Our MAGICal B2B with a side of ELATION cruises (with pics) - 10/7/17.

I'm sorry, I thought I was threw with my questions, but another one just popped in my mine.

In the ports of Belize, Roatan and Costa Maya, do they do any bargaining there, or do they have set prices (not on food/drinks) on the items they sell?

We’ll get back to Patti shortly, but in the meantime I grabbed the other camera and made my way up to the Blue Iguana Cantina to get myself a breakfast burrito. Once up on the Lido Deck I saw that the towel creatures had invaded the Beach Pool area…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

AWESOME!! Love your review and pix, I feel like I'm sailing with you....Thank you!!

Hi, Jeff!

I’m late to chime in on this one, but thank you for once again taking us along as you & Patti share another adventure. My husband and I just bought a house and it may be awhile before we cruise again, which makes your trip reports all the more enjoyable for those of us needing our cruise fix!

Safe travels,

Megan

Hi Jeff and Patti, Woop,Woop another cruise with you guys fantastic. Hope this will be as great for you as the first half of your back to back. Looking forward to some wonderful pictures from Patti and highlights from you Jeff. Enjoy Gary

Thanks so much for your great review Jeff. It’s been getting me ready for our Victory Thanksgiving cruise, which we board today. We will be busy with our grandkids during the cruise,so I will have to catch up on your progress when we get back. Thanks again to you and Patti for the great review and pictures.

Thanks for letting me know Belize is the only place where you stop, and have to do a tender.

 

I was thinking that the two formal nights would be on the two sea days, but with our itinerary, the second sea day was on Friday, and I don't think that would work, with everyone getting their luggage out, etc. Can you tell me when the 2nd sea day was, or at what port?

 

The pictures of the bread, "reminded" me of the different kind of breads they serve, and I normally don't eat bread, but I found some "favorites" there.:)

The second Cruise Elegant night for the itinerary that we were on was Thursday which was Costa Maya day. :cool:

I'm sorry, I thought I was threw with my questions, but another one just popped in my mine.

 

In the ports of Belize, Roatan and Costa Maya, do they do any bargaining there, or do they have set prices (not on food/drinks) on the items they sell?

Patti said that you could bargain at any of the ports, but especially Cozumel and Costa Maya! :cool:

AWESOME!! Love your review and pix, I feel like I'm sailing with you....Thank you!!

That's the effect we are looking for! Thanks for following along! :D

Hi, Jeff!

I’m late to chime in on this one, but thank you for once again taking us along as you & Patti share another adventure. My husband and I just bought a house and it may be awhile before we cruise again, which makes your trip reports all the more enjoyable for those of us needing our cruise fix!

Safe travels,

Megan

Enjoy your new house and until you are able to cruise again, we are happy to have you aboard!! :cool:

Hi Jeff and Patti, Woop,Woop another cruise with you guys fantastic. Hope this will be as great for you as the first half of your back to back. Looking forward to some wonderful pictures from Patti and highlights from you Jeff. Enjoy Gary

Hey Gary! We still have a long way to go, so enjoy the ride!! :D

Thanks so much for your great review Jeff. It’s been getting me ready for our Victory Thanksgiving cruise, which we board today. We will be busy with our grandkids during the cruise,so I will have to catch up on your progress when we get back. Thanks again to you and Patti for the great review and pictures.

Thanks for following along, and enjoy your cruise on the Victory!! :D

Day # 9 - Fun Day at Sea - 10/15/17.

We were up at 7am to a simply beautiful day with calm seas. Here are today’s Fun Times…..

Around 9am we made our way down to the Southern Lights Restaurant for the Sea Day Brunch. There was only a very small line waiting to get in. Once seated, we immediately cashed in our free drink coupons. Patti and I are enjoying our drinks…..

Patti has her favorite breads…..

To be continued…..

Patti started off with the flaming tomato soup…..

She then had her usual tomato and cheddar omelet with a side of turkey bacon plus macaroni and cheese…..

I started off with a bagel and cream cheese followed by a ham, mushroom, peppers, and cheese omelet with bacon, sausage, and hash browns…..

After brunch we stopped by the cabin where we found that our room had already been made up. Here is today’s towel creature…….

To be continued…..

We made our way up to the Cloud 9 Spa where we would relax until 1pm. Afterwards, I made my way over to the Red Frog Rum Bar to visit my buds, and Patti went to shoot some pictures out on the open decks since it was so nice out. There was a good crowd around the Beach Pool…..

Patti catches me over at the RFRB…..

Here are a couple of Water Works views…..

To be continued…..

Patti heads up to Deck 15 to check out Serenity…..

To be continued…….

Here is tonight’s dessert menu……

 

We both had the s’mores parfait. I love it, Patti not so much…..

 

Tonight’s service was again not that good. As we left the dining room we told the assistant maitre’d that we would like to have a different table for next week’s cruise. She didn’t seem surprised when we explained the issues. She told us that she had the perfect table for us, so we would just have to make it through this week. No problem since we would be doing the Steakhouse tomorrow, so we would just have two more days in the MDR remaining this cruise.

