LaRue1975

Completely amazing, much better than home for me too. I look forward to my shower every day! 😜

The Firenze is perfect for a girls cruise and 50th birthday. It feels special and more elegant compared to the other Carnival ships. The crew is top notch too. Have fun planning!

I’ve done a Halloween cruise, you’ll have a blast! Thanks for following the fun! 😎

Thanks for following along, more to come!

Thanks! I have a bunch of beach photos to sort through, yesterday was amazing!

Aloha! We are having a great time!

You are correct, we have felt like girls this trip. You should have seen us dancing on the boat on the way back from the beach yesterday. We’re having a ball! 🥳🥂🍾🥂🥳

Definitely keep it in consideration. If it had a Havana area like the Vista Class ships it would be perfect. They don’t have a pool in the similar area and they open it to the rest of the passengers in the evenings.

You are going to love going Italian style! It will be perfect for the cooler weather you’ll get in December, enjoy!

We had front row seats for the dining room show and after dinner we saw Color My World in the showroom. I hadn’t seen it before and enjoyed it, the female lead is very good. The showroom seems more spacious and the sight lines seem better too. I’m not sure if that’s true but I could see well the entire show which was nice compared to the other Vista class ships. After the show we went to Lido for the 80s Rock & Glow Party which was fantastic. I really like our cruise director Tyler, he is pretty cool and not annoying or dorky, lol! I think it’s a tie between him and Deon for best 80s party. That’s it for day 3. I may have time tonight to post the pics from our excursion. This has been a really good cruise so far, thanks for following along!

I’m back! Our excursion was fabulous! I can say with confidence it is the best one I have done on the Mexican Riviera for sure and could even be the best overall, so much fun! I will cover it after I go through all my pics. Yesterday was pretty mellow, a nice relaxing Sea Day to prepare for our three port days in a row. We skipped breakfast and went to Pasta Bella. They don’t have a Cocina on this ship so it is served in the seated dining room. It was very good and the service was great. Sorry I don’t have pics but once they sat that bowl in front of me I forgot about taking pics! 😜 We played in the casino in the afternoon and had dinner in the MDR. We went back to Frizzante for pre-dinner martinis, the bartenders there are very engaging and big on the shenanigans. Our kind of bar evidently! As we were led to our table in the dining room I noticed there were tables open in the middle and asked the hostess if we could sit there instead. She went to the desk to check and we were seated right in front and our server was wonderful. We are going to ask to sit there from now on. The food was excellent and I remembered to take pics, yay! We had the crab and shrimp cake and lasagna appetizers. I had the Chicken Roulade and my buddies both ordered filet mignon from the Steakhouse menu. We all ordered the Italian dessert. Everything was delicious except the dessert.

We are pulling into beautiful Puerto Vallarta and my glasses immediately fogged up when I stepped on the balcony, welcome to Mexico! We are going on the Majahuitas Beach Cove excursion which I have really been looking forward to. I should be able to get some really good pics there. Hopefully I can catch up this afternoon and post the pics from yesterday’s Sea Day. The ladies gave me permission to post a few of our pics so I’ll put one here from our hangout Frizzante Bar, cheers! 🥳🍸🍸🍸🥳

The Panorama Deck is mostly covered and has many great areas to sit comfortably and relax with in indoor/outdoor feel. The Pergola Bar is right in the middle on the Port side, it’s nice to have a bar in this deck for those looking for a more chill area while still being able to enjoy the Lido vibe. They also have two ping pong tables and a foosball on this deck and I saw several card games and board games going on. We went to dinner in the MDR, it was good but we forgot to get drinks before we went in. Service was slow as it usually is on Elegant Night in Anytime Dining so I was too thirsty and hungry to remember to get pics! 😜 Afterwards we had a roaring good time at Frizzante with a few rounds of martinis and shots but no pics thank goodness! 🤣🤣 We finished up at the casino and stayed out way past our bedtime. Oops, we did it again! Ok, I think I am caught up for the first two days. I will get a lot more pics, there is so much more to explore, the Italian ships are a great addition to the Carnival fleet!

After lunch I walked around and took pics of Lido area. I have heard a lot of complaints of not being able to find deck chairs but as you can see yesterday’s sea day was not a problem. This was around 3 PM and the sun hadn’t been out until early afternoon. Plus it was first Elegant Night so a lot of people were probably getting ready. Regardless, the Firenze offers plenty of deck chairs in the sun and shade IMHO.

We hit the casino after dinner, had a blast and didn’t roll in until well past our normal bedtime. 😜 Java Blue is up here on the lido deck where we are so gratefully coffee was only a few steps away, whew! After coffee we stopped at the Atrium Bar for mimosas to take with us to Sea Day Brunch. I don’t have pics of the brunch because it was just ok. The Atrium however is spectacular and harkens back to the days when it was called the Grand Atrium. After brunch we hit all the shops, got drinks again from Frizzante and sat outside on the Lanai. It was cloudy and cool earlier but was now shaping up to be a beautiful day. We grabbed a bite at nearby La Strada Grill right before they closed, it was good and a perfect light lunch. The drink is an Aperol Spritz from Fizzante.

