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2008 Annual Gothic Cruise & Masquerade Ball Information


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We will raffle off 2 cabins for the 2009 Gothic Cruise on the 2008 Gothic Cruise. Raffle tickets will be $10.00 Each.



EVERYONE MUST go to www.carnival.com and click on FUNPASS at the bottom to complete required preboarding information.



Shore Excursions for our Group: www.shoretrips.com - click on Groups at the top, then scroll down to Gothic Cruise.
( Or http://www.shoretrips.com/common/groups3.asp?grpcod=G071031002 )



Masquerade Ball Masks: www.visionsofvenice.com - FREE shipping for gothic cruise members! Type “Goth Cruise 2008” in the comments line.



Passports: Please make sure you have your passports! Note, most passports can take up to 8 weeks to get. Even an expidited passport can take up to 2 weeks.



Ground Transfers: Roundtrip Transfers between the airport and the ship are 70.00 per person.
However, our precruise party includes those transfers both ways!



Parking at the Cruise Port: Parking is 84.00 - Per Car - However, our precruise party includes free parking at the hotel!

If you decide to park at the cruise pier, note you must have 84.00 CASH. They cannot take credit cards or checks.



10/10/2008 - 1 Night PreCruise Party: $130.00 Per Person. (Hotel Info at bottom of page) Check In starts at Noon!

Includes: 1 Night Hotel, Restaurant Dinner, and Roundtrip ground transportation between the hotel and the ship BOTH WAYS, taxes and gratuities. Also includes FREE airport shuttles between the airport and the hotel. FREE parking for the week is also available for those who are driving in! That means you dont have to pay 84.00 parking at the cruise pier. There will be a cash bar for alcohol and soft drinks during dinner. (water, ice tea, coffee is included) - The deposit is $30.00 per person, due by June 1st.



10/18/2008 - 1 Night Post Cruise Party. $130.00 Per Person. (Hotel Info at bottom of page)

Includes: 1 Night hotel, Restaurant Dinner, and Full Buffett Continental Breakfast, taxes and gratuities. FREE shuttle service provided to the airport. There will be a cash bar during dinner. (water, ice tea, coffee is included) - The deposit is $30.00 per person due by June 1st.



Cruise Tips are 70.00 Per Person. You can prepay these before you leave on the cruise. If you prepay your cruise tips, you can adjust them while onboard if needed. Prepaying your cruise tip is not mandatory, but an additional service offered. Cruise tips are fully refundable in the event of cancelation, so they dont need to be included on your insurance.



The Hotel for the Pre/Post Cruise Parties: The Orlando Airport Marriott

Note: All 3 bands will be there for the precruise party, however, they will not be signing autographs. The autograph session will take place on the ship. We will be taking over the entire back pool area from 3pm until Midnight!



Amenties of the Hotel: Free inroom Coffee/Tea, Room Service available from 6am to 1am, Cash Machine/ATM, 1 Indoor and 1 outdoor pool, whirlpools (this is for me!!), sauna, jogging track, and a gym. The hotel does have 3 restaurants.



On the morning of the cruise, 10/11/08, we will be departing the hotel at approximately 9am on private busses. We should arrive at the cruise pier at about 11am. This gives us plenty of time to check in baggage. YOU WILL BOARD FASTER IF YOU HAVE PRINTED YOUR FUNPASS. There will be a huge buffet lunch the moment you step onboard the ship on the Lido Deck- so bring an appetite!



The morning the cruise returns, 10/18/2008 - our private busses will be there to pick us up and return us to the hotel. Free shuttles will be provided to the airport for those not staying for the post cruise party. Return flights home should be scheduled to depart Orlando Airport AFTER 3:30pm.







Website: www.allgenretravel.com Email: info@allgenretravel.com

couple of questions...when you do the funpass how are you supposed to do it?

Also pre paid tips...now we did this last year too but when we made purchases the receipts still had gratuties on them. Since this year it is all inclusive and we've opt for prepaid gratuities are we still going to get charged 15% tips to our passes when we get drinks?
Last year we looked at the line on the last night to try to get tips off of our bill and it was way too long so we said screw it, but I certainly think $140 is plenty of tips. Basically what I'm saying is, if they are still going to charge us that, then I want to see if we can opt out of prepaying tips because that line sucked and I didn't want to miss the deck party and don't want to miss it this year because i'm in a long line trying to get tips I already paid for off the bill.

