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

[Jamman54]

Here is the Beach Bar and Taco Truck…..

 

 

 

Patti comes back to the pool to find me engaged in conversation with other Celebration passengers…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henna Tattoo anyone?

 

 

Patti heads down the beach to check out Carlos ‘n Charlie’s Beach Club next door…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti is back at Paradise Beach where she makes friends with a couple of parrots…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

We decided to order something to eat. Patti has a Caesar salad and a pizza…..

 

 

 

I have a shrimp cocktail, chicken fingers, and a bacon cheeseburger…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[SRQbeachgirl]

10 hours ago, d-lite-n-cruisin said:

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

 

Mr. SRQ is retired, but I've told him I will not be retiring with any expectations of receiving a check for a maxed-out paid time off account balance. I intend to use every single minute of my vacation time--it's the only thing that keeps me sane!

[d-lite-n-cruisin]

5 minutes ago, SRQbeachgirl said:

 

Mr. SRQ is retired, but I've told him I will not be retiring with any expectations of receiving a check for a maxed-out paid time off account balance. I intend to use every single minute of my vacation time--it's the only thing that keeps me sane!

Same for my wife and I. When we get back from this long one l start accruing more. And I'll book another cruise. It's a cycle. Lol 

[TxTeach79]

Wow! I'm thankful but surprised we got an update on Devils game day! (I say, anxiously awaiting faceoff for the Stars trying to avoid going down 3-1 on the road)

[Jamman54]

59 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Wow! I'm thankful but surprised we got an update on Devils game day! (I say, anxiously awaiting faceoff for the Stars trying to avoid going down 3-1 on the road)

That was the ugliest 2nd period I've ever seen the Devils play. Switched to the Yankee game. 😖

[luvcruzing]

 

 

Well, I’ll be darned.  They actually moved the toilet paper roll where it belongs.  Just off the Magic, and I wondered why they would put the toilet paper in the Kleenex position, where you had to be a contortionist to reach it. Glad they fixed that issue.

 

Now, if they would move that towel rack from under the sink to the wall behind the toilet.  Anytime I was near the sink, the towels would end up on the floor, which was at least twice daily.
 

I’ll be following along, just trying to catch up. Thanks for doing, this, Jeff.  My next cruise is on the Celebration.

 

Edited May 10, 2023 by luvcruzing

[pirate4me2]

17 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

 

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! 

 

 

Thanks for coming along for the ride again! 

HAHAHAHAH noooooo! I want to meet you and Patti! 

[Greenpea2]

21 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women’s bathroom and changing rooms…..

 

 

 

The sinks are outside of the bathrooms….

 

 

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

 

 

 

To be continued……

This looks like a great place! Love the daybed.

[Hogladyrider]

7 minutes ago, Greenpea2 said:

This looks like a great place! Love the daybed.

@Greenpea2....Paradise Beach is a GREAT place all the way around, the pool, the beach, the food, the people!

[Jamman54]

18 hours ago, luvcruzing said:

 

 

Well, I’ll be darned.  They actually moved the toilet paper roll where it belongs.  Just off the Magic, and I wondered why they would put the toilet paper in the Kleenex position, where you had to be a contortionist to reach it. Glad they fixed that issue.

 

Now, if they would move that towel rack from under the sink to the wall behind the toilet.  Anytime I was near the sink, the towels would end up on the floor, which was at least twice daily.
 

I’ll be following along, just trying to catch up. Thanks for doing, this, Jeff.  My next cruise is on the Celebration.

 

 

Glad to have you along with us! 

[Jamman54]

After we ate lunch, Patti went back down by the beach. It’s a little more crowded than it was earlier…..

 

 

 

 

 

The same can be said about the pool area…….

 

 

 

 

I’m still enjoying the water chatting with my new friends…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

At 2:30 pm we decide to head back to the ship. There is a line of taxis waiting right by the entrance to take you back. In fifteen minutes we are back at Puerta Maya…..

 

 

I go right back to the ship, but Patti stays out for a little while to take some pictures…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

Fat Tuesday is hopping!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay…..

 

 

 

Here are some more Puerta Maya views…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti gets a view of the ships from Three Amigos…..