Ok, I think I figured out the photo situation. The service at II Viago was fantastic, Lewis served us complimentary limoncello shots after dinner. Cheers!

Before dinner we stopped at the Frizzante Bar for pre dinner martinis. This is going to be our go to bar, we had a blast there last night after dinner. We had two Lemon Drops and an Expresso and they were perfect! We had dinner at the adjacent II Viago restaurant and it was one of the best dining experiences I’ve had on a Carnival ship. The salads were wonderful and two us had the Shrimp Scampi and my other friend ordered the sea bass, both were delicious! We had Cannolis, Tiramisu and Mile High Gelato Pie for dessert. They were all good but it’s the Mile High Gelato Pie for the win, it was to die for delicious! I am not sure my pics are loading, if they don’t all appear I’ll come back later and try again.

After unpacking we enjoyed the Sailaway Party from the Pergola Bar on the Panorama deck. The cruise director and fun squad did a great job so I’m looking forward to the 80s Rock & Glow Party tonight. The staterooms are basically the standard Carnival stateroom with some nice upgrades. The shower is 100% better, I liked it even better than the one on the Celebration. It seems roomier and easier to get in and out of the water pressure is the best I have ever had on a cruise ship. The decor is much nicer too, the drapes have tie backs and are truly black out which is a huge improvement. Also there is a motion light on the bottom of the closet which is very beneficial when you have to find the bathroom in the middle of night. That coffee table has done some damage to my toes in the past, not this cruise! 😜

Hello from the Fabulous Firenze! I boarded yesterday with two girlfriends, we all qualify for Medicare so can’t quite call it a girls trip! 😜 Boarding was delayed and the usual cluster you get in Long Beach. It’s funny reading all the comments on the Facebook group for this cruise complaining that this is the worst embarkation experience they have ever had, welcome to Long Beach! The ship is drop dead gorgeous and definitely a different vibe, more relaxed and chill I think. We had lunch in the dining room. We thought it would be traditional table service but it was a buffet and actually quite nice. The food was good, basically a smaller version of the Marketplace Buffet but it was much nicer due to the beautiful setting and relaxed atmosphere. There was silverware and cloth napkins on the tables and I was happy to get a chance to get pics of Michelangelo dining room. Now I need to get ready for Elegant Night but will be back later with more pics from our first two days. I am really enjoying cruising Italian style! 😎🛳️😎

Hubby and I were in a 15th deck Exel Aft Suite on the Celebration in May and spent all our sea days and a good part of our port days on the balcony. The suite and balcony are fabulous beyond words, you will love every minute! I had Drinks On Us Everywhere from the casino and hubby did not so all the drink running was up to me. Even though we were just below the lido deck bars which we loved by mid day on sea days they were packed. I would take the aft elevators down to deck 8 to get the drinks. Pig & Anchor is the closest but it is a hangout bar for regulars. All the bar stools are usually taken and the bartender pretty much ignored me. The Watering Hole outdoor bar in the aft area was good and sometimes no wait at all. Although it was a bit more of a walk Bar 820 was my favorite. I usually went to indoor side but they have an outdoor bar also. We did a B2B and were in an extended balcony the first week. I posted a review if you want to check it out. There are a lot of pictures of the suite. Have a wonderful time, I know you will! Edited to add I tried to add a link to the review but I can’t get it to work. If you click on ships above you can find it in the Celebration file.

I board the Firenze on Saturday and I plan to take a lot of pics and post a review when I return. I might get a chance to post something live. It’s a girls cruise although it’s been many decades since we were girls, lol! My thinking is posting live might help me spend less time in the casino but best laid plans and all that. I am really looking to cruising Italian style for the first time. Either way I’ll let you know how goes.

Thank you! The link works and I was able to make a reservation for November and immediately received an e-mail confirmation. No deposit required, you pay when you get to the resort and it includes transportation. I really want to go Little French Key and was having the same problem as the OP. Now it’s booked, thanks wdo1959 for posting the question!

Thanks for another great review Greg! I was determined to catch up and finish tonight. I am really looking forward to our turn on Jubilee and happy to hear debarkation was easy and you were off early. Thanks for sharing your adventure and all the great pics! 😎

We never found this open on the Celebration, is it only during lunch hours? We’ll be on the Jubilee in November and I know my hubby would love one with sauerkraut.

Me too, the 12th and 19th. Also in Havana, can’t wait! Oops, 2025 for me, only miss you by a year! 😜😎