Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 7, 2023 Author #51 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Last night was fancypants night in MDR. I had Prime rib and lobster (both very good) and a mesclun salad I don't remember seeing on the menu before. The salad had a mix of upscale toppings and a great green dressing. The server said they only have that salad one day on a 14 day cruise. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 7, 2023 Author #52 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Great night in the casino, highlighted by these Quads on the Board with bad beat bonus. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted November 7, 2023 #53 Share Posted November 7, 2023 31 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: Great night in the casino, highlighted by these Quads on the Board with bad beat bonus. STOP while you're ahead (do as I say, not as I do) !! Tom 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 7, 2023 Author #54 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Platinum/Diamond freebies... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 7, 2023 Author #55 Share Posted November 7, 2023 I turn Diamond on the last day of this cruise, and attended my first Captain's Lunch for Diamonds today. Salad and shrimp appetizer were Steakhouse quality, crabcake was disappointing compared to back home. It wasn't all lump meat, more stringy/backfin. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted November 7, 2023 #56 Share Posted November 7, 2023 3 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said: I turn Diamond on the last day of this cruise, and attended my first Captain's Lunch for Diamonds today. Salad and shrimp appetizer were Steakhouse quality, crabcake was disappointing compared to back home. It wasn't all lump meat, more stringy/backfin. Welcome to the brotherhood! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 7, 2023 Author #57 Share Posted November 7, 2023 "Al Fresco Dinner" invitation was under my door yesterday. I was a little confused because I didn't see it listed among the Diamond perks on carnival.com. But I made it. Never noticed they repurpose main pool area just meandering the ship, in 10 years. Violin trio is playing, very nice. Now to try the food... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted November 7, 2023 #58 Share Posted November 7, 2023 21 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said: Great pic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted November 7, 2023 #59 Share Posted November 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: "Al Fresco Dinner" invitation was under my door yesterday. I was a little confused because I didn't see it listed among the Diamond perks on carnival.com. But I made it. Never noticed they repurpose main pool area just meandering the ship, in 10 years. Violin trio is playing, very nice. Now to try the food... Absolutely loved it on our Journey cruise on the Legend. Enjoy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted November 7, 2023 #60 Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: "Al Fresco Dinner" invitation was under my door yesterday. I was a little confused because I didn't see it listed among the Diamond perks on carnival.com. But I made it. Never noticed they repurpose main pool area just meandering the ship, in 10 years. Violin trio is playing, very nice. Now to try the food... So the Al Fresco dinner is a diamond perk in addition to the Diamond lunch? Or is it a Diamond perk because this is a Journey cruise? Looks tasty! Edited November 7, 2023 by ninjacat123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 7, 2023 Author #61 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Just now, ninjacat123 said: So the Al Fresco dinner is a diamond perk in addition to the Diamond lunch? I'm still trying to figure that out, hopefully jamman, jimbo or another Diamond can weigh in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 7, 2023 Author #62 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Chicken potstickers were much better than the potstickers in MDR. I might order more with dessert. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 8, 2023 Author #63 Share Posted November 8, 2023 20 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said: So the Al Fresco dinner is a diamond perk in addition to the Diamond lunch? Or is it a Diamond perk because this is a Journey cruise? Looks tasty! I was visited by the GM and she said Al Fresco dinner is for both plat and diamond, but only on Journeys cruises 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 8, 2023 Author #64 Share Posted November 8, 2023 The salmon actually tasted fresh! Great experience. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 8, 2023 Author #65 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Apple pie was pretty good 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted November 8, 2023 Author #66 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Service continues to be amazing. This ship really has great staff. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted November 8, 2023 #67 Share Posted November 8, 2023 39 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: I'm still trying to figure that out, hopefully jamman, jimbo or another Diamond can weigh in... So when we had this on our Legend Journey cruise, the following night we asked Ken as he made his way around the MDR at dinner.. According to the man, he started in a few years back as something “extra” . I know for a fact that there were some plats at ours, and they had three I think during our cruise. It is most certainly an addition to the Diamond luncheon. We absolutely LOVED the concept, the added touch (linen and white glove service, and the uniqueness. Ken said (I think) that it was only on Spirit class ships. I can tell you our other journey cruises (without him and sometimes on other class of ships, did NOT have this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted November 8, 2023 #68 Share Posted November 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: Service continues to be amazing. This ship really has great staff. I agree, they were certainly in “tune” on our sailing as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted November 8, 2023 #69 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Who is the Captain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted November 8, 2023 #70 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 hour ago, ninjacat123 said: So the Al Fresco dinner is a diamond perk in addition to the Diamond lunch? Or is it a Diamond perk because this is a Journey cruise? Looks tasty! I believe it is a Diamond thing on Journeys cruises. On our Venezia Journeys cruise they did it for three nights, two sittings a night to cover everybody. I will be covering our experience when we reach that point in our review. It was a great meal, but alcoholic drinks were not free. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted November 8, 2023 #71 Share Posted November 8, 2023 8 hours ago, Jamman54 said: I believe it is a Diamond thing on Journeys cruises. On our Venezia Journeys cruise they did it for three nights, two sittings a night to cover everybody. I will be covering our experience when we reach that point in our review. It was a great meal, but alcoholic drinks were not free. Good point on the drinks when comparing to Diamind lunch. Agreed. Not sure why, maybe friends of Ken but know I saw Plats there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted November 8, 2023 #72 Share Posted November 8, 2023 42 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said: Good point on the drinks when comparing to Diamind lunch. Agreed. Not sure why, maybe friends of Ken but know I saw Plats there. It's very possible that Plats are included, being that there were a total of six seatings on our cruise. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted November 8, 2023 #73 Share Posted November 8, 2023 23 minutes ago, Jamman54 said: It's very possible that Plats are included, being that there were a total of six seatings on our cruise. 😎 To be clear, I have no issue with that, was just replying to a post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nancy1031 Posted November 8, 2023 #74 Share Posted November 8, 2023 love your review- was on the celebration 10/22 and the service was awesome- whether it be in the mdr, lido buffet, room steward and anyone else, their enthusiasm and attentiveness was great!!!!! One of the reasons why I love Carnival!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted November 8, 2023 #75 Share Posted November 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, nancy1031 said: love your review- was on the celebration 10/22 and the service was awesome- whether it be in the mdr, lido buffet, room steward and anyone else, their enthusiasm and attentiveness was great!!!!! One of the reasons why I love Carnival!!!!! Yes, it was a nice cruise ! Tom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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