Our Beautiful Breeze cruise (with pics) 8/15/15

[Jamman54]

Here are a couple of pictures of the cruise ship pier…..

 

 

 

The bow of the Carnival Breeze……

 

 

Looking up at the Water Works……

 

 

From here you can see the ropes course in the Sports Square…..

 

 

They are using two gangways today…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Back at the cabana, Ryan is still enjoying his drink…..

 

 

The swim up bar and the pool by the DJ booth is now very crowded…..

 

 

 

 

 

I’m enjoying another beer…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Ryan takes a picture of Patti and me in the pool…..

 

 

Roll call members Jen & Mark photo bomb me in the pool. It was great to meet and talk to you guys, and congrats for making the review!! Lol.

 

 

Meanwhile, back at the cabana, the lunch that we ordered has arrived…..

 

 

Patti had the turkey club sandwich…..

 

 

Ryan ordered the cheeseburger in paradise……

 

 

I had the Caribbean Jambalaya…….

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

This was the view of the pool we had from our cabana…..

 

 

 

I’m relaxing on our deck…..

 

 

Patti was feeling like dessert, so she rang for Vanessa, who showed up within minutes…..

 

 

This was the banana something or other that Patti ordered. She really didn’t care for it…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

After Vanessa delivered Patti’s dessert and our bill, I made Vanessa sit and relax for a few minutes. She had taken really good care of us today, and she is now on our list of favorite cabana attendants. If you see her during your visit there, be sure to tell her that “big” Jeff said hello!!

 

 

It was getting late, so it was time to head back to the ship. We are leaving our vacation home in Grand Turk behind…..

 

 

The Grand Turk Flowrider…..

 

 

The pool at Margaritaville is now empty…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

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The whole area is beautifully landscaped…..

 

 

Goodbye Margaritaville, until next year!!!

 

 

 

The thank you sign on the pier…..

 

 

The last passengers are leaving the beach…..

 

 

The Carnival Breeze is waiting for us…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Once back on board, we dropped our things off in our cabins, and made our way out onto our “secret” deck to watch the last sail away of our cruise. Here’s a view of the beach, pool, and cabanas at Margaritaville…..

 

 

Here’s a full view of all of Margaritaville…..

 

 

I’m not seeing any pier runners today…..

 

 

Here’s a view of the swimming area in front of Margaritaville……

 

 

While we were watching the water, a huge ray surfaced and swam by us…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The Carnival Breeze has pushed away from the pier at Grand Turk, and begins to back out…..

 

 

 

 

 

This is the beach right next to Margaritaville……

 

 

This is a view of the beach by the Crew Bar and the casino…..

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

We have almost completely backed out of our berth…..

 

 

Here are a couple of views looking over towards Jack’s Shack…..

 

 

 

The Carnival Breeze is now spinning completely around before heading out to sea, and back to Miami…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Looking aft, you could see how calm the seas were this evening…..

 

 

Here are some views of tonight’s beautiful sunset…..

 

 

 

 

 

We decided not to eat dinner in the MDR tonight. Patti and Ryan went up to the Lido Marketplace to eat, while I chose to head over to the Red Frog Pub and have some pub grub. I had the Grouper fingers (didn’t know they had fingers – lol), and the conch fritters, and both were excellent and filling.

Afterwards, I went to watch a Dive in Movie (Hunger Games – Mockingjay Pt 1), at the Seaside Theater. Fresh popcorn and Thirsty Frog Red’s, perfect together!!

 

Ryan met up with me there, and after the movie we went down to the casino for about three hours. Ryan won some money playing slots, and I wound up losing another $50. Hmmm, I’m beginning to see a pattern here!

 

Patti popped in several times to see how we were doing, but didn’t play any. She spent the evening shopping, looking for our pictures, and catching up on our emails.

 

Around midnight Patti and I decided to call it a night and head back to the cabin. Ryan went off to do what 18 year olds do. Good for him!! Anyway, here is tonight’s towel animal. We had a great day in Grand Turk!! Goodnight!!

 

 

Coming up next: Our last day at sea.

[hop1018]

I'm on this same itenirary in two weeks. Really enjoyed the review. Quick question....is the grand Turk day the second cruise elegant night?

