Live from the Sunrise 7/22 sailing review

[jimbo5544]

Previous two pics as promised.   

[jimbo5544]

Last night at dinner was lightly attended (many stayed in San Juan).  Our grand son moved up to two bowls of pasta. 

 

 

[jimbo5544]

....and an ice cream sundae for desert

 

 

[WMQueenie]

Jimbo - do you know if there is a self serve ice tea, lemonade, water station near Guy's Pig and Anchor?  I read somewhere that there wasn't.  Thinking of heading right up there on embarkation day to avoid the buffet.  We bringing first time cruisers with us and don't want the chaos of the buffet to set the tone for the week!  

[Long Island65]

1 hour ago, jimbo5544 said:

Back pool was open, maIn pool was not (have seen other times when both were open).  

Thank you

[zencruisers]

I am enjoying your review and pictures.

 

[jimbo5544]

4 hours ago, WMQueenie said:

Jimbo - do you know if there is a self serve ice tea, lemonade, water station near Guy's Pig and Anchor?  I read somewhere that there wasn't.  Thinking of heading right up there on embarkation day to avoid the buffet.  We bringing first time cruisers with us and don't want the chaos of the buffet to set the tone for the week!  

I do not but I will check

[jimbo5544]

4 hours ago, Long Island65 said:

Thank you

Your welcome

[jimbo5544]

3 hours ago, zencruisers said:

I am enjoying your review and pictures.

 

Thank you for following along!

[xDisconnections]

On 7/25/2019 at 10:48 AM, bar1068 said:

 

FWIW....Looked like this back in 2008.

15 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

 

 

 

 

15 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

 

Oh wow. @RRLLAL and @jimbo5544, I agree- the new pool deck looks much better than it did ten years ago. Still seems like a refurbishment though. Thanks for sharing the pics.

[xDisconnections]

Jimbo, thanks for taking the time during your vacation to write up a review! I’m enjoying it.

[jimbo5544]

9 hours ago, xDisconnections said:

Jimbo, thanks for taking the time during your vacation to write up a review! I’m enjoying it.

My pleasure, thanks for following along.  

[jimbo5544]

Did our only excursion of the trip yesterday in St Thomas.  We has not been there in years.  Excursions are tough when you want to include a 2 year old.  We cruise a lot and this trip is focused on our daughters family who are traveling with us.  We did the Kontiki boat ride with some history built in of the islands, followed by an hour and a half beach break.  It was a fun trip and the kids really enjoyed it.    

[jimbo5544]

So we had reservations last night in the Steakhouse. I ate light during the day and decided to go for it.  We had a great  meal, here are some pics.  

 

 

[jimbo5544]

Had a good night and woke up at 7 with the grinder that has replaced my stomach going in overdrive.  Obviously not a bug and will need to get it checked out when we get home.  Spent most of the day on the cabin, feeling a little better as I write this.  

[jimbo5544]

Pier runners, got to love them, actually close to the opposite, 25 minutes late. 

 

 

[thesmiths]

11 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

So we had reservations last night in the Steakhouse. I ate light during the day and decided to go for it.  We had a great  meal, here are some pics.  

 

 

They look really good, I usually get a Filet. May have to go outside my box

One is a Ribeye? The other is?

 

[jimbo5544]

45 minutes ago, thesmiths said:

They look really good, I usually get a Filet. May have to go outside my box

One is a Ribeye? The other is?

 

 

46 minutes ago, thesmiths said:

They look really good, I usually get a Filet. May have to go outside my box

One is a Ribeye? The other is?

 

Cowboy - basically a ribeve with the bone.  The ribeyes were the biggest we have ever seen in the steakhouse.   

[thesmiths]

39 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

 

Cowboy - basically a ribeve with the bone.  The ribeyes were the biggest we have ever seen in the steakhouse.   

I am going to add a 2nd trip to the Steakhouse now.

Thank you and hope you feel better!

 

Edited July 28, 2019 by thesmiths

[livingthedream1]

3 minutes ago, thesmiths said:

I am going to add a 2nd trip to the Steakhouse now.

Thank you and hope you feel better!

 

Did you happen to notice if they still offer the Lobster by itself?  I did not see it on the new menu only Surf &Turf.

[Sturmin]

Thank you Jimbo for the review.  Between you and Jamman, it really helps the days go by between cruises😄. 

What is your one favorite thing on the ship or cruise and one thing Carnival really dropped the ball on or needs to improve on the ship. Thank you Dave.

[jimbo5544]

6 hours ago, thesmiths said:

I am going to add a 2nd trip to the Steakhouse now.

Thank you and hope you feel better!

 

Excellent cuts of mear and the service was  top notch.  I do not think you can go wrong there.  I have posted many times before, we believe that the Carnival steakhouse is the best of the major lines.  Thanks for the thoughts.  

 

6 hours ago, livingthedream1 said:

Did you happen to notice if they still offer the Lobster by itself?  I did not see it on the new menu only Surf &Turf.

It is gone, but they have added a new additional for pay item, a fresh seafood item on the main menu called colossal sea food tower, a whole Maine lobster, 6 fresh oysters , 20 shrimp And a pound of atone crab legs.  It is for 2 people.  

[jimbo5544]

5 hours ago, Sturmin said:

Thank you Jimbo for the review.  Between you and Jamman, it really helps the days go by between cruises😄. 

What is your one favorite thing on the ship or cruise and one thing Carnival really dropped the ball on or needs to improve on the ship. Thank you Dave.

Both popped into my head as soon as I read your question.  I am going to wait till the end of the review when I give my final thoughts to answer you.   Please remind me if I do not.  

[cathyz]

Thanks for the great reviews, answers, and pics, I'm enjoying it!

[Shaded Lady]

Thanks Jimbo- enjoying the review! Especially looking forward to your summary at the end...

Edited July 28, 2019 by Shaded Lady