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

[nanuak]

Again, a wonderful review. Great photo's of Atlantis.

[kelbell]

You guys are a hoot, I love how your family par-takes in everything.

Tell your son he looks adorable when he smiles. :D What is it with teenagers and never showing those teeth we paid so much for:D.

[Texaswinediva]

I love the review but have not been able to see the pictures.

There is just a little box with an x in it.

Can anyone tell me what the problem is?

[Justplayhockey61]

I've had no problem viewing any of the photos if you are using an outdated browser that may be the problem, if you don't have IE8 or Firefox try doing an update and see if it works then. If anyone else has any suggestions feel free to chime in...

 

By the way Mike it has been great reading both of your reviews looking forward to the conclusion to this latest vacation. You're making me want to take a cruise before I go away on the one I'm going on in September. Great photos Mike and good luck to Tracy.

[Crusin Karen]

I love the review but have not been able to see the pictures.

There is just a little box with an x in it.

Can anyone tell me what the problem is?

I had this same problem the other day. I just logged off (turned the computer off) waited a few minutes and turned the computer on again and I could see the pictures. Hope it works for you! :cool:

[ksj620]

Thank you for posting this review. I just booked this cruise a few days ago and was very excited to read your take. I love all the pictures and can't wait to sail on her in December. I agree with your wife on the Tiramisu it is my favorite drink as well. Thanks for including the ingredients down now I can make it at home. Yummy.

 

Thanks again and the best of luck to your family.

 

Karen

[MikeyA53]

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!

 

 

Thank you jetravel, very kind of you. :)

[MikeyA53]

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

 

 

Thanks again Janice. :)

[MikeyA53]

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Next was ‘ 60 seconds or less’. Contestants had 60 seconds to complete a task. The first contestant had to toss ping pong balls in cocktail glasses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[whendoweleave?]

...it is to come across another one of your awesome reviews! I've been off cruise critic for a month or so since returning from my last cruise. Now that I have another one booked, I'M BAAAAACKKK! :D Hate to think I almost missed this! I thoroughly enjoyed your last review and this one is following along with your great standard of excellence! Thanks for taking the time to do it!

 

Congrats and best wished to Tracy in her new endeavor! I, too, had a late career change. After nearly 18 years as a flight attendant, I am now the director of the children's ministry at one of my church's campuses. I also never looked back....the airline industry was getting tough. I took down Tracy's address and plan to send her a card, too.

 

Can't wait to see more and I will once again hate it when your review is over! You AND your son should smile more!! ;) You're such handsome fellows and you hide it behind the seriousness! I have a handsome husband and 3 handsome sons and there's nothing better than seeing handsome men smiling! :)

[MikeyA53]

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The second contestant had to shake her booty and make little round plastic balls come out of the box that was attached to her hips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don’t remember what the third contestant’s task was but she happily walked off the stage with a ship on a stick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fourth contestant had to put a cookie on his forehead and try to catch it in his mouth. It was funny because his nose always got in the way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ladysail2]

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

 

 

Ha Ha....always a clown in the crowd!!! :p:p

 

Joyce :D

[MikeyA53]

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At 11:15 p.m it was time for the ‘Carnival Quest’ game in the Butterflies Lounge. We had heard about it but had no idea what to expect. The game is described as "If you’re an adult who wants to have fun, we’ve got just the thing. These adult-only team competitions will have you throwing your inhibitions into the sea" Our host, Patrick told the crowd that everyone could participate and to make teams of 4-8 people, in other words 2 to 4 couples per teams. We were sitting in the front row with 3 other couples so naturally we formed a team with them. Patrick then told us to send one person from each team to pick up a team number, we were lucky number 13.

 

 

 

Patrick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judges

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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The objective of the game was that Patrick would call out for an object or action and one or more members of each team would come up to him, show him the object or perform the action. Depending on when you successfully completed the task, points were awarded accordingly, first to finish got the most point, then second and so on. He started with something simple like a real set of keys, no one on our team had any keys, who need keys on a ship? Then he asked for a fruit, one of our teammates had a slice of orange in their cocktail. Next he asked for a ‘Funtimes’ , again we scored some points. Then Patrick called for a set of false teeth, no points for us. Then he wanted a girl to come up and perform the ‘worm’ .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick’s interpretation of the ‘worm’

 

[MikeyA53]

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Next he wanted a girl and a guy to come up and exchange a piece of clothing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following that was a guy had to bring up a single girl and show Patrick he had obtained her phone number. Tracy went up with a teammate after he said " pretend to be single".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick kept three girls on stage to ask them for their phone numbers. Notice Tracy is trying to hide her ring. Naughty!

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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As of now I hadn’t participated in any of the events so when Patrick called for a bald headed guy I was the first one up. After the task was over and all the teams had sent in their cue balls, Patrick asked me to stay on stage since I guess I had been the first one to respond. He got a chair and had me sit down. (I’m thinking what is he up to).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Buffettfan 225]

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As of now I hadn’t participated in any of the events so when Patrick called for a bald headed guy I was the first one up. After the task was over and all the teams had sent in their cue balls, Patrick asked me to stay on stage since I guess I had been the first one to respond. He got a chair and had me sit down. (I’m thinking what is he up to).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

waiting to see what "you did". Being he wanted "bald" makes me guess.

[MikeyA53]

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Patrick asked for a girl to come up and kiss my bald head and leave a lipstick mark. Tracy’s up there waiting her turn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tracy going for extra points. Patrick figured out we were a couple and said " I thought you were single"

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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Then he asked me how I liked it? I responded (choosing my words carefully) that I loved all the attention. Well if that’s the case, I want a guy to come up and kiss his bald head and leave a lipstick mark. Talk about rough, man I could feel all those whiskers, now I understand what you ladies have to endure at times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick gave me a bottle of champagne for being a good sport.

 

 

[PHILHOWER005]

in one of our first cruises the cruise director at the welcome aboard show told the audience a cruise is what u make of it....make ur own fun, get involved. we have remembered that every cruise we take and have always got involved whether on stage or just laughing in the audience....it looks like ur family has that same philosophy. nice to see u smiling!!!

[MikeyA53]

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The next task was for a guy to come up on all fours and bark like a dog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then he wanted a girl to show him her tattoo. You can see girls on both ends backing in, trying to get Patrick’s attention.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come on Patrick, check it out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After that he asked the guys to show him their six pack.

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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If you’re thinking by now ‘wow’, well it gets better/worst depending on how you look at it. Next he wanted a girl to show him a bra and that meant in hand. Those two girls going up were our teammates, both of them did it even tho one would have sufficed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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[MikeyA53]

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Now for the finale, Patrick asked for a guy to get dressed like a girl and he specified that he wanted a bra, purse, high heels and lip stick. All of the sudden I noticed that most of my teammates were looking at me and I’m like "what, I haven’t done enough" Anyway, off I go, for the team and all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I couldn’t fit in any high heels so I settled for flip flops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeyA53]

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Then Patrick asked each of the guys (girls) to strut their stuff for the crowd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The points were tallied and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams were awarded a bottle of champagne. A lot of fun, a lot of laughs, I hope none of my colleagues are CC members.

 

Overall a very good, fun filled day, (Cabbage beach, Atlantis, Senor Frog, Tracy singing at Karaoke and SuperStar live, the Gender Showdown and Carnival Quest). Tomorrow is Freeport and we had a snorkeling excursion scheduled at Paradise Cove but it was cancelled.

 

 

 

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