Adventures on the Carnival Conquest… a review of the Sep 26 7 day cruise to Cozumel

[Flynlo]

Ever Wonder what our Host looked like. This is a funny video. Cool Mustache!

 

http://www.cruise-addicts.com/videos/view/2018/john-and-host-mach.html

[miniwheat]

Ever Wonder what our Host looked like. This is a funny video. Cool Mustache!

 

http://www.cruise-addicts.com/videos/view/2018/john-and-host-mach.html

 

 

That was great!! LOL:D:D:D

[spiritkat090909]

Enjoying the review! Conquest bound in November...

 

With all the 'encounters' with the Dragon Lady, I thought that it might be to MY benefit ;) if all of ya'll could complain about HER rude behavior to the Port Authority before I get there? I have a lot of luggage.:D

 

Here's the link:

http://www.portofgalveston.com/contacts/

 

Of course...since I'm sure no one has her name, a description might be in order. lol

 

Now...back to the green words...scroll, scroll, scroll...

[klwigg59]

We all did.

I have a question. How many Crazies were able to stagger to the Past Guest Party after the Cocktail Party? I barely made it.

 

we didn't make it! Also didn't make the "meet & mingle" after the cabin crawl, hopefully it's not because of that "age" thing??

[*Mach*]

we didn't make it! Also didn't make the "meet & mingle" after the cabin crawl, hopefully it's not because of that "age" thing??

 

 

Oh, I suspect not... it may have been that seven shot thing at 11 AM that was the root cause.

See... I was smart... I passed on that whip cream thingy!!!

:D

 

[*Mach*]

Enjoying the review! Conquest bound in November...

 

With all the 'encounters' with the Dragon Lady, I thought that it might be to MY benefit ;) if all of ya'll could complain about HER rude behavior to the Port Authority before I get there? I have a lot of luggage.:D

 

Here's the link:

http://www.portofgalveston.com/contacts/

 

Of course...since I'm sure no one has her name, a description might be in order. lol

 

Now...back to the green words...scroll, scroll, scroll...

 

 

No need... the folks in Miami are very aware of how that individual behaved.

For me and several others it was inconvenient... for Karen it was repugnant...

[barbevrn]

We all did.

I have a question. How many Crazies were able to stagger to the Past Guest Party after the Cocktail Party? I barely made it.

 

we didn't make it! Also didn't make the "meet & mingle" after the cabin crawl, hopefully it's not because of that "age" thing??

 

Same for us. If i had tried for a 15 min nap before the Meet and Mingle I would have been fine. Not real sure why we missed the past guest party. I was probably in the d@mn casino!

[kansas kruiser]

:cool: Keep the review going Mach!!! I can't wait to do it again!!:p

[Meyer2]

Thanks for being so kind...

 

Stitch is short for 'Stitchinfool' which is her Cruise Critic screen name. She's very talented doing that baffling complex cross stitch thing and is tremendously crafty in general. She makes candles and such so the house is constantly bathed in some wonderful scents... my favorite is 'Tropical Cocktail.' Smells like a pina colada factory!!!

 

:D

 

If I might take an additional second... we met because of Cruise Critic and Carnival. John Heald had told me that Carnival was going to shoot a commercial in Dallas and would I see if any of the Crazies would like to join in. I asked about and a bunch of the folks were ready to go!

 

A couple of the kids, Stitch included, needed a ride. I picked her and Lambie (lambnuckles...) up in Austin at 3:30 in the morning and we headed to Dallas for the day. To say I was intrigued would be an understatement.

 

We had our first date about a week after I returned from a sailing on the Splendor... the inaugural from Port Everglades... and we've been together ever since.

 

She's a brilliant gem and the best thing that's ever happened to me.

 

:)

 

 

Awww, what an awesome story!!! That's great!

 

Mach, I saw a few people hand money directly to the staff including us. I never saw the hat going around......but, hummmm things were a little fuzzy by then.

 

In case anyone was wondering, we were able to order what we wanted from the bar. There were very few limitations. I couldn't get a mojito....but I can tell ya the mudslides and colorado bulldogs were fantastic!

 

Oh man, someone who drinks colorado bulldogs! My DH does too! Not many people know what they are! Very cool! ;)

 

Crazies, you see, are famous (notorious???) for having parties. There are parties in Houston, there are parties in Dallas, parties in San Antonio but the grand daddy of them all is the Annual Central Texas Gathering hosted by none other than the amazing Dread Pirate Robert and his Princess. These fantastic people invite 50 or so Crazies into their lovely home, north of Austin, every year as a warm up for our cruise. There’s food, there’s trivia, there’s plenty of drink and, most importantly, there’s friends.

