Carnival valor review day 2 of birthday cruise oct 2-6/2017

Day 2

Day 2 of my birthday cruise on the carnival valor, October 3, 2017 . My husband and I slept in a little this day after a restful night. I got up and went to the track. I try to get to the track each day and absolutely love walking outside while at sea. It is a real treat to exercise once we are in port too , just a change of scenery.

Once I finished on the track I went back to the cabin to get my husband for brunch. Ever since we discovered brunch in the dining room, we never miss.

Before brunch we went to the atrium to the first responders reception. We signed the poster and talked a little bit. My husband is a first responder and after hurricane Harvey,it was good to get away from some of the after effects of the storm. The program was very short so off we went to brunch. This brunch is so much better for us than breakfast on the lido deck. We really enjoy the grilled pork chop, fresh fruit plate, omelettes, grits and Mac n cheese. Sometimes we eat the French toast or pancakes and the hash browns are really good too. After brunch, we went to deck 3 to relax and watch the ocean, a favorite activity of ours. I had plans to attend the cooking demonstration and didn't want to be late. I left to head to the steakhouse at 1130 and glad I did. The cooking demonstration was full about 1145 and started right at noon. The demo started out with an introduction of the head chef and about 6 other chefs that work with him. There was a lady announcing the activities as they were happening. The chef prepared mushroom soup, bacon and blue cheese salad , chicken breast with potatoes and Mac and cheese, for dessert, they made a mousse of tiramisu also. As they prepared each item, there were samples passed out and when I tell you the food was delicious. I hate the fact that I had just finished breakfast. The samples could have been a whole meal for someone who had not eaten. We got all of the recipes except the Mac n cheese, which makes me sad because the Mac and cheese was divine. I left the demo very satisfied . We then went back to the cabin and read, watched tv and relaxed to enjoy the day.

Since we had any time dining, we were able to have more control over the activities we participated in. We really like going to the dining room and go most nights so we usually choose dining over any shows. Before we went, I was able to go to the gym/spa and shower and sit in the steam room. I absolutely love getting dressed in the spacious showers and bathroom in the gym as opposed to the cabin so I mostly do this each evening. It was elegant night but we didn't dress up like we normally do, I just wore a cocktail dress and my husband wore a suit. Since we were on a five day cruise no lobster tails. We still saw the menu and found what we would enjoy. We asked for a table for two and got a great table right in front of the window. We were in Kadek's section ( Kadek, Mohamed,Wanwipa and Monika was the bar waiter and he and team took great care of us the rest of the cruise. That night, we had scallops, shrimp and potatoes (huge shrimp), my husband had roasted duck, grilled sea bass and for dessert, he had melting chocolate cake and I had the fruit plate (every night). For appetizer, my husband got the shrimp cocktail. The dinner got rave reviews each night, everything was fresh and we usually got a variety of things to eat. If there is ever a night that we can't find something, we will order a flat iron steak and grilled pork chop. Also the grilled chicken breast is good on the dinner menu too. We took a few pictures on the promenade deck and went to the casino until it was time for the comedy show. We made sure we were early to the late comedy show as there is usually a line to get in. We got there in time to get good seats. We ordered drinks and settled in. We will usually go back to the cabin and change clothes /shoes from dinner and get a glass of wine then go enjoy the rest of our activities. The comedy show was ok, we actually sat through two different comedians. We left the show around midnight and went back to the cabin. The ship was very rocky as we were near land, so we got settled in the room and watched tv and slept.

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Enjoying your report.

Keith

Thanks I actually finished it in another thread.

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