Our Carnival Sunrise B2B to Bermuda?? & New England / Canada (with pics) – 9/16/2019.

[pacruise804]

14 hours ago, sp2 said:

Hey Jeff and Patti,

I’ve been lurking all along and following this great review - another great review Bravo!  Your writing and Patti’s pictures make for a great read. I’ve been dealing with a health issue the past few weeks so it was great to look forward to your posts. We were supposed to be taking a Danube river cruise next week but unfortunately had to cancel.  We are booked on a Caribbean cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam leaving in 4 weeks so hope I am better by then. Paul says we’re going because the sea air will do me good, and I can recuperate at sea as well as at home!

 

so you have to update us - how did Ryan make out with the hole in the roof??

 

sharon

 

Sorry to read you are having health issues.  I agree that - if you are able to travel - sea air and someone else doing the cooking, cleaning, and making the beds would make for a more pleasant recuperation 🙂 Get well soon!

[Jamman54]

On 11/7/2019 at 5:24 AM, Saint Greg said:

Great stuff Jeff. And great work by Patti. I hope you’re able to make the New Orleans trip. That’s peak crawfish season. And Jazz Fest if you’re there the last week of April.

 

Thanks Greg! Now I can really look forward to your next LIVE review! We are really looking forward to our B2B on the Glory, (Patti's favorite ship!), and to visiting and sailing from New Orleans for the first time. We will be there the very beginning of April. I'll be picking your brain for sure. 

 

On 11/7/2019 at 6:55 AM, pacruise804 said:

Wonderful review as always and great follow-up.  Thank you again Jeff and Patti ❤️ 

Praying for your cataract surgery.  My dad had his done a few years ago and was amazed at the difference.

 

Thanks so much! Wish you could have stayed on and done the Canada / New England cruise with us. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and observations during the course of this review. It's always great to see and hear things from another prospective. Thanks for your prayers for my upcoming cataract surgery. Everyone that I talk to says it's a piece of cake so I'm not worried. I told Patti that I can't wait to read this review and see her pictures in total clarity!  

 

On 11/7/2019 at 7:23 AM, blarko said:

Thanks for the fantastic review, but I’m sad it’s over, especially since I felt like I was right there with you guys! Thanks for pointing out the difference between a full ship and an at capacity ship. It’s something I never really thought about, but it makes perfect sense now.  I always wondered how a ship could seem more crowded on one sailing more so than another sailing on the same ship, since they claim they always sail full, but now I get it. Best of luck with your cataract surgery.

 

Thanks for reading and your kind words. If you felt like you were there with us, then mission accomplished! 

[Jamman54]

On 11/7/2019 at 7:54 AM, grandmarnnurse said:

My hubby had cataract surgery a few years ago. He went from wearing glasses for years to perfect 20/20 vision, and no glasses. 

 

Thanks for that testimonial!  Gives me hope that soon I won't be seeing like I'm always in a steamy bathroom all the time! 

 

On 11/7/2019 at 8:51 AM, antmaril said:

Thanks to you and Patti for your great review.  I have been following along because I, too, was on this cruise with you (NE/Canada).   I can see that you and Patti make the most out of your cruises and I think that’s wonderful.  I agree with you 100% about the crew on the Sunrise.  They were fantastic.  We thought the food was very good and our ocean view cabin was quite nice.  It was spacious and we had no complaints.  We worked around the lack of drawer space.  

 

Will I cruise on the Sunrise again?  Probably not.  It just wasn’t my cup of tea.  The Lido area is a disaster in my opinion.  We went up there once for breakfast and the line was incredibly long.  We got a breakfast burrito from the Blue Iguana, which was fine.  But, after that, we only went up there to grab an iced tea or a piece of cake in the middle of the afternoon.  (Like, we needed cake - ha!). 

 

Anyway, thanks for your review.  It looks like you had a great time.  We enjoyed our week, as well.  

