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280 days

HELLO.... IS THIS THING ON ??!! :p I sure hope this Roll Call picks up cause I'm ready to pack Lol Do you think it's to soon ?? :D Ohh YES, I'm serious.

Holidays are all over with and Florida has had a cold front move in for the last 3 days, nothing like up north though obviously. Just praying you all are safe and warm. If it helps there was snow flurries reported in Jacksonville the other day :eek: BUT after tomorrow temps should be back to normal here in Daytona Beach. 70 plus

Getting ready to dig in to find some things to do in Grand Cayman Island.... haven't did any research in awhile. One of my besties left on a short cruise today to the Bahamas 3 dayer. She's going Royal can't wait to hear back on her report. Been wondering how Royal vs Carnival measure up. I Almost went with her but things didn't work out so guess I have to wait til October. Booooo :rolleyes:

Well, just sayin HI I'm off to see what I can find. Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend !!

Sheryl :)

HAPPY NEW YEARS !!! Just think we can now say we cruise this year woop woop :D

Have a great time Tom I'm Jelly !!!

290 days !!!!!!

I can only speak of Carnival since we've never sailed with anyone else BUT I have some cruise friends that sail Norwegian a good bit and they love it too !! I have sent off for their brochures and WOW they have some really nice ships... as a matter of fact my husband and I are really thinking about cruising Norwegian in May or June of 2016 to Alaska heard they are the BEST for their tours. We've been on 4 cruises and all have been great with CC. You're going to find a bad review here and there but just dig in and keep a open mind. I believe Tom is right on the 4 plus day sails food is much better on longer sails, however there is other places you can eat and pay a little more and it's EXCELLENT.... worth the extra IMO. Service is always great, ships are clean, I feel safe, entertainment just depends on which ship you're on.... over all it's good for the price. I have NO doubt the BREEZE will far exceeds all our expectations geesh I'm so excited just talking about it !! Lol Which ever one you decide on it will be wonderful I'm sure :D

Hi Brad Welcome !! To my knowledge no this is not Fall break. We'll have our children with us but they miss a few days of school. I have a couple friends who couldn't do this week because their kids wasn't on Fall break so you're good. We just like to sail in October because the price drops, it's still beautiful weather but not summer heat. We also have a anniversary and a birthday in that month so it just works out for us.

Feel free to ask questions, I will help if I can :) This will be our 5 th cruise all with Carnival. Traveling with my family the hubby Tony is 43, I'm 40 you wouldn't know it though we act 20 something when on vacation lol Our sons will be 19, 17 and daughter will be 11 at sailing.

WELCOME BACK loco1969 !!!!

We did a slot pull on our last cruise, first time doing one for us. Didn't really make a profit but got some of our money back. It was FUN though. I'd do it again :)

Meet & Greets are awesome I think we should do this for sure. We're in !! Not sure on the T-shirts though did them with our 1st cruise since the price was right but not on our last. With there being 5 of us we may pass.

I too set up a page on a site I can't mention Lol on 10-28-2014 when we booked. We only have 5 members in the group so far, maybe no one can find us ?? How many people do you have on your page Loco ?? Maybe who ever has the most we can just move over to that one so we're all together ??

Carnival Breeze October 18,2015 is where you can find us.

Hey, thanks for the info I appreciate it and what All Inclusive Resort did you have in mind ??

Greetings my fellow cruisers !! Sheryl here checking in after a month :eek: Yikes !! Where does the time go ?? I hope everyone had a FABULOUS CHRISTmas, we sure did. Santa was very kind to us as he always is but I believe my favorite 2 presents this year were my oldest son and his gf sleeping over to wake up with us CHRISTmas morning and my 10 year old daughter making us each a beautiful homemade bracelet and card, PRICELESS but yet cost no $$ <3 Are those not the BEST kind ??

I've Been working a lot to put toward our 2 vacations one of them being this cruise woohoo !!!! :D 9-10 months away my Breeze friends not to far off.

You know LIFE is GOOD... Just left work.... waiting on the hubby to get home from his job so we can go out to dinner but in the mean time I got my feet up, shoes off, a glass of wine and my "Islands Magazine" in hand ;) Lol Thought I'd just drop a HELLO and put us back on TOP again.

page 3 btw !!!!!!!!!!!

Geesh, are you all awake out there ?? Sure hope after the Holidays this place picks up around here... :rolleyes: :D

Happy SUNDAY FUNDAY !!

Ok, I know I'm a bit early with this but Friday I went ahead and sent in a request for the Steakhouse. We enjoyed it so much while on the Dream & Sunshine. Want my children to experience it too, plus we have a special day to celebrate ;) so thought I'd get my request in ASAP to assure that date/time I need.

