JandPB

Work day vibes. Currently 82 and breezy with winds out of the SW about 15 knots. 

We are booked for two in 2021. We will see how that goes. We are now on the Magic in April taking over the 8 day itinerary from the Breeze and just booked Oct 2021 on the Glory out of New Orleans. I hope at some point things calm down and we will be able to sail. Need something to look forward too. We miss our off peak trips. 

I fully understand what a staycation is. We aren't going anywhere. Working, sleeping and eating on the boat all summer. At least it's summer and the weather is nice. Otherwise I'd just be moving from room to room in the house. We aren't leaving the state for the near future. 

Update. So here we are at the end of June staycation. It's a warm one today  Not even sure I should be counting down to our Breeze cruise in April. Until then, it's sun and fun on the water all summer. I just need to find someone to bring me food drinks food. It's not quite 100,000 tons but it works.

This is our summer staycation. Unfortunately I have to cook for us instead of being served. The drinks are cheaper and much heavier pours. 

We are on the 8 day Breeze to HMC, Grand Turk, Bonaire and Aruba in April. We are beach people and this just seems like a great beach itinerary.

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Trunk Bay

St Thomas

 

 

 

 

The best place to spend a sea day

Sensation with my middle kid.

 

 

This was an amazing read for about 11 days. Thanks for sharing your journey. I look forward to your August cruise. Our next booked cruise will be on the Breeze doing this exact itinerary so I will be interested in seeing your thoughts. This , in my opinion is one of the better itineraries Carnival sails. Thanks again Greg.

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Thanks for the recap. The weather wasn't the best at the beginning but sure looked like it was nice when you got to the middle and at the end. @HWC_Mom thanks for taking me along for the ride as well. I'm glad it was a good experience. Well maybe except the MDR battle. We may need that back story. 

 

PB

Just off the Conquest today after a really enjoyable week in the Eastern Caribbean, and wanted to jot down our experience for anyone else thinking of giving Carnival a try.  

This review almost didn’t happen because we almost didn’t get on. Multiple stories of cruise ships being turned away from ports/quarantined had put off my SO to the point she was all for cancelling. I argued that there had been no cases yet on Caribbean cruises and we shouldn’t throw $1400 away. The indecision lasted till 11am on embarkation day but eventually we got on with a large tub of Clorox wipes and disposable gloves, tried not to touch things and washed our hands thoroughly and often. (We were fine.) 

 

At the port we filled in the special health questionnaire and the mood at embarkation was nervous for sure. Through snatches of conversation I could tell that EVERYBODY was thinking about the coronavirus. As the week went on, the mood relaxed. 

 

Thinking of the worst case - being quarantined for 2 weeks in an interior cabin - we went to guest services on embarkation night to see if we could upgrade to a balcony for a price. They said the ship was full, so I guess like us, people didn’t want to throw money away. (Immediately after our cruise, Carnival updated their cancellation policy)

 

Anyway. I apologise if this is long winded. Some background: I was talked into a HAL Caribbean cruise in 2017 and realised that I was more excited about getting on this ship than any trip I’d ever booked before. Since then I have cruised with HAL again, MSC and Celebrity but the excitement of boarding a magnificent ship and waking up in a new place each day hasnt left me yet.

 

Why did we book Carnival this time? I will not lie - It was cheap. We needed a week of winter sun for less than $1000 each all in, and no hotel or resort we could find came close to that. My better half really isn’t a cruiser but when we saw a 7-day Carnival itinerary going to great-looking ports we’d never been to, for $450 (come on though cruise lines, let’s add on the $150 of govt fees/taxes and $100 of gratuities to the advertised price shall we) - so $700 all in - we took the plunge. 

 

Our expectations were not high. I mean, what can you expect for $450? I had read that Carnival was ‘The Walmart of the seas’ (Haha) and so we took in all the stories and were determined to enjoy the sun and beautiful ports even if there were drunken fights, shirtless guys in the restaurants and people sticking their fingers in the buffet. We did not expect exceptional food or service and since the cruise fare was so low, we were surely to be nickelled and dimed to within an inch of our lives, right? To this end, we each boarded with 12 cans of soda to have with meals. -Stickin’ it to the man! Yeah! 
 

More to follow as I remember it..

I'm following because we were supposed to be on this cruise celebrating kicking cancer's ass. Well, life is funny and we had to cancel 4 days before the trip. Unfortunately we missed the cancel for any reason gift Carnival was throwing out by a week. I'm hoping you had a great time. Love Conquest Class ships.


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8 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Hope y’all didn’t buy your stock yet. I feel like it’s about to take another hit.

Still waiting for $25.00. I think I'll dive in then. 

Thank you for taking the time to write this. We should have been on the Conquest this week celebrating. Instead we had to cancel for numerous reasons. This has been a great diversion all week. I know it's not over, but thanks. It's been a fun ride following along.

PB

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5 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 

This is my go to. Funships and Miami Vice. I'm jealous right about now. 

11 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Apparently I missed drama while I was at the alchemy 

 

Drama on day one? This ought to be a fun ride. 

5 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

This filet is awesome. 

 

 

 

That looks amazing. 

7 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

#3

 

I am craving a Funship right about now. 

Looks like a nice day to sail away.

You may hear deck chairs being moved at times, but typically not at times when you are going to be wanting to sleep. I wouldn't worry about it and enjoy your cruise.

Just caught up and ready to follow along. Was supposed to be leaving tomorrow on the Conquest but unfortunately had to cancel. This will give me something to read and ease the pain of not being on our cruise. 

4 hours ago, grandmarnnurse said:

I enjoyed Epic Rock on our Glory cruise, as well. Some very talented performers! I’m also loving the decor of that ship, especially that sunflower. I kind of liked all of the Farcus designs, and some of the newer ships are missing some of that pizazz. I may be in the minority on that, though. Most readers are liking the more muted tones and designs in the newer ships. That root vegetable pie looks kind of like the Pumpkin Cheese Pie that I had on the Glory, but minus the top crust. Mine was very good. 

 

I personally love the Farcus ships. I like quirky and unique. 

You can absolutely check in and then leave to buy wine and sodas later. Rumor has it you could even do it more than once but I wouldn't know anything about that. 😂😂😂

We weren't on the Magic but when we were at HMC we just waited for the masses to leave and leisurely walked down and hopped on a tender with no wait. We walked down the beach past the ship and found the chairs we wanted and hit the water. 

I just checked since people, myself included, did not receive an email confirming my steakhouse reservation. It shows up under your booking & order details tab under your planner on the website. 

12 minutes ago, Eli_6 said:

 

I am wanting anytime dining.  Going to just call.

 

Not worried about my name. I am not interesting enough to track down or impersonate and I doubt anyone could steal my identity without a date of birth or social.  

My guess is you are confirmed for YTD. You could select 8:00PM if you wanted to change. You could also waitlist for 6:00PM if you wanted. That is what my booking shows and I know I'm confirmed for YTD.