PARADISE found, plus our CONQUEST of two more ships (with pics) - 4/14/2018

[jbhcw]

Wonderful:):) another great review with awesome pictures!! We just got off the Elation...and had the refurbished cabins too, we were aft on Empress deck! Love all the Fantasy class ships and would love to sail the Paradise some day....

[Jamman54]

Thanks for another review Jamman, just wanted to comment that you and Patti both look fabulous! Have you all switched up your diet/exercise? Keep up the great work!

 

Thanks for coming along for the ride again, and for the kind words. I think that we have maintained since our last cruise, but I will continue to work out with those 12oz. & 16oz. weights! :D

 

Awesome pics! Thank you! We sail on June 28!

 

Thanks for reading! I think that you will enjoy the Paradise. :cool:

[Jamman54]

Fun updates!

 

Much more to come! :cool:

We are enjoying your review Jamman54. We are Sailing the Paradise Sep.10th, Our first Fantasy class ship. We are being crazy and sailing the Miracle Sep.16th the day after we get off Paradise. Our favorite ship is the Pride so I am sure we will enjoy Miracle.

 

Thanks for following along! You picked a great ship for your first Fantasy Class ship. She is in great shape! The Pride is also my favorite ship, and we also enjoyed our cruises on the Miracle. :cool:

[Jamman54]

Love your reviews. Thanks for posting them.

 

Thank you so much for reading! :cool:

 

Wonderful:):) another great review with awesome pictures!! We just got off the Elation...and had the refurbished cabins too, we were aft on Empress deck! Love all the Fantasy class ships and would love to sail the Paradise some day....

 

Glad to have you following along! :D

[Jamman54]

Patti has gone own to Sports Deck 12 forward to check out the Spa and Fitness Center. Here is the front desk and hours of operation…..

 

Here is some of the equipment in the Fitness Center…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some more views of the equipment…..

These are the woman’s sauna, steam, and massage rooms…..

 

To be continued…..

 

[Jamman54]

Here are a few views of the woman’s locker room…..

 

 

 

Patti next went to check out Camp Ocean which is located on Deck 12 in the Paradise Atrium…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Here are a few more Camp Ocean views…..

Here’s a view looking down at the Atrium Bar from Deck 12…..

 

Patti decided to join me at the Red Frog Rum Bar, and on the way she bumped into an old friend of ours, Winston! He is my favorite bartender of the fleet. The last time that I had seen him was on our Carnival Pride Repo cruise. We were happy to see each other!

 

Here are Patti and I at the Red Frog Rum Bar……

 

 

To be continued……

 

[Jamman54]

Patti and I went back to the cabin to get ready for the muster drill. All of our luggage had been delivered, so Patti began to unpack. Right around 3:30pm the alarm sounded, and we reported to muster station “C”, which is the Leonardo Lounge on the Promenade Deck. We were in the lounge for the entire safety briefing, so no more standing outside, which was great. The safety briefing didn’t take long at all and our CD Jaime Dee, made it as fun as possible.

 

We decided that we would watch our sail away from the chairs outside of the Paris Lido Restaurant, all the way aft. This is a perfect viewing area. Right around 4:20pm, the Carnival Paradise set sail for Grand Cayman. Here are some shots as we sailed away…..

 

 

 

 

The Carnival Miracle is following us out…..

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We are being watched over by the Tampa Fire & Rescue boat…..

 

Here are some more shots as we sailed away from Tampa…..

 

 

The Carnival Miracle continues to follow us out…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

At this point Patti went back to our cabin to finish unpacking and relax before dinner. We are now leaving Tampa and the Miracle behind…..

 

 

Around two hours after we sailed, we sailed under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

After sailing under the bridge, I made my way back to the cabin to find that Patti had completed all the unpacking, including mine. Thanks Babe! We decided to just go up to the Lido and eat at the Paris Restaurant. Most of what was on the MDR menu was available up here…..

 

 

 

Our plan was to play in the casino for a little while, and then call it a night. On the way Patti got this shot of “Kraken” playing at the United States Bar outside of the casino…..

Patti stopped to take some pictures of Special Occasions. For some reason they didn’t rebrand this as a Cherry on Top, though some of the items sold here were packaged as such……

 

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

Here are some more views taken inside of Special Occasions……

 

 

 

Our first foray into the Majestic Casino didn’t work out so well, so we made our way back to the cabin where we found our first turndown service of the cruise. It was great to be back out at sea again!

 

 

 

Coming up next: A Diamond Party, Sea Day Brunch, & Elegant Night.

[starfish the second]

So happy to see ur review Been stocking the boards waiting to find it!!! We will be on the Glory in July

[tripleplay2003]

Me too. What date? Mine is the 4th

 

 

 

The 9th Keep it in good shape for me!

