Faster To The Fun Explained

[@pmendez9329]

Thank you for the valuable information. My wife and I purchased this perk and were wondering how this worked. Thank you!

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Glad it was helpful.....cruisers swear by it. Others think it's just a waste of money.

[@ScottSingerCruises]

Great explanation! Very informative video as always!

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Thanks Scott.

[@gailabert7976]

Kevin, great job doing these videos. Very informative and clear. Thank you! :-)

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Thank you so very much Gail!!

[@embracingelizabeth7933]

Thanks for explaining this! It's definitely worth getting for a bit longer of a cruise I would assume.

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Yes...definitely !!

[@TheARGblue]

Because of your wonderful information I will book Faster to the Fun when I decide to book on Carnival

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Awesome !!

[@aelyles1]

Just came back from a cruise using faster to fun. The best!!! Worth the money

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

That's for letting us all know!!! Hope you had a great time on your cruise & don't forget to send us a picture along with the names of who is in it and the ship you were traveling on to be featured in our Thursday "super cruisers" segment!!!

[@sharonbonaguro7908]

Thank you so much, you are so helpful! We will be watching you on the Bliss.

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Thanks. We can’t wait for NCK Bliss. It will be here in no time.

[@tinaspooner3817]

Thank you for a very informative video. FTTF wasn’t available when my travel agent booked my cruise. We booked it 9 months early. Luckily FTTF became available just last month 😉 This will be my first cruise and I’m so excited. Only doing a 4 day Baja cruise out of Long Beach. Now if October would just hurry up and get here 😆🛳

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Ya. Faster To The Fun is considered an excursion so if you book far in advance (like we do) you can't purchase it until it becomes available closer to the cruise.

[@tinaspooner3817]

Cruising with wheels I’m finding these things out. I’ll be a seasoned pro by my second cruise with all of the great advice I’ve heard from you guys. Hope you two have a wonderful evening

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

LOL. After all the cruises we have done, we still learn something new each time!!

[@katey-anneturner8937]

I will be sailing on the Sunshine next June for my first cruise ever. I will get to the port @ 1:15-1:30. Does FTTF still get me on board without waiting in line?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

It should....that's what you paid for !!

[@marciaarreola328]

We are platinum on Carnival now, great because no need to purchase FTTP! Love your videos! Missing Frank! Where is he up to?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Thanks. Congrats on getting to platinum. Frank is taking a break from KZbin for a while.

[@CriticalThinker1967]

Offered in Brisbane and Sydney

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Awesome !

[@darlenecrone5585]

Thank you. Love your videos. We are going on the Horizon in January of 19. Do you know when it will be available for purchase? Thanks!

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

The Horizon will offer Faster To The Fun starting on it's 12/01/2018 sailing. They will allow you to purchase it once shore excursions start to become available for your sailing online. Sorry wish I had a better answer.

[@darlenecrone5585]

Cruising with wheels.... I appreciate your response. In the last few days they have just started putting excursions up. Nothing for home port yet. Keep up the great video!!!

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

COOL!! Keep check online the next few days. It should be popping up soon!!

[@ae4xo]

we are going on the conquest and we have a suite and the faster to the fun was sold out

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Suite.......NICE !!!

[@sharonbonaguro7908]

I really enjoy watching your videos. We will be taking our 4th NCL cruise in June to canada. , We have done Breakaway to Bermuda, twice on Gem to Bahamas, any suggestion for next year, we travel ages 18 to 68, the younger ones want to try another ship. Thanks ,

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Thanks for the compliment Sharon. From what I am gathering you have traveled on both the smaller ships and mega ships. I would ask yourself which you preferred. Also, the ships you have mentioned in our experience sail most of the time from NYC. Is that your port of choice to sail from? If so, I believe the Escape and Bliss will be sailing from there next year. We will be on the Bliss for its inaugural Alaskan cruise in June and will be vlogging the trip as well as having a ship tour and will give our opinions regarding our experience on her. The Bliss looks to have activities for all ages and just might be the right fit. When we select a cruise we look at price, what the ship offers as well as itineraries. So I would encourage you to do the same when picking your next cruise. We have all sorts of forms and worksheets on our Facebook page in the photos section you can download to help you along the process and I would encourage you to check them out.

[@eiblehs]

First time cruiser here... I will be going this summer! I'm cruising with Carnival and I just scored FTTF! I thought the $90 price was a bit steep, but your video really helped! I think it will be worth it! Thanks for the information. I do have one question for you though. My boarding arrival time is 12-12:30 p.m. (I picked this time during the online check-in before I snagged Faster to the Fun.) Should I still arrive during this window or earlier?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Your reservation at check-in will be flagged at FTTF. You arrive at any time you want....you paid for it !!

