Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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With a recent cruise on Carnival Miracle fresh in our minds, we thought it would be a good time to talk about getting the most out of your Carnival cruise experience. We'll talk about pre-planning, embarkation day, excursions, money-saving tips, and more. Download our shore day bag checklist and more cruise packing and planning checklists & videos by joining the CruiseTipsTV Academy at academy.cruisetipstv.com