Review of our 2013 Spring Break Carnival Breeze Cruise

[PaulMedik]

........He's taking a commission in the Navy, and Uncle Sam wants him about 5 days after graduation.:(

 

I really enjoy your reviews, and it has been a lot of fun watching your sons grow up.:cool: BTW, I haven't changed my avatar either. The boys are a lot older now.

 

 

NyBumpkin,

 

I remember when you added that avatar!

 

If the Navy's age requirements are still relaxed when Britt graduates, I'll be headed there myself. ;)

[PaulMedik]

Carnival Photogs pic as we exited via the gangway;

 

Carnival Breeze Carnival pics by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

There was a young lady working this prop taking pictures and she had us all line up and pose. Afterwards I asked if I could use her prop and she said I'd have to wait until I was back on board to see the picture. I said you'd need to turn the prop around a little to get our ship in the background and it was then that she realized we weren't from Majesty of the Seas;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

We walked thru the pier area and out onto the street taking in the sights and avoiding tour peddlers that were insistant that we come with them. After walking a couple of blocks we hailed a taxi who took us around the block and dropped us off in sight of where he picked us up. All I requested was to be taken to a beach and I guess he did that, but a beach further out was what I had in mind;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Can you tell that we weren't exactly sure this was what we were looking for?

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

Edited April 24, 2013 by PaulMedik

[PaulMedik]

Beach, water, chairs, food & drinks nearby, ships in sight. What more could we ask for?

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

The three older boys piled up on chairs in the shade;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Hey! You all turn around here and smile;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Nice view, nice natural sounds of beach surf and birds;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Also a nice backdrop for photos (Which I should have straightened the horizon);

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

I tried out the snorkeling and it wasn't half bad (Water was cold, but not as cold as Miami);

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

[PaulMedik]

There wasn't a lot of variety in terms of marine life, but it was abundant nonetheless:

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Food and drinks were available right behind our chairs;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

The lunch menu included fresh Conch fritters;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

The beach area never did get crowded, but the perspective of this picture over the beach back toward the ship may give the impression of crowds, but it was sparse at best;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

[PaulMedik]

An occasional sailboat passing by made for even more soothing scenes;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

I went snorkeling three times and saw many schools of smaller white fish and only one large fish...that I didn't get a close up of;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Vendors also stolled the beach offering local crafts, hair braiding, and henna tattoos. One young lady identified herself as being from the tourism authority and handed out 'free' trinkets;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

I expected she would mention donations or tips, but she moved on to other beach inhabitants and continued to pass out items.

 

The boys opted to walk back to the ship for lunch so we had four extra chairs. We offered one to this young lady who is a crew member on Carnival Liberty. She's a recent graduate of the 'cruise college' in Cozumel and was excited to be working for Carnival.

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

Edited April 24, 2013 by PaulMedik

[PaulMedik]

As you can tell by Karen's posture, it was a bit cold;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Not exactly 'Grand Turk' close to the ship, but close enough for pics;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Tons and tons of fish;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

The beach cleared out quite a bit as crew and passengers headed back to their ships;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

This fine young man was our server for the day and kept us supplied with cold drinks and tasty snacks. We also rented our chairs from him for $6 each......I think

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

[PaulMedik]

We had planned a 'Jacks Shack' day in Grand Turk with snorkeling by the ship. Our unscheduled stop in Nassua turned out similar.

 

You will read that there are no beaches within walking distance of the pier at Nassau and that you must go over to Paradise Island if you want chairs, food, etc. You will read it, but the fact is that there are options for a beach, chairs, food, and nearby restooms within easy walking distance and within sight of the pier. Is it the best beach? No. Are the people there friendly and is there a casual atmosphere? You betcha. If you wander off the ship and go in search of said beach, be sure and look for this colorful structure and seek out this fine young man to assist you (He may be a bit under the influence, but he's a nice fella);

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Given that our taxi ride was totally wasted $, we opted to stroll back to the ship. The only danger in walking that we encountered was a spike strip at the Hilton;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Local restaurants were abundant along with world famous establishments;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Traffic between the beach and pier was light;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Nassua's 'Straw Market'

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

We stopped by DelSol and bought sunglasses and shirts for the boys. Carnival passed out coupons for $5 off and they honored the coupon and since we had two they also gave us a tote bag. The glasses were on sale for $45 each, but they sold us two pair for $45. I attributed the decent price to poor math skills as opposed to bartering because they said all prices are fixed.

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

Edited April 24, 2013 by PaulMedik

[poptart]

were you at junkaroo beach?

 

I have a friend going on her first cruise later this year and Key West and Nassau are their ports.

 

Trying to help her out a little. My best advice was to go on the same ship but the sailing that goes to half moon cay :D

[PaulMedik]

were you at junkaroo beach?

 

I have a friend going on her first cruise later this year and Key West and Nassau are their ports.

 

Trying to help her out a little. My best advice was to go on the same ship but the sailing that goes to half moon cay :D

 

 

 

Poptart,

 

Yes; Junkaroo Beach was the name.

