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It's Time for a CELEBRATION!!! (with pics) - April 16th 2023

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At 3pm I made my way to the Pig & Anchor for the ParchedPig Brewery Tour. It was hosted by Robert the brewmaster…..

 

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There were plenty of free samples of four different types of beers…..

 

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Robert took us into the brewery itself…..

 

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This tour was well worth the $30 fee and included a souvenir glass and a free beer coupon.

 

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Tonight, we have a 5:30 reservation at Bonsai Teppanyaki…..

 

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The grill is all ready to go…..

 

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Chef Renaldo takes our entrée orders…..

 

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I've got my Sake Sangria!

 

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The following are included and are served to everyone. This is the spicy tuna on the rocks…..

 

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This is the white shrimp and pork belly yakitori…..

 

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This is the Kabuki salad with ginger dressing and the miso soup…..

 

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Renaldo performs some spatula magic…..

 

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Renaldo prepares the fried rice……

 

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The fried rice is simply delicious!

 

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Renaldo starts with the shrimp and chicken, and then adds the veggies…..

 

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Patti’s salmon is on the grill……

 

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I’ll be having some of that lobster…..

 

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Renaldo cooks and cuts up the beef…..

 

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This is Patti’s teriyaki salmon…..

 

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Everyone gets a bento box for dessert….

 

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What a fantastic meal. We were both stuffed. Once we left Bonsai Teppanyaki we were surprised that there were still floor seats available at Center Stage. We went down and grabbed two seats for the Captain’s Toast and Celestial Strings. The Captain’s Toast began at 6:45pm and was hosted by Lee, who then introduced the Senior Staff and Officers…..

 

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Lee introduces Captain Alcaras……

 

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Captain Alcaras makes his toast, and it’s over…..

 

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Next up was Celestial Strings. Sitting in the floor seats has it’s pros and cons. You are right in the center of the action, as the cast performs all around you, which is pretty cool. Sometimes it’s hard to see the action to the side or behind you, but there are very few seats in the entire Center Stage area where you can see everything. Staff will inform you that once the show starts you can’t leave your seat for obvious reasons. If you positively have to leave your seat during the performance, they ask you to raise your hand, and they will tell you when it’s safe to leave. Got it? Patti took close to 80 pictures during the performance, but obviously I won’t post them all. Here are some of her best…..

 

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Here are some more shots of Celestial Strings…..

 

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After the show, Patti made her way back to the cabin, while I stopped at the Alchemy Bar for a couple before heading back myself. Here is tonight’s towel animal…..

 

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Coming up next: We return to Cozumel and Paradise Beach!!

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19 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 

is that a Marlboro in your hand?

 

Looks more like a blunt. :classic_biggrin:

 

15 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

@Jamman54....I love meals prepared like that...shrimp gal here all the way!

 

Always a good meal at the Teppanyaki! :classic_laugh:

 

6 minutes ago, SRQbeachgirl said:

 

That looks delicious and I love watermelon! Do you know what's in it?

 

I believe that it's vodka, triple sec, and some lemon-lime soda. :classic_cool:

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So Cool! Really enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing! Hope you enjoyed the cruise as much as we did. :classic_laugh:

 

We really did, I was worried that this might not be a great cruise as I feel Carnival had failed in their attempt at larger boats in the last class of ships, but they nailed it in Excel class. This was one of our best cruises. I really hope Carnival does not remove the free specialty restaurants on the Excel class ships. I think this would be bad. 

