The Tribe has Spoken!! Carnival Celebration - 1/14/2024 (with pics)

[Jamman54]

Once through security you are given a boarding placard. Ours was Priority “A”. You then entered the Captain’s Lounge which is sectioned off for Diamonds, Platinum, and Suites. We are seated by 9:30am…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have our first Tribe sighting! In the Tribe t-shirt is Heather (SenatorsFan), and to her right, her husband Peter. To her left is Vic (Roscoe13), who is with his wife Donna. She’s camera shy, so we have to respect that. I will say that she is a very pretty lady, and that Vic and I have definitely married up! Lol.

 

 

Jim is displaying their Priority “A” placard……

 

 

While we were waiting Patti and I had our Embarkation Photo taken…..

 

 

Barbie and Ken are sailing with us this week…..

 

 

Sid joins us in the Captain’s Lounge. This is his first cruise as a Platinum member. Welcome to royalty Sid! He’s sporting a Priority “Q” placard, but in reality he’ll be boarding only minutes after us. Don’t know why we didn’t get a picture, but that will be rectified shortly.

 

At 10:45am boarding begins. We're the first group to board. We’re through the facial recognition scans and heading up the gangway behind Pat & Jim…..

 

 

 

We are now aboard the Carnival Celebration!

 

To be continued…..

[Stallion]

4 hours ago, hapytobehr said:

Don't sell yourself short Vic...you're a great guy too!!

He's got Potential!

[Stallion]

3 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said:

um okay are you on the ship yet.  I mean this is page 6.  Just wondering

I did the celebration for 'thanksgiving and so wondering how you all will like the ship and really waiting for that to happen 

...that's not how Patti rolls!

Has camera and will travel

Gettin' her Steps in

Edited February 2 by Stallion

[blarko]

53 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

In the Tribe t-shirt is Heather (SenatorsFan), and to her right, her husband Peter. To her left is Vic (Roscoe13), who is with his wife Donna.

Thanks for letting us know who everyone is, including both their screen name and their real name. It’s nice to put a face to the name. 

[Jamman54]

Now that we are on board, here are today’s Fun Times…..

 

 

 

 

Our plan now is to check-in at our muster station (C7), drop off our carry-on bags at our cabin, and then head back to Big Chicken and the Tides Bar. Pat & Jim would do the same and meet us back there. Patti and I have grabbed our lunch…..

 

 

It wasn’t very long before Megan (MeganGC1983), and Brian (Mr. Megan), joined us…..

 

 

Patti is having her very first Cheers drink…..

 

 

Sid (sid_9169) joined us, and soon the first “bar” picture of the cruise was taken. That’s Sid, me, Megan, Jim, & Pat..….

 

 

Jim is keeping track of Patti’s drinks for “Cheers” purposes…..

 

 

Patti heads up to Deck 17 aft to begin her picture tour. The rest of us move over to the Red Frog Tiki Bar to continue our drinking. Here are the Grandeur OTS and the Scarlet Lady…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[blarko]

1 minute ago, Jamman54 said:

Jim is keeping track of Patti’s drinks for “Cheers” purposes…..

 

Outstanding!!! Love it 😍 

[Jamman54]

Patti takes in the Miami views……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is plenty of seating and loungers on Deck 17 aft…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

 

[bluetardis]

@Jamman54 It feels like I’m climbing aboard with you!

[Jamman54]

24 minutes ago, bluetardis said:

@Jamman54 It feels like I’m climbing aboard with you!

That's the effect we're trying for! 

[Crusin Karen]

Ahhh…. Wish I had waited a week and hitched a ride with you and gone on this cruise but then again never  heard of buc ees and i

might still be in there! This is icing on the cake after the other GREAT  reviews. LOVE that diamond/platinum lounge. A lot different from the one in Manhattan! 

[Jamman54]

Patti moves up to Deck 18 and the Ultimate Playground…..

 

 

Here are the Mini Golf and Water Works……

 

 

 

 

 

Patti’s looking up at the Ropes Course…..

 

 

 

There’s a very narrow Jogging Track up here…..

 

 

 

 

All the info you need on Bolt…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

Edited February 2 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

Patti heads back down to Deck 17 mid ship, where on the starboard side you’ll find the Warehouse Arcade…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Circle “C” is right next door……

 

 

 

Over on the port side you’ll find Guy’s Burger Joint…..

 

 

 

 

Club “O2” is right next door…..

 

 

This is the upper level of the Red Frog Tiki Bar.....