 

 

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[pghsteelerfan]

Patti decided to join me at the Red Frog Rum Bar, and on the way she bumped into an old friend of ours, Winston! He is my favorite bartender of the fleet. The last time that I had seen him was on our Carnival Pride Repo cruise. We were happy to see each other!

 

 

I'm finally caught up and really enjoying your review, as I always do. I think I mentioned on your Pride review that Winston was one of our bartenders at the Red Frog Rum Bar on our Liberty cruise (southern itinerary out of San Juan in September 2015). We loved Winston!!! He and two others we had on our Liberty cruise were the absolute best, so it's nice to see he's still with Carnival, although bouncing from ship to ship. Hopefully we'll get to sail with him again one day.

[SMSACE6]

Oh happy day! Another Jamman54 (Jeff and Patti) review! Enjoying tremendously. Was nice to see the photos of Tampa port, sailed out there a long time ago, still looks great! Following! and Thanks for review(s):)

[Jamman54]

So happy to see ur review Been stocking the boards waiting to find it!!! We will be on the Glory in July

 

Glad to have you back on board again! Enjoy your cruise on the Glory which is Patti's favorite ship. :cool:

I'm finally caught up and really enjoying your review, as I always do. I think I mentioned on your Pride review that Winston was one of our bartenders at the Red Frog Rum Bar on our Liberty cruise (southern itinerary out of San Juan in September 2015). We loved Winston!!! He and two others we had on our Liberty cruise were the absolute best, so it's nice to see he's still with Carnival, although bouncing from ship to ship. Hopefully we'll get to sail with him again one day.

 

I remember you telling me that. He is such a great person. They brought him on the Paradise to help set up the newly installed Red Frog Rum Bar. He will be leaving the Paradise in early May to go home for vacation. He will be going to the Valor after his vacation is over, :cool:

[Jamman54]

Oh happy day! Another Jamman54 (Jeff and Patti) review! Enjoying tremendously. Was nice to see the photos of Tampa port, sailed out there a long time ago, still looks great! Following! and Thanks for review(s):)

 

Glad to have you along for the ride once again! :cool:

[Jamman54]

Day # 2 - A Fun Day at Sea.

 

We woke up at 8am to a cloudy day. The seas were a bit choppy but we didn’t feel the ship moving too much. It was windy, so they closed off the upper decks. Here are today’s Fun Times…..

 

Our first order of business today would be to attend the Diamond Party with Captain Orazio D’aita at the American Piano Bar at 10:30am. On the way there Patti stopped to take some pictures of the Blue Riband Library……

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are a couple more views of the Blue Riband Library…..

 

There are 15 Diamond members aboard the Paradise this cruise. Here is our invitation……

 

We sat with our friends Jim and Pat. The drinks and snacks were flowing freely as usual. Captain D’aita and Jennifer the Guest Services Manager sat with us for a long time, telling us all about the cruises to Cuba, and how we needed to go there one day. They did a pretty good job of convincing us, so I think we will be looking into it in the future. The Party lasted well over an hour, and then of course it was time for pictures. Here is the group shot, which we received for free…..

 

Here are Patti and I with Captain D’aita…….

 

 

Here is Patti with Jennifer the Guest Services Manager…..

 

 

To be continued……

 

[Jamman54]

After the party the four of us decided to head into the Sea Day Brunch, which was right next door…..

Here is the Sea Day Brunch menu…..

 

 

Patti started out with the flamin’ tomato soup…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

 

[Jamman54]

I had the Caesar salad and the steak and eggs……

 

 

I believe that this is Jim’s pork chop. I don’t remember what Pat had…..

 

Patti had a cheddar and tomato omelet with a side of turkey bacon…..

 

After brunch Jim, Pat, and I went up to the Red Frog Rum Bar to visit with Winston for awhile. Patti stopped back at the cabin before heading to bingo. Phayom preferred to leave her towel animals after the morning service…..

 

 

Patti made her way to the Normandie Show Lounge where she found that Seuss-a-Palooza was taking place……

 

 

To be continued…..

 

[Jamman54]

With all the kids on stage, CD Jaime Dee reads the story of Horton hears a Who. Some parents help Jaime act out the story. A good time was had by all…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

After Seuss-a-Palooza was over Patti stayed for the afternoon session of bingo. She didn’t have any luck today. This is the bingo host, I think his name was Josh…..

Back at the cabin we see that they have delivered our chocolate covered strawberries. They look a little bigger and better than our last few cruises. They were pretty good……

 

Tonight is the Elegant Night dinner. We meet up with Jim and Pat at 6pm and are seated immediately. Here is the American Feast menu…..

 

 

Patti and I both had the broiled sea scallops…..

 

 

Patti also had a Caesar salad, while I had the stuffed mushrooms…..

 

 

 

To be continued……