 

 

 

 

 

Patti makes her way back to the Celebration….

 

 

 

Looking up, Patti can see people in the Havana Pool…..

 

 

Patti heads up the gangway and is back on the ship…..

 

 

 

We both took a little nap before sail away at 5pm. Here we are sailing away from Cozumel. We had a great time today…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Tonight, we’re having dinner at Bonsai Sushi. Here is the menu and our place settings…..

 

 

 

Here are some Bonsai Sushi views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti and I are enjoying Bonsai Sushi…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We each had the Miso soup and a green salad with ginger dressing…..

 

 

 

 

 

I also had some shrimp sushi and Patti had some edamame…..

 

 

 

For our mains Patti had the California roll and I had the Bang Bang Bonsai roll…..

 

 

 

I also had a beef skewer.....

 

 

For dessert we shared a tempura green tea ice cream. It was delish!

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

After dinner we made our way to Center Stage to see the Most Magnificent Circus. When we arrived, we were told that due to a technical issue that show would not be performed tonight, but would be rescheduled for later in the cruise. Instead, they will be performing Ringmaster Rhapsody, where the cast will sing songs from The Greatest Showman and Pippen. We had seen this show on the Mardi Gras last year, but we decided to stay anyway…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Afterwards, we stopped at the Alchemy Bar for a couple of drinks before calling it a night. Here is tonight’s towel animal…..

 

 

Coming up next: A beautiful, but crowded day in Costa Maya!

[nybumpkin]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

After we ate lunch, Patti went back down by the beach. It’s a little more crowded than it was earlier…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for taking us back to Paradise Beach! Five stops at Cozumel, five visits to PB for us - the last time we were there we asked sons if they wanted to do something different. They looked at us as if we were crazy - "Go to Cozumel and NOT go to Paradise Beach?" And when we first started, all they had in the way of water toys was the iceberg....

[WhiteOptima]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

 

 

 

Okay…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay is right🫣🙄.  We were in there sitting on the swings at this time and was like what the heck.  I thought he was employed by them but nope he was a Celebration passenger.  Patti missed the significant other go up there and take her off the stage. My DH just faced the water and ship the whole time.😂

[RRLC]

Enjoying your review!  We will be at Paradise Beach in June and also have a daybed reserved. We have been to Paradise Beach once and had the all inclusive ( No daybed). Did you have to reserve the table and chairs separately or does it come with the daybed reservation?  TIA

[Jamman54]

1 hour ago, RRLC said:

Enjoying your review!  We will be at Paradise Beach in June and also have a daybed reserved. We have been to Paradise Beach once and had the all inclusive ( No daybed). Did you have to reserve the table and chairs separately or does it come with the daybed reservation?  TIA

Thanks for reading! Our server took the reserved sign off of our daybed and put it on the nearest table. Don't know if that's standard practice or not. 😀

[jimbri]

Another great review.  Really enjoyed your nostalgic pictures.  I did a double-take of your pictures on your way down to FL.  We just returned from a land trip to Niagara Falls and stayed over at a Country Inn & Suites in the Finger Lakes Region and had dinner at a Ruby Tuesdays 🙂 

[VictorWI]

On 5/5/2023 at 3:51 PM, Jamman54 said:

 

 

 

 

She heads back inside of the Marketplace and gets these of Seadogs, Shawarma, and the Gelato station……

 

 

 

 

We just got off the Celebration Sunday (sailed 4/30-5/7) and we never saw Seadogs open. Not sure when it is supposed to be open but apparently never when we looked. 🙂

 

[VictorWI]

On 5/5/2023 at 4:50 PM, Jamman54 said:

We went back to the cabin where our Sail & Sign cards were in the mailbox, and all our luggage was waiting for us. Of course, Patti had to take pictures before I or our luggage was allowed inside. This is Cabin # 12354…..

 

Our extended balcony…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

 

We had the bump out balcony directly below you last week (#11358) and it had two loungers, a table and a single chair. We enjoyed lounging out there with the shade for sea day afternoons. Anyone know if you get one configured like this will they honor a request to swap a chair with another lounger?