 

After walking around the ship for a while, we decided to call it a night.

 

Coming up next: Our first visit to Isla Roatan (Mahogany Bay), and a brand new Steakhouse experience!

I am glad I am not the only one to feel this way. Last year when we sailed the Magic I was disappointed and mid week we gave up and ate elsewhere. I was happy to once again get the MDR experience that I remembered while one this Vista the other week. Love your review and now wish I would have gotten a spa pass on the Magic. The Vista was ok but their T-Pool is nothing compared to the Magic

We met back at the cabin and decided to order a room service lunch while we watched some football on the cabin tv.

Just like last week, the Diamond Party would be at 5pm in the Spotlight Lounge……

There were a couple dozen Diamonds and guests in attendance, and the Senior Staff circulated and talked to everyone. A few of our CC friends were at the table next to us. Captain Marchetti stopped by to say hello and take a picture. That is NOT his drink in front of him! Lol.

The party lasted a little over an hour and a good time was had by all. We all left with full drinks! Patti and I decided to see if the casino would be a little kinder to us this cruise. Patti played the slots and lost a little bit, but I was up over $300 playing blackjack in a half hour, so I decided to quit while I was ahead.

We went back to the cabin to relax before getting ready for dinner. Out on the balcony we enjoyed a beautiful evening at sea along with a stunning sunset…..

To be continued…..

Tonight was Cruise Elegant night and our table was set for the occasion…..

Tonight’s American Feast menu…..

We both started with the spaghetti carbonara as an appetizer…..

Patti also had a Caesar salad and the lobster. I also had the Italian wedding soup and two orders of lobster……

For dessert, Patti had her go to butter pecan ice cream, while I elected to try the coffee cream cake, which I enjoyed…….

After dinner we walked around the ship, and then headed back to the cabin for the night.

Coming up next: Nachi Cocom here we come!!!!!

I am glad I am not the only one to feel this way. Last year when we sailed the Magic I was disappointed and mid week we gave up and ate elsewhere. I was happy to once again get the MDR experience that I remembered while one this Vista the other week. Love your review and now wish I would have gotten a spa pass on the Magic. The Vista was ok but their T-Pool is nothing compared to the Magic

Sometimes you just have to speak up. I know that sometimes things are out of whack so we'll give our waiters another chance, but if it continues like it did, then we had to change. I felt sorry for Leonardo who seemed to know what he was doing, but was dragged down by the other two, which I explained to the assistant maitre'd. She was right when she said she had the perfect table for us. Our new servers were over the top awesome. Made for a much, much better MDR experience! :cool:

Sometimes you just have to speak up. I know that sometimes things are out of whack so we'll give our waiters another chance, but if it continues like it did, then we had to change. I felt sorry for Leonardo who seemed to know what he was doing, but was dragged down by the other two, which I explained to the assistant maitre'd. She was right when she said she had the perfect table for us. Our new servers were over the top awesome. Made for a much, much better MDR experience! :cool:

We had this happen to us once. We had the most amazing server or staff member I've ever had on the Sunshine in August. I felt bad for him because he had a performance review during the cruise and he confessed it went poorly and I can all but guess it was because his assistants were really new. Obviously people have to start someplace but it seems to me that they are having a hard time training and retaining talent in the MDR these days. I feel bad for the shining stars who look bad because they are trying to help train others and are expected to have the others perform at a high level.

Yay! Nachi Cocum time! We have reservations for next month (first time) and I can't wait!

Great review as always!

OK, I have finally caught back up! This review is still amazing.

I enjoyed reading and viewing the photos detailing the B2B aspect of debarkation day. It is really nice how Carnival appreciates guests doing a B2B. Pretty surprising to see how many folks were doing that along side you.

Was it strange being on the ship when it was so dead?

Hi Jeff & Patti ,

I've been following your reviews from day one of this btb cruise from cold wet England and enjoying every day reading your well informed information , I'd like to say thank you to Patti for all her fantastic photos which is usually my job on our cruise as my husband will not touch a camera ,I look forward to seeing your second half of your holiday and hope you both have a fantastic time .

Thank you

Sandra

Thank you for the GREAT review. The pictures are amazing!!!

Great job Jeff, I always look forward to your reviews.

Beautiful pictures of the sunsets and love your towel animals .

Thanks for the review...love all the pics!

Yay! Nachi Cocum time! We have reservations for next month (first time) and I can't wait!

Great review as always!

Thanks for reading! Nachi Cocom coming right up! :cool:

OK, I have finally caught back up! This review is still amazing.

I enjoyed reading and viewing the photos detailing the B2B aspect of debarkation day. It is really nice how Carnival appreciates guests doing a B2B. Pretty surprising to see how many folks were doing that along side you.

Was it strange being on the ship when it was so dead?

Doing a B2B is pretty awesome. It was great having the ship to yourself, even if it was only for a half hour or so. :D