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

[luvcruzing]

 

I thought maybe these were the vendors chasing you in your tender.

[Jamman54]

Looking over the starboard side at the beach resorts…..

 

 

 

 

Patti next checks out the Water Works in more detail…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti heads up to Serenity on Deck 15 forward…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some views looking over the bow of the Panorama towards town….

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The Carnival Panorama is sailing from Cabo san Lucas. Here are some views of El Arco…..

 

 

 

 

 

The Panorama is sailing around “Land’s end” to the other side…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Goodbye Cabo san Lucas!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a couple of views of the wake taken from the Havana Pool area…..

 

 

 

Jim and Pat sent me a picture of Patti in action…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Next up was the VIFP Party. All four of us headed to the Liquid Lounge and Saint Greg met us there…..

 

 

Paul FM was entertaining us…..

 

 

 

 

Seats at the bar and at our favorite high top are blocked off with towel animals to prevent anyone from sitting there…..

 

 

Patti has her drink!

 

 

Cruise Director Lee Mason is hosting the event…..

 

 

 

He introduces the Senior Staff members…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Captain Lazzarino addresses the gathering…..

 

 

 

 

She is the youngest Diamond on board….

 

 

He has the most sea days of anyone on board…..

 

 

Afterwards, Patti went to the Havana Pool area to lay out for a while. I went to the Alchemy Bar where I met Jim and Pat, and later SG joined the fun. I hung out for an hour or so then went back to the cabin to get ready for dinner.

 

At 6:45 Patti and I met Jim and Pat at the Havana Bar for a pre-dinner drink. We then went up to Cucina del Capitano for dinner…..

 

 

 

The Chefs at work…..

 

 

Bread for the table…..

 

 

Soup and salads…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

Rice balls and Nona’s meatball…..

 

 

 

The waiters tried to dance for us…..

 

 

Our mains were chicken parm, pasta, and pork chop…..

 

 

 

 

Side of fingerling potatoes….

 

 

Our desserts and coffee…..

 

 

 

 

Afterwards we went our separate ways. Patti and I walked the ship and then decided to call it a night. Here is tonight’s towel creature. Good night!

 

 

Coming up next: Our last day aboard the Carnival Panorama!

[blarko]

Oh my gosh…..is that coffee or a dessert? It looks delicious!

[LaRue1975]

23 hours ago, gotscrapz said:

 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 😳😂

Thank you for the info on the Marriott, I am familiar with the property but didn’t know they offer day passes. I am Marriott Lifetime Gold so we will probably go there. The dolphin swim sounds great, enjoy your New Years cruise, lucky you! 

[Jamman54]

Good morning Cruise Critic family! Today is Sunday so that means football and beer! I will be back tomorrow to begin to put a bow and ribbon on this review as we are nearing the end. Have a great day! 🏈🍺

[Hogladyrider]

@Jamman54...you having your Sunday for football and beer means the review lasts longer!  ENJOY!

[flwinejunkie]

23 hours ago, luvcruzing said:

 

I thought maybe these were the vendors chasing you in your tender.

 

 

🤣  Too funny!!  

[Webecruzindh]

As aggressive as the vendors were in Cabo I’m surprised that they didn’t chase our tender!

[Webecruzindh]

Even though the vendors were aggressive, Cabo was our favorite of the 3 ports on the Panorama.  Cabo had a resort vibe while the other ports were very industrial.

[TravelGirlinDallas]

On 11/27/2021 at 3:57 PM, Jamman54 said:

We have made it ashore…..

 

I love that after all of your countless cruises, you still get the embarkation picture and all of the port pictures. 

[Jamman54]

3 hours ago, TravelGirlinDallas said:

I love that after all of your countless cruises, you still get the embarkation picture and all of the port pictures. 

It's kind of a tradition! 

[Jamman54]

Day # 21  (October 29^th)  -  Fun Day at Sea # 3!

 

We were up at 7 am to a sunny and cool day. Temperatures are supposed to go up to the mid 80’s later in the day. The seas are a little choppy but not that bad. Here are today’s “Fun Times”. Aren’t you proud of us? We remembered to grab them every day on both ships!

 

 

 

I went to the Ocean Plaza to grab just a coffee, since we planned on going to the Sea Day Brunch with Jim and Pat later. We just lounged around the cabin, working on the pictures, until 9 am when Patti went to check out the Michael’s event at the Ocean Plaza. It was hosted by Marky Mark and Christian…..

 

 

 

 

Patti then made her way to the Atrium for the pre-sale of bingo cards for this afternoon’s $5,000 bingo session. I grabbed another coffee and made my way to the Morning Show. Patti would meet me there. Jim, Pat, and SG joined us as well…..

 

 

As usual, the show is hosted by Lee, and today he has help from Fun Squad member JJ, and the Effy Ambassador Georg…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Afterwards, Jim, Pat, Patti, and I made our way to the Sea Day Brunch. We were in and out fairly quickly. It’s all about the food…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 11:45 am it was time for the Groove for St. Jude…..

 

 

Hosted by Lee Mason of course, and DJ OSH…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

While Patti took pictures, I hung out at the Red Frog Rum Bar for a few beers, and was soon joined by Saint Greg…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Afterwards, I went with Patti down to the Liquid Lounge for the $5,000 Jackpot Bingo. When we got there Lee was doing a Q & A session…..

 

 

 

 

It’s time for bingo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We didn’t win. Boooooo! We went to the casino to get Patti’s $25 in free play chips, and she asked me to play them for her while she went back to the cabin to pack. I wound up doubling her money for her, but I lost $100 for myself before calling it quits. On her way back to the cabin Patti got these pictures at the Build-a-Bear event……

 

 

 

 

 

I went to drown my sorrows at the Alchemy Bar for a while, and hung out with SG until about 5 pm when I went back to the cabin to do my packing.

 

Around 6:45 pm we met up with Jim and Pat to wait for the doors to open for Celestial Strings at 7. We got our favorite seats and drinks…..

 

 

 

 

Here’s Lee with JJ and Marky Mark…….

 

 

Lee is waiting for show time…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here is the set for the show. There are set pieces out amongst the audience…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s show time! Lee introduces the show…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Here are some pictures from the show. Patti took about three dozen pictures and picked out these for me to use on the review…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some more pictures of the show that Patti picked out…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This show is fantastic and should not be missed if offered on your ship. After the show was over, we went up to the Lido Marketplace for a bite to eat. Patti got her usual turkey wrap from the Deli, and made herself a salad to go along with it. I also made a salad, and had some turkey, chicken and fried shrimp from the buffet to go along with it. We took another walk around the ship before heading back to the cabin. Here is our final towel creation…..

 

 

We decided to call it a cruise, and put our luggage out in the hallway. That’s always a sad sight…..

 

 

Coming up next: Debarkation Day and we’re off to the LAX Hilton!