Another California Adventure! – Baja Mexico & Mexican Riviera aboard the Miracle & Panorama (with pics) – October 2021.

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

The Panorama is now spinning completely around to be able to head out to sea. Patti got these pictures while the Panorama spun around…..

The Panorama is now pointing in the right direction…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

The Panorama heads out to sea…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

The sun is beginning to set…..

We all head back to the cabins to get ready for tonight’s dinner. We all will meet at the Alchemy Bar for a pre-dinner cocktail…..

Zoran makes Patti a raspberry martini…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

Zoran makes me a Jamman special…..

Here are Patti and I enjoying our pre-dinner cocktails…..

It’s time for dinner, so we make the 25 foot walk across the hall to the Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse…..

This is our table…..

The Chefs and Bartenders are hard at work…..

Our bread plates and accompaniments…..

The amuse bouche…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

Here are the appetizers that we ordered. This is the risotto…..

This is the pork belly…..

Here are a couple of salads…..

For our mains we had the following. This is the Dover sole…..

This is the surf and turf…..

This is the New York strip steak…..

This is the spice rubbed rib eye…..

For dessert we all had the chocolate pretzel ice cream…..

It was another great food coma inducing meal. We staggered back over to the Alchemy Bar for a couple more drinks before calling it a night.

Here is tonight’s towel creature and our invites to tomorrow afternoon’s VIFP Party. Goodnight!

Coming up next: A short day in Cabo san Lucas, the VIFP Party, and dinner at Cucina del Capitano!

gotscrapz · November 27, 2021

So happy to follow along with you and Patti, Jim, and Pat!

Saint Greg and then all of you and now Sid 😃

we were on the Panorama 10/30 on an insane deal. Got another deal 2 weeks ago- not quite as good but super good! And we’ll be back in 12/31.

we had a family emergency last week, and it has been rough so I’ve been following along with everyone but not posting … it’s been relaxing.

at some point I’m sure I’ll have more to say.

But @Jamman54what is in a Jamman?

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

9 minutes ago, gotscrapz said:

So happy to follow along with you and Patti, Jim, and Pat!

Saint Greg and then all of you and now Sid 😃

we were on the Panorama 10/30 on an insane deal. Got another deal 2 weeks ago- not quite as good but super good! And we’ll be back in 12/31.

we had a family emergency last week, and it has been rough so I’ve been following along with everyone but not posting … it’s been relaxing.

at some point I’m sure I’ll have more to say.

But @Jamman54what is in a Jamman?

It's great that you get to go again. Now as for Jamman, JAM are my initials, and I'm a MAN. Otherwise I would be JAMWOMAN! 54 is my birth year.

gotscrapz · November 27, 2021

2 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

It's great that you get to go again. Now as for Jamman, JAM are my initials, and I'm a MAN. Otherwise I would be JAMWOMAN! 54 is my birth year.

I meant what is your drink at alchemy they named after you?😂

but thanks for clarifying lol

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

2 minutes ago, gotscrapz said:

I meant what is your drink at alchemy they named after you?😂

but thanks for clarifying lol

That lightbulb went off just as soon as I posted that. Not sure exactly what was in that drink. I asked for something heavy with rum and not sweet and he nailed it. Saint Greg was with me the first time he made it for me. He remembers stuff like that sometimes.

gotscrapz · November 27, 2021

2 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

That lightbulb went off just as soon as I posted that. Not sure exactly what was in that drink. I asked for something heavy with rum and not sweet and he nailed it. Saint Greg was with me the first time he made it for me. He remembers stuff like that sometimes.

Nice! Sounds yummy 😋

LaRue1975 · November 27, 2021

Thanks for the info on the RUI all inclusive, I was excited to see you were going to do that as we want to spend our Puerto Vallarta day at a resort. My original plan is a day pass at the Westin through ResortPass.com, after your review I’ll stick with that. It is $35 per person and includes $15 resort credit plus the Westin is a lot closer to the ship and shouldn’t be as crowded. The money we save on the fee and taxi fare should cover most of our food and beverage.

I am thoroughly enjoying your review, Happy Thanksgiving to you and Patti!

gotscrapz · November 27, 2021

3 minutes ago, LaRue1975 said:

Thanks for the info on the RUI all inclusive, I was excited to see you were going to do that as we want to spend our Puerto Vallarta day at a resort. My original plan is a day pass at the Westin through ResortPass.com, after your review I’ll stick with that. It is $35 per person and includes $15 resort credit plus the Westin is a lot closer to the ship and shouldn’t be as crowded. The money we save on the fee and taxi fare should cover most of our food and beverage.

