Jamman54

Tonight is the Captain’s Gala Dinner, and even though the menu is awesome, it’s not enough to entice us back to the MDR. We decide to head back to Bonsai Sushi, and because it is a slow night here, the Chefs are happy to see us…… Patti had her usual meal of green salad, edamame, and California roll….. I had my sake sangria, miso soup, bang-bang rolls, and chicken & beef skewers……. It was a wonderful meal with great service as usual! To be continued……..

Cruise Director Joey introduces Captain Crescenzo or Captain Enzo as he likes to be called, and he addresses the gathering…… Captain Crescenzo introduces the Senior Staff and Officers…… Captain Enzo makes Joey strut his stuff...... The whole party lasted about forty-five minutes. To be continued……

Patti has made it back to the cabin and I joined her a short time later. Here is today’s towel animal….. We flip to the Map Channel so we can see where we’ve been and where we’re going….. We hang out in the cabin relaxing until it is time to head to the Teatro Rosso for the Captain’s Cocktail Party. This party is for everyone on the ship, and the drinks were flowing. The Venezia Show Band and singers entertained us….. To be continued……

It seems like you had a great cruise. She is a beautiful ship, and the crew are amazing!

Thanks for reading, glad to have you aboard! 😊

It's been a long time since we were on the Sunrise, but then it was aft for YTD, and mid for set dining.

Patti was going to go back to the cabin, but I was hungry so I went to get some Asian food at the Seafood Shack. I took my plate over to the Burano Bar and ordered a Thirsty Frog Wheat to wash it down….. Before heading back to the cabin, Patti stopped at the Gondola Lounge to watch Dance Instructors Tom and Jo teach the Foxtrot….. To be continued…..

Here are some more of the Ping Pong Ball Bathing Suit Challenge. The guy in the t-shirt won by a wide margin. I wonder why….. Next up was the Aqua Frog racing. This was like watching paint dry so we left before the end….. To be continued…..

Next up is the Ping Pong Ball Bathing Suit Challenge. The object is to stuff as many ping pong balls into your bathing suit in thirty seconds…. To be continued…..

I’m in line to get our tickets. We bet $10 on the # 2 Horse….. The track is six lanes wide and about fifteen spaces long to reach the finish line. They advance on the roll of the dice, which are in a cage which CD Joey will spin. He’ll then call out the numbers and the owners will move their horses accordingly….. And they’re off! This is the view from Patti’s perch….. The winner is # 6, the bundle of garbage! I went and got our tickets for the second race. This time we bet $10 on the # 4 horse….. On the way back I stopped at the Pergola Bar again and got us some more drinks…… This race Entertainment Director Gordon will be manning the dice…. The winner is Horse # 2! It figures…… To be continued…..

The two finalists perform….. By applause, the lady was declared the winner…… I went over to the Pergola Bar and got us some drinks. The next event is Horse Racing. The horses and their owners take the stage….. This guy “lost” his horse so this bundle of garbage will fill in….. To be continued…..

Comedy Club Host Mathew (with one “T”) is going around handing out Throwback Sea Day stickers to everyone….. I joined Patti at her perch. The next event was the Knobby Knees Contest. Back in the day it was the “Men’s” Knobby Knee Contest, but now to be politically correct they had to include the women. Patti wanted me to enter this badly, but I told her it wasn’t about my surgically scarred deformed knees, it was about how I was strutting those knees across the stage, and I wasn’t going to pop one or both while doing it to appease the masses. Crickets. Here are today’s contestants…… They had to strut their stuff for the “judges” who by the way, had no say on who the winner would be…… The audience determined the two contestants that would advance to the final….. To be continued…..

They are joined on stage by Francis, who is running the Academy of Fun on this Journeys cruise, covering topics such as art, photography, social media, food, and astronomy……. First up is Bingo which isn’t a throwback event because it is done on every cruise. But today it will be Bingo done the old way with a cage and bingo balls…. Patti heads up to Deck 11 by the mid ship pool, and has found her perch to capture all the action of the activities that will happen here today. On stage there is some towel folding going on. They should have Edy leading this one! To be continued…..

Day # 14 - 10/06/23 - Fun Day at Sea # 6. We were up at 7am to a sunny and warm day. The seas are fairly calm….. Here are the views from our balcony looking forward and aft as the Carnival Venezia makes her way to Barbados at 16 knots….. Here are today’s Fun Times……. Today is the Throwback Sea Day…… Today we’ll go back to 1987 to participate in and watch activities that are no longer done on today’s cruises. I would be more impressed if they rolled back the bar prices back to 1987. Just saying. I went up to the Java Blue Café for my morning coffee, and then back to the cabin to work on pictures. At 9:30am we went to the Teatro Rosso to watch The Wave, hosted by Cruise Director Joey, and Entertainment Director Gordon….. To be continued…..

Love Chopsticks! My go to lunch on the Spirit Class ships!

We're along for the ride Jimbo! We're looking forward to our B2B on the Vista next April in a Havana interior cabin.

We're glad you found it as well. Welcome aboard! 😎

Thanks for reading! We got the day passes for the Sunscape and the Barcelo Aruba from Shoreexcursioneer. 😎

It's very possible that Plats are included, being that there were a total of six seatings on our cruise. 😎

Vanessa did not get any better. That's time I'll never get back. I'm hoping to finish this review by Thanksgiving. Still have 4 ports and 4 sea days to cover, plus a slew of background work to complete. Good thing I love doing this! 😁

Thanks Teach! Seems like I've been doing this review forever, and still got a ways to go!

I believe it is a Diamond thing on Journeys cruises. On our Venezia Journeys cruise they did it for three nights, two sittings a night to cover everybody. I will be covering our experience when we reach that point in our review. It was a great meal, but alcoholic drinks were not free.

The Venezia is now heading to Barbados…… Patti is tired from all the walking she did today, so she is going to stay in the cabin. I head to the Limelight Lounge for the 6pm (PG) Comedy Show starring Jason Andors…… While there I bump into Cruise Critic member Gail and her husband….. Comedy Club host Mathew (with one “T”), gets the show started….. Here is Jason Andors. I enjoyed his PG show. I rated him 7.5 /10 stars….. Afterwards I made my way up to the Seafood Shack to get an order of Buffalo Shrimp….. I took them over to the Burano Bar and had a couple of Thirsty Frog Wheat’s with them. Afterwards, I made my way down to the Amari Bar and had a couple of Pain Reliefs with Zora. I then made my way to the 8:30pm (R-18+) Comedy Show starring Vanessa Hollingshead….. Zora made me a Pain Relief to go….. Once again, Comedy Club Host Mathew (with one “T”) got the crowd ready…. This is Vanessa Hollingshead. Her show was terrible. I gave her a generous 4.5 /10 stars. I can only pray that she has some better material….. To cap off the night, I head to the Lobby Bar for a double Bacardi and Pepsi….. Back to the cabin where I find that Patti is still awake and feeling hungry, so I order us some room service. Patti had the chicken fingers and fries, and I had a pepperoni pizza. We watched some television and then crashed. Coming up next: A Throwback Sea Day!

We are sailing away from Willemstad, Curacao….. To be continued…….

Here are some additional random views as Patti makes her way back to the ship…… Patti is back on board. Here is today’s towel animal. A little something different from Edy…… We showered and then hung out in the cabin until sail away. Right at 5pm Captain Crescenzo backed the Venezia away from the pier…… To be continued….