BrotherCraig

Great review. We love Buccanos. Sad that they sold part of it off but still planning on going there on a cruise soon.

We will be at Nachi again in May. We have been going since 2009 and my wife and I had our first date there so it's special to us. The food and drinks have always been outstanding but I have been reading many negative reviews as of late so it's sad to read them. They always had great reviews so it looks like it might be going downhill. We will find out in May and I am going to feature them with my travel agency -- bad or good - I will be honest with my review.

Buccanos.

I have been going there often since 2009 and it has always been 4 course and never been all you can eat. I always order two main entrees and no dessert - no issue. I have not been there in the past two years though but I did hear the quality has gone downhill. Sad to hear it because the food and drinks have always been exceptional. My wife and I actually had our first date there in 2009.

Sanchos and Nachi Cocom are both sandy beaches with sandy bottom areas while in the water. The closer you get to town and the cruise ships, the rockier it is.

Great video. For those that don't know, Tabyana is on West Bay Beach. That is where this video is taken. It is the premiere beach on the island and is beautiful. Great snorkeling, bars and restaurants, and resorts all up and down the beach there.

We mostly book cove balconies and we like midship-forward for coves but -- we did have two coves on the Magic under the galley and wasn't an issue. We heard some bumps in the early mornings but nothing that woke us up. We also had one under the dining room and only heard small little bumps at night at around 10 PM -- that was it.

We will be down there Saturday to see this ship depart for the first time. Can't wait to hear from the passengers when they get back. Interested to hear what the Texas-themed entertainment is all about.

It departs on Saturday. Can't wait to be there to see it depart for the first time. I also can't wait to hear all about the ship. Heard the entertainment will be Texas themed so that sounds perfect to me. Texas music onboard? Never thought I would see that ever happening.

Yes. We felt very bad for the cruise line excursion folks that arrived at Trunk Bay. They only had around an hour there. We had about 3 1/2 hours there when we went on our own. Beach was almost empty when we arrived.

We took a time after Noon when we had FTTF a couple of weeks ago. That way others can get the early check in time if they don't have FTTF. No reason to select early if you have FTTF. We arrived at 10:30 AM and we were onboard at 12:15 PM. With that said, things might have changed since then so probably best to select the earliest time available?

We then and when to Camp Ocean to pick the kids up and then over to Miami Slice for pizza before heading off to bed. It was 1 AM.

We went back to our room and there was a nice surprise for us for our Anniversary from a very special person at Carnival. Chocolate covered Strawberries and a bottle of champagne. Plus, a cool 50th celebration necklace. We went back out and hit up the Piano Bar. I love the Piano Bar. I love live music and people who can play instruments so there is where I’m usually found at night in a cruise. Wherever live music is being played. Anyways, piano player Robbie was fantastic. He is on the Breeze right now. The bartenders, Sasha and Nadia, were my favorite on this cruise. It was a great night in the piano bar.

We got the 2 year old down for a nap and then my wife and I left the other two kids at camp. They allowed by soon to be 9 year old be with the 9-11 year old Sharks group so that was good. My wife and I went for a walk and got to enjoy some time exploring the ship some more. We went to the large Serenity Deck area and sat around for a bit. We loved the whole design of it and the increase in seating - shaded and non-shaded. We wish we got to spend more time into here.

When we got back onboard, we noticed there were no lines for Bolt and reservations were wide open. My daughter and I rode it and it was amazing. It actually broke down while we were on it but only for a minute. They let us take two more spins around because of it. Worth the $15 to ride it.