Cruising is back on the HORIZON!!! (with pics) – 8/21/2021.

[natefish95]

Love your detailed reviews! Can't wait to be on the Carnival Freedom next month!

[Princess Cruiser27]

Love the photo's of Aruba. I would like to get back to Aruba. 

[Jamman54]

22 hours ago, natefish95 said:

Love your detailed reviews! Can't wait to be on the Carnival Freedom next month!

Thanks for reading! Enjoy your cruise on the Freedom. 😎

 

2 hours ago, Princess Cruiser27 said:

Love the photo's of Aruba. I would like to get back to Aruba. 

One of our favorite islands. Too bad the weather was bad this time. 😎

[Jamman54]

We hung out at the Radisson BLU until 5:30, even though the sun never came out the whole day. We had a great time eating, drinking, and swimming in the infinity pool. We never used the pools or hot tubs downstairs. The staff, especially Tracey, treated us very well. Our food and beverage bill, including tip, came out to $150, so with the $50 entrance fee the total for the day was $200. That is about the same as an all inclusive for two would cost at the Barcelo or Riu so we were happy that we came here. However, the properties right on the beach will win out, if available, the next time we are here.

 

The front desk happily called a cab for us, and it arrived in less than 10 minutes. Again, the fare was $16 to take us back to the pier. We are back at the Cruise Terminal…..

 

 

The Freewinds, Horizon, and the Norwegian Joy are the three ships that are here today, but only the Horizon will be leaving. The Freewinds basically lives here and the Norwegian Joy is laid up here and not sailing with passengers at this time…..

 

 

 

 

Here is the Surfside Beach Bar bus, and the Kukoo Kunuku bus…..

 

 

 

Our cabin is directly to the left of the cabin whose door is open near the center of the picture…..

 

 

Upon re-boarding, Patti gets these shots of the Medical Center on Deck 0…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti heads up to Deck 12 to take some pictures…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

The stern of the Norwegian Joy…..

 

 

This is the Sports Square sign…..

 

 

This is the Sky Fitness area, all the way aft on Deck 12…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

This is the Sky Court, where all the noise comes from if you are having lunch at Cucina or JiJi’s…..

 

 

 

 

 

The entrance to the Skyride and Sky Course is up on Deck 14…..

 

 

Here are the height requirements…..

 

 

Unfortunately, the Skyride is closed at this time…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

However, the Sky Course is open…..

 

 

 

 

Here are some views looking down at the Sports Square…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the jogging track…..

 

 

Looking over at the Dr. Seuss Water Works…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti checks out the Cloud 9 Spa Fitness Center. It is empty so she is able to get some pictures…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Ladies Locker room and sauna…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

After relaxing in the cabin for a little bit, we decide to head to the Liquid Lounge for tonight’s Variety Show. Here are the instructions for the elevators. They leave out the part about pressing the button for each member of your party. No wonder the system is screwed up at times…..

 

 

Tonight’s Lobby Dreamscape…..

 

 

Our buddy Pablo is introducing tonight’s act…..

 

 

 

This is Rich Purpura who is a comedy magician…..

 

 

 

 

He was mildly entertaining. Tonight, we did discover the perfect seats for watching shows in the Liquid Lounge. There is a high top table that seats five directly in front of the Liquid Lounge Bar. This gives you a place to set down your drinks and gives you a perfect sightline to the stage, right down the center aisle. I was hoping that Patti had a picture of this somewhere to show you, and she did, but I have to pull it up from the VIFP Party the last day. That’s me in the background…..

 

 

After the show we were hungry, so we went up to the Lido Marketplace for a bite to eat. Afterwards, Patti went back to the cabin to relax, and I went to the Skybox Sports Bar to have a few drinks with Lucian. I got back to the cabin around 11pm. Here is tonight’s towel creature….

 

 

The gang’s all here!!!

 

 

Coming up next: Our day in sunny Curacao!

 

[Jamman54]

Day # 5  -  Curacao  (7am - 3pm)  - 8/25/21

 

We were up at 7am and we are already docked in Curacao. It’s partly cloudy but we can see the sun! Here are today’s “Fun Times”…..

 

 

 

We have no excursions planned for today but we will get off the ship and walk into town. Here are some views from our balcony…..

 

 

 

 

 

The tour buses are lined up and waiting…..

 

 

They like their baseball here…..

 

 

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

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

People are starting to get off the ship, but we are going to wait for a while. I’m going to get a breakfast burrito from the Blue Iguana Cantina and head over to the Red Frog Rum Bar. Patti’s not hungry, so she’s going to hit the open decks and take some more pictures. She went forward on Deck 11 and got these views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

She’s back down on the Lido and got these shots of the Towel Hut, children’s life vest station, and the Beach Pool…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti catches me at the Red Frog Rum Bar…..

 

 

 

Guys Burger Joint and seating…..

 

 

 

 

 

She continues all the way aft to the Tides Bar…..

