PARADISE found, plus our CONQUEST of two more ships (with pics) - 4/14/2018

[Jamman54]

Hi Jeff,

NJ neighbor here (North Brunswick)!!!

Thank you so, so much for your AMAZING review and Patti's AWESOME pictures!!! My husband and I, along with my sister and brother-in-law (from Louisiana) will be cruising on the Conquest in September to celebrate my sister's 50th!!!! The only new port for us is Amber Cove and I am super-excited after having read your review!! We do already have our cabana reserved for HMC and are going to skip the Grand Turk one this year as we will be venturing onto the beach there for the first time!!! (never made it out of Margaritaville pool area on previous visits!!) But now, after your review and pictures, I am really considering that poolside cabana at Amber Cove!!!!

Thank you again for all of the time and effort you put into this review!!!!

Deena

 

Howdy neighbor!!! Thanks for reading and your kind words. We really enjoyed our first visit to Amber Cove and would highly recommend getting a pool cabana. There are only four of them, so if one is open grab it! Patti and I agree that we wouldn't get a hillside or ocean cabana there. Enjoy your cruise on the Conquest! :cool:

[Jamman54]

Over by the swim up bar the pool is VERY crowded……

 

 

They are having a dance contest and the crowd is loving it!!!

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

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We hung out until about 1:30 and then made our way back to the ship. Back at the cabin we found today’s towel animal along with our tendering information for HMC tomorrow, our Steakhouse reservation for tonight, and our picture from the Diamond party…..

 

At 2pm the Carnival Pride departed……..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

 

[Jamman54]

Looking over we could see that the beaches were just about empty…..

 

 

 

The Pride is on her way to her next port of call. We’ll see you in October!

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

At 2:30 we sailed from Grand Turk…..

 

The VIFP party was at 5:15pm in the aft Degas Lounge…..

 

CD Mat is the master of ceremonies…..

 

 

 

Of course they show the same old ship video…..

 

 

To be continued…..

 

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Mat introduces the Senior Staff and Captain…..

 

Captain Cupisti says a few words…..

 

The party lasted until a little after 6. We had some time to kill before dinner, so we went to the casino, and did not do so well. Thankfully it was time to head to the Steakhouse so we got out of there!

 

 

The Conquest is still using the old menus in the Steakhouse…..

 

 

 

We were happy to see the entrée presentation again…..

 

 

To be continued…..

 

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This was our table setting…..

 

The amuse-bouche was a parmesan something or other……

 

We love the focaccia bread and the accompaniments …….

 

 

 

Patti started with a shrimp cocktail, and I had two orders of the Portobello mushrooms…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

 

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The Head Chef paid us a visit…….

Patti had a crab cake as her second appetizer…..

 

The chefs are hard at work…..

 

 

We both had a Caesar salad which was prepared tableside……

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

 

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For her main, Patti had the broiled Maine lobster with a baked potato…..

 

I had the spice rubbed ribeye with some wasabi mashed potatoes…..

 

For dessert, we both took the easy way out. Patti had a fruit plate, and I had peaches and cream ice cream…..

 

 

 

Afterwards, we took a walk on the Lido and then a stroll on the Promenade before heading to our cabin for the night. Here, the crowd is enjoying tonight’s Dive-in movie…..

 

 

Coming up next: A slice of heaven on earth, Half Moon Cay!!!

 

[Nacwolin]

Great review! Sailing the Conquest in October.

[united4life]

Great review, patiently waiting for the rest :)

 

 

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[Jamman54]

Great review! Sailing the Conquest in October.

 

Thanks for following along! You will have a great time on the Conquest. :cool:

Great review, patiently waiting for the rest :)

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Thanks for reading! The next segment will be posted a little later today. :D

[dreadpirate3]

Thank you so much for this and your other reviews. You have given me the courage to try Carnival for the first time in 2020, on the Elation.

[Cruiser 4 Life 66]

 

All cabins now have a mini fridge. The cabinets are well vented so you no longer have to keep the cabinet door open for the mini fridge to keep items cold…..

 

 

This is great news! I hate dealing with ice, melting ice, askng for more ice, melted ice aka buckets of water, etc.

I have lots to keep cold, bottled water, stuff I bring back from the buffet like milk, etc. and there's never enough room for it all.

I'm so glad all cabins now have a fridge. Hopefully Carnival will do this for all their ships as they remodel the cabins.

[Jamman54]

Thank you so much for this and your other reviews. You have given me the courage to try Carnival for the first time in 2020, on the Elation.

 

Thanks for following along. I think you will enjoy your experience on the Elation. I'll be back on her in August. :cool:

This is great news! I hate dealing with ice, melting ice, askng for more ice, melted ice aka buckets of water, etc.

I have lots to keep cold, bottled water, stuff I bring back from the buffet like milk, etc. and there's never enough room for it all.

I'm so glad all cabins now have a fridge. Hopefully Carnival will do this for all their ships as they remodel the cabins.

 

I was very happy to see this too! :D

[Jamman54]

Day # 5 - Half Moon Cay ( 9:30am to 5:30pm ).

 

We were up at 7am to a cloudy and rainy day. The forecast was for light rain this morning, giving way to sunshine this afternoon. Here are today’s Fun Times…..

 

Here is the general tendering information……

 

Tendering information for Diamond members…..

 

 

We decided to skip breakfast this morning since we would be getting snacks in our cabana.The Conquest anchored off of Half Moon Cay just before 9:30am, and soon the first tender was on its way to our ship…..

 

 

To be continued…..

 

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Priority tendering was in the Renoir Restaurant. We got down there right at 9:30. They did a good job in keeping the Faster to the Fun, Platinum, and Diamond people separate……

As a Diamond member, we met in the Cassat Room where they had coffee, tea, juice, and Danish available for us…….

 

 

 

We were there only a few minutes when they said we could board the first tender. They called each group in order, and soon we were sailing away from the Conquest and heading to Half Moon Cay…..

 

 

To be continued…..

 

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Ten minutes later we were docked at the tender landing area at Half Moon Cay. We have arrived with the crew and supplies…..

 

The last tender is at 4:45. We will probably be on that one…..

 

Welcome to Half Moon Cay…..

 

 

We have made it into the plaza. Even though it looks miserable out, and it is raining lightly, it is quite warm and comfortable. I’m going to be getting wet inside and out anyway, so the rain is no biggie to me……

 

 

If you need a locker there are some by the first aid station…..

 

 

Here’s a look back towards the tender landing area……

 

 

To be continued……

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I head over to the information hut to sign in…….

 

 

Once done signing in, I make the slow walk along the beach to our cabana. They also have a shuttle if you don’t want, or are not able to walk the distance. Patti is off taking pictures and will join me at the cabana in a little while. This is the Rumrunner Bar and it’s seating area