Jamman54

I agree! Patti said that her cheeseburger was pretty good as well.

There are still some decorations left over from Christmas….. Here is the entrance to the Ferry Terminal….. A ship has snuck in between the Celebration and Epic….. It’s the Grandeur of the Seas….. Patti re-boards the Celebration and is back in the cabin a little after 2pm….. Patti meets us at the Tides Bar and orders herself a Mocha Chocolate Getaway….. I’ve been drinking Cruisers all day….. To be continued…..

Meanwhile, back on the Celebration I’m working on my Cheers Package at the Red Frog Tiki Bar. I had a Guy’s Burger to help with my drink consumption. I was joined a short time later by Pat & Jim who had returned to the ship after a short walk around Old San Juan. After a couple more there, we made our way back to the Tides Bar to have some drinks with Suresh and I Made. Back on shore, Patti continues with her stroll around Old San Juan….. To be continued…..

It’s hard to get a picture of this with no people in front of it! Here are the Epic and Celebration docked in San Juan….. What’s a visit to Old San Juan without a stop at Walgreen’s! Patti is strolling through the streets of Old San Juan… Patti is looking up at the Castillo San Cristobal but is not going to hike up there this time….. To be continued…….

We have arrived in San Juan! We are not in a rush to leave the ship. When we go ashore in San Juan, I’ll usually walk with her for a little while, and then find a Husband Daycare. Patti suggests that I stay on the ship and utilize Cheers, instead of spending money for drinks onshore. What a smart wife I have! I kiss her goodbye and head up to the Red Frog Tiki Bar! Patti is making her way off the ship. She passes this big line at Java Blue, and then steps off the ship at 11:20am….. As soon as she leaves the terminal she runs into Heather & Peter….. Here are a couple of views of the Nieuw Amsterdam which is docked right across from the Celebration….. The Norwegian Encore is docked across the harbor. I don’t think this was a planned stop for her, but a deviation, which is why she is docked there….. Patti begins her tour of Old San Juan….. To be continued…..

You should sail on that ship Greg. I think you would like it. Different experience.

Lucky You!! Enjoy your stay and your cruise! We'll be following along!

Here’s another view of the Norwegian Epic as we approach the Terminal….. The Norwegian Encore is docked across the way….. Looking up the hill to the Castillo San Cristobal….. The Coast Guard is looking out for us….. Here are some San Juan Harbor views…. We are pulling in across from the Norwegian Epic….. To be continued……

We continue sailing into San Juan….. The Norwegian Epic is already docked in San Juan….. We sail past the US Coast Guard Station….. The San Juan Ferry Terminal is on the right….. Over there is Senor Frog’s. That could be my Husband Daycare later on….. To be continued……

How does that compare to Thirsty Frog Red or Killian's?

A little after 9am Patti notices that we are about to sail into San Juan. I order a bloody Mary to go, and we head back to our cabin to watch us sail in from our balcony. We love watching us sail past the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (El Morro), and the old walled city….. We’re looking back where we came from…… Off in the distance we can see HAL’s Nieuw Amsterdam following us into San Juan….. To be continued……

Day # 4 - (January 17th) - San Juan - (10am – 7pm). Even though we didn’t get to bed until 1am, we were up at 7am for the day. It was warm and sunny, and the seas were fairly calm. Here are the views from our balcony as the Carnival Celebration is sailing towards San Juan…… Here are today’s Fun Times….. Once Patti was ready, she went up to the Marketplace for breakfast, while I hung out in the cabin working on pictures. Around 8am I went up to Bar 820 for some coffee, and then up to the Red Frog Tiki Bar for some bloody Marys. I was soon joined there by Vic & Donna. Patti had finished her breakfast and was out exploring. Here are a few pictures at the Beach Pool……. Only the lower level of the Red Frog Tiki Bar is open this early in the morning….. Patti has found us…… This is my shirt for today….. To be continued……

We wouldn't have missed that for the world!!! 😀

Don't know. We would never rent the Ocean or Hillside cabanas, but that's just us. Patti did mention that the water looked better than it has in the past. 🤔