I am thoroughly enjoying your review, Happy Thanksgiving to you and Patti!

I was going to go the Westin or Marriott as well- both super close to port (less than a mile) and $35. Pay as you go. I ended up splurging on Rhythm of the Night - which I enjoyed. We’ll be back kn board NYE and we’re going to take a small boat tour that swims with wild dolphins ( the expert reads the dolphins to check for temperament etc and do it’s possible we don’t swim with them- which is fine, respect them!) and will get to hopefully at least see some dolphins and whales. It’s short enough and has great reviews so at the very least I’ll learn more about dolphins and Whales.

Didn’t mean to hijavk 😳😂

gotscrapz · November 27, 2021

I feel like I need that pretzel ice cream you mentioned from the steakhouse!

I’m a vegetarian so no steakhouse for me.

I wish they an American speciality restaurant that would be good for me. We do the Italian one, but I’d like an American restaurant as well where DD (my official cruise buddy who is not a vegetarian) could get a nice steak and I could get Something else. Please don’t suggest the MDR, ugh. We cruise carnival for the fun and teen fun, not the food.

Edited November 27, 2021 by gotscrapz

willdra · November 27, 2021

Wow this review is everything everything!! I always love your details and pictures! 😍Thanks for taking the time to share with us. 🙏🏾

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

9 hours ago, LaRue1975 said:

Thanks for the info on the RUI all inclusive, I was excited to see you were going to do that as we want to spend our Puerto Vallarta day at a resort. My original plan is a day pass at the Westin through ResortPass.com, after your review I’ll stick with that. It is $35 per person and includes $15 resort credit plus the Westin is a lot closer to the ship and shouldn’t be as crowded. The money we save on the fee and taxi fare should cover most of our food and beverage.

I am thoroughly enjoying your review, Happy Thanksgiving to you and Patti!

Hey Janet! Glad to have you aboard!

6 minutes ago, willdra said:

Wow this review is everything everything!! I always love your details and pictures! 😍Thanks for taking the time to share with us. 🙏🏾

Glad you made it over. It's time to cruise!!!

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

Day # 20 (October 28^th) - Cabo san Lucas 6 am – 2 pm.

We were up at 6 am, and the Carnival Panorama is already anchored in Cabo san Lucas. It is still pitch black outside. Bad enough that our time here was slashed in half when the itinerary was reversed, but tendering couldn’t even begin until 7:30 am until it was light enough to see. That meant losing even more valuable port time. We had originally booked an all-inclusive at the RIU, but cancelled immediately when we learned of the new port times. So, while we wait for the sun to come up, here are today’s “Fun Times”, along with the tendering information…..

The sun is finally coming up…..

One of the tenders is waiting for the process to begin…..

Here are some early morning Cabo views…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

We had some coffee and a bite to eat in the Ocean Plaza. We met Jim and Pat at 8 am and decided to grab a tender and head into Cabo. We made our way down to Deck 0 forward fully expecting for there to be a line, but we walked right on. There were a lot of tenders waiting to pick up passengers…..

It was an enjoyable 20 minute ride into Cabo. Here are some views…..

We have made it ashore…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

We walked around the Marina checking out the shops and the views along the way. The one thing that bothered us though was the constant harassment from the vendors…..

The Panorama is anchored in the distance…..

Jim and I have found our place of refuge, Solomon’s Landing…..

To be continued……

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

We will hang out here while the girls continued to explore the rest of the Marina…..

The girls continue down the Marina…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

The girls have returned to Solomon’s Landing…..

We stay for a couple more drinks then decide to head back to the ship. Patti takes some more pictures as we walked back along the Marina…..

To be continued….

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

We continue walking back to the tender landing area, being harassed by vendors every step of the way…..

We have reached the tender pier. Once we reach the check point we’re home free!

We are back on the tender heading back to the ship…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

Here are some more views from the tender as we make our way back to the ship…..

I’m taking this baby for a little spin!

We circle around the back of the Carnival Panorama…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

Patti and I on the tender…..

That’s the RIU we were originally going to go to today…..

We’re almost “home”…..

We were back on board the ship right around noon. We were hungry so we made our way to the Lido Marketplace where lunch was being served…..

The crew loves to pose for pictures…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

Here are this afternoon’s desserts…..

In the end Patti and I went to the Deli where she got her usual turkey wrap, and I got a couple of grilled cheese sandwiches and fries…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 27, 2021

Afterwards, I went down to hang out at the Havana Pool, while Patti went up to Deck 12 to take some more pictures. She’s checking out the Fitness area and the Ropes Course…..