Marini Tasting

[ContingentSea]

Once, uh...we did that marini thingie, just aftur that winey tayster and it was grate :D. Gootta say, weed definitly do it agin, ifn givin the oportunitie. That was one helluma good knight if you should say so myselve! :p

[zqvol]

I see on some past Fun Times mention of a martini tasting or wine tasting. It says it is offered at a special price. How can I find out the price before i go? Is it worth it?

 

 

The price is not that much but the martinis are horrible. If you are a martini drinker don't waste your time or money, just get a decent martini and be done with it.

[Zoedokey]

Can two people share them? Or is it per person?

[elsplace2]

I'm not sure if they changed the way they do their Martini Tastings on Carnival....but I didn't like the way they did it when I was last on the Freedom. The bar was packed with other people having their own drinks and the bartender was very busy and he put the card in front of me on which flavors I wanted....but I ended up leaving after 10 min. since, he didn't get back to me, yet.

I guess if you went at a good time, and you wanted to get 4 martinis for $17. which I think is a good price for a Martini, then go for it!!

 

I like the way NCL does it....they devote a certain time, and a whole bar to their martini tasting where we all get one martini at a time, while the bartender talks about the martini flavor and jokes around and does some cool ways of pouring, etc.

[SardisGrandma]

Love the wine pairing. Last year on the Dream it was $15 & we got 3 white 2 red & 1 champayne. I've never seen the martini tasting. Anyone know when or where its held? Please I hope its not right after the wine pairing.

[mrsbean1990]

The piano bar on Magic also made an excellent dirty martini. Mmmm.

[kcdancerkc]

I can't wait to sail in November. I've never had a martini. I'm putting it on my list of things to try. They look tasty!

 

Chocolate Martinis are heaven in a glass!

[TheSailinSOB]

Just found my old post.

They are YUMMY.

 

AWWWW Tommy! He is an awesome barman. I deff want to try the Martini Tasting. They do look like a good size. The Chipotle one sounds kinda scary but hell, I'll try anything once

[mousey]

 

Here are my 4 Martinis from the Martini tasting!! They were delicious and totally worth it. The Melon one was my favorite- didn't taste like a regular melon martini- it tasted just like a watermelon!! Mmmmmmm

 

It was $17 and I would do it again.....and again to try all of them :D

 

OMG! After 1 of those I'd be bombed, after 2 I'd be unintelligble, after 3 I'd be dancing on the table with a lampshade on my head, and after 4 forget about it! Who knows what I'd do!;) How could anyone drink more than two of those and still walk? :eek: Are those fullsized? OMG that is ba na nas!

[cruisinJenF]

They are not full sized- but they are not super tiny either! I would say 2/3 the size- maybe a little less. I felt great afterwards ;)

[jg51]

Here are my 4 Martinis from the Martini tasting!! ... :D

Hello, "cruisinJenF."

Thanks for the link to your picture of martinis.

 

We noticed the "food050.jpg" in your URL, so we changed that to "food049.jpg" and got to see one of your food photos. We would LOVE to see all of your food photos, but would prefer not to do it by changing the URLs, one at a time. We wonder if we could beg your permission to look at your "album" in a more convenient way. We would need a "higher-level" URL -- sort of a "home page" to "flip" through your food photos easily. (Maybe you even have your photos descriptively labeled, so that we would know which food is pictured?)

 

Thanks, in advance, for considering the possibility of sharing this.

[jg51]

Here are my 4 Martinis from the Martini tasting!! ... :D

Hello, "cruisinJenF."

Thanks for the link to your picture of martinis.

 

We noticed the "food050.jpg" in your address, so we changed that to "food049.jpg" and got to see one of your food photos. We would LOVE to see all of your food photos, but would prefer not to do it by changing the addresses, one at a time. We wonder if we could beg your permission to look at your "album" in a more convenient way. We would need a "higher-level" address -- sort of a "home page" to "flip" through your food photos easily. (Maybe you even have your photos descriptively labeled, so that we would know which food is pictured?)

