Our 25th Anniversary Adventure - Baja Mexico & Hawaii on the Inspiration & Splendor

[Jamman54]

This is the Volcano Winery Store. We will be checking that out later….

 

 

Our wine tasting is going to held outside under a tent…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the wines that we will be sampling…..

 

 

 

We are also given some cheese and crackers…..

 

 

Patti and I are sampling each wine two to three ounces at a time. Our favorite was the Volcano Blush…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

After the tasting is over, our host takes us on a tour of the grounds……

 

 

 

 

The roped off areas are the remnants of a lava tube……

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some more young grape vines…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The leaves on these bushes are picked for tea…..

 

 

 

We are then taken on a tour of the storage and bottling operation of the winery….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The tour over, we head into the Volcano Winery store…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We got ourselves two glasses of the Volcano Blush…..

 

 

 

Here are some views from inside the store…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some more views from inside the store……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After about a forty minute drive we are almost back at the ship…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

This was our driver / tour guide. He did an awesome job…..

 

 

We are making our way back to the ship…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back at the cabin we find today’s towel animal…..

 

 

Here are a couple more views from our balcony…..

 

 

 

 

More passengers are returning to the ship…..

 

 

To be continued……

[Pylea]

Loving your review! My hubby and I are going to Hawaii on Miracle in Oct for our 10 yr anniversary! Cant wait to see all this first hand! Thank you for posting!! 

[Jamman54]

3 hours ago, Pylea said:

Loving your review! My hubby and I are going to Hawaii on Miracle in Oct for our 10 yr anniversary! Cant wait to see all this first hand! Thank you for posting!! 

 

Thanks for reading! Enjoy your cruise on the Miracle. You get an extra day and an extra port! 😎

[Jamman54]

I decided that I was going to stay in the cabin until sail away and work on the pictures for the review. Patti grabs the camera and heads out. She loves taking pictures of the different venues when there are no people there. First, the Splendor Lobby and Bar……

 

 

Looking up at the skylight…..

 

 

She heads up to the open deck on Deck 10 and gets these views of the port area. I wish the weather had been better…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the empty Liner Pool all the way aft on Deck 9…..

 

 

To be continued……

[thenexus2k]

3 hours ago, Pylea said:

Loving your review! My hubby and I are going to Hawaii on Miracle in Oct for our 10 yr anniversary! Cant wait to see all this first hand! Thank you for posting!! 

What a coincidence! My wife and I are on the same cruise for our 10 year anni! We have a vista suite. Maybe you would like to stop in my room for the views!! *nudge* *nudge* *wink* *wink*  😉

Edited June 13, 2019 by thenexus2k

[Jamman54]

She next heads to the Pinnacle Steakhouse……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Pylea]

1 minute ago, thenexus2k said:

What a coincidence! My wife and I are on the same cruise! We have a vista suite. Maybe you would like to stop in my room for the views!! *nudge* *nudge* *wink* *wink*  😉

Oh stop lol You'll have people freaking out! This is my hubby btw! 10 years today! ❤

[Jamman54]

Patti steps back outside, and sees the Fun Squad down on the pier…..

 

 

Patti heads down to the outside Promenade on Deck 3 for a better view. DJ T-Willy is set up out there providing music for the Fun Squad……

 

 

 

The Fun Squad and CD Lee are greeting returning passengers, posing for pictures, and dancing…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Some of the Officers are out on the pier, welcoming guests back onboard and posing for pictures…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fun Squad spots Patti and poses for this shot…..

 

 

Everyone is back on board so it’s time to go!

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti comes back to the cabin to join me for sail away. The Carnival Splendor has pushed away from the pier, and is turning to head out to sea…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some views as we sailed out of Hilo, Hawaii…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some more views as we sail away from Hilo, Hawaii…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pilot Boat picks up the Pilot…..

 

 

 

 

I’m saying goodbye to Hawaii. It’s been an incredible four days here…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Though it was cloudy outside, we did manage to see a little bit of the sun setting…..

 

 

 

 

The map on the television shows us leaving Hawaii and heading for the West coast…..

 

 

Soon it was time for dinner, so off to the Gold Pearl Restaurant we go. Here are tonight’s menus…..

 

 

 

 

Patti started off with a shrimp cocktail and a Caesar salad, while I had the corn fritters and bbq pulled wild boar…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

For her main, Patti had the salmon fillet……

 

 

I had the fried shrimp and fish, followed by the beef hakka from the Port of Call selections. Just a warning, the Port of Call portions are HUGE! I couldn’t eat it all…..

 

 

 

Here is tonight’s dessert menu…..

 

 

Patti decided to skip dessert again, but I had the key lime pie…..

 

 

The waiters performed for us again…..

 

 

 

 

After dinner we walked the Promenade, but since we were both stuffed and sleepy we made our way back to the cabin. There we found this note on the bed reminding us to move our clocks ahead one hour tonight. I guess we have to give back those extra hours we gained on the way to Hawaii. 😄…..

 

 

Coming up next:  A much needed sea day after four straight port days, then the weather started getting rough…..