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti is going to head to Deck 18 forward and check out Serenity. Here are a few pictures of the Beach Pool area as she made her way there…..

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Serenity…….

 

 

 

 

 

 

That’s the Carnival Horizon in front of us…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti heads up to Deck 19 forward to check out Loft 19…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

This is the small Loft 19 Pool…..

 

 

 

 

Patti’s looking down at the Serenity area from Loft 19…..

 

 

 

 

 

There’s some type of Security vessel doing doughnuts next to the ship…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued….

 

[AmyJA]

And then there are us steerage folk that will not be boarding the ship until noon. What do we do? Have breakfast at our hotel. Sorry, I’m no Patti so no pictures. Then we walk the streets of a neighborhood in Brickell.

 

 

 

[MeganGC1983]

17 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

This is the small Loft 19 Pool…..

 

 

 

 

Patti’s looking down at the Serenity area from Loft 19…..

 

 

 

 

 

There’s some type of Security vessel doing doughnuts next to the ship…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued….

 

They were rehearsing for Miami Vice, I’m sure of it. 

Edited February 2 by MeganGC1983

[AmyJA]

I will say that even us steerage people had a very easy walk on. Well except for getting sniffed. 

[Stallion]

Current Daily Step Count:

Patti: 32,678 steps

JanMan: 35 + (8 + 8 )+(8 + 8 )+(8 + 8 ) = 83 steps

Edited February 2 by Stallion

[retiring soon]

Hi all!

 

Jamman - so glad to have found your review early in the story.  Look forward to your take on the Tribe cruise after reading the other live ones.

So nice you felt Kevin was there with you after getting the signs.

 

Jo

[#55worktoplay]

Just joining and already 7 pages behind. Looking so forward to this. Thanks!

[#55worktoplay]

12 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Once through security you are given a boarding placard. Ours was Priority “A”. You then entered the Captain’s Lounge which is sectioned off for Diamonds, Platinum, and Suites. We are seated by 9:30am…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have our first Tribe sighting! In the Tribe t-shirt is Heather (SenatorsFan), and to her right, her husband Peter. To her left is Vic (Roscoe13), who is with his wife Donna. She’s camera shy, so we have to respect that. I will say that she is a very pretty lady, and that Vic and I have definitely married up! Lol.

 

 

Jim is displaying their Priority “A” placard……

 

 

While we were waiting Patti and I had our Embarkation Photo taken…..

 

 

Barbie and Ken are sailing with us this week…..

 

 

Sid joins us in the Captain’s Lounge. This is his first cruise as a Platinum member. Welcome to royalty Sid! He’s sporting a Priority “Q” placard, but in reality he’ll be boarding only minutes after us. Don’t know why we didn’t get a picture, but that will be rectified shortly.

 

At 10:45am boarding begins. We're the first group to board. We’re through the facial recognition scans and heading up the gangway behind Pat & Jim…..

 

 

 

We are now aboard the Carnival Celebration!

 

To be continued…..

Great to put faces to names and especially @SenatorsFan for when we meet in person. I still owe you a drive in the Hot Rod 😀

[ninjacat123]

11 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Now that we are on board, here are today’s Fun Times…..

 

 

 

 

Our plan now is to check-in at our muster station (C7), drop off our carry-on bags at our cabin, and then head back to Big Chicken and the Tides Bar. Pat & Jim would do the same and meet us back there. Patti and I have grabbed our lunch…..

 

 

It wasn’t very long before Megan (MeganGC1983), and Brian (Mr. Megan), joined us…..

 

 

Patti is having her very first Cheers drink…..

 

 

Sid (sid_9169) joined us, and soon the first “bar” picture of the cruise was taken. That’s Sid, me, Megan, Jim, & Pat..….

 

 

Jim is keeping track of Patti’s drinks for “Cheers” purposes…..

 

 

Patti heads up to Deck 17 aft to begin her picture tour. The rest of us move over to the Red Frog Tiki Bar to continue our drinking. Here are the Grandeur OTS and the Scarlet Lady…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

Great pics!! Especially the one of Mr and Mrs Megan!👍😁

[SenatorsFan]

1 hour ago, #55worktoplay said:

Great to put faces to names and especially @SenatorsFan for when we meet in person. I still owe you a drive in the Hot Rod 😀

Anytime. I look forward to getting together! 😄🚘

[Greenpea2]

Since you post all the pics after the cruise, I am impressed that Patti can remember what/where everything is in her photos! I'd be sooo bad at that. Does she keep notes somewhere? How does she do it!