Mike & Tracy’s continuing adventures: Carnival Pride review (photos, funtimes & more)

[MikeyA53]

The review is still great! I love all the pictures of Nassau and Atlantis. We had planned on going to Atlantis on our cruise last month. My Mom wasn't feeling well and we just stayed on the ship. Fortunately we didn't book it. We were going to go over and buy them there. Worst case scenario we were just to walk around. Lucky you that you got to tour the place for free. I wish I had that luck.

 

On Cabbage Beach did the water have rocks? Our tablemates went and said the beach was rocky in the water. Plus the sand had a lot of shells and hurt to walk on barefoot. Did you notice this as well?

 

 

Thank you tmt218. When I went in the water there was no rocks but then again I believe the tide was high and I didn't have to go very far. Maybe farther out??

As for the sand it was very fine, loved it.

[MikeyA53]

great photos

great review

thanks for posting

awesome job

 

 

Thank you LBumb. :)

[MikeyA53]

MIke,

I'm really surprised you all got to that part of Atlantis without anyone stopping you!

They've been really strict on that both when we have visited on a cruise, and when we've stayed there....

 

 

 

I don't know why the guard choose to let us in a restricted area, being it was our first time at Atlantis we didn't know at the time that the outside lagoon area was for paying customers and hotel guests only. After we walked to where you see people in the photo and watched the feeding, we re-entered the building and to our surprise we were in the aquarian area. It was then we realized what had happened. Like I said earlier he was talking to several guests and simply ignored us. :)

 

 

[MikeyA53]

So good to have another great review from you and your family! It's almost like your part of my family. :D

 

Thank you mamacat18, very nice of you to say that. :(

[waterrats]

An article came out in our local newspaper about Tracy fulfilling her lifelong dream.

 

 

http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/1382173

 

Thanks for the article. A very nice read and no way would I want to be on her bad side.

 

..since Tracy has a black belt she can just use the Alberta translator...thats where you bang the guys head into a table til he understands English

 

that joke goes over really well with the Ottawa types.

 

I love the humor there. Too bad it probably doesn't work. will probably be better off play pictionary.

 

I can promise you one thing.. I wouldnt want ot on the wrong side of that "teeny blond" LOL!! She'd kick my butt!!

 

ditto

[waterrats]

when my oldest son started at the US Merchant Marine Academy last year, a number of the first-years learned to sleep on top of the sheets so they didn't mess them up before inspection.;)

 

lol. I wonder if my brother did the same thing. He graduated from Kings Point back in the mid 90s. My mother is still involved with the school and always seems to work indock. I was on the wait list but decided to pass. Good thing to since I met my wife in college in Oswego.

 

Joe

[MikeyA53]

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We were all ready for dinner at 6 p.m and as usual we went to the Normandie Dining Room.

 

 

Tonights menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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Tracy had Chicken Breast Marinated with Thai Spices and Oven Roasted Tom Turkey, no dessert. I had 3 starters again, Fried Shrimps, Chicken Breast Marinated with Thai Spices and Caesar Salad. For my entree (2) Grilled Filet Mignon of the Finest Aged American Beef and for dessert vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce. Mitchel had Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup, Penne Tossed in a Tomato Cream with Vodka and a plate of assorted cheese for dessert.

 

 

 

 

Fried Shrimps

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken Breast Marinated with Thai Spices

 

 

 

 

Oven Roasted Tom Turkey

 

 

 

Double order of Grilled Filet Mignon of the Finest Aged American Beef

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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Right after dinner we went to the Butterflies Lounge for Karaoke with Melvin. Always fun, Tracy sang a song.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melvin took a break and at 8:30 p.m they had Superstar Live with the Showband.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tracy was in a singing mood tonight since she had a couple of her new favourite drink, ‘Tiramisu’ (Malibu Rum, Peach Schnapps, Butterscotch Schnapps, Frangelico, Brogan’s Irish Cream, Ameretto and Kahlua)

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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[MikeyA53]

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Tracy was getting snackish for Sushi so off we went.

 

 

 

 

 

Your allowed to smell it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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After her sushi fix, we went for a stroll topside.

 

 

 

Apollo Fwd Pool

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venus Main Pool

 

[MikeyA53]

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Fascination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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At 9:30 p.m we went to the Taj Mahal For the ‘Gender Showdown’ . A battle of the sexes, 6 girls against 6 guys. I was picked as one of the contestants. It was funny because Tracy had gone to the restroom and when she returned she was puzzled that I was gone until she saw me waving to her from the stage.

 

The first round was a number’s game. The men and women were each given a number from zero to five. Then the host called out a 5 digit number such as 51, 204 and your team had to line up in the proper order. We played four rounds and the guys won every one. The funny thing is when they played the Gender Showdown game on our Imagination cruise, they used letters instead of numbers and obviously they had to spell words, the girls destroyed the guys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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The same game using letters on Imagination

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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The second round involved sticking a quarter between your butt cheeks and then you had to walk any way you can ( usually the penguin shuttle) up to a cocktail glass, turn around and try to drop it in the glass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One for the guys

 

[AngelKappie]

The beach is free. There is a canteen on the beach. I think the nearest restaurants and bars are at Atlantis which is about a 5 minute walk.

 

 

Thanks Mike! ;)

[MikeyA53]

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Here I’m trying to get the thumbs up from a guy in the audience as he’s lining me up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darn, rim shot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Captain Canuck]

..so I can't resist..going for the cheap laugh...you need to go back to depot for quarter dropping training

[ladysail2]

Mike...thank you for your awesome and detailed cruise review.....and finally....I get to see your smile!! You looked great in that picture on stage coming at the camera.....I know that you're RCMP, but you're also on vacation...... :D <----- want to see more of these....!!!!

 

Thanks again for the wonderful pictorial!!

 

Joyce :D

[jetravel]

Thank you for this wonderful review. I am sailing the Pride in September. It will be my first time on Carnival. Your pictures are wonderful. Love the food photos - helping me decide what I am going to order already! LOL

 

Your family is beautiful by the way!

[JaniceB]

I really enjoyed your pictures of Atlantis. I love the one of your family under the Bahamas sign.

[MikeyA53]

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Another one for the guys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The guys won this round.

 

 

 

The last round involved making a snowman by wrapping up one of your teammates using toilet tissue. This round ended in a tie and thus the guys took overall title of being the dominant sex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

again another great review. I really enjoy reading it.

 

 

Thank you djmaine. :)

[MikeyA53]

Mike...thank you for your awesome and detailed cruise review.....and finally....I get to see your smile!! You looked great in that picture on stage coming at the camera.....I know that you're RCMP, but you're also on vacation...... :D <----- want to see more of these....!!!!

 

Thanks again for the wonderful pictorial!!

 

Joyce :D

 

 

Thank you Joyce. There you go. :D:D:D:D