Wrigley80's Carnival Breeze Photo Review - March 8-14, 2015

[wrigley80]

Brianna, Thank you for your fun and entertaining review but most of all the wonderful pictures. We are set to sail June 28 on the 6 day itinerary that you were on, so I look forward to the continued review. Thank you for your time to share with us all.

 

A few questions, do you have pictures of the Fun Times? How crowded was the ship when you sailed? It doesn't seem crowded by your pictures, we are sailing in summer, but as of now she is not totally booked yet.

 

Again - a big thank you!

 

 

Thank you for checking out my review. You will love the Breeze. I have the Fun Times....did you have a particular question about the Fun Times. I don't have a scanner so I can't put them in my review.

Our cruise was completely booked. The only times where we encountered any lines was for the tender back to the ship in Grand Cayman and at breakfast a few mornings when we went to the Lido Deck

 

 

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[Ladderlieu29]

We had about 30 minutes of rain on embarkation day but other than that we had perfect weather the entire cruise. It was a great week for a cruise.

We didn't see the whole ship either....that's why it gives me a reason to go back again [emoji6] on your next cruise on the Breeze you definitely have to try out Cucina. It was wonderful.....I feel like it was even better than the steakhouse.

 

 

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We are definitely planning on the Cucina, and because we loved the steak and the atmosphere of the steak house on the Freedom, we will no doubt visit that as well!

Sigh... And if we STILL don't get to see everything on the ship, we'll have to book a 3rd cruiseon it!

[DreamingBig1]

Brianna - it looks like you had a blast! I am really enjoying your fabulous trip report and pictures.

 

Looking forward to reading more!

[santanamarie]

Just wanted to say I'm loving your review!! My very first cruise ever is scheduled for Christmas time this year on the Fantasy and I'm so excited I can hardly stand it and reading your review makes me more and more excited. I've even read all of your old reviews while you update this one lol. Thanks for being awesome and taking the time to write such a detailed review because I know its so time consuming but i can't wait to read more😀

[wrigley80]

We are definitely planning on the Cucina, and because we loved the steak and the atmosphere of the steak house on the Freedom, we will no doubt visit that as well!

Sigh... And if we STILL don't get to see everything on the ship, we'll have to book a 3rd cruiseon it!

 

 

We also tried the Steakhouse one night. I'll have pics of that coming up. That is so tough that you're gonna have to book another cruise on the Breeze....tough life you lead [emoji12]

 

 

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[wrigley80]

Brianna - it looks like you had a blast! I am really enjoying your fabulous trip report and pictures.

 

 

 

Looking forward to reading more!

 

 

Thank you so much. We definitely had a great time. I hope you enjoy the rest of my review

 

 

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[wrigley80]

Just wanted to say I'm loving your review!! My very first cruise ever is scheduled for Christmas time this year on the Fantasy and I'm so excited I can hardly stand it and reading your review makes me more and more excited. I've even read all of your old reviews while you update this one lol. Thanks for being awesome and taking the time to write such a detailed review because I know its so time consuming but i can't wait to read more[emoji3]

 

 

You will love cruising. I went on my first cruise in 2004 and I was hooked from there. My first cruise was with Royal Caribbean. I've cruised with Carnival ever since. And I don't care if it's your first cruise or your 18th (this one on the Breeze was my 18th).....I always get excited just like its my first.

Feel free to ask any and all questions to prepare yourself for your first cruise. We were all cruise virgins at some point

 

 

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[santanamarie]

You will love cruising. I went on my first cruise in 2004 and I was hooked from there. My first cruise was with Royal Caribbean. I've cruised with Carnival ever since. And I don't care if it's your first cruise or your 18th (this one on the Breeze was my 18th).....I always get excited just like its my first.

Feel free to ask any and all questions to prepare yourself for your first cruise. We were all cruise virgins at some point

 

 

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Thank you so much. Since your a cruise pro I'll definitely be asking you some questions the closer I get to sailing date.

[reerun25]

Just got back from our Fascination cruise, and see you started your latest review!! Enjoying it so far, about half way through... Just wanted to post and say I am praying for your Dad for a speedy recovery... I sent you an email to your outlook account yesterday... Not sure if you still use that address....

[grandmab57]

My second cruise with Carnival is set for Sept on Fantasy, I found your reviews while looking for Fantasy reviews. I really do enjoy reading your reviews and it makes me want to cruise even more. You make me smile when I see how much you truly enjoy life, thank you so much for sharing.

[cruisecraze96]

 

Who wants a Plucky Ducky??

 

Since we were on a Premier Cruise one of the guys said to go down and get a lucky plucky from the arcade. So away I went to get one for my mom and sister, not realizing it was win everytime game I swiped my card and added a $5. Well several times I won 2 or 3 little squeaky things and so I headed up to the casino with my haul :) One of the ladies from the roll call wanted the little pig so she used that one and told me later she one $800 on a slot machine right after. My mom hit a $1k and a $2500 slot as well, So I guess they can be lucky :)

Edited April 4, 2015 by cruisecraze96

[cruisecraze96]

That game didn't work for me either, but I watched a table across from us who were hooking the ring with almost every swing. Don't know what the secret was.

 

I found that you let it swing in a small loop, I would hook it about every time that way driving the table behind me crazy :rolleyes: since they were having a heck of a time getting it on there.

