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

[Jamman54]

Loving the Elation review. I've been looking forward to it. My family and I sail are scheduled for our first cruise on the Elation in May. Your pictures have me so excited! Looking forward to the rest of your review.

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Thanks for reading. I see that you are doing the same itinerary. I'm sure you're going to love the Elation. :D

[Jamman54]

After brunch, Patti went to do a little shopping while I went to the casino to play a little blackjack. I played for about an hour, and broke even, when Patti met me there and we entered the slot tournament. Neither one of us came close to qualifying for the finals.

I went up to the Red Frog Rum Bar and they STILL didn’t have any Thirsty Frog Red! Their excuse was that the beer sat on the dock too long yesterday and spoiled. I’m not buying that, but the bottom line is there was no Thirsty Frog Red available for our entire cruise!

In the meantime, Patti went to the Mikado Lounge to watch the Seuss parade and story time. Here is the entrance to the Mikado Lounge…..

 

The stage is all set……

 

Patti’s waiting for the parade to arrive……

 

The parade enters the Mikado Lounge led by Cruise Director Kevin Donohue…..

 

A few of the characters on stage…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

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All the kids are on stage……

 

CD Kevin tells the story of "Horton hears a Who"…..

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the parents help out on stage…….

 

A great time was had by all! To be continued…..

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Patti stays for the next Bingo session. Again she didn’t have any luck…..

 

We both eventually made it back to the cabin to watch football and then get ready for the Cruise Elegant dinner. We waited too long to go and wound up getting there at prime time. The wait to check in and receive a pager was insanely long, but after seeing how many people already had pagers and were still waiting, we decided just to go up to Tiffany’s Restaurant and eat. The Lido Pool area looks nice at night…..

 

 

 

There is a PYOB station in Tiffany’s……

 

To be continued……..

[LUVMYGSDOG]

I must say you handled the lack of Thirsty Frog better than my husband would - lol. Fingers crossed they have it on the 11th!! Loving the review!

 

 

Kim

 

 

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[Jamman54]

Tiffany’s Restaurant menu for tonight……

 

Here are some of tonight’s dinner offerings…….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here are some additional dinner offerings…..

 

 

 

 

 

The Salad Bar…..

 

The Sweet Spot………

 

Some of the dessert offerings…..

 

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[Jamman54]

Here are some additional dessert offerings……

 

 

 

 

 

Swirls ice cream and yogurt…..

 

The Deli…..

 

 

 

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The Pizza Pirate…..

 

Tiffany’s Bar…..

 

We decided to head to the Mikado Lounge and watch “Divas”……

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

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Some more shots of “Divas”……

 

 

 

 

 

After the show we took a stroll down the Promenade. Shypocrisy was playing by the Drama Bar again tonight…….

 

Patti stopped at the Musical Café for a milkshake……..

 

Back at the cabin we found tonight’s towel creature along with our Platinum/Diamond gifts, the Bluetooth speakers…..

 

Coming up next: Heaven on earth!!! Half Moon Cay.

[Jamman54]

I must say you handled the lack of Thirsty Frog better than my husband would - lol. Fingers crossed they have it on the 11th!! Loving the review!

Kim

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Only because I still had some TFR in my bloodstream from our Magic cruises! :D

[blondie151o]

Only because I still had some TFR in my bloodstream from our Magic cruises! :D

 

 

 

What does it taste like?

 

 

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[Twintowngirl]

Just a quick question for you! We were on the Magic in September '17 and had an Aft balcony on deck 6. Our room was so noisy at night being above the lounge. Did you notice night time noise in your cabin?

 

Looks like you had a great time...thanks for sharing your detailed review. Love all of your photos!

 

Deb

[Jamman54]

What does it taste like?

 

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A lot like Killian's Red :cool:

 

Just a quick question for you! We were on the Magic in September '17 and had an Aft balcony on deck 6. Our room was so noisy at night being above the lounge. Did you notice night time noise in your cabin?

 

Looks like you had a great time...thanks for sharing your detailed review. Love all of your photos!

 

Deb

 

Thanks for reading. We didn't have any noise issues in our cabin. :cool:

[Jamman54]

Day # 17 - Half Moon Cay ( 9am to 5pm ) - 10/23/17.

 

We were up at 7am. The seas are calm and it’s a beautiful sunny day. Here are today’s FunTimes……

 

We decided to skip breakfast this morning. We are to meet in the Mikado Lounge at 8:45am to be on the first tender over to Half Moon Cay.

We are on the tender now. You can see the new mid ship and aft balconies that were added during the recent dry dock…..

 

We are leaving the Elation behind……

 

That’s me and the Elation…..

 

To be continued…..

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Here are a few views of Half Moon Cay as we tender in…..

 

We are now in the channel……

 

 

 

We are approaching the tender landing area…..

 

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We are happy to be back at Half Moon Cay once again…..

 

I get in line to check in for our cabana…..

 

 

 

After you check in you can be shuttled to your cabana if you want. Being that our cabana is fairly close, I choose to walk. In the meantime Patti is off taking pictures. This is the Rumrunners Bar…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…….

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Here are a couple of the island craft stalls. These are the only places on the island that take cash…..

 

 

 

Here is the sign directing you to the new Lobster Shack…..

 

This is the Watersports Hut where there are lockers available…..

 

 

 

The Lagoon Water Park…..

 

To be continued……

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Patti catches me as I walk to our cabana…..

 

Here are a couple of views of the Oasis. This is a great place if you have a group. Cost is around $1500……

 

 

 

The Carnival Elation is anchored off of Half Moon Cay……

 

The I Wish I Could Stay Here Forever Bar…….

 

The new Lobster Shack is attached to the bar. We wanted to check ths place out but somehow we forgot…..

 

To be continued…..

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The Massage Hut is just off the beach…..

 

Here are a couple of beach views before the masses arrived…..

 

Patti has arrived at our cabana…..

 

 

 

This was our view from our cabana…..

 

To be continued……

[LUVMYGSDOG]

One week from tomorrow I will be there!!

 

 

Kim

 

 

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[Jamman54]

I’m cooling off in the A/C…..

 

We have a refrigerator…..

 

Our floats and misting fan…..

 

 

 

This is the beach right in front of our cabana…..

 

These watersports are for rent…..

 

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These are Villas A, B, & C……

 

Patti checks out a Villa before the occupants arrive…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is Captain Morgan’s……

 

 

 

The bar inside Captain Morgan’s…..

 

DJ Stylez is setting up for the day…….

 

I’m just hanging out……

 

Another full tender is on its way in…..

 

To be continued……

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I’m set now. I have my first bucket of beer of the day!

 

Our cabana snacks have arrived…..

 

We could look at this view all day long…..

 

Time for me to hit the water……

 

To be continued…..