 

 

 

Thanks for reading! I hope it brought back some great memories. Did we get a chance to meet on board? Glad that for the most part you enjoyed the cruise. Was everything perfect? Heavens no, but Patti and I are kind of roll with the punches type of people. 

 

On 11/7/2019 at 9:51 AM, Mutumbojimbo said:

I'm sure that this has a lot to do with Mikey. In our opinion, he's amazing. I always shook my head at people who gushed over Cruise Directors, but he really made our cruise on the Fantasy extra special, and I would definitely like to cruise with him again. I think he really knows how to engage the guests, but he also passes that along to his Fun Squad, who make the atmosphere special at every event.Thank you so much for your review, and I look forward to the next one!

 

Thanks so much for reading! We were impressed with Mikey right from the start when he said "My goal is to meet each and everyone of you during the course of this cruise",  at the Welcome Aboard Show. I really think he accomplished that. 

[Jamman54]

On 11/7/2019 at 11:42 AM, luvcruzing said:

Great job, as always, Jeff.  Thanks to you and your slender 🙂 wife for taking the time to do this.

 

Thanks for reading and for your kind words. You made Patti's day with the slender wife comment! 

 

On 11/7/2019 at 12:22 PM, mommio said:

Always a pleasure to read your reviews and see your smiling faces

 

Aw, thank you so much! It's always a pleasure to have you on board with us!  

 

On 11/7/2019 at 1:37 PM, SenatorsFan said:

Thanks again, Jeff and Patti, for taking the time to entertain us. I'll look forward to your next review.

Heather

 

Thank you so much Heather! You have followed along since our very first review and we truly appreciate it. Hope that one day we actually get to sail together! 

[Jamman54]

22 hours ago, sp2 said:

Hey Jeff and Patti,

I’ve been lurking all along and following this great review - another great review Bravo!  Your writing and Patti’s pictures make for a great read. I’ve been dealing with a health issue the past few weeks so it was great to look forward to your posts. We were supposed to be taking a Danube river cruise next week but unfortunately had to cancel.  We are booked on a Caribbean cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam leaving in 4 weeks so hope I am better by then. Paul says we’re going because the sea air will do me good, and I can recuperate at sea as well as at home!

 

so you have to update us - how did Ryan make out with the hole in the roof??

 

sharon

 

Sharon, we are so sorry that a health issue caused you to cancel your vacation. Glad that our review helped keep your spirits up during this difficult time. Prayers coming your way in the hopes that you are well enough to cruise next month. Recovery at sea has to be much better than recovery at home! 

 

The roof itself was fixed immediately. The hole in his bedroom ceiling was repaired by the following Monday. 

 

20 hours ago, nybumpkin said:

Really enjoyed this, Jeff. I hear you about sailing off-season, but we're still stuck with July and August. At least when I retire in 3 years we may be able to do a March cruise when DH has his school spring break. But next year is Radiance in August. At least, having sailed Sunrise, we know where the choke points are. And if we can't find a place to sit on Lido😉, we have an aft wrap so we can always eat on our balcony.

 

Taking out the Magrodome - I though about it and have figured they just don't want to be bothered with it. If there's a pool cover, people will expect it to be closed in bad weather. If there's no dome - no expectations, no extra work for the deck crew. The last day of our cruise on Sunrise it rained quite a lot in the morning, and the aft Lido area was soaked.

 

Hope you don't have to cancel your B2B Glory. She's our favorite Conquest-class ship. Thanks again for taking us along for the ride!

 

 

 

Thanks so much for following along once again. We are so glad that we don't have to cruise during peak times any more. On that note, I feel that if you know what to expect, you can work around just about any issue. Enjoy your cruise on the Radiance. I know that at some point we will check her out. 

 

Since the Glory is Patti's favorite ship, we will find a way. 

 

18 hours ago, matt082600 said:

Thanks Jeff and Patti for taking us along on your cruise.  Another excellent review!!!

 

Thanks so much for reading. Glad that you enjoyed it! 

