lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #376 Share Posted January 10, 2014 It's okay................. we practiced safe text! :D OMG you just made me spit soda all over my laptop :D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #377 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Ok, fine, I am going to New York. You were brave enough to continue with the review, I can make it to NY. Thinking about it that way, NY shall be piece of cakeI might even do a review for my next cruise on Princess. Ok, that's just being stupid but excited about the Royal Princess. Yay, take me with you as your personal shopper :eek::rolleyes:;):D:). Thank-you! I'm so super jealous, we have friends who are sailing the Royal in May, happy cruising! I would be real nice if you wrote a review :)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #378 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Thank you for writing your review I enjoyed reading it! Thank-you :)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #379 Share Posted January 10, 2014 My wife has a Croatian father and Serbian mother.Every Jan/Feb we would stay in Miami for a month(an ex Captain friend of our was working as a Port Captain on the river) and take a 7 day cruise.We picked the Triumph because of three ports where we wanted to visit friends,we also picked the ship against the advice of many because the Maitre d in our MDR was from the Ukraine and had been promoted to assistant M/D by our friend on another line.There were quite a large number of first time Serbs and Croats working on board, 90% would never sign another contract with Carnival and ask my wife about other lines.The over riding feeling then was that they could not wait for EU membership.The Croats can for example come to the UK and work in a McD getting a min wage of $10 per hour for a 37.5 hr week. This has driven recruitment agencies to visit countries that may not find Americans/Brits flavor of the month. I didn't get the feeling that staff disliked us or their job, they seemed exhausted and edgy because of it. So in the end it would seem they dislike the employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #380 Share Posted January 10, 2014 LLT thank you for the Alan Wickering of you N/Y visit, I last visited 20 yrs ago. Your welcome, even though the reference is over my head :o:)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #381 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Ken, thank you for taking us along with you on this amazing trip! Funny but I have lived right across the G. Washington Bridge into NJ my whole life and I have either sailed or driven past the Lady/Ellis Island THOUSANDS of times and she still brings a tear to my eye, but I have only visited her "in person" ONCE! :confused::o Hate to impose and highjack this again, but was needing one more bit of advice. DS, his DW and my 2 DGS, aged 4 and 2 are going on RCI EOS a month from today. They will go to PC and I told them about the eco tour. I was looking at the website and looks kind of pricey for a 2 and 4 year old! :eek: Do you think this is something they would enjoy or are they too young for it to be worth the time and $. TIA and glad you had such a memorable trip. Thank-you :). Your not hijacking at all I welcome questions. Hhhhmmmm hard to say not knowing them personally, but a 2-year-old might get fidgety. We were lucky to get to and and get as close as we did to the wildlife. Sherry said in the cruise in the morning they didn't see any manatee's, and they had to stay in their seats. We had the pontoon to ourselves and moved all over that sucker. It'd strictly nature viewing and backyard and back of homes viewing so if they are not total nature kids, they might not enjoy it. Now if it were a sailing like mine with lots of wild manatee's and dolphins and space to view them, yeah, but there's no guarantee. Kinda risky for the price, when they would probably have as much fun at the beach for free, but just an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #382 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I agree, really nice job that has done homage to the city. Nice start to the review and love the pics. Oh wow, thank-you so much that is truly highly praise :)! I'm head-over-heels in love with NYC :eek:;):D:)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #383 Share Posted January 10, 2014 After lunch we head back to the hotel for a rest. We have 7:30p.m. dinner reservations at Cafe Buon Gusto. So after a little rest it comes to decision time, do we go shopping pre dinner or post. We decide on pre and rush off to the subway to Union Square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #384 Share Posted January 10, 2014 So after exploring Union Square we head back on the subway to 77th and Lexington for dinner at Cafe Buon Gusto. So glad I made reservations as they were very busy and not very big at all. After eating the food I see why they are packed, delicioso! They gave us a basket of bread, with a variety of breads. We started off with Bruschetta Topped with Mozzarela & Prosciutto, excellent, so good. I got the special Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs, freakin awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #385 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I didn't get a pic of the dessert menu so I don't remember exactly what we got but both were phenomenal! Terry had a chocolate and vanilla ice cream with a hard chocolate shell thing and I had a chocolate mousse with a caramel center thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #386 Share Posted January 10, 2014 A few last pix before dropping into bed again. I can't believe we never made it to one single nightclub, man are we getting old :eek::D. We loved every second of our time today in NYC, we will be back for sure. So much more we want to see and do. Loved sailing from NYC, so much smoother than Port Everglades. We would love to combine sailing in/out of NYC with Bermuda itn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #387 Share Posted January 10, 2014 :( It's our last morning of vacation and our last morning in NYC :(. We head to breakfast at Gracie's Cafe, very good, we sit and reminisce about all the precious memories we are going to have :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 10, 2014 Author #388 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Sadly this is where we are coming to the end. Thank-you to everyone, you have all contributed in your way and I appreciate that :)! So after reading my adventures maybe you understand a little better why we are unlikely to sail CCL again, and maybe you don't. We loved sailing on the Carnival Splendor, we loved the itinerary, we loved sailing from Manhattan, we loved spending time in the port city, NYC. We are grateful to our Friend Sherry for finding this cruise, and pointing it out to us, and inviting us to join her and Jacob on this cruise & adventure :)! I also highly doubt I do a holiday cruise ever again, with the possible exception of July 4th, departing on that day in a harbor with kewl fireworks. That specific scenario might tempt me, otherwise no thank-you. So I guess that's all I can think of now, so if there are any questions, pic requests, or just anything you want to talk about the floor is open, let it fly people :eek::D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseclues Posted January 10, 2014 #389 Share Posted January 10, 2014 lovelearnteach, thank you for your good, bad, and the ugly photo review...enjoyed it. :):):):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel Haul Posted January 10, 2014 #390 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Your welcome, even though the reference is over my head :o:)!:)http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20734338 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maraprince Posted January 10, 2014 #391 Share Posted January 10, 2014 In summary....what exactly would not make you book Carnival again? Some how I missed the reasons in all your posting -- not critizing. Just a little confused. Thanks! MARAPRINCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 11, 2014 Author #392 Share Posted January 11, 2014 lovelearnteach, thank you for your good, bad, and the ugly photo review...enjoyed it. :):):):) Your welcome, thank-you :)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 11, 2014 Author #393 Share Posted January 11, 2014 :)http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20734338 Thank-you for the link, I'm honored you would make a comparison to myself, thank-you :)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 11, 2014 Author #394 Share Posted January 11, 2014 In summary....what exactly would not make you book Carnival again? Some how I missed the reasons in all your posting -- not critizing. Just a little confused. Thanks! MARAPRINCE I really don't see how, as it was discussed more than once, both in my account and in the back and forth, if you don't get it by now then it's doubtful you ever will. Let's just say CCL is not the line for me and leave it at that, thank-you :)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 11, 2014 Author #395 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Sunset pix, maybe if Sherry is still lurking she would be kind enough to post some of hers, hers are much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geesherry Posted January 12, 2014 #396 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Okay, copy /paste from FB didn't work on an iPad, will try again later Edited January 12, 2014 by geesherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geesherry Posted January 12, 2014 #397 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Sigh, sorry, somehow I can't get the pictures to post. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelearnteach Posted January 13, 2014 Author #398 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Let me try. Well it let me, are you clicking on the pic itself or on the pick in the album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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