[pghsteelerfan]

32 minutes ago, Pylea said:

Oh stop lol You'll have people freaking out! This is my hubby btw! 10 years today! ❤

Today, as in June 13?  I thought we were the only "crazy" ones to pic the 13th (June) for our wedding day.  Hey, it worked for us, 27 years today and still happy together.  Loved your hubby's comment, btw!  LOL!!!  Happy #10 for you and wishing you many, many more.  It will go fast, believe me. 

 

Jeff, sorry for the hijack (I believe that's now hijack #2 in your review).  I just saw that comment and had to reply.  I am really enjoying your review and Patti has really gotten some great pictures, wow!!!  I also love getting a lot of pictures and try for pictures of the inside of the ship/venues when they are empty too.  I was up super early on one of the mornings on our last cruise in 2015 for those pics, but several of the venues had the doors closed and locked and some were being cleaned.  Really enjoyed seeing the "Big Island" through your words and Patti's camera since we didn't get there.  It's gorgeous!

 

Holly

[TravelGirlinDallas]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

I decided that I was going to stay in the cabin until sail away and work on the pictures for the review. Patti grabs the camera and heads out. She loves taking pictures of the different venues when there are no people there. First, the Splendor Lobby and Bar……

 

 

 

 

WOW. That is... something else! Eye-popping, for sure.

[Saint Greg]

1 hour ago, thenexus2k said:

What a coincidence! My wife and I are on the same cruise for our 10 year anni! We have a vista suite. Maybe you would like to stop in my room for the views!! *nudge* *nudge* *wink* *wink*  😉

 

[Pylea]

2 hours ago, pghsteelerfan said:

Today, as in June 13?  I thought we were the only "crazy" ones to pic the 13th (June) for our wedding day.  Hey, it worked for us, 27 years today and still happy together.  Loved your hubby's comment, btw!  LOL!!!  Happy #10 for you and wishing you many, many more.  It will go fast, believe me. 

 

Jeff, sorry for the hijack (I believe that's now hijack #2 in your review).  I just saw that comment and had to reply.  I am really enjoying your review and Patti has really gotten some great pictures, wow!!!  I also love getting a lot of pictures and try for pictures of the inside of the ship/venues when they are empty too.  I was up super early on one of the mornings on our last cruise in 2015 for those pics, but several of the venues had the doors closed and locked and some were being cleaned.  Really enjoyed seeing the "Big Island" through your words and Patti's camera since we didn't get there.  It's gorgeous!

 

Holly

Thank you! Happy Anniversary to you too!! 13 is a lucky number for us ❤️ 

 

So sorry for the Hijack 🙂 

 

Stacie

[Jamman54]

2 hours ago, pghsteelerfan said:

Today, as in June 13?  I thought we were the only "crazy" ones to pic the 13th (June) for our wedding day.  Hey, it worked for us, 27 years today and still happy together.  Loved your hubby's comment, btw!  LOL!!!  Happy #10 for you and wishing you many, many more.  It will go fast, believe me. 

 

Jeff, sorry for the hijack (I believe that's now hijack #2 in your review).  I just saw that comment and had to reply.  I am really enjoying your review and Patti has really gotten some great pictures, wow!!!  I also love getting a lot of pictures and try for pictures of the inside of the ship/venues when they are empty too.  I was up super early on one of the mornings on our last cruise in 2015 for those pics, but several of the venues had the doors closed and locked and some were being cleaned.  Really enjoyed seeing the "Big Island" through your words and Patti's camera since we didn't get there.  It's gorgeous!

 

Holly

 

32 minutes ago, Pylea said:

Thank you! Happy Anniversary to you too!! 13 is a lucky number for us ❤️ 

 

So sorry for the Hijack 🙂 

 

Stacie

 

No problem ladies. Happy anniversary to both of you!

 

[Jamman54]

Day # 19  (May 6^th)   -   Sea Day # 5.

 

Here are today’s Fun Times…..

 

 

 

 

We were up at 7 am to a partly sunny day. The seas are fairly calm and the temperature is 79 degrees.  Here are the views from our balcony looking forward and aft…..

 

 

 

Looking at the map channel you can see we are leaving Hawaii behind…..

 

 

We decided to skip breakfast this morning and went right to the morning show. The crew this morning was Lee, Tyler, and Conner. Lee demonstrated his butt racing prowess……

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

After the Morning Show, Patti and I went to visit our buds at the Splendido Pool Bar on the starboard side. Here is the crew, Ruther, Komang, and Amarsha…..

 

 

Ruther makes a special mocha chocolate getaway for Patti…..

 

 

 

 

Samson heads out with a tray of Miami vices in souvenir glasses…..

 

 

On the Lido stage Junior is entertaining us with some Calypso music,,,,,

 

 

We were a little hungry, and since they were serving lunch now, Patti got a salad and I got a couple of cheeseburgers from the Grille.

 

I went to play blackjack for a few hours and I wound up winning a couple of hundred dollars. It’s about time!

 

Patti went to Bean Bag Toss Bingo……

 

 

 

She wound up winning. Here is her winning card. The win wasn’t for the straight line bingo, but rather for the group of nine numbers…..

 

 

She won $500 automatically. Now she had to throw five bean bags. For each bean bag that went in the hole she would get an additional $200. If she threw all five bean bags into the hole, she would receive $2,000. She didn’t win any additional money for throwing the bean bags into the hole, but she was very close three times. Great job babe!

 

 

To be continued…..