 

Now i have not told DH about this game, we are very competitive so I am hoping I can hook this before him and have some bragging rights for 30 seconds :)

[wrigley80]

Thank you so much. Since your a cruise pro I'll definitely be asking you some questions the closer I get to sailing date.

 

I don't know if I am a Cruise Pro but I do really enjoy it and I love talking about cruises. Feel free to ask away :)

[wrigley80]

Just got back from our Fascination cruise, and see you started your latest review!! Enjoying it so far, about half way through... Just wanted to post and say I am praying for your Dad for a speedy recovery... I sent you an email to your outlook account yesterday... Not sure if you still use that address....

 

Thank You so much Craig. I got your e-mail and I sent a reply this morning. Thanks Again for the well wishes for my dad :)

[wrigley80]

My second cruise with Carnival is set for Sept on Fantasy, I found your reviews while looking for Fantasy reviews. I really do enjoy reading your reviews and it makes me want to cruise even more. You make me smile when I see how much you truly enjoy life, thank you so much for sharing.

 

I think that review that I did from my cruise on the Fantasy was my very first cruise photo review. My reviews have come a long way since then :p I definitely enjoy life when I am cruising....how can you not :D

 

Thank you for the kind words

[wrigley80]

Since we were on a Premier Cruise one of the guys said to go down and get a lucky plucky from the arcade. So away I went to get one for my mom and sister, not realizing it was win everytime game I swiped my card and added a $5. Well several times I won 2 or 3 little squeaky things and so I headed up to the casino with my haul :) One of the ladies from the roll call wanted the little pig so she used that one and told me later she one $800 on a slot machine right after. My mom hit a $1k and a $2500 slot as well, So I guess they can be lucky :)

 

oh sure now you tell me :p I knew I should have played the Plucky Ducky game. And on that hook game at the Red Frog Pub....I determined to make that work when I cruise on the Breeze for the repo cruise.....even if I have to go to the Red Frog Pub every night ;) :p

[wrigley80]

Who is ready for photos from Day #3 of our cruise. Day 3 would bring us to our first port of call....Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Now anyone who has read my reviews in the past will remember that I don't get off the ship in Jamaica. I like to have one port day as a day where I stay onboard and enjoy the pools. Today was a perfect day for that because it was hot and sunny out today.

 

Laura and I both stayed onboard so we got our swimsuits on and headed to breakfast on the Lido Deck. I headed straight for Blue Iguana Cantina again.

 

The salsa/toppings bar at Blue Iguana

 

 

My buddy Harnawan remembered my order from yesterday :p

[wrigley80]

An empty Lido Deck at breakfast...yeah that never happens :eek: Where is everybody???

 

No Lines on Lido.....

 

After breakfast it was time to hit the pool. Port Days like this where I decided to stay onboard are so relaxing because there is no one around. It's like you have the whole ship to yourself

 

 

I love these little Huts on Lido

[wrigley80]

Just relaxing in the sun

 

 

No chair hogs today

 

Laura got a pic of me mid-splash

 

[wrigley80]

So after about 3 hours of swimming and laying out by the pool I decided to get some lunch before all the crowds got back on the ship. I went to Blue Iguana again for chicken and fish tacos. The chicken tacos were much better than the fish

 

 

The blue waters of Ocho Rios, Jamaica

 

I headed back to the cabin to get showered and cleaned up. But before doing that I had a piece of my cake on the balcony

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[lunagirl]

Thank you so much for doing another review. I always enjoy them and get ideas for new itineraries. Little French Key is on my hit list after reading about you and mitsugirly's days there.

[kmarie10531]

Hope you are drinking out of that now! Im a uofm fan but rooting for Sparty tonight

 

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[kmarie10531]

As I mentioned before in my review we had a huge roll call so we wanted to have a Meet and Greet. One person in our roll call had contacted Carnival about a week before the cruise with a final head count. She asked Carnival for a lounge onboard and she asked for a certain date and time. We asked Carnival for our meet and greet to be on Monday (our first day at sea) for 2:00 pm. They honored our request and we were put in the Liquid Lounge nightclub. Carnival posted it in the Fun Times and they also put a sign outside the Liquid Lounge showing that there was a Private Party taking place. Everything worked out great.

 

We had a cash bar open for one hour, we had a raffle (Carnival donated raffle prizes for adults and for kids who were in attendance) and we also had others in the roll call who brought raffle prizes, and we also had a Shot Glass exchange. I was in charge of organizing the shot glass exchange. The shot glass exchange was a lot of fun.

 

A little pre-gaming before the meet and greet

 

We had about 50 shot glasses brought for the exchange. The shot glasses were a great way to get to know everyone and where they were from. So with the shot glass exchange....I went first and picked a shot glass. I introduced myself, where I was from, and why I liked to cruise. And then we continued like this until all the shot glasses were gone :)

 

Peggy and her artwork that she painted and donated for the meet and greet raffle

 

I was already using my new shot glass with a shot of Jager

 

The MSU shot glass ia what i meant haha

 

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[kelkel2]

Brianna! I just read all 13 pages of your review! So excited you are doing one! Thanks for taking the time to do it.

So sorry to hear about your dad, I will be praying for him.

[pinkpod87]

Can I ask why you don't get off the ship in Jamaica?

 

FYI-those tacos look awesome :)