 

Now, I told you all of that to tell you this… At our cocktail party one of our number was missing… MIA. His wife was there but he was not. It seems that she took a nap and when she awoke he was gone… poofed… adios… no where to be seen. Normally, this is no sort of issue at all but THIS person had a function to perform, one that he had volunteered for.

 

Of course, there’s a back story here. Two years ago a good size bunch of us sailed on the Carnival Fantasy for John Heald’s Bloggers II cruise. Essentially, there were three groups… one group from a different cruise discussion forum, Big Ed’s Evil Crew and us… the Cruise Critic kids. Well, John wanted to revive one of the old shows… the Male Nightgown contest. Yeah… you read it… male nightgown contest. He asked that the leaders of the three groups play along and appear on stage in nightgowns. While I was in NOLA Stitch and I went to a WalMart and I purchased the now infamous leopard skin nightie. Uh huh. I did.

 

I’m sure that if worn by a woman it would look good… or at least not as terrible as it looked on me. I spent the entire evening consuming whatever I could find that contained even the minutest amount of alcohol in a failing effort to dull the pain associated with the impending disaster. Well, slightly before midnight we paraded onto the stage of the Universe Lounge and made utter fools of ourselves. Suffice it to say that Crazies unsupervised, left to their own devices, will do something ummmm… over the top.

 

When we debarked the ship and were headed home Stitch opened up my laptop to try to catch up a bit with what was happening on the Crazies thread. She looked at me and said ‘You’re not gonna like this.’ Every single one of the Crazies had changed their avatar to a picture of me in that leopard skin nightie… and we knew who did it.

 

Leap forward six months… we’re on the Carnival Conquest at our cocktail party. The perp was trapped. Sixgun8 was in my sights and he wasn’t going to escape. I called him up on stage and handed him the nightie. Flanked by some of the biggest Crazies we have he was forced to go behind the curtain and put on the nightie of shame.

 

Leap forward again to the Central Texas Gathering. Keith, of the wonderful comedy team of Keith and Elaina, stated boldly the HE would done the infamous nightie at our cocktail party. He assured us that he was secure in his manhood and wouldn’t be bothered a bit by prancing about in this rather diaphanous garment.

 

Leap forward one more time… the Crazies Cocktail Party on the Carnival Conquest. No Keith. Yep… he bolted… he was hiding, probably quaking in the security of his own manhood. He had abandoned us and has, therefore, earned a VERY special punishment on our Crazies cruise on the Ecstasy in February. Keith?? Are you out there, buddy?? 120 days and counting!!!

 

This is the infamous nightie…

 

 

And this is the infamous Keith. He deserves it, don’t you think?

 

 

We love you, Keith!!!

 

I love the nightie!! Hahaa! He should so have to wear it! :D

[*Mach*]

:cool: Keep the review going Mach!!! I can't wait to do it again!!:p

 

 

Four months, KK... four months 'til the Crazies sail again!!!

WOOOOOHOOOOO!!

:D

 

[kansas kruiser]

We sure did!!! :D

 

We all did.

I have a question. How many Crazies were able to stagger to the Past Guest Party after the Cocktail Party? I barely made it.

 

:cool:We sure did!!!:D I made it to the past guest party in good shape!!:rolleyes: Heck it was kinda late when I rolled into my cabin!!:p

[kansas kruiser]

Oh, I suspect not... it may have been that seven shot thing at 11 AM that was the root cause.

 

See... I was smart... I passed on that whip cream thingy!!!

 

:D

 

:cool: That whipped cream thingy was good!!! :D

[*Mach*]

Awww, what an awesome story!!! That's great!

 

 

 

Oh man, someone who drinks colorado bulldogs! My DH does too! Not many people know what they are! Very cool! ;)

 

 

 

I love the nightie!! Hahaa! He should so have to wear it! :D

 

 

Yep... they're on the Ecstasy in February... He's done for.

God love those kids... they're wonderful folks but Keith... Keith we need to have a chat with...

:D

 

[*Mach*]

:cool:We sure did!!!:D I made it to the past guest party in good shape!!:rolleyes: Heck it was kinda late when I rolled into my cabin!!:p

 

 

'Rolled' being the operative word... did you roll or were you rolled???

 

:D

 

[kansas kruiser]

No need... the folks in Miami are very aware of how that individual behaved.

 

For me and several others it was inconvenient... for Karen it was repugnant...

 

:cool: I was with Princess waiting on Pirate when we met up with her!!:( She made us go outside also!:rolleyes:

[kansas kruiser]

'Rolled' being the operative word... did you roll or were you rolled???

 

:D

 

Oh it was kinda rolled!!:p

[*Mach*]

A few more random photos...

 

That one is mine...

