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I had something similiar happen at the Plaza bar on the Vista. One person's coffee was being made...no one in line...so I sat down at the bar. The helpful...service oriented employee then told me that they were only taking orders from the right end of the bar. So I got up and formed a line.

The Bar820 employee could have quickly mentioned that when Sid sat down. Situation handled. 

19 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

If Picasso painted a cow.

 

 

I need a drink because that looks like a penguin carrying a man's head. 

16 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

It usually opens later like 3pm.

 

Well I guess it has been too long since my last Carnival cruise because I should have known that. 

3 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

Hmmmmm where is @sid_9169 off to when he gets on the ship?  Ten points for the correct answer.

I am guessing bag drop in cabin....muster...and Alchemy to get to know some bartenders.

3 hours ago, Roscoe13 said:

She's here!

Great pictures. I hope everyone hopping on today has a great cruise. I cannot wait to see how the week unfolds via the 3 lives going on. And then for the post cruise recap.

Toasting you all with my spiked coffee...Cheers!

Happy Cruise day!! I am loving having 3 lives to follow...this is going to be a great week.

Happy Cruise Day!! I am so jealous and there is the extra sting of it being a balmy 11 degrees here in Texas. I am having a spiked coffee, listening to the water dripping in the sinks (hoping to avoid frozen pipes) and ready to stay up to date with all 3 lives!! Enjoy!!

1 hour ago, MeganGC1983 said:

I can’t put my bag under the seat in front of me because of her foot. 

Entitled much??

Who in the world thinks that is ok?

Those breakfast tacos look great so I was thinking since I am not cruising maybe I should get those for breakfast tomorrow. Sad to report that I don't see them on the close to me Cantina Laredo menu.

1 hour ago, TxTeach79 said:

Current lineup of reserved stuff, shipboard edition:

 

Chef's Table on Monday. We did this on the Pride in Europe, the very first group in their newly renovated Chef's Table space, and we really enjoyed it. It's long and can be a night ender, but I figured after what's sure to be a late and wild NYE and a pool heavy New Year's Day, that's not the worst thing the night before our first port. Excited to see the menu.

 

Teppanyaki on Tuesday. B and I have done Teppanyaki on Horizon and Mardi Gras (I've also done the equivalent on Norwegian Breakaway and Jade) and it honestly might be her favorite meal onboard. It's up there for me as well, we always have a great time and love the food, and we're two for two with really entertaining chefs. 

 

Pasta Master Class at Carnival Kitchen around lunch time on Saturday. Neither of us has ever done one of the CK classes. I wanted to try one out last year on MG but they all booked up super fast and I missed the boat. It came down to this one or the BBQ one, and doing BBQ in an hour just seemed sacreligious to me, so Pasta it is!

 

555 on Saturday night. Yeah, we've done it a hundred times, but we always love it... and last year on two MG sailings I didn't get to it either time, so I still haven't done an Excel class steakhouse! Love the 555 bar, been there plenty, but never gotten inside! Felt like a good way to end the cruise fat and happy. 

 

We skipped Seagrill this time because it wasn't B's favorite (I love it, I'll do it whenever I'm solo on an Excel class ship), but we're pretty well stuffed as it is. Last year we didn't do a single dinner in the MDR because there was so much else to choose from onboard, so who knows what the other nights will bring. I love the brewery tour, did it twice on MG, and B even came with me the last time (she's not a beer person), but that'll be a tough sell this time around. Depending on mood and timing I may do that one solo, tbd on that.

I did the pasta class on Mardi Gras with my son and we both loved it.  I came home and bought a manual pasta roller and we still use the recipe and make the noodles and sauce when he is home from college.

49 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

No win on trivia. 

 

Breakfast was really good this morning especially since I'm not a big Breakfast person. The two guys making burritos were cranking out tiny baby burritos (which in literal Spanish already means little donkey) but a different guy came out and made mine and he loaded me up.

 

The sausages were good and actually sausages not hot dogs.

 

The benedict was perfect. I didn't know it was possible to get such a good benedict from the buffet. Very good.

 

Buffet also will not customize an omelet.

