Im currently a Platinum card holder but in the past ive purchased faster to the fun for 2 reasons, #1 i have stood in line for long time waiting to board but with FTTF i flew through the boarding process everytime. #2. Guest services, ive been on both sides and on larger ships ive seen the line of 50 people deep which will take forever to get helped, but with FTTF only couple people and was in and out lickity split. Okay 3rd item, never realized how nice it was to drop my backpack off at room right away, much easier to get food. Before i became Platinum i would always get FTTF and never thought twice about it. I really dislike waiting in long lines for lengthy periods of time.

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

It’s like a Fast Pass for a cruise! Just makes everything so much easier and less stressful! Glad to hear you’ve enjoyed this service.

The customer service priority and on those tender off first was priceless.. the ugly looks you get when being able to jump ahead in the line was great.. I will do it again

@thiscruiselife

22 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience with us! Glad to hear you've had success with the Faster to the Fun program.

Happy Easter guys! Thanks for all the great recommendations 👍🏼

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

Happy Easter to you! And thank you for watching. We're glad you enjoy our content!

Great video, gentlemen! Awesome info!

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! We’re glad you enjoyed it!

Good info! Thanks guys!

@thiscruiselife

Ай бұрын

You are very welcome! Glad it was helpful!!

Never heard of FTTF til today while I was looking for In room food and drinks packages on Carnivals website ( havn't cruise on Carnival since 2009). What a coincidence you had a video posted as of yesterday. Unfortunatly for my next cruise FTTF is all sold out. Wish I knew about this sooner. My husband has a bad neurologic disorder, so this FTTF would have helped out a lot to board and avoid the long lines. Thanks for the video and info.

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

Definitely find the Facebook group for your sailing (if you have Facebook) and keep an eye on the watch out for if anyone in there announces that FTTF comes back available! Hopefully you'll get the option to add it on.

Well done, guys! I bought it when I bought my cruise. 😊

@thiscruiselife

Ай бұрын

Oh awesome! Glad to hear that our video helped you out!

I actually had no idea that FTTF had all these “perks” attached to the program so great job on posting this one. For me, I feel like there’s workarounds or things I wouldn’t use and as you’ve pointed out so I’m going to save $$$ where I can. ❤🎉

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

Glad our video could help you understand more about this program. Definitely could see parsing the options out on your own, though. Gotta travel $mart!

I guess cruising styles vary, but FTTF was not a value for me because... 1) Soon as the cruise opens up for online check-in, get one of the earlier times (usually 10am). I'm getting on at the same time, if not maybe 30 minutes behind priority. 2) I don't need room access right away, I travel light with a small backpack and one suitcase that I hand over to the porters. 3) Once the porter takes your luggage, it goes into the pile. I've gotten my luggage delivered before my friend and she was Platinum. 4) Guest Services is open 24 hours. If I have a problem, I go at non-peak times. No lines. 5) I make my dining reservations pre-cruise during online check-in. 6) If you have an excursion, you automatically get off first. If I don't have an excursion, I wait about an hour, enjoy my breakfast and get straight on the tender boat. Coming back from a tender port is a cattle call, FTTF doesn't apply. 7) I wait for last call and walk right off the ship. If you drive to the port, I guess you want to get off first. With flights, you risk missing the flight for anything before 11:00. You don't know how long the ship will clear customs, traffic conditions, and how long the TSA line will be once you get to the airport. my 2 cents 😀

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely! This program is definitely not for every cruiser out there! Just be aware that you'll want to check the service times on your cruise for Guest Services as they are longer open 24-hours per day. 😉

@reishasemper300

3 ай бұрын

@@thiscruiselifeGood to know...thanks 😀

@KAMILLE731

Ай бұрын

Going on my first cruise with family in a few days. This is very helpful information. Thank you!

@thiscruiselife

Ай бұрын

@@KAMILLE731 You're welcome! We hope you all have an amazing time on your cruise!

Don't forget that having a child with a stroller, dropping your bags and that stroller off immediately is PRICELESS

@thiscruiselife

26 күн бұрын

That's a great point! Some of the things we don't think about since we don't have children to travel with. Thank you for sharing!

Faster to the fun was great for us on our Alaska trip. Just dropping everything at our room and not have to carry it all was priceless

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

Love hearing that! Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

Happy Easter 🐰🐣! What ship you going on New Years!

@thiscruiselife

2 ай бұрын

We don’t have anything booked for New Year at this time. Got a lot going on as we head into 2025, might not make a cruise happen this time around.

I think you are right on is it worth the cost. I also think it depends on the port if it's really necessary. For example, I don't think it's worth it for Long Beach but it might be worth it in Port Canaveral or Miami.

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

Right! Very true. Especially since Catalina and Cabo San Lucas are both water shuttle ports.

So if I have an ocean suite, I can get on before FTTF? 😮 Can I drop off luggage even when my room isn’t ready with a suite cabin too? Do Ocean Suite guests get priority guest service lines too? -- nevermind on that one, you answered this later. 😊

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

The answers to your questions are Yes and Yes! Suites will board the ship after Diamond and Platinum, respectively, followed by Suite guests. But you'll want to make sure that you select an early boarding time when checking in for the cruise to ensure you can enjoy the benefit. As for the luggage drop, if you carry items onto the ship that you didn't drop with the porters, you will have the ability to drop them at your cabin upon boarding the ship, just don't linger around the cabin until they're announced as being ready. 🙂

Do you have to get a boarding time if you have FTTF?

