Live From Mardi Gras August 7

[Eli_6]

Carnival kitchen. Doing the pasta cooking class tomorrow at 11.

[Eli_6]

These are the options for cooking classes. It is $30 pet person. 

[Eli_6]

This is Atila from Hungary at The Brass Magnolia.

[Eli_6]

The Brass Magnolia

[Eli_6]

More pics of The Brass Magnolia. Love this place!  It may be my new favorite bar on Carnival. 

[Raymok]

3 hours ago, Eli_6 said:

We flew in last night and stayed at the Country Inn and Suites in Port Canaveral. The hotel is nothing fancy, but the bed was comfy, the room was cool and they offered a shuttle from the hotel to the port for $6. Our shuttle arrived to pick us up promptly at 10. I highly recommend this hotel if you are looking for a place to stay before your cruise out. Check in and security was a breeze at the port. We were sitting in the holding area waiting to board by 10:30.  Oop...Looks like we are getting ready to board now! I will post photos as soon as I get on board and have internet. The internet in the holding area isn't great.  

 

We're staying at the Country Inn in several weeks.. Did not know the shuttle wasn't complimentary but no big deal ($6). Did the shuttle stop at any other hotels before it took you to the ship?  We're leaving our car there.

[Eli_6]

I think this is called the praline truffle. I HIGHLY recommend it.

Edited August 7, 2021 by Eli_6

[Eli_6]

1 minute ago, Raymok said:

We're staying at the Country Inn in several weeks.. Did not know the shuttle wasn't complimentary but no big deal ($6). Did the shuttle stop at any other hotels before it took you to the ship?  We're leaving our car there.i

It went straight there.  It was full with Carnival guests. They actually had two running. One to Magic and one to Mardi Gras. They had an entire room set up.  Yeah I knew it was $6.  I think it is free with their park and cruise package but we took a shuttle from the airport with Cocoa Beach Shuttles.  

[Eli_6]

More pics from the patio area. This is honestly my favorite boat I have been on and I really feel like it does not feel crowded... although, it may be because we aren't at capacity.

[Eli_6]

Patio area on deck 6

[Eli_6]

The Hero Bar on deck 6 aft.  It has an ice cream area that is cool and a super cool pool.  

[Eli_6]

The ice cream area in the Hero Bar:

[Eli_6]

Piano Bar:

[Eli_6]

Piano Bar:

[Lee Cruiser]

Looks amazing! Looking forward to being on Mardi Gras in April. Hope you have a great trip!

[Eli_6]

We have decided to get the drink package. There are so many bars on this place that I am going to have a super high bar bill otherwise.

[Eli_6]

So...we stumbled on the quarantine area.  I would be soooo PISSED if I had a Havana Room.  They confiscated half of the Havana area for the quarantine Covid area. 

 

As an aside, the Havana pool area is not that great compared to the Vista class.  I would feel screwed if I paid for the Havana area. 

 

On the positive end, if you get Covid, you get a Havana Room. 😆

[TNcruising02]

33 minutes ago, Eli_6 said:

So...we stumbled on the quarantine area.  I would be soooo PISSED if I had a Havana Room.  They confiscated half of the Havana area for the quarantine Covid area. 

 

As an aside, the Havana pool area is not that great compared to the Vista class.  I would feel screwed if I paid for the Havana area. 

 

On the positive end, if you get Covid, you get a Havana Room. 😆

It's so strange that they chose that area to quarantine people! 

[Cruise Related]

Thanks for the pics and updates Eli! If you find yourself with a little free time and it’s not too much trouble, would you mind (if at all possible) taking a pic of the chefs table menu? Much appreciated! If ya can’t, seriously no worries. 

[stellarose]

just soaking it in

[stepbrod]

2 hours ago, Eli_6 said:

These are the options for cooking classes. It is $30 pet person. 

Did you pre-book your cooking class or sign up on the ship?

[surfjock27]

1 hour ago, Eli_6 said:

So...we stumbled on the quarantine area.  I would be soooo PISSED if I had a Havana Room.  They confiscated half of the Havana area for the quarantine Covid area. 

 

As an aside, the Havana pool area is not that great compared to the Vista class.  I would feel screwed if I paid for the Havana area. 

 

On the positive end, if you get Covid, you get a Havana Room. 😆

 

I hope you are having so much fun!
Can you please be a little more specific as to where in Havana this is?
We are in Havana in a few weeks and this concerns me.

 

Thanks in advance.

[sid_9169]

I know that Envy is one of the 7 deadly sins, but I totally envy every single person boarding the Mardi Gras between now and November 27th, when it'll FINALLY be my turn...

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

33 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

I know that Envy is one of the 7 deadly sins, but I totally envy every single person boarding the Mardi Gras between now and November 27th, when it'll FINALLY be my turn...

 

I am only 14 days away from my sailing and I am beyond Jealous, I can't wait :X 

[vintagegarage]

We just passed the Mardi Gras 20 minutes ago as we left Port Canaveral on the Carnival Magic.. a lot of waving back and forth between the two ships, and a lot of horn blowing...