Our Carnival Venezia B2B - 21 days of "Fun Italian Style" (with pics) - 9/23/23

[Jamman54]

Patti continues to walk through one of the breakfast buffet lines…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some Marketplace views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti heads aft to the Burano Pool & Bar area…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

This is the Burano Pool Bar…..

 

 

Pizzeria del Capitano and the Seafood Shack are also back here…..

 

 

 

 

 

Patti next heads to the Deck 11 mid ship pool area….

 

 

 

Once again, Foosball tables, Chinese checkers, and Bocce ball…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some mostly empty Deck 11 views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti heads down to the RoCoco Bar…..

 

 

 

Empty pool and the life vest station…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..   

[Jamman54]

Patti stops at the Java Blue Café to gather all the info…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, Zora has a smile for her as well…..

 

 

Patti goes over to check out Tomodoro……

 

 

 

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

These guys and gals will make you a great breakfast…..

 

 

 

 

 

Then you can spice it up any way you want…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Hogladyrider]

@Jamman54....looks like most folks were sleeping in....more great pics from Patti!

[Jamman54]

Patti came back to the cabin to collect me and we went to “The Wave” in the Teatro Rosso…..

 

 

Here’s a view of the back of the Teatro Rosso……

 

 

Today “The Wave” is hosted by Cruise Director Joey, and Fun Squad member and Bingo Host Sinclair…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are joined onstage by Carnival Insider (Shopping Expert), Lionel…..

 

 

 

 

After the show, Patti heads to the shops to get me a t-shirt, and I head to the Lobby Bar to have a couple of screwdrivers with Valentina…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Stallion]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

Patti came back to the cabin to collect me and we went to “The Wave” in the Teatro Rosso…..

 

 

Here’s a view of the back of the Teatro Rosso……

 

 

Today “The Wave” is hosted by Cruise Director Joey, and Fun Squad member and Bingo Host Sinclair…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are joined onstage by Carnival Insider (Shopping Expert), Lionel…..

 

 

 

 

After the show, Patti heads to the shops to get me a t-shirt, and I head to the Lobby Bar to have a couple of screwdrivers with Valentina…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

TO BE CONTINUED.....

 

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Edited October 20, 2023 by Stallion

[Cherries Jubilee]

Enjoying this review so much already! Patti’s pictures are wonderful!

[Princess Cruiser27]

Gotta love the food porn. LOL. The Venezia looks beautiful.

Edited October 20, 2023 by Princess Cruiser27

[EllieinNJ]

Did Patti see smoked salmon(lox) anywhere on the buffet?

[Jamman54]

16 minutes ago, EllieinNJ said:

Did Patti see smoked salmon(lox) anywhere on the buffet?

I noticed it there a few times. 😎

[Jeafl]

Patti's pictures are wonderful!  How did she get so many of the ship without hoards of people in them?

 

[Jamman54]

1 hour ago, Jeafl said:

Patti's pictures are wonderful!  How did she get so many of the ship without hoards of people in them?

 

The early bird gets the people-less pictures! 😁

Edited October 20, 2023 by Jamman54

[JandPB]

Made it in on page 6. I have to keep up more than I have been. Off to a great start! Here for the rest of your trip!

[Jamman54]

The Diamond Brunch was held in the Marco Polo Restaurant which is the mid ship restaurant on Deck 3……

 

 

 

The Senior Officers greeted us as we entered the restaurant……

 

 

 

We sat with our new friends Rich, Kathy, Charley, & Janice. They have just become Diamonds. Patti took our table picture from a distance…..

 

 

Here is our lunch menu……

 

 

This was our bar waitress Sylvia. She kept the drinks coming…..

 

 

Cruise Director Joey stops by and poses for pictures with me, Charley, and Janice…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Cruise Director Joey introduces some of the Senior Staff…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Captain Crescenzo greets the Diamond Members…..

 

 

It’s time to eat! Patti started with the Caesar salad, had the baked vegetable casserole for her main, and had the pear almond crostata for dessert…..

 

 

 

 

I started with the Natchitoches meat pies, had the bacon wrapped filet mignon, and finished with the chocolate decadence…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The party lasted a little over an hour. There were plenty of drinks, and a great time was had by all.

 

Afterwards, we went up to the casino with the intention of playing, but this was an Elite Cruise, meaning that the casino was packed! It was so bad that people would stake out their machines an hour or more before the casino even opened when leaving the ports! We never played in the casino for this portion of our cruise.

 

We decided to just head back to the cabin and relax. There we found our first towel animal of the cruise…..

 

 

Before you knew it, it was time for dinner. We had a 5:30 reservation at IL Viaggio…..

 

 

Here are our table settings…..

 

 

 

Here are the menus…..

 

 

 

They offered us a free bottle of their house red or white wine, but we chose to get 50% off on this bottle of Moscato…..

 

 

Here are Patti and I at IL Viaggio…..

 

 

 

We watched the Chefs hard at work…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

It’s time for food porn. The Foccacia bread was to die for…..

 

 

For our starters, Patti had the Suppli’al Telefono, and I had the Panzarotti. The both of us also had the Insalata Caesar salad, which is not shown…..

 

 

 

For our mains, Patti had the Sea Bass, and I had the Chicken Scarpariello…..

 

 

 

For our desserts, Patti had the Mile-High Gelato Pie, and I had the Cannoli Siciliani Di Ricotta…..

 

 

 

They also gave us an additional complimentary dessert…..

 

 

Everyone gets a complimentary Limoncello shot…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Someone at the table next to us was celebrating her birthday….

 

 

 

 

We enjoyed this meal very much. We will be back on the second leg of our cruise to try out the Pollo Parmigiana Pizza!

 

We were hoping to be done in time to catch the Captain’s Toast in the Piazza San Marco, but we were a little too late. The Quora String Trio was still there performing……

 

 

 

 

We continued on into the Teatro Rosso for the Playlist Production of Vintage Pop. We were able to get our favorite seats, which is the five seat High Top directly in front of the bar. Located dead center, it’s the perfect place to view the stage and take pictures. Here are a few views pre-show…..

 

 

 

 

The show started with a full band on stage…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Here are some Vintage Pop views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some more Vintage Pop views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We really enjoyed this show. Having the live band makes all the difference in the world. Afterwards, Patti went back to the cabin to read, while I made my way to the Limelight Lounge for Tommy Savitt’s (18+) show…..

 

 

 

I enjoyed his show very much. Afterwards, I went to the Lobby Bar for a couple of double Bacardi and Pepsi’s, and then called it a night.

 

Coming up next: Our day in Portland and a return to $3 Dewey’s!

[Saint Greg]

On 10/19/2023 at 6:51 PM, Jamman54 said:

 

 

 

 

 

They put a table there. That was my secret standing spot to watch all of the lido activities.

 

[Sea Raven]

Thanks so much for this review and all the pics. You have helped me make the decision to book the Venezia Journeys cruise I had my eyes on for 2026. Plus, I couldn't resist the chance to go back to Tortola.