Your prepaid tips are for the room stewards, waitress/waiters, and their assistants. I always think that they go above and beyond so I even tip a little extra at the end of the cruise. But everyone's experience is different. The tips when you buy a drink are seperate from the $70 tip. It's usually miniscule compared to the 2-3$ I tip I usually tip in a bar. If you do want to reduce your tip go to the pursors desk earlier in the week to adjust it when the line is empty. Don't wait til the last day!!! For anybody that does like their room steward or waiter/waitress give em a little extra in thoise envelopes they give you at the end of the cruise. They don't make a lot of money and they work so hard! Now the question about the drinks with tips with an open bar? ..... I leave that one to you Z!

Thanks for clearing up what the $70 are for :) I'm just curious if we are still going to get the tips charged with the drinks since it's all inclusive cuz if so I might walk out with a hefty tip bill since planning on drinking a lot.

I hear ya! If our bills are high from just tips then we are drinking champions!!!!!
Your on notice to do shots with Patti and Myself Sandy!!! You have a lot of making up with us drinking wise!! Be afraid..... VERY Afraid!!!!! And if you think we are bad wait til Bonnie and Clyde get a hold of ya....

No. You do not get charged the tips on drinks. The open bar package includes the gratuities already.

Did someone just say shots? :)

Woo Hoo!!!
To Shots and Gratuity's!

Z,

I know there was an issue last year when people filled out their Funpass, where they printed out their electronic boarding passes.

If I remember correctly, we are NOT, repeat, NOT, repeating again, NOT supposed to print our electronic boarding passes, right?

We should only print out our FunPass.

Did I remember right?

Also, by what date should the FunPass registration be completed by?

Thanks for your hard work...

Shots all around!!

See new thread on Funpass and Ticketing.

Waaahoooo Great information :) Cheers...oh yes we will do shots we will

so I'm getting this subtle feeling that there might be shots on board.

well, last year there were shots in the rooms....

So all-inclusive makes it even more mobile.

Maybe we can make a scorecard for drinks on each deck, with certain people, etc.

who's good with Excel?

Remember.. regular priced alcohol is included. so shots are included if they are priced $7.50 or lower.

I'm up for the challenge..... so is Patti.
My reciept last time was twice my height.
Cruise traioning baby.... We are ready!
You want a war?!?!?!?!
I'll bring a War!!!!!

Leah, Tex, & I are ready for the challenge!

All right! I'm in too! If the shots are tequila I will drink you ALL under the table. Ha Ha

Shit, I get the feeling I might have to defend my title of "Tequila Girl".

You all are *on*!

*evil grin*

oh no, vodka, whiskey, & gin I'll drink . . . tequila just doesn't do it for me. that I gracefully step away from.

so it looks like its just you and me ansi! Whats your favorite Tequila?

I'll stay out of the Tequila battle.....

Ansi, you and I will challenge him to Sandiistas and people might think he is a fun skin rug. ;)

Skully avoids tequila and whiskey because he likes having friends.....

A good bartender pal of mine got me hooked on tequila sunrises. But after a few I am a different person, and no one seems to like 'that guy'.

I will however rum you under the table.

Tequila?

uhgphrumm....

Can't even smell it without a gag attack. My first "Wasted event" was with tequila and have not been able to get near it since.

Now a nice vodka or a SoCo and lime, and I am there!

I'm up for the challenge..... so is Patti.
My reciept last time was twice my height.
Cruise traioning baby.... We are ready!
You want a war?!?!?!?!
I'll bring a War!!!!!


I wouldn't mess with Double fisted when it comes to shots.......might get real ugly!

But Crono is Martini Master.....
and the One Garbuz..... God knows what he is capable of.....

You like war? ... I bring Legion!

I have no fear, if available I wil drink it...

I've done my feats,I is what I is.

I'm getting eager to meet you all.

Whimsical posts or posts of "wish I could go" or "cant go", or posts made simply to drive up posting count will be deleted.

All Genre

I looked on Orlando Airport Marriott's website and it indicated that check-in was at 3:00 PM and check-out was at 12:00 PM. You listed 12 pm as check-in at the start of the posting. Is there an exception for this group?

I've sailed carnival before and I had to tip the room and the Maître d' is the pre-paid tips apart of his tip as well or do we have to pay that separately?

The room steward is included in the pre-paid trips the Matre is not incuded but it is your choice to tip:) I was always give the steward a bit more cuz they work so hard:)

Hardk0re.. it is an exception for this group which has early check in.

Z

Good to know as our plane will be arriving about noon on the 10th!