 

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Hello again, Jeff.  Still loving the review.  Much thanks to you and Patti for always being so thorough and informative.  Patti's pictures are amazing, like always.  Counting down the days til our September Venezia cruise.  Wife is on the Panorama right now with our daughter and her two friends for a girls trip.  No guys allowed.  So, here I am at work........ 🙄

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36 minutes ago, d-lite-n-cruisin said:

Hello again, Jeff.  Still loving the review.  Much thanks to you and Patti for always being so thorough and informative.  Patti's pictures are amazing, like always.  Counting down the days til our September Venezia cruise.  Wife is on the Panorama right now with our daughter and her two friends for a girls trip.  No guys allowed.  So, here I am at work........ 🙄

Happy wife, happy life! We booked the 6 day cruise before the 15 day one making it a B2B for 2 reasons. First,  now we'll be going to and leaving NYC on Saturdays thus avoiding the weekday traffic chaos. Secondly, with all the priority people going on the 15 day, check in will be a little crazy. 😀

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Happy wife, happy life! We booked the 6 day cruise before the 15 day one making it a B2B for 2 reasons. First,  now we'll be going to and leaving NYC on Saturdays thus avoiding the weekday traffic chaos. Secondly, with all the priority people going on the 15 day, check in will be a little crazy. 😀

You are correct, Sir about happy wife.  Smart move about the B2B.  We can't swing it as I am already 2 days short of vacation days for the 12 days I need already for the 18 days off I am taking.  LMAO

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Glad to have you along once again! Did you cancel your Greenland cruise? :classic_cool:

Ummmm......ummmmm.....I plead the 5th? 😏  We have decided to branch out and try a few new lines to keep things "fresh" for us. We noticed on our last cruise that we have become a bit to....what's the word I am trying to think of....crud I can't think of it. Basically, things are not as "wow! check it out! something we havent done before!" for us anymore, but I don't want to get bored with Carnival, so we are swapping things up a bit. 

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5 hours ago, pirate4me2 said:

Ummmm......ummmmm.....I plead the 5th? 😏  We have decided to branch out and try a few new lines to keep things "fresh" for us. We noticed on our last cruise that we have become a bit to....what's the word I am trying to think of....crud I can't think of it. Basically, things are not as "wow! check it out! something we havent done before!" for us anymore, but I don't want to get bored with Carnival, so we are swapping things up a bit. 

 

I understand completely. How many of the same cruises have we been booked on, yet somehow, we've never cruised together? I think you're trying to avoid me! :classic_biggrin:

 

5 hours ago, DebOinKC said:

All caught up now! Thanks Jeff and Patti for sharing your vacations. Can't wait to see the rest of your trip. 

 

Thanks for coming along for the ride again! :classic_laugh:

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Day # 3  -  (4/18/23)  -  Cozumel  (8am – 5pm). 

 

We were up at 7am just as the Celebration was approaching the Puerta Maya piers…..

 

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The sun is just coming up in the east. It should be noted that ship time is now one hour ahead of Cozumel time, meaning that it’s just 6am here….

 

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Here are today’s Fun Times…..

 

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Captain Alcaras spins the Celebration around to back into the pier…..

 

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The Carnival Breeze will be in port with us today…..

 

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The Celebration was docked by 7:30am. We decided to skip breakfast again today, but I went down to Javablue for a coffee. The line was very short this morning.

 

Today we are heading over to Paradise Beach. We booked ahead of time online for $64 per person, and we splurged for a daybed for an additional $50.

 

We were off the ship at 8:15am. The Carnival Breeze was just pulling into the pier across the way…..

 

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We made our way over to the taxi stand, which at this time was pretty deserted…..

 

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The taxi fare for the two of us was $17 plus tip. Fifteen minutes later we were pulling into Paradise Beach…..

 

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After checking in we were led to our daybed (#11).

 

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This high-top table was also reserved for our use…..

 

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We met our servers, and in no time at all I was enjoying my first beer of the day…..

 

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Patti is off and running. Here are some early pool area views before more people arrive…..

 

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Women’s bathroom and changing rooms…..

 

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The sinks are outside of the bathrooms….

 

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Here are a couple of views of the gift shop…..

 

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Patti walks over to the other side of the property where there is another bar and a sit-down restaurant…..

 

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There is a massage hut over here…..

 

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Patti checks out the beach area which at this point is fairly deserted, but a steady stream of people are coming in…..

 

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To be continued.....

 

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