 

Crazies from above...

Do this... don't do that...

Spray on...

Have you ever wondered where the entertainers stay on board? It's the Lido Deck...

The Crazies table on the Lido Deck...

 

[tess2cruz]

Why do I feel like I was there???? :D

[kansas kruiser]

A few more random photos...

 

That one is mine...

 

 

:) I had a omelete almost everyday here!!:D Yummy!!!

[waiting4acruise]

we didn't make it! Also didn't make the "meet & mingle" after the cabin crawl, hopefully it's not because of that "age" thing??

Maybe it was because of the alcohol that was consumed.:rolleyes::D

[waiting4acruise]

Why do I feel like I was there???? :D

You and the other land Crazies were there in spirit.

I thought of you everytime I passed that pole.:D

[miniwheat]

Man, this is the best review ever, keep it up till I get on board next week, I want to be swatted so bad!!:D:D:D:eek::eek::eek:

[sixgun8]

Crazies, you see, are famous (notorious???) for having parties. There are parties in Houston, there are parties in Dallas, parties in San Antonio but the grand daddy of them all is the Annual Central Texas Gathering hosted by none other than the amazing Dread Pirate Robert and his Princess. These fantastic people invite 50 or so Crazies into their lovely home, north of Austin, every year as a warm up for our cruise. There’s food, there’s trivia, there’s plenty of drink and, most importantly, there’s friends.

 

Now, I told you all of that to tell you this… At our cocktail party one of our number was missing… MIA. His wife was there but he was not. It seems that she took a nap and when she awoke he was gone… poofed… adios… no where to be seen. Normally, this is no sort of issue at all but THIS person had a function to perform, one that he had volunteered for.

 

Of course, there’s a back story here. Two years ago a good size bunch of us sailed on the Carnival Fantasy for John Heald’s Bloggers II cruise. Essentially, there were three groups… one group from a different cruise discussion forum, Big Ed’s Evil Crew and us… the Cruise Critic kids. Well, John wanted to revive one of the old shows… the Male Nightgown contest. Yeah… you read it… male nightgown contest. He asked that the leaders of the three groups play along and appear on stage in nightgowns. While I was in NOLA Stitch and I went to a WalMart and I purchased the now infamous leopard skin nightie. Uh huh. I did.

 

I’m sure that if worn by a woman it would look good… or at least not as terrible as it looked on me. I spent the entire evening consuming whatever I could find that contained even the minutest amount of alcohol in a failing effort to dull the pain associated with the impending disaster. Well, slightly before midnight we paraded onto the stage of the Universe Lounge and made utter fools of ourselves. Suffice it to say that Crazies unsupervised, left to their own devices, will do something ummmm… over the top.

 

When we debarked the ship and were headed home Stitch opened up my laptop to try to catch up a bit with what was happening on the Crazies thread. She looked at me and said ‘You’re not gonna like this.’ Every single one of the Crazies had changed their avatar to a picture of me in that leopard skin nightie… and we knew who did it.

 

Leap forward six months… we’re on the Carnival Conquest at our cocktail party. The perp was trapped. Sixgun8 was in my sights and he wasn’t going to escape. I called him up on stage and handed him the nightie. Flanked by some of the biggest Crazies we have he was forced to go behind the curtain and put on the nightie of shame.

 

Leap forward again to the Central Texas Gathering. Keith, of the wonderful comedy team of Keith and Elaina, stated boldly the HE would done the infamous nightie at our cocktail party. He assured us that he was secure in his manhood and wouldn’t be bothered a bit by prancing about in this rather diaphanous garment.

 

Leap forward one more time… the Crazies Cocktail Party on the Carnival Conquest. No Keith. Yep… he bolted… he was hiding, probably quaking in the security of his own manhood. He had abandoned us and has, therefore, earned a VERY special punishment on our Crazies cruise on the Ecstasy in February. Keith?? Are you out there, buddy?? 120 days and counting!!!

 

This is the infamous nightie…

 

 

And this is the infamous Keith. He deserves it, don’t you think?

 

 

We love you, Keith!!!

 

I still to this day proclaim my innocence. It was Gypsy2 that Started the avatar movement!! i say punish her better half. he's worn worse, he was photographed in an OU shirt after the latest Texas loss to the sooners.

[sharecruises]

LOL>...

 

hey who has the pic of Mach in "the nightie"?? That would be ...um...interesting haha

[sixgun8]

LOL>...

 

hey who has the pic of Mach in "the nightie"?? That would be ...um...interesting haha

 

 

Video is SO MUCH better than pictures. I like his moves.

 

BTW, he has the broom! And for those familiar with my Hairy Chest dance, there was inspiration for part of it from this video.