 

 

This is the 24 hour Pizzeria del Capitano…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The Seafood Shack…..

 

 

 

 

The Norwegian Pearl is docked behind us. She is laid up here in Curacao and not sailing with passengers at this time…..

 

 

We meet back at the cabin and then leave the ship around 10:30…..

 

 

The water is very rough and splashing off the rocks…..

 

 

 

Here are a few more views of the Norwegian Pearl……

 

 

 

We begin our walk into Willemstad. For a walking tour you can follow these signs. This is sign # 1…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[luvcruzing]

 

Thats an interesting beach/pool.  Very clever considering the rocky shore.

[Saint Greg]

Wow I just binge read all that. Good stuff so far Jeff. Six more weeks. All you have to do is replace your Skybox pics with Hero's bar and your Multiplex pics with the Trampoline park and you're all set with Panorama. The rest of it is the same. 

[watermelonqueen99]

I don't know if this post will show up, haven't been able to comment on any threads for a couple weeks. But if it does, yay for another great Jeff and Patti review!

[Saint Greg]

5 minutes ago, watermelonqueen99 said:

I don't know if this post will show up, haven't been able to comment on any threads for a couple weeks. But if it does, yay for another great Jeff and Patti review!

If your problem is on your phone you may have the same issue I’ve had since last week. Try it in private mode. It’s really annoying because I have to log back in almost every time I post.

[mlshum]

Yay!  A Jamman review!  Thanks for doing this!

[Jamman54]

6 hours ago, luvcruzing said:

 

Thats an interesting beach/pool.  Very clever considering the rocky shore.

That is actually an infinity pool at the Renaissance Wind Creek Curacao Resort which is right next door to the Rif Fort. We have some better shots which we will show in the next segment. 😎

 

5 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

Wow I just binge read all that. Good stuff so far Jeff. Six more weeks. All you have to do is replace your Skybox pics with Hero's bar and your Multiplex pics with the Trampoline park and you're all set with Panorama. The rest of it is the same. 

Thanks Greg! Yep, in six weeks we'll all be aboard the Panorama. Can't wait. We're also going to be on the Miracle the previous week. 

We were wondering why you were heading back out to the Panorama so soon. Was it because you lost touring time in LA due to your extended time on the Panorama, or did you get an offer you couldn't refuse? 😎

Edited September 11, 2021 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

4 hours ago, watermelonqueen99 said:

I don't know if this post will show up, haven't been able to comment on any threads for a couple weeks. But if it does, yay for another great Jeff and Patti review!

Hey there! It's great to see you posting and to have you aboard with us. How are you feeling? 🤗

 

3 hours ago, mlshum said:

Yay!  A Jamman review!  Thanks for doing this!

Our pleasure. Glad to have you following along! 😎

Edited September 11, 2021 by Jamman54

[Saint Greg]

6 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

 

Thanks Greg! Yep, in six weeks we'll all be aboard the Panorama. Can't wait. We're also going to be on the Miracle the previous week. 

We were wondering why you were heading back out to the Panorama so soon. Was it because you lost touring time in LA due to your extended time on the Panorama, or did you get an offer you couldn't refuse? 😎

 

I just typed up the full explanation to that and it’s way longer than anything I need to be posting on your thread. I’m keeping it for my review though. Short answer combo of the two weeks I could do it and the price. I had breeze or panorama to choose from. I’m going to have more OBC than I could spend on a 5 day breeze cruise. And panorama’s still a new ship. It’s only done a few cruises since I got off. I’m going to need to watch a saints Monday night game there and the hero’s bar is a better spot than the breeze casino or red frog pub.

[jbhcw]

Hi Jeff and Patti!  I can't believe I just found your review....been checking the Carnival boards every day...anyway...as usual loving the pics and the narrative!   So happy to see a review from you!!  

[clambert1273]

Your review convinced us to book this trip in March 2022!!!  So excited!

[Jamman54]

1 hour ago, Saint Greg said:

 

I just typed up the full explanation to that and it’s way longer than anything I need to be posting on your thread. I’m keeping it for my review though. Short answer combo of the two weeks I could do it and the price. I had breeze or panorama to choose from. I’m going to have more OBC than I could spend on a 5 day breeze cruise. And panorama’s still a new ship. It’s only done a few cruises since I got off. I’m going to need to watch a saints Monday night game there and the hero’s bar is a better spot than the breeze casino or red frog pub.

Well, we're glad you chose the Panorama. This ones going to be a lot of fun! 

 

36 minutes ago, jbhcw said:

Hi Jeff and Patti!  I can't believe I just found your review....been checking the Carnival boards every day...anyway...as usual loving the pics and the narrative!   So happy to see a review from you!!  

Glad to have you following along again! 

[Jamman54]

3 minutes ago, clambert1273 said:

Your review convinced us to book this trip in March 2022!!!  So excited!

Good choice, and we still have a lot to show you!