Cinco De Mayo on board...

Does Carnival do any type of celebrating on their ships? What about those that aren't headed toward Mexico? We'll be in Grand Turk, La Romana DR, Curacao and Aruba? Anyone?

Nothing special. We cruise often in May.

In fact, this year we will be in Jamaica on Cinco de Mayo.

Last year we were on a sea day heading to grand turk on 5/5. It was also our first elegant night.

The activities related to cinco de mayo were: (pulling this out of an old funtimes)

a mariachi duck scavenger hunt - there were 12 ducks in plain view all over the ship and you dropped off your entry in the box and I guess they drew them the next day.

There was a paper flower arts and crafts class

There was a spicy sombrero pass. (I'm guessing like musical chairs, or hot potato)

There was Cinco de Mayo trivia

and there must have been something in the atrium, we saw a bunch of people walking around with fake mustaches and sombreros and those plastic maracas.

Now the year before, I was actually in Mexico for cinco de mayo and a week of diving. They did even less there. Its an american beer holiday.

Unless you are in Puebla, I guess.

I was on the Valor doing the Southern route on Cinco de Mayo last year. It was the first full day on the cruise and our St. Thomas day. We had a Mexican buffet and a deck party.

They should do more for Cinco De Mayo since that's my birthday. Lol. It is celebrated in a bigger fashion in the US than in Mexico I have been told.

Nothing special or even mentioned on the ship as I recall.

LuLu

My birthday also. May 5....I won't say what year though!

My birthday also. May 5....I won't say what year though!

You don't have to say the year! Happy birthday in advance!

Cinco de Mayo is not a major Mexican holiday, no matter what the beer companies try to tell you. It commemorates a battle between the French and Mexican armies in the state of Puebla. It is NOT Mexican Independence Day, that is September 16. It's mainly been sold in the U.S. as another excuse for beer companies to get you to drink more. In Mexico, other than the state of Puebla, it is only celebrated for the tourists.

Enjoy

Ron

They did even less there. Its an american beer holiday.

We will be in Ensenada Cino de Mayo.. Was worried if I should even get off the ship...lol

Cinco de Mayo is not a major Mexican holiday, no matter what the beer companies try to tell you. It commemorates a battle between the French and Mexican armies in the state of Puebla. It is NOT Mexican Independence Day, that is September 16. It's mainly been sold in the U.S. as another excuse for beer companies to get you to drink more. In Mexico, other than the state of Puebla, it is only celebrated for the tourists.

 

Enjoy

 

Ron

Thank you for your explanation. My husbands ancestors are from Puebla. Therefore we celebrate. :)

My birthday also. May 5....I won't say what year though!

I know :D

Have a wonderful birthday!

We've been on board twice for cinco de mayo and I have no recollection of anything special. There's usually always a midnight Mexican party-buffet on every voyage.

Well that blows next year we dock in Cozmel on that day hoping for a parade or something oh well maybe Breeze will have the Mexican buffet I like the ice sculptures on the last cruise

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we Were on the Liberty last Fourth of July. I had a hard time finding a Hot Dog.

No Marcus Anthony doing patriotic songs like only he can do.

Not much red white and blue

No American Flag cupcakes.

We still had a great cruise and loved the Liberty. So they sent it to Puerto Rico. Logical.

We will be on the Sunshine this Fourth, God Willing, and I don't expect any celebration of the Fourth. The vanishing Fourth of July.

Well that blows next year we dock in Cozmel on that day hoping for a parade or something oh well maybe Breeze will have the Mexican buffet I like the ice sculptures on the last cruise

 

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We have been in Cozumel on May 5th, we saw no evidence of a holiday being celebrated.

We did hit a street festival and parade in Ensenada the Saturday before lent began. That was a lot of fun.