SUPER fast response !!!!! This morning I had a email CONFIRMING my reservation for the Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse :D

Party of 5 all set for October 19th @ 6:30 pm ( My husband Tony's Birthday ) The time is perfect for us, not to early or late.... it's a sea day so it allows us enough time to do what we want til 5 ish then get ready. When we're done shouldn't be to late to still catch family shows etc... whatever suits Tony's fancy since it is HIS day :)

If anyone is interested in putting in a reservation too, if you don't already know you can go to this web site.

https://secure.carnival.com/activities/controls/steakhouserequest

Heads up if you book the FIRST night October 18th you will receive a bottle of free wine PER couple. Now if you have multiple couples dining together they will try to tell you only 1 bottle per table, they did this to us while on the Sunshine.... of course we had 4 couples and we GOT 4 bottles ;) Just call them on it and they will honor it however, there is only 2 choices of wine they give away free.... a red or a white both are dry. Personally I didn't care for neither one, I'm a chilled Moscato kind of girl so I just used my cheers card for the kind I wanted, so did the hubby. There were some at our table who liked it so it's all in your preference and taste. For me that's why booking the first night doesn't matter to us but it may to you just wanted to mention that.

As far as the Steakhouse goes WOW food is amazing !!! It's long, takes about 2 hours to complete a 4-5 course meal. Service is so so .... on one ship it was GREAT, on another it could be different. It's $35 a person even for children. I would definitely recommend it though. I have pics if anyone wants to see Lol Here is a little tip ~ If you don't care about the wine or don't have a special day or time you need try booking mid to late cruise because the food is so good it's HARD not to compare it to the other food they serve... dining room, bars etc, especially if this is your first cruise. I had "friends" in this situation. Hope this helps someone !!

I do have a question. Does anyone know which days will be ELEGANT night ?? I'm thinking the 2nd day the first sea day which is when we will be in the Steakhouse, anyone know for sure ??

Winterstale ~ Red Frog Pub was a favorite of ours too. I totally get where you're coming from about the spa rooms, we enjoyed it so much while on the DREAM. LOVED the Thalassotherapy pool the best !!

Loco1969 ~ Which company did you guys go through again for your private tour in Cozumel ?? I've been communicating with "Cozumel Tours by Johann & Sandra" a good bit. They have GREAT reviews and if the had a bad one here and there I liked how they responded and taking care of it. They're fast at getting back with me, been very helpful in answering all my questions too. I'm pretty sure we're going to book with them. They said we could do a private tour with just our family taking us to the Mayan Ruins and Mr. Sanchos. We'll see.... nothing in stone yet ;)

Liz ~ Was "Running Cool" a adult only too ?? With the whole family coming I couldn't do anything like that BUT sounds LOVELY !! My husband & I sail alone sometimes so it's noted ;) Thank you. .

Celine (& John) ~ Woohoo Glad you're offical !!! Congrats on that AWESOME credit.... I never get that lucky Lol I'm soooo with you all.... I could LIVE on a cruise ship too :cool: As a matter of fact someone from our last cruise did the math and said it would be almost cheaper to sail year round vs a paying for a retirement home :eek: Ummm I know which one I want to do in the future :p

Guess what ?? 330 days everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D Have a GREAT weekend.

Hello- Hello- HELLO bbrooks !!! Nothing wrong with a little lurking ;) I totally do that as well when I'm about to book... roll calls can be A LOT of FUN when you get a good group and a real downer when it's not so good.... I've experienced both. VERY happy to hear you, Tomandjane liked the BREEZE so well. What better way to say you enjoyed it then to re book her right ??!! I've been on the Dream twice and they're in the same class The Dream is my favorite ship so far but I've only been on 4 cruises Lol :p

The last ship we sailed on was the Sunshine Oct. 2014. I enjoyed her, it's smaller.... but I found it was easy to get around. Only thing I was disappointed in really was the nightclub. Their Liquid Lounge transforming into the nightclub around 12ish which only left a couple hrs before closing.... then we found most nights they didn't even open at all. They offered nightclub only 3-4 nights out of a 8 day cruise. If I had my children around this wouldn't of mattered at all BUT HELLO..... NO KIDS.... Ummm vacation, 30-40 years olds acting like we were 20 again..... I NEEDED TO DANCE dang it :eek: Lol Ok, rant over besides that It was just peachy !!

Oh Happy FRI-YAY btw !!

Hi Celine !!! WOW what a month you guys will have. My husband and I sailed in October with a bunch of our friends.... no kids. It had it's UPS and downs you could say :eek: lol BUT for the most part it was a BLAST !! :p

I can't wait for this sailing though been wanting to check out the BREEZE since she came out. I feel with every cruise I take away more with knowing what to do and not to do, makes for a better experience each time.

Has anyone sailed on the BREEZE before ?? If it was mentioned already... sorry I'm blonde at times :rolleyes: Hahaha :cool:

WELCOME KARI !!!!!!!! How excited you must be :D I just joined the 4-0 club 2 month ago so it's all still new but so far so good Lol This is a AWESOME way to celebrate with your girls. I'm Sheryl BTW I will be cruising with my hubby Tony and my 3 children.... 2 are older boys.... my daughter will be 11 at cruising.