[Jamman54]

I'm on this same itenirary in two weeks. Really enjoyed the review. Quick question....is the grand Turk day the second cruise elegant night?

 

No, the second Cruise Elegant Night was Day 6 - San Juan.

[all_aboard]

Hi Jeff, This is Marjorie. I sailed with you on the Splendor. Thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories!

[lcookie]

 

 

Is this some of that cornbread GAPEARL warns us about?

[RaiderFaninNM]

As usual great pics and post, love Grand Turk and Margaritaville!

 

Thanks again for sharing!

[mikel24m]

Thanks for the great review !!

 

One question for you by chance did you go into the casino in Grand Turk ? We have been to Grand Turk a few times and don't remember a casino.Is it near Jacks Shack ? If you did stop inside how was it? We leave in a couple of weeks and may try our luck :)

[wrigley80]

Here are some more shots taken while I was in the water…..

 

 

 

 

 

Here are a couple of underwater pictures. You can clearly see the drop off where the water gets deeper…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

 

WOW!!!! Those last two photos are awesome. I had always wondered what the drop off was like. That would freak me out. But with the ship being so close to the shore you knew that there would be a drastic drop off. Thank you so much for sharing these

[Jamman54]

Hi Jeff, This is Marjorie. I sailed with you on the Splendor. Thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories!

 

Hi Marjorie! Glad you came along for the ride!!

 

Is this some of that cornbread GAPEARL warns us about?

 

Thankfully, no!! :D

[Jamman54]

As usual great pics and post, love Grand Turk and Margaritaville!

Thanks again for sharing!

 

Thanks for reading! Still some more to come!!

 

 

Thanks for the great review !!

One question for you by chance did you go into the casino in Grand Turk ? We have been to Grand Turk a few times and don't remember a casino.Is it near Jacks Shack ? If you did stop inside how was it? We leave in a couple of weeks and may try our luck :)

 

Thanks for following along. The small Santa Maria Casino, shaped like a pirate ship, closed it's doors in 2013. I don't ever remember it being open the many times we were there.

[Jamman54]

WOW!!!! Those last two photos are awesome. I had always wondered what the drop off was like. That would freak me out. But with the ship being so close to the shore you knew that there would be a drastic drop off. Thank you so much for sharing these

 

Hey Brianna!! Always nice to hear from you. Yes, the drop off is dramatic, from about 8 feet to 40 feet.

[Jamman54]

Our final sea day aboard the beautiful Carnival Breeze…..

 

 

We slept in until 8am today, and looking out our cabin window, we could see that it was a beautiful day, and the seas were very calm…..

 

 

We decided that we would head to the Sea Day Brunch. Outside our cabin, we ran into our room stewards, I Nengah, and I Dewa…..

 

 

When we got to the Blush Dining Room, there were only a few people ahead of us so we were seated quickly…..

 

 

Here is the Sea Day Brunch menu…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

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Here are Patti and I at the Sea Day Brunch…..

 

 

 

Tasty breakfast breads and cakes…..

 

 

I started off with a Caesar salad with jerked bacon, followed by the steak and eggs…..

 

 

 

Patti had a tomato and cheese omelet, macaroni and cheese, and turkey bacon…..

 

 

To be continued…..

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As we left the Blush Dining Room, we could see that the line to get in was really long…..

 

 

Patti was planning on check out our pictures at Pixels, and then doing a little shopping. I was going to walk around the ship a little, so I grabbed the camera. Here is Piano Bar 88…..

 

 

A couple of the Liquid Lounge…..

 

 

 

Here are some from my favorite bar on the Breeze, the Red Frog Pub…..

 

 

My buddy Regino…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Though the Red Frog Pub had not officially opened for the day Regino poured me my first Thirsty Frog Red of the day…..

 

 

 

Here are some more Red Frog Pub views…..

 

 

 

 

Here’s a picture of the Ocean Plaza Bar…..

 

 

To be continued…..

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Walking out of the Ocean Plaza out onto the Lanai…..

 

 

Outdoor seating on the Lanai……

 

 

You can walk completely around the ship on the Lanai. Follow me as I take you on a tour…..

 

 

 

We are heading forward on the starboard side towards the bow of the ship…..

 

 

Here is one of the four hot tubs on the Lanai, two on each side…..

 

 

To be continued…..