Carnival Cruise Ship Sensation Tips, Tricks & photos

17/01/2023

Carnival Vaccination Guidelines from their website.

https://www.carnival.com/legal/covid-19-legal-notices/covid-19-guest-protocols

28/04/2019

Share your ideas for making your cruise the best ever!

26/06/2017

26/02/2017

Carnival room service menu. Available 24 hours. Except page that states "Available at an extra charge". Last picture is of the breakfast menu order form. Fill it out the night before and hang on door for delivery in the morning.

12/01/2017

Upon boarding the Sensation take a look around in the common areas and near the guest services desk and you will find a handy deck plan of the ship. It folds out to show what is available on each level.

15/11/2016

Carnival's mobile app "HUB" helps you keep track of activities happening during your cruise.

15/11/2016

Make sure you download Carnival's mobile app "HUB". It has lots of information about what is happening on-board your cruise ship.

07/11/2016

I received this information from a cruiser: Here is hint. If you like to earn free gifts with your purchase make sure you use the same Sail & Sign card to buy all the pixels portraits you choose on your cruise. "Even though we were standing next to each other as we bought our second set of photos they would not tear up one card and just punch the other. Our mistake, yes, but the attendant could have been more helpful and enquired about any previous purchases and explained it beforehand." It doesn't matter if the Sail & Sign card is connected to the same credit card or account number. What matters is the last number of your folio #.

30/10/2016

Just as a precaution if you think you might get seasick on your cruise. See your physician to see if this is a prescription that may work for you for motion sickness. Transderm Scop - scopolamine. It works wonders!!! Each patch works for three days. Place a patch on the skin of your head, behind your ear. Just like in the picture. You do not remove for three days.

28/10/2016

This is the Sensation leaving the port of Miami. The ship makes a U turn then she's out to sea. Date 10/24/2016

27/10/2016

Cruising photos

19/10/2016

Cruising to Half Moon Cay?

A cay (also spelled key; both pronounced alike as "key" how to say: /kiː/) is a small, low island consisting mostly of sand or coral and situated on top of a coral reef. The English word cay comes from the Spanish word cayo and this from the Taíno word cayo meaning "small island".

19/10/2016

An easy way to remember cruise ship terminology:

To find your way around the ship, you need to remember that FORWARD refers to the front portion, MID is the area in the middle of the ship, and the area in the rear is called AFT.

Along with understanding where you are from front to back on the ship, you also need to know which side you’re on – and as on any ship, the terms ‘right’ and ‘left’ aren’t going to help you much. Instead, you need to remember that PORT is the left side of the ship and the right side is called STARBOARD. I’ve heard a few tips on how to best remember these – easiest for me was to note that the words ‘port’ and ‘left’ both have four letters each and both end with the letter ‘T’, leaving ‘starboard’ to be the right side by process of elimination. Since both sides of the ship tend to look identical on decks where the staterooms are located, remembering if yours is on the port or starboard side is definitely helpful.

19/10/2016

Found this article informative:
PORT OR STARBOARD DOES IT REALLY MATTER
by Scott Anderson 9 Sep 2013

When cruising, a lot of people have a preference for where they would like their stateroom or suite to be located. Forward, midship or aft, high or low and finally port or starboard. But what we are going to discuss today is "does it really matter?".

Port is to the Left, Starboard is the Right
From past experiences, I have known a lot of people to choose a stateroom on the port side over the starboard because they want to get a view of the port, right?
Well, technically, the chances of being on the port-side and for the ship to actually berth that way is 50/50.
The captain and the pilot ultimately make the decision on which way the ship should dock based on the space, weather and tidal conditions and how many other ships are in port. So therefore does it really matter whether you are on the port or starboard side?

If your cruise is hugging the coast sailing East, then port side will give you a land view, and starboard a horizon view - vice versa if sailing West.

On another note, if you like both - then why not opt for a cabin at the very aft of the ship overlooking the wake? We think that those cabins offer some of the best views and lots of sunlight too!

Do you have a preference for Port or Starboard side? Let us know below!

07/10/2016

http://www.cruisehive.com/cruise-features/hurricane-watch.

Track latest Hurricanes and Tropical Storms with the latest updates from NOAA and cruise news affecting the industry.

07/10/2016

Don't forget your travel insurance if you plan a cruise during peak hurricane season. http://cruisefever.net/what-happens-if-there-is-a-hurricane-during-my-cruise-dates/ !

Hurricane season is officially from June 1st to November 30th, and during those times hurricanes will sometimes change the itineraries for cruise ships in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. So what happens if there is a hurricane or tropical storm during the same dates as your cruise? First you need t...

06/10/2016

16/09/2016

Get this great App " Shipmate". Find your cruise ship and see live deck cam photos, see on a map where your cruise ship is currently cruising. Activate your cruise countdown.

16/09/2016

http://ports.cruisett.com/
Cruise news, forum and port timetables and schedules. Lists which ships are in what ports for upcoming days.

Cruise TT : Your Cruise Ship And Port Timetable