Looking forward to chatting with you more. This cruise is going to be a BLAST !!

Liz ~ Have you ever been to any of these ports before ?? We have not.... share, share, share if you have info :D

Happy HUMP day everyone !!

On that note..... 340 DAYS !!!!!! :D

The eleventh day of November is an exceptional day. In the United States, the day is called Veterans Day. In some different parts of the world, it is called Remembrance Day , a day to respect military society, who served amid war .

This day attracts the country’s thoughtfulness regarding the tributes made by its war saints. Americans express their aggregate pride for the military.

Thank you to the ones who have served, are serving or have family who have helped this great country. Happy Veterans Day !!

Holy Moly that's AWESOME Tomandjane !!!!!! Live it up... I would :cool:

Ummmm BTW

PAGE 2 everyone !!!!!! Woohoo Sorry I get alittle excited about stuff like this Lol :p

344 days !!

loco1969 Super FANTASTIC !!!! Thank you so much :D This was EXACTLY what I wanted to hear because I was leaning toward the Jeep tour. This just makes it more interesting to me. I seriously haven't found one bad review on the Jeep tour.... other tours yes. However, I'm thinking I might try to do a private one where I can pick my stops..... wondering if they could add in a hr or 2 at Mr. Sancho's.... I will have to email the company about it. So you had a good experience with Cozumel Cruise Excursions then ?? Did you book straight through them or with Carnival ??

Bridget ~ Massage sounds GREAT !!! Yes to snorkeling :) We all love to do that. Is Cozumel the best place to snorkel out of all 3 ports you think ?? I know some places are better then others.

I'm off today so I've been doing some research, reading reviews on shore excursions. Has anyone thought about what they might want to do at the ports yet ?? Been trying to focus on one port at a time so it doesn't seem so overwhelming..... today it's MEXICO !! I did see where you guys all like Money Bar Beach in Cozumel. Just trying to take it all in. I'm the planner of the family so I value my role extremely ( serious face ) Ha !! I just want to consider everyone's likes and dislikes.... making everyone happy and having a GREAT vacation is my goal which in return makes me HAPPY.... ok maybe with a drink in hand it might even make me freaking ECSTATIC :p SCORE !! Lol

For Mexico I have 2 places that stand out to me. 1.) Mayan Ruins.... which is where Tony ( the hubby ) wants to visit. It's kind of on his bucket list. I've heard him mention he would like to learn some history and tour the Island.... he never wants much and always goes with what I want so this is a MUST here !! Has anyone ever taken a tour before ?? I would love to find a good one of course.

2.) Mr. Sancho's ~ I heard this place is a BLAST !! LOTS of fun things to do. I've seen pics and heard all great things about this place. Looks like they have something for everyone too.... water activities, sports. Did I see horses ?? WHAT !! :eek: Ever been ??

What are your thoughts or idea's for families, tips for someone who has never been to Cozumel before or even Mexico ?? Thanks in advance !! ~ Sheryl

That sounds AMAZING Bridget ENJOY !! Wish I could say we had another cruise booked besides this one, I seriously could sail all the time.... the open sea is my medication ;) No plans til June 2015 for us. Taking a week vacation after the kids are out of school back up to Ohio, my hometown that's where my folks are <3 We always hit up King's Island while we're there, see friends, hoping to camp some etc. that should waste some time til October. :D

Thank you Winterstale glad to be apart of the group :) Excited that we're almost 11 months away now yay !! I've done a countdown as far out as 2 years before so this is a pc. of cake Lol Maybe after the holidays we'll start to pick up.... I hope. I try to stop by daily to see if anyone posts. RC are fun, met some really GREAT people though CC. Happy Hump Day everyone !!

HELLOOOOOO !!!!! We just BOOKED today :D SO EXCITED !! Took FULL advantage of that AWESOME sale going on til FRIDAY. A little info about us ~ I'm Sheryl by the way and I will be cruising with my beautiful family the hubby Tony ( which will be celebrating his 44 th B-day on this cruise but Shhh he thinks he's going on 22.... :rolleyes: so we tell ourselves Ha !! Kids keep us young. ) 2 sons Christian will be 19, Brody 17 along with my daughter BritLynn 11. This will also be our 20th wedding anny cruise as well (14th of October as a matter of fact YAY !! I survived Lol j/king). We're from the Daytona Beach area moved here 4 years ago from Ohio and loving every min. but F.Y.I I will always be a BUCKEYE GIRL.

Just got off the SUNSHINE with our close friends. We had 4 couples and 150 plus people in a group. Did 8 days to Aruba, Curacao and Grand Turk had a GREAT time so much so I had to come home and book right away !! What can I say the post cruise depression got me :p Lol

This will be Tony & my 5th cruise all with Carnival. Looking forward to making new friends, planning together and counting the year away !! Lets get this party started what do you say !! :eek: My motto Live life to the fullest and Y.O.L.O.