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Our Marvelous Mardi Gras B2B (with pics!) - April 23rd, 2022

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Here are some more views from our balcony……

 

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We are approaching the Cruise Terminal…..

 

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Looking back at where we came from…..

 

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These birds are making such a racket!

 

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The Mardi Gras maneuvers into her berth in San Juan…..

 

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The ship is docked by 6:30am. Here are some views of the port area from our balcony…..

 

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Now that we have arrived, here are today’s “Fun Times”…...

 

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We are in no hurry to get off the ship today, as we have no excursion planned. We will get off later and just take a walk around Old San Juan. Around 8:15am we went up to the Marketplace for breakfast. Here are our breakfast plates…..

 

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12 minutes ago, lilchuckie said:

Given that you have both done so many cruises over years, what is your favorite ports? San Juan always seems high up there with diamond people I've talked to. I like it myself. 

 

I guess our top 3 would be Aruba, Bermuda, and Half Moon Cay, not in any particular order. Our favorite cruise was the one we took on the Splendor to Hawaii. :classic_cool:

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We decided to take a stroll around the ship before getting off. Here is Big Chicken which is open for breakfast. We will be trying the breakfast menu later in the cruise…..

 

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Here is the Tides Bar…..

 

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Moving up to Deck17, here we are looking down on the Tides Pool and hot tubs….

 

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From up here, Patti gets these views of San Juan…..

 

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Here are some views of the Beach Pool area…..

 

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This is Guy’s Burger Joint as they prepare for the lunch rush…..

 

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Club O2 is right next door…..

 

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Swirls is right there as well…..

 

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Breakfast is still being served at the Blue Iguana Cantina……

 

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We check out Street Eats as they prepare for the lunch crowd…..

 

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Mad Sizzle…..

 

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Here are some more from Street Eats. This is Steam Dream…..

 

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Time Fries…..

 

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Seafood Shack…..

 

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This is the Beach Pool Towel Hut and the life vest rack…..

 

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Around 9:30am we decided to get off the ship. There are gangways both forward and mid ship on Deck 3. We are ready to begin our walk…..

 

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45 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

 

I guess our top 3 would be Aruba, Bermuda, and Half Moon Cay, not in any particular order. Our favorite cruise was the one we took on the Splendor to Hawaii. :classic_cool:

 

Did you do a review of the Hawaii cruise?? Was it a two week RT from CA or a repositioning cruise to or from Hawaii?  We had a week in Maui and a 10 day Honolulu to Vancouver booked for April 2020 but of course that never happened.  😭

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Did you do a review of the Hawaii cruise?? Was it a two week RT from CA or a repositioning cruise to or from Hawaii?  We had a week in Maui and a 10 day Honolulu to Vancouver booked for April 2020 but of course that never happened.  😭

 

Woo hoo - I found your review!!  🙂  I think I remember seeing it a while back but I'm going to read it again. Thank you!

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22 minutes ago, Green4me said:

Excellent review and photos Jamman54 🙂 Question, did you come across the curry worst ?   We missed it on our January trip and want to find them when we get back on in July.

 

Thanks!

Not quite sure what you mean.....??

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Patti and I begin our walk around Old San Juan. Here are some views of the port area and of the Mardi Gras…..

 

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Looking up at the “hump” balconies…….

 

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We are walking the brick streets of Old San Juan….

 

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We decide to climb the hill up to Castillo San Cristobal…..

 

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Heading up the hill you have great views of the Mardi Gras…..

 

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We have made it to Castillo San Cristobal…..

 

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Views from Castillo San Cristobal…..

 

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Looking over to El Morro…..

 

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At this point I decide that I am going to head down the hill and head to Senor Frogs. Patti is going to walk around Old San Juan exploring, browsing the shops, and taking pictures…..

 

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Patti catches me resting under a shady tree…..

 

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I then went the rest of the way to Senor Frogs, and Patti continued her tour of Old San Juan…..

 

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10 minutes ago, Cruisegirl1919 said:

Assuming he meant currywurst - at Sea Dogs in the Lido Marketplace, it's one of the daily specials. German sausage with spicy ketchup 

 

Ah, got it! Never got around to trying Sea Dogs for lunch, nor did I try Street Eats. Guess we'll have to go back on her and fill in the blanks! 😁

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3 hours ago, iheartmarshall said:

I'm so happy you're sharing this review!  Yours have been my favorite since I joined CC and it's been far too long since I've read a new one from you.  

 

Thanks for reading and your kind words. Glad to have you aboard! :classic_cool:

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Around 1:15pm Patti met me at Senor Frog’s……

 

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We had a couple of drinks, and then made our way back to the ship. Had to pose with Senor Frog himself first……

 

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We’re ready to head up the gangway…..

 

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Even though the protocols stated otherwise, masks were optional almost the whole time we were off the ship. There were a few stores, like Walgreen's, CVS. and others, that did require a mask to enter. Not one time were we asked to show our vaccination cards.

 

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Once back on board we made our way to Guy’s Burger Joint for some lunch. Patti’s ankle was a little puffy from all that walking, so she went back to the cabin to lie out on the balcony and put her feet up. I went over to the Tiki Bar and stayed there until the 4pm sail away.

 

I went back to the cabin and joined Patti on the balcony for our sail away. This picture shows that we could look straight down to the water from our balcony…..

 

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Here are some views as we sailed away from San Juan…..

 

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