 

Thanks, in advance, for considering the possibility of sharing this.

[cruisinJenF]

Hello, "cruisinJenF."

Thanks for the link to your picture of martinis.

 

We noticed the "food050.jpg" in your URL, so we changed that to "food049.jpg" and got to see one of your food photos. We would LOVE to see all of your food photos, but would prefer not to do it by changing the URLs, one at a time. We wonder if we could beg your permission to look at your "album" in a more convenient way. We would need a "higher-level" URL -- sort of a "home page" to "flip" through your food photos easily. (Maybe you even have your photos descriptively labeled, so that we would know which food is pictured?)

 

Thanks, in advance, for considering the possibility of sharing this.

 

Thanks so much. Just go to photobucket DOT com / splendor-jan2012-food just put all that together since I can't post the link :)

 

Same thing for the cruise pics just take off the -food

 

Thanks! Hope that works for you! Let me know if you have questions.

[afcj1]

You can over the Martini tasting in the mdr, I did on the Miracle in Dec.

 

REALLY? If I can do that, I'll be very, very Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaappy;):D It always seemed as tho whenever I pass the bar offering them, I'm always on my way somewhere.

 

Definitely will ask when on my upcoming Magic cruise.

 

Thanks:)

[rtfnl]

Acjf1, yes I did on the Miracle. I asked the bar waitress and she said that I could. She went and got someone to take my order. I was told to keep the glasses. Also, every night someone came by offering a shot of liquor with whip cream and you kept the small glass. I don't remember the price.

[DaytonCruiser]

Can two people share them? Or is it per person?

 

Four people can share them, its just $17 for 4 drinks.

[cruisinJenF]

Acjf1, yes I did on the Miracle. I asked the bar waitress and she said that I could. She went and got someone to take my order. I was told to keep the glasses. Also, every night someone came by offering a shot of liquor with whip cream and you kept the small glass. I don't remember the price.

 

Those shots where you keep the little glass- with a colored bottom- are really small compared to the glasses at the bar for the Martini Tasting. I have a large collection of those colored Carnival shooter glasses :). They make cute souvenirs!

 

If those are the glasses the MDR does the Martini tasting in I would defiantly go to the bar. They are MUCH larger at the bar :)

[afcj1]

Acjf1, yes I did on the Miracle. I asked the bar waitress and she said that I could. She went and got someone to take my order. I was told to keep the glasses. Also, every night someone came by offering a shot of liquor with whip cream and you kept the small glass. I don't remember the price.

 

Excellent:) Thanks a lot for the info.

[1maggie1]

Is the wine tasting a one time event per cruise? Don't remember it from our cruise last June. Taking one in March and this sounds like a very good idea!

[rtfnl]

Cruisinjen, the shot and martini glasses were different. The martini tasting served in the mdr used the same glasses as the bar

[jg51]

Thanks so much. Just go to photobucket DOT com / splendor-jan2012-food just put all that together since I can't post the link :)

Same thing for the cruise pics just take off the -food

Thanks! Hope that works for you! Let me know if you have questions.

Looks fantastic! Thanks again.

[Zoedokey]

Acjf1, yes I did on the Miracle. I asked the bar waitress and she said that I could. She went and got someone to take my order. I was told to keep the glasses. Also, every night someone came by offering a shot of liquor with whip cream and you kept the small glass. I don't remember the price.

 

Where do they offer the small shots? Is there a charge for them?

[Zoedokey]

You can over the Martini tasting in the mdr, I did on the Miracle in Dec.

 

Was there a particular time in the MDR? Or just at dinner?

[schultz]

I would also like to know when they have the martini & wine tasting. Is it posted in the capers? Do they have it more than once during a week cruise? Is it in the MDR during dinner or in the main bar where the casino is? Also can you sample only reds or do you have to sample whites as well?

[reno3]

This is the list from the Liberty last April. We really enjoyed them at the piano bar :D Looking forward to them in April on the Pride :D

I did not like the Jack Julep one.