 

[SenatorsFan]

It would be great to sail with the 2 of you someday!😀

Heather

[momtotandc]

On 10/29/2019 at 8:34 PM, Jamman54 said:

It’s lunch time so we start heading over to Rocky’s Sports Bar which is my Husband Daycare facility here in Saint John. As we cross over the glass enclosed bridge over Water Street we get great views of the Regal Princess and the Carnival Sunrise…..

 

 

Here we are at Rocky’s Sports Bar…..

 

 

 

 

 

We are meeting a fellow CC member here for lunch today. I have her permission to post her name, so I would like you to meet Brenda (momtotandc)…..

 

 

Brenda bought Patti and I some goodies. Thanks Brenda!.....

 

 

We got to spend an hour together. Thanks for reaching out to us. We just love meeting new people. Great lunch and great company! Loved the quesadillas and jumbo hot dogs with he works…..

 

 

 

Here’s a link to the CC thread Brenda wrote that evening:

 

Lunch with Jamman & Patti

 

To be continued……

I found a " husband daycare" in Freeport, Maine  😁

[samrothstein]

Jeff , I thank you for this great review. I just got off the Sunrise on 11/07 and your tips really helped us out on our trip - which was great. Eating at Guys Pig & Anchor on embarkation day, and cucina del capitano on other days was a life saver! The only line I ever waited in was at the deli on off hours. Thanks again! 

[Jamman54]

13 hours ago, momtotandc said:

I found a " husband daycare" in Freeport, Maine  😁

 

 

Thanks Brenda!  Next time we are in Freeport, Maine I'll know exactly where to go! 

[Jamman54]

10 hours ago, samrothstein said:

Jeff , I thank you for this great review. I just got off the Sunrise on 11/07 and your tips really helped us out on our trip - which was great. Eating at Guys Pig & Anchor on embarkation day, and cucina del capitano on other days was a life saver! The only line I ever waited in was at the deli on off hours. Thanks again! 

 

You're welcome! Glad it was able to help you. 

[Jamman54]

Here is our updated cruise review list, and also a link to our cruise and vacation albums where you can see all the photos Patti took on every cruise:

 

Carnival Splendor  8/13/13 - Eastern Caribbean

Carnival Fantasy Solo  2/14/14 - Bahamas

Carnival Fascination  8/2/14 - Bahamas

Carnival Liberty  8/9/14 - Southern Caribbean

Carnival Splendor Solo Repo Cruise  10/24/14 -New York to San Juan

Carnival Pride Spring Break Cruise  4/5/15 - Eastern Caribbean

Carnival Splendor  6/29/15 - Eastern Caribbean

Carnival Breeze  8/15/15 - Eastern Caribbean

Carnival Fascination Anniversary Spring Break Cruise  3/26/16 - Bahamas

Carnival Sunshine  9/3/16 -  New England / Canada

Carnival Pride Repo Journeys Cruise  2/26/17 - Tampa to Baltimore

Carnival Magic B2B / Carnival Elation  10/7/17 -  Western Caribbean x2 / Bahamas

Carnival Paradise / Carnival Conquest  4/14/18 - Western Caribbean / Eastern Caribbean

Carnival Pride  10/21/18 - Bermuda

Carnival Inspiration / Carnival Splendor ;4/22/19 - Baja Mexico / Hawaii Journeys Cruise

Carnival Sunrise B2B - 9/16/19 - Not Bermuda / Canada & New England

 

Our Cruise and Vacation Albums.

 

Edited November 9, 2019 by Jamman54

[watermelonqueen99]

Awesome review as always Jeff and Patti! Already looking forward to the next one!

[ktmush2]

On 10/31/2019 at 7:34 PM, Jamman54 said:

Here are some views inside of $3 Dewey’s…..

 

 

 

 

 

This must be one of the regulars…..

 

 

I’ve found my “spot”. I have decided that this will be my Portland Husband Daycare facility. 