We were just planning to eat at the Marketplace tonight. Around 6pm as Patti was using her flat iron, it shorted out and tripped the breaker. Here’s the culprit….. We called Guest Services, and it took the electrician over an hour to come and reset the breaker. Afterwards, we made our way up to the Marketplace for dinner. Here are some views of some of the seating….. Here is the Beer Station….. Here are some of the selections on the buffet tonight. They are mostly the same as you will find on tonight’s MDR menu…… Here are our plates…… Pat & Jim join us after having their dinner from the deli. We hung out for a while before grabbing some ice cream and heading back to our cabins to relax before heading to the Family Feud Live After Hours show later tonight. At 10:30pm we head down to Deck 7 to meet up with Pat & Jim, grab a drink, and then get in line before the doors opened at 11pm. If we look tired it’s because it is way past our bedtime! Once the doors opened, we all got seats in the first few rows. We are here to root for Megan’s team, the Prissy Pink Cousins! Many of us are wearing our Tribe Cruise t-shirts. Patti leaned on the stage and got this group shot….. Again we are warned that photos and video are strictly forbidden! Megan had the opportunity to answer two questions, and both of her answers were on the board, but the first one was particularly funny and it went something like this: Lee Mason: Name something that you don’t want to see on your Grandpas night stand. Megan: Lube!! Lee Mason: You mean like motor oil for a car? Megan: No, for Grandma!! Hilarious!! It was the # 3 answer. Other answers included sex toys and Granny porn. For those of you playing at home, the number one answer was “condoms”! Though Megan’s team didn’t win, a good time was had by all. Good job ladies!!! Now it’s way past our bedtime. Thanks goodness we have a later arrival in San Juan tomorrow. Today was a Cheers nightmare! Our tally for today: Patti (0), Jeff (1), or (-11) for the day. We are now (-8) for the cruise. Can we rebound? Stay tuned and see! Coming up next: Our return to Old San Juan!

After eating we hung out in the cabana for a bit. Here are some afternoon views of the pool area. It’s much more crowded than it was earlier this morning….. Around 2pm we decided to head back to the ship. We asked Wilbur to finalize the bill for the four of us. For six buckets of beer (no we didn’t drink all of them, we shared!), a couple of cocktails for the ladies, our lunch, and a generous tip for Wilbur, the total came out to be north of $300. We pulled our cash together and said our goodbyes. Here is a map of the Amber Cove complex….. We walked through the Plaza and into the duty free store. At the exit they checked our id’s and ship card. Like magic, #11 was waiting there to take us back to the ship….. Once back at the cabin we saw today’s towel creature….. I immediately took a nap, but Patti relaxed on the balcony until it was almost time to sail away. It’s back on board time….. It looks like we have a pier runner….. The crew is packing up the gangways prior to sailing….. To be continued……

Patti is heading back to the pool. You can get drinks in coconuts here….. Here are a few views of our cabana….. We do have a picture of Pam and Amy hanging out with us! We are getting hungry, so we head back to the cabana where it is nice and cool and order some lunch. Here are the food and drink menus….. Patti had a cheeseburger…… I had a pork belly appetizer and the fish & chips….. To be continued…..

Patti is hot and thirsty so she stops at the Pelican Bar. This is the bar that services the Grand and Ocean Cabanas…. Patti orders a Pina Colada….. You can leave a message on these rocks if you wish….. Patti checks out the Grand and Ocean Cabanas….. Here are a few views of the Water Sports Hut and the current rental rates….. To be continued…..

Patti has some more ground to cover so off she goes. Here are some views of the other side of the lazy river….. There are a ton of loungers around the pool area….. This is the children’s Splash Pool….. This is where the crew from the ship comes to relax….. This is the bottom of the zip line…… Here is a view looking up to the top of the zip line….. This is a very quiet area to relax….. From here, this is a view of the Ocean Cabanas….. To be continued…..

Patti and Pat continue exploring down by the water….. They head back to the pool area and stop to check out the CoCoCana Lounge…. Here are the food and beverage menus….. They are back at the pool….. Jim and I are on our second or third bucket of beer. Our server Wilbur would just deliver them to us while we were in the pool….. Patti didn’t want me to use that picture, but I decided to use it as a place saver for these following observations. Sitting here now, I realize that I had royally screwed up. While hanging out at the alcove, we had visits from quite a few Tribe members including Vic & Donna, Karen & Gerald, Sid, Amy, and Pam. They all stopped by to chat and have a few beers with us. The problem is that we have almost no photo records of these visits. As great a photographer that Patti is, she can’t be in two places at one time. Here’s where I kick myself. As I had mentioned in my opening, we do bring along a backup camera in case there is a problem with Patti’s primary one. It also happens to be a water camera. I should have brought that camera along with me, in fact I should have had it on my person the entire cruise, as I missed a boatload of photo opportunities because Patti was not around at the time. I have learned my lesson, please forgive me, it won’t happen again! Patti got this picture of Vic (Roscoe13) relaxing on a lounger. That’s Donna to his left. lol….. After her walk with Patti, Pat grabs a beer and relaxes on one of our loungers soaking up some sun…. To be continued……

About six hours, but that was because of traffic below West Palm Beach.

Not at all. You need a wristband to get into this area, and they do a pretty good job of monitoring.

And in Bermuda after 9pm when overnighting.

If this was done on a "regular" Carnival ship, it would have been between the Blue Iguana Tequila Bar and Blue Iguana Cantina on the port side of the Lido Deck.

I did a whole section about the al fresco dinner when we were on the Venezia. Click on the link and scroll down a bit. Al fresco dinner