@thiscruiselife

2 ай бұрын

Yes, you do need to still select a boarding time. According to the official rules, you must still arrive during that window - however, we’ve personally seen FTTF admitted regardless of check in time. Hope that helps!

Does FTTF allow any petks to get back on ship from ports?

@thiscruiselife

25 күн бұрын

Great question! Sadly there aren't any return-to-ship perks. Carnival doesn't have that perk available to any passengers at this time.

When do they usually release them? We have a cruise booked Nov 2025 and then April 2026. When we can expect them to open FTTF / how do we know if they just aren't going to offer it?

@thiscruiselife

2 ай бұрын

FTTF is released anywhere between 6 and 18 months before the cruise. This is based on the number of Platinum and Diamond currently booked. We always recommend joining the Facebook group for your specific cruise as often times it will be announced within the group when FTTF goes up for sale.

SO will FTTF not be available when Norfolk reopens in 2025? currently it is being used by the Baltimore redirected cruises then will close again for the expansion of the port that is on hold until Baltimore reopens. thank you.

@thiscruiselife

Ай бұрын

Ah. We’ll have to do some additional digging to figure that out. We weren’t sure why Norfolk wasn’t available for FTTF. Thanks for giving us some insight!

Where do I purchase FTTF online?

@thiscruiselife

2 күн бұрын

@@kimberlyegeland698 it’s available through Cruise Manager via your booking. If you don’t see it, Carnival either hasn’t released it for sale, or it’s sold out at the moment for your cruise.

So it was definitely worth it ? It's actually a $150 for carnival . I'm departing soon and hesitating if I should add this to my package

@thiscruiselife

4 күн бұрын

You definitely get the value back if you plan to use all of the benefits is what we determined. But if you don’t plan to arrive early to take advantage of priority check in and boarding, or you don’t plan to leverage priority debark, you likely don’t get the full value. Let us know what you decide! -m

@Elchulo230

4 күн бұрын

@@thiscruiselife I'm thinking of just adding it . I hate long lines especially when it's time to check out. My goal is to avoid all of that

@thiscruiselife

4 күн бұрын

@@Elchulo230 we hear that! Lines are a horrible way to start vacation.

I think before C it was worth it. Since then I don't think it is. I've been gold since cruising resumed(turn platinum on teh Firenze inagural). I have had no issues with boarding and have been some of the first groups of cruisers to board. I've also had my luggage at the room (or within 30 min) at the 1:30 access time. I purchased FFTF several times before C and never after(although it wasn't available most of the cruises i've been on)

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

First and foremost, happy Platinum Cruise!!! We look forward to celebrating you in the Platinum/Diamond party on the Firenze! The only downside to turning Platinum on an inaugural is that you won't get to experience all of the benefits since there will be so many of us Platinums and Diamonds on board. Thank you for sharing your experience with using FTTF. Things have definitely changed in the cruise industry since the restart. It's very hit or miss on when our luggage gets delivered to our cabin.

FTTF was a lot more valuable before they started assigning check in times. I remember back when you could show up at 10:00 on boarding day and find that there were already hundreds if not thousands of people already waiting. With FTTF, you could bypass most of them. Now, with the crowd spread out over multiple assigned check in times, it’s not nearly as valuable to have it…

@thiscruiselife

2 ай бұрын

Ah. That’s a great point. There have been lots of changes in the cruise world due to the pandemic. Some for the better, but a lot of those changes have been a major adjustment for those sailing.

We drive 9hrs to Miami. So the early debarkation is worth it alone.

@thiscruiselife

2 ай бұрын

Bingo! That one perk can make all the difference. Especially when you have a long drive like that ahead of you! Thanks for sharing how you use FTTF and the value you find from the program! -mark

You can drop your luggage at your room even without FTTF, we do it every cruise

@thiscruiselife

3 ай бұрын

Great tip! Though we don’t like carrying our luggage on. Less hassle getting onto the ship.

I don’t think that’s very fair to the diamond and Plattin that really worked hard for their status and they take away things from diamond and Plattin. Why don’t you raise the price on fast for fun?

@thiscruiselife

2 ай бұрын

On sailings expected to have a lot of Platinum and Diamond guests, Carnival doesn’t offer Faster To The Fun. To your point, it wouldn’t be fair to reduce benefits for those that worked hard to achieve them only to sell the benefits to new cruisers. FTTF shouldn’t have an impact on loyal cruisers - with the exception of maybe adding a couple extra minutes in front of you at Guest Services! 😉 Carnival did just raise the price late last year and we believe there’s likely room to increase the price more as we’ve seen with everything from speciality dining to wifi. We will keep an eye out! -Mark

Who cares you all going to be on the ship , 159$ richer pp is not worth it ❤

@thiscruiselife

Ай бұрын

For some people, that is very important. The cruise lines wouldn't offer such a program if it wasn't popular amongst cruisers. That's the beauty of it all: there's someone else out there who sees great value in this program.