 

I agree with the Half Moon Cay recommendation! :)

 

If our time in port had been longer we would have opted for Blue Lagoon, but there wouldn't have been enough time to make it worth the trip. I guess we could have went to Cabbage Beach or elsewhere over on Paradise Island, but Junkaroo filled our needs for the day just fine.

[PaulMedik]

We made it back to the pier area prior to our 2:30 scheduled time to be back on board;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

After spending 15 minutes in line for security inside the port facility we were a little late;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

On the gangway with 18 minutes to go before sailaway;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

The only downside to being aft is the loooong hallways;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Guy's Burger for late lunch;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Sailaway from Nassau @ 3:22PM;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

Edited April 24, 2013 by PaulMedik

[PaulMedik]

I always enjoy seeing the other ships in port with us as we sailaway and while Norwegian Sky provided some nice scenery;

 

Carnival Breeze Nassau by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

RCCL Majesty of the Seas;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Atlantis looming large in the background behind Norwegian Sky;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Hilton's beach that we walked past on the way back from Junkaroo;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Junkaroo Beach;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

Edited April 24, 2013 by PaulMedik

[PaulMedik]

This was our area of Junkaroo Beach. The octagonal building on the left hand side of the beach is public restrooms;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Atlantis;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Bryson and Karen. Suffices to say that Bryson passed Karen up in height;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

HDR;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

HDR #2 Check out how the HDR skews Atlantis;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

Distant shot of Hilton;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

Edited April 24, 2013 by PaulMedik

[soccersharon]

Fantastic review and photos, as always, Paul :)

 

Looking forward to the rest.

[Jazzzy]

Wow. Amazing photos! Thank you so much for sharing!

[PaulMedik]

Fantastic review and photos, as always, Paul

 

Looking forward to the rest.

 

 

Soccresharon,

 

Thank you.

 

Wow. Amazing photos! Thank you so much for sharing!

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

***********************************************

 

 

 

One more Atlantis from the beach side;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

And one final shot from the distance;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Poorly composed shot, but I like it;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Nice sunset with cruise ship in the distance;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

Edited April 24, 2013 by PaulMedik

[PaulMedik]

Can you see the cruise ship in the distance?

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

How about now?

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

It really is there;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Karen and I ate a late supper up on Lido and believe it or not it was a light supper consisting of salad for me and backed potato and salad for Karen. The Lido Marketplace uses drop down screens instead of trays to indicate it's closed;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

I rarely use the public restrooms onboard, but when I walked in the one on Lido I was impressed (And for the record, I don't have a habit of taking pictures in public restrooms);

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

There's nothing Farcas about this restroom;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

[PaulMedik]

MUTS (Movies Under The Stars);

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Just forward of Lido's sundeck is one of many Fun Hubs;

 

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Looking down on the atrium from Lido;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Karen and I stopped by the photo sales area on deck 4 and while looking through the pictures the dancers ran out into the atrium and began dancing;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

 

 

Before long the dancers had quite an audience and several passengers dancing with them;

 

Carnival Breeze Day 2 by paulmedik, on Flickr

[mbmbird]

I rarely use the public restrooms onboard, but when I walked in the one on Lido I was impressed (And for the record, I don't have a habit of taking pictures in public restrooms);

 

There's nothing Farcas about this restroom;

 

Ha Ha, It's always so funny to see a mens restroom:eek: But one of the things I love in the public bathrooms is the little tissues by the door so you don't have to touch the door handle after you wash your hands. I wish all public bathrooms were that clean:)

[VickiD59]

Yay!! Port info :)

[Boozebabe]

This ship really looks gorgeous which I can't say for the rest of the fleet. I hated the Farcas decor. It looked like he used the dollar store to decorate. But this one is very classy. AND I'm sure your cameras do it justice. I love looking at your pics. We will be on the Breeze on May 5. Thanks for the tease.

[cccer]

Ha Ha, It's always so funny to see a mens restroom:eek: But one of the things I love in the public bathrooms is the little tissues by the door so you don't have to touch the door handle after you wash your hands. I wish all public bathrooms were that clean:)

 

I like the tissues also, they got me to use paper towels whenever I can. I noticed on Serenade of the Seas that they did not have the towels and I was going to use tp when I noticed that they push out instead of pull in so I just used my shoulder to get out.

 

Great review so far, loving the pics. Keep them coming.

[ScottsSweetie]

I just finished dinner and am stuffed - but that Guy's Burger looks awesome!! :):)

[TakeMeAway1001]

Loving your review, the pictures are great!

[Njbosoxgirl]

Great review! Now I'm even more excited for our August breeze cruise!!!

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[PaulMedik]

Thank you all for the comments and I promise I'm posting as fast as I can............

 

 

I noticed in one of the pics above that I captured an image of a UFO. I can't ID it and it's flying. CLICK HERE for the full size (Warning: VERY LARGE download for those on slow connections)