Jamman54

Is your stewards name Edy? 😁

You're cruising again! 😁 Good habit to have. We're along for the ride.

Hey Charlie! Thanks so much for posting and sharing some of your Patti pictures earlier. It was a pleasure to meet and hang out with you, Janice, Rich, and Kathy. It's funny but when I post the last segment later this evening, I included a picture of you and Janice taken the last day. We're looking forward to sailing with you guys again on the Spirit to Hawaii! 😃

It seems like even the cocktail receptions are all held earlier in the day. We had one at 10AM one time. Can't remember the last time they had it in the evening.

Wishful thinking! 😁

Already? 7 days goes by much too quickly! ☹

Have a great cruise! 😎

Good morning Cruise Critic family! As usual, today is all about the beer and football. I'll be back tomorrow to wrap up this review and put a bow on it. Have a great Sunday everyone! 😎

Not that bad. Could be Keyport or Keansburg. 😁

There is a Howell in Monmouth county.

Haledon possibly.

That would drive me freaking crazy!!!

Afterwards, Patti heads back to the cabin to do some more packing. I head to the Limelight Lounge for the 3:30pm (PG) Comedy Show starring Alex Elkin….. Comedy Host Mathew (with one “T”) gets the show going….. Alex Elkin on stage….. I enjoyed his PG show very much. I gave him 8.5 out of 10. I head back to the cabin to relax before dinner. Looking outside I could see that it is now raining….. We decide to just head up to the Lido Marketplace for dinner tonight. Patti had some pasta and chicken….. I made myself a salad and sampled a little bit of everything from the buffet….. We went down to the Amari Bar where we had a couple of drinks with Zora, before calling it a night. Coming up next: Our Farewell Fun Day at Sea!

Now it’s time to play the usual video. Here are some portions of the video….. CD Joey then introduces the Senior Staff and Officers….. Captain Enzo addresses the gathering….. CD Joey presents some awards and then it’s over..... To be continued…..

I had played blackjack for an hour or so and was down a couple of hundred, so I left and went up to the Seafood Shack for some Asian food….. I took my food over to the Burano Pool Bar, and much to my surprise, Zora was working there. I had a couple of Angry Balls to wash down my lunch. Patti met me there for a drink, and then we went back to the cabin where we found today’s towel animal….. At 2pm we made our way over to the Teatro Rosso for the VIFP Diamond & Platinum Gathering….. AJ was entertaining us on the piano….. Cruise Director Joey was the master of ceremonies…… To be continued…..

Patti tried her luck with Win a Cruise Bingo which was hosted by Al, without success….. Patti made it back up to the Lido just as the Groove for St. Jude was just getting started….. To be continued…..

We head to the Teatro Rosso for “The Wave” morning show. Today the show is being hosted by Cruise Director Joey, Al from the Fun Squad, and Mark from the Playlist cast….. Afterwards, I stopped at the Lobby Bar for a couple of Bloody Marys with Valentina, and then went up to the Casino Annex to play blackjack. Patti went up to the Lido Marketplace for some breakfast. Once she finished eating, she made her way back to the Teatro Rosso, where she caught the end of the Q&A session with the Officers….. To be continued…..

Day # 20 - 10/12/23 - Fun Day at Sea # 8. We were up at 7am to a partly cloudy day. It’s still warm outside but you can feel that it’s getting cooler….. The seas are fairly calm. Here are the views from our balcony looking forward and aft as the Venezia heads back to New York….. Here are today’s Fun Times….. I head up to the Java Blue Café for my morning coffee, and then back to the cabin to work on pictures. Patti is going to get a jump on her packing. Here is a view from the bow camera, and the map channel is showing us where we’ve been and where we’re going….. To be continued…..

Yes he does! 😁

Tonight we have a reservation at IL Viaggio…… Here are the menus….. Here we are at IL Viaggio….. Patti started off with the insalata Caesar and the mozzarella in carrozza….. I started with the panzarotti….. We both shared a pollo parmigiana pizza. So much food! We then had our Limoncello shots…… We were in such a food coma that we took our desserts back to the cabin, where we remained for the night. The laundry that Patti sent out this morning has been done and returned….. Coming up next: Another Fun Day at sea, but it’s starting to get cooler!

Patti stops by the Lobby Bar for a drink, and then we go to the bingo pre-sales to pick up the bingo packages that we won at Deal or No Deal. Since we won two packages Patti will use one at today’s bingo, and one at tomorrow’s final bingo session. We pay $23 to upgrade the packages to Patti’s preferred level. I head to the non-smoking Casino Annex to play some blackjack. Patti heads to the Teatro Rosso for Patch’s Spook-tacular $1,000 Bingo hosted by Al….. Patti has her drink so she’s ready….. Sadly, Patti didn’t have any winners. She made her way to the non-smoking Casino Annex to play some video poker. She played for about an hour, which is a long time for her, and she wound up winning $50. I had played blackjack for almost three hours winning $250. We went back to the cabin where we found today’s towel animal….. We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out on our balcony. It was a beautiful day! To be continued….

Day # 19 - 10/11/23 - Fun Day at Sea # 7. We were up at 7am to another beautiful warm day. The seas are fairly calm….. Here are today’s Fun times…… There were not many pictures taken today, so this segment will be short and sweet. As usual, I made my way up to the Java Blue Café to get my morning coffee. I talked with Rich and the gang for a while and then came back to the cabin to work on pictures. Patti is preparing our final bags of laundry. Outside, the crew is cleaning the balconies on our deck….. Patti heads out to go have some breakfast and explore. A little after 10am, I head down to the Lobby Bar and have a few Bloody Marys with Valentina. Cruise Critic member Rhonda stops by to chat for a while. Meanwhile, Patti is up on the Lido where she sees that they are setting up for the pumpkin carving event a little later….. To be continued…..

Interesting. We'll have to go back so Patti can get the new menu pictures! 😃

We couldn't understand what took so long. The hospital is literally a mile away.

Also want to add, have your driver stop at Drake's Seat. Awesome views from up there!