 

Blue iguana will not make you fresh eggs to order. Not sure if that is policy or this ship but a lady asked and was told they don't do that.

Wait...no made to order omelette stations anymore? That is a big change.

38 minutes ago, BohJang said:

Yes I had a bit of an incident getting out of the water & I hope it was not caught on camera. I couldn’t make it up that steep part. A nice girl helped pull me up but then I lost my balance & fell back into the sand. I couldn’t stop laughing &no i  did not have anything to drink prior to this. 

It’s not fun to have a bathing suit full of sand at my age. 🤣🤣🤣

I was there about a year ago and the struggle was real. Lol. Thankfully my sons helped me stay on my feet.

I love the water there but that climb out is tough.

11 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

24k Marg, Sunny 🇮🇳, Club 6

 

That looks like a really good margarita...and no salt!!

56 minutes ago, beshears said:

Caribill, thank you for mentioning once again about the so called "formal nights," even though they or one of them was called dress to impress, which is fine with me too.

You can always choose to have your own formal night as well. If there aren't enough "formal" formal nights for you just break out your fancy dress any night of the cruise.

Depending on what you are looking for we also really like Shrimp n Stuff and Hubcap Grill ( although we prefer the Kemah location to Galveston).

4 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

Here are the prices I updated yesterday Galveston Cruise Parking. With that I checked a few different Breeze cruises for my 4-5 prices. And for my 7 days I checked both my Princess for next week and my Jubilee for next year. 

 

My history with the parking is I did discount last time (2 years ago) for like $65. It's $98 now. Pre-covid I did Falstaff for $75 indoor. I know it was about $95 two years ago. Now it's $145. In 2018 I did Lighthouse covered for like $70. Now it's $95 uncovered and $125 covered. And for some messed up reason princess cruisers can only use uncovered and have to pay $130. 2017 I used EZ Park and walk. I think I paid about $50 for that. Now that would be $118 to park and walk. $138 to park and shuttle.

 

81st Dolphin is out of business now. It looks like Falstaff is in the process of changing their name to Patriot. They have a website for both with the same address and prices.

 

Before going with Falstaff check their reviews. We used them before and they were great but the road to their entrance has been under construction and in bad shape...hopefully it is fixed now.

We used portparking.com for our last two and had good luck and never waited long for a shuttle. 

Following along on this adventure. Have a great trip and thanks for taking all of us with you. I cannot wait for all of the pics, etc.

18 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

not much you can do in there.

 

That is pretty useless.

Does Air Canada have a lounge? Maybe they'll give you day access?

35 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Yean I mean I got a picture of it right here. It was like this on both sides. Right at the steps. I tried to past this one and she wouldn’t let met.

 

 

Do the performers use the aisles at some point? I've seen this done at different shows during and before they need access.

I am really bummed our 2024 Alaska cruise does not stop at Icy Strait Point. We stopped here in July and did an amazing whale watch tour with Glacier Wind Charters on their 6 person boat. However our port times were short so we couldn't do the Sky Glider. I need a long stop here so I can do both!!

If you google Prof Cruise NCL menus they have the MDR menus and they look pretty recent. If they are prime rib is Day 7.

2 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

All unpacked. Looks like I should be able to get breakfast and lunch in the MDR. That’s big for me. For those who don’t know I’m not a buffet person at all.

 

Also O'Sheehans will have breakfast, lunch and dinner. They are 24 hour sit down service and beside their standard menu they will have a dinner special. 

2 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

The first class seats were looking nice. Real thick seat cushions and all.

 

We did Alaska first class in July from DFW to Seattle and back. Our DFW to Seattle plane was older and the wifi didn't work and the seats had seen some miles.  The return flight had the nice seats with a footrest, etc and all of the in-flight entertainment.

We also learned that first class now only gets lounge access if one of your flights is over 2100 miles. We had about 4 hours so we did pay the $30 per person day rate which they offer if the flight is less than 2100. We ended up seeing 2 lounges because of gate changes and they are very nice.

I am pretty sure premium will also include free beer, wine and cocktails since the flight is over 350 miles.