 

 

Patti and I have our first drinks…..

 

 

I am enjoying my Allagash White…..

 

 

Patti pointed out that this bear eats popcorn…...

 

 

This is $3 Dewey’s drink menu…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

My office is about 3 miles from Dewy's. I guessed you might daycare there and wanted to have lunch there that day to see if I could buy you a beer. Unfortunately I ended up out of town, but I'll know where to look next time you're in Portland!

[tropicaledrink]

On 10/12/2019 at 2:17 PM, Jamman54 said:

It’s time for some food porn! Just a note here. When ordering our starters and mains, they also wanted us to order our desserts at the same time. We were both put off by this. Who knows if you’ll even want dessert until after you have finished the main course?

 

We were on the Sunshine the first week of October with YTD. 2 of our servers did this, the rest did not. We did hear a table near us ask if they could order after and their request was granted. 

[candigirl41]

Great review as always.  

 

Candi

[Jamman54]

On 11/9/2019 at 10:45 PM, watermelonqueen99 said:

Awesome review as always Jeff and Patti! Already looking forward to the next one!

 

Thanks so much! Hope your recovery is coming along nicely! 

 

6 hours ago, ktmush2 said:

My office is about 3 miles from Dewy's. I guessed you might daycare there and wanted to have lunch there that day to see if I could buy you a beer. Unfortunately I ended up out of town, but I'll know where to look next time you're in Portland!

 

That would have been so cool! Maybe next time. 

 

2 hours ago, tropicaledrink said:

 

We were on the Sunshine the first week of October with YTD. 2 of our servers did this, the rest did not. We did hear a table near us ask if they could order after and their request was granted. 

 

Not a fan but it seems to be the norm now. 

 

1 hour ago, candigirl41 said:

Great review as always.  

 

Candi

 

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. 

[Hooked!]

Thank you both again for all of the pics and for taking the time to report. I really enjoyed reading your final thoughts on this one and thought that they were very fair. I sailed on the Sunshine not long after she was refurbished, during spring break (I’m a teacher, so yep, I’m pretty limited to those dreadful peak times!) and definitely wouldn’t do *that* again! 😬 I’m glad to see that the Sunrise has been tweaked a bit, especially in the layout of the Limelight Lounge and in keeping the aft pool (though I agree removing the retractable roof is a bit puzzling). 

 

Fingers crossed your surgeries go well, and that you have enough left in the bank to make it to NOLA next spring! 🙂

 

Megan 

[teacher34]

Thanks again, Jamman for such a wonderful review. I was so impressed with your summation of the ship. You have the ability to point out the pros and cons without being negative or mean. You did a fabulous job. They truly ought to put you on the payroll at Carnival. 

Your writing style along with Patty’s pictures make the review seem as though the readers are there with you. I have been reading your reviews for years and if possible, they only get better !i can’t begin to imagine all the hours you put into these reviews, but please know they are greatly appreciated ! Thank you and Patty again.

by the way, don’t worry about your cataract surgery. I had it done on both my eyes when I was only 50, but it made a world of difference ! Wishing you luck. 

[pghsteelerfan]

Jeff (and Patti too), I always enjoy a good Jamman54 review, and Patti, I love seeing your great pictures.  It took me a while to get through this one since we were in FL for 11 days from mid-October and just getting settled back in at home.  But I'm sure you know all about that.  I'm really sorry that you didn't get to Bermuda this time around, but this was still an awesome review.  I do hope you can make it work to go on Glory out of New Orleans.  We've been to NOLA twice (land vacations, not cruising) and LOVE it.  I can't wait to get back & am hoping to cruise from there.  I know it's year away but I'm already looking forward to your review of your Mardi Gras cruise.  That is going to be a beautiful ship and I can't wait to see what she looks like.  Thank you again for another review and for helping with these major cruise withdrawals I'm going through.  Last was in Sep. 2015, but there is light at the end of the tunnel...Carnival Magic next May. 