[@ZeusKingOfGods1]

Do i purchase it before or after because when i click shore excursions before i book it does not tell me if it is sold out or not ?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

You can't purchase FTTF until you book a cruise.

[@ZeusKingOfGods1]

@@Cruisingwithwheels So i book my cruise then i go to buy the FTTF and it says sold out then i lost 5000k ?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

The FTTF is only limited to about 50-100 guests.......depending on the size of the ship. First come first served. Why would you lose $5000 ?? Is being first on everything worth $5000 ??

[@jj-hv2fc]

do you have to let guest services know about the tendering or can you just try to leave on your own with the priority people?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Priority is attached to your sail & sign card so if you try to "sneak thorough" you wont be allowed to!! Sorry!!

[@jj-hv2fc]

Cruising with wheels even if we have FTTF?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

I covered this in the video at 9:00 . FTTF gives you priority tendering.

[@jj-hv2fc]

Cruising with wheels yes i saw that lol i was just wanting to know if i still had to talk to guest services because in the video you said you had to let guest services know or if we could just leave with priority

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

If you have purchased FTTF then you ARE priority guests!! That is 1 of the perks!!

[@sonjaalexander9773]

Do other cruise lines have a similar plan?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Not that we know of.

[@NickScalan]

So, if you are Red level VIFP and book a Suite, do you automatically get the equivalent of FTTF?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Pretty much

[@MyOwnGal]

Your suite is not guaranteed to be ready when you board unless you add FTTF when you are Red or Gold VIFP. I will be Gold on my cruise in Dec. 2018, I purchased FTTF so that we can go straight to the suite when we get on board.

[@leahfrost7181]

Thank You for another very informative video. My Wife and I are gold cruisers with Carnival, We HIGHLY recommend FTTF if you can book it on your cruise. But like you said, it does sell out VERY FAST. My Wife and I are looking to the time when we are Platinum and no longer need to purchase FTTF. We are also hoping to one day cruising with the two of you. HUGS!!!

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Thanks Leah.

[@lizbreen3755]

We always do faster to the fun!!!

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

For most I think it would be worth it. For Frank and I, we usually don’t purchase it. We get boarded before anyone being that Handicap gets boarded first anyway.

[@lizbreen3755]

As for yourself and Frank that is the way it should be!!

[@deb9249]

New sub, loving your videos. I have a question you may know the answer to??? I just got back from Carnival Dream out of New Orleans. ( they gave different embarkation times by half hours, almost no waiting in line.) 😁 I have a gold card. At the Port Terminal right before embarkation, I checked in, but did not get the card like usual. Instead the card was on the door of the cabin. My question is, next time I'll be upgraded to platinum, so if I don't get the card until on board, how will I get in the VIP line? Do you think when you print your luggage tags there's a difference? Also if you buy the fttf package, is there a sticker or something on your card that denotes it? Thank you so much for any info you have.

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Your status is attached to your VIFP number. You should always use your VIFP number when booking your Carnival Cruises. That's how they will know if you have VIP check in and that you are Platinum. I'm not sure how they denote you have FTTF but don't worry, they will know, as it is considered a "shore excursion" and is attached to your reservation.

[@lorrainej83]

Does NCL offer this as well?

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

No. Currently NCL doesn’t offer anything like Faster To The Fun.

[@minnamoonsammy6716]

Hi there. Faster to the Fun is not always available on all ships and ports. Some times Carnival will not make the program available until 30 days before sailing. Love to Frank and the girls.

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Thank you Minna. That is why I inserted the list of prices and ships where it is available in the video.

[@literatiglee]

(Inspector Gadget Theme) V. I. P. KE~VIN! (More dun duns than I can type) Duuut dooooooo! (etc.etc.) GO KEVIN GO! (Yeh, the devil made me do it. lol). I wasn't aware that Carnival offered much in the way of amenities and it seems as though FttF is a nice one! Thanks.

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

LOL. Carnival doesn't offer many amenities but this one is nice!!

[@deborahshallin5843]

So, FTTF is that you pay to cut inline which is today's society's way of rewarding bad behavior. Interestingly enough is that in kindergarten is where I was instructed how to stand in line and be patient waiting for my turn. Gee and people wonder why there is a sense of entitlement among individuals today. Thank you for the video and no I won't be buying FTTF for my upcoming cruise and in turn, supporting rewarding bad behavior

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Some people will pay any amount of money to get what they want and be 1st at everything. A money-making scheme that many cruise lines are doing....maybe taking advantage of the " I don't have any patience for that " kind of people. People just need to relax.

[@jamesmulroy4919]

LOL don't Judge me!!

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

But we do....we do !!!! LOL

[@mattburns7286]

3k subs!

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

I know. We still can hardly believe it !!!

[@resolute1922]

U just like me.. Ill just pay before waiting lol

[@Cruisingwithwheels]

Got that right