some people don't want to become lab rats it's their choice.
But seriously, why a healthy unjabbed person has to be discriminated against? What threat this person possesses to you? Especially if you believe that your jab protects you.
Go ahead and neg my post. I don't really care.
@bob19: Be glad they only neg you. In the past, you wouldn’t have been forced to save your own or anyone else’s life, and would have been left to die an entitled death.
Just the way Darwin wanted it, before you became a Facebook qualified epidemiologist…
@bob19: Nowadays? Not much of a threat as lots of ppl got vaxxed and lots of ppl have had a usually mild case of covid (either due to the vax or due to the milder varieties of covid) This has allowed the decreasing restrictions on the unvaxxed and less restrictions in general… like less masks.
But, before, yes ppl not getting vaxxed endangered plenty of ppl especially those with underlying health conditions and the elderly.
Yes, personally I think that was very poor form of the unvaxxed to be so inconsiderate.
Imo the unvaxxed should be thanking the vaxxed; not calling them names.
@bob19: I don't understand why they neg you. It doesn't stop the spread? It's fact. It might reduce it, but not enough to warrant the risks of getting vaccinated. I got one jab and have been Injured from it. From fit and healthy to hardly able to walk..it's been a long 16 months
You're actually all right. It was an absolute disgrace the way they forced people to get a brand new type of vaccination with mRNA. It was absolutely is the pharmaceutical companies best interested l, and in turn, the government's best interest to get the contracts for this.
The traditional protein based vaccines were put on the back burner and not funded, recognised or promoted like the mRNA vaccines. On the contrary, they were actively discouraged.
In the other hand, something needed to be done and the vaccine did have an impact on the virus. But also the sub strains being weaker had a huge impact too. Fun fact, virus mutations are always weaker. There has never been a virus in history that has mutated stronger
Without all the threats and human rights invasions, they would have had a massively high vaccination rate because that's what society does. How they treated those who didn't want their bodies subjected to a brand new type of vaccine was nothing short of abusive.
I wanted a vaccine, just not Pfizer and co. The protein based Novovax was actively blocked from being released (not conspiracy). I waited and waited and waited then got the Astrazeneca because (1) at least it's been used on humans before and (2) my life (metaphorically) would be taken away. Was treated like I had 2 heads getting astra instead of mRNA.
We can't say if mRNA is safe long term yet. It's only been used on humans for 2 years. All the regular checks were bypassed. I hope it is ok because it's an advancement in science.
@try2bhelpful: Why are we still feeding the trolls?
I suppose I could unpublish this thread….. Amen to that! ;-)
@muncan: Darn it! I unpublished my "Amen to that" comment at the start of this thread hoping to collapse the thread, but it didn't work.
Sigh… if you can't beat them, join them. 🧌
@try2bhelpful: It's a shame you're over it. I'd be interested to know which part of what I wrote is illogical. It's healthy to ask questions, seek answers and form a balanced opinion. Especially when there's trillions of dollars changing hands.
Cruise ships are actually great for observational cohort studies on Covid btw.
The effect of vaccination is pretty clear when you compare the Ruby Princess Covid 2020 outbreak where 28 people died & 900+ infected (before the existence of vaccines) with the Majestic Princess 2022 outbreak (100% vax rate, no deaths & 800+ infected).
Cruise ships are one big Petri dish. Even before Covid they were having problems with Norovirus. I’ve been on one cruise and they had “wash your hands” signs and sanitiser everywhere. Cruise passengers tend to be older because they are pretty easy, and unadventurous, travelling. The downsides of cruising are you might need to airlift sick people sick off a boat, so you want to minimise risk.
The strain that was prevalent in 2020 was more deadly than the 2022 strain
Sshhhh this fact ruins the narrative!
Vaccination may have lead to the mutation of a more rapidly spread but less lethal version of the virus.
Exactly. And natural immunity from having had the not so serious strain, or indeed any strain of WuHu flu is as effective as getting the jabs in terms of immunity.
@Foxxster: Actually not so much. The best immunity is a combination of vaccinations and getting Covid. The advantage of getting Covid, after the vaccinations, is the effects are likely to be less severe.
Probably, but Omicron & its subvariants are more highly infectious - so higher absolute numbers of people die from it even though the Case Fatality Ratio is very low.
eg. Early in the pandemic, it looks like between 20-10% of people infected died. But with Omicron - a population of 1,000,000 can get infected but a CSF of 0.01% would still mean 10,000 dead.
Early in the pandemic, it looks like between 20-10% of people infected died.
I think it was closer to 1%, not 10-20%.
@DmytroP: https://ourworldindata.org/mortality-risk-covid.
If you look at this website it was dependent on the region you were in. If you tap on the peak line it will give you the country breakdown.
However, the main point of the article is this is a very tricky thing to understand. There tends to be under reporting in infection rates and deaths so getting the balance right is very difficult. Probably the most accurate view on mortality is the excess death rate but that requires countries to have accurate records on deaths.
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