Holly 

[peteandpris]

Thanks again for a great review, wishing you and Patti the best.

[Jamman54]

On 11/11/2019 at 10:38 PM, Hooked! said:

Thank you both again for all of the pics and for taking the time to report. I really enjoyed reading your final thoughts on this one and thought that they were very fair. I sailed on the Sunshine not long after she was refurbished, during spring break (I’m a teacher, so yep, I’m pretty limited to those dreadful peak times!) and definitely wouldn’t do *that* again! 😬 I’m glad to see that the Sunrise has been tweaked a bit, especially in the layout of the Limelight Lounge and in keeping the aft pool (though I agree removing the retractable roof is a bit puzzling). 

 

Fingers crossed your surgeries go well, and that you have enough left in the bank to make it to NOLA next spring! 🙂

 

Megan 

 

Hey Megan! Thanks for jumping on board once again and for your kind words. I try to do a balanced review, and call them as I see them. Patti and I can pretty much adjust to any situation.

 

For many years we were also tied to the "peak " periods, so now that we're not it's a different ballgame. You'll get there some day. 😀

[Jamman54]

5 hours ago, teacher34 said:

Thanks again, Jamman for such a wonderful review. I was so impressed with your summation of the ship. You have the ability to point out the pros and cons without being negative or mean. You did a fabulous job. They truly ought to put you on the payroll at Carnival. 

Your writing style along with Patty’s pictures make the review seem as though the readers are there with you. I have been reading your reviews for years and if possible, they only get better !i can’t begin to imagine all the hours you put into these reviews, but please know they are greatly appreciated ! Thank you and Patty again.

by the way, don’t worry about your cataract surgery. I had it done on both my eyes when I was only 50, but it made a world of difference ! Wishing you luck. 

 

Thanks so much for reading and for your kind words. It's posts like these that make it all  worthwhile. Also thanks for the surgery wishes. Everyone tells me it's easy peasy. 😀

[Jamman54]

33 minutes ago, pghsteelerfan said:

Jeff (and Patti too), I always enjoy a good Jamman54 review, and Patti, I love seeing your great pictures.  It took me a while to get through this one since we were in FL for 11 days from mid-October and just getting settled back in at home.  But I'm sure you know all about that.  I'm really sorry that you didn't get to Bermuda this time around, but this was still an awesome review.  I do hope you can make it work to go on Glory out of New Orleans.  We've been to NOLA twice (land vacations, not cruising) and LOVE it.  I can't wait to get back & am hoping to cruise from there.  I know it's year away but I'm already looking forward to your review of your Mardi Gras cruise.  That is going to be a beautiful ship and I can't wait to see what she looks like.  Thank you again for another review and for helping with these major cruise withdrawals I'm going through.  Last was in Sep. 2015, but there is light at the end of the tunnel...Carnival Magic next May. 

Holly 

 

Hey Holly! I knew you would be stopping by. We didn't realize that you hadn't cruised in so long. You'll have a great time on the Magic. We'll find a way to make NOLA work, and besides, the Glory is Patti's favorite ship. 

 

As always, thanks for your support and kind words, it means the world to us! 😀

[Rockypoint]

On 10/26/2019 at 3:57 PM, Jamman54 said:

It’s time to find a Husband Daycare facility. This is one we’ve never used before, Stayner’s Wharf…..

 

 

 

Once I’m settled in, Patti heads out to continue her walk. This is a Halifax Directory…..

 

 

Patti browses through the shops at the Historic Properties Privateers Wharf…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti then hikes up the hill to the Citadel…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

Oh, how I need one of those shirts!  Love it and loving your review as always.

[Jamman54]

22 hours ago, peteandpris said:

Thanks again for a great review, wishing you and Patti the best.

 

Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it. 😎

 

22 hours ago, Rockypoint said:

Oh, how I need one of those shirts!  Love it and loving your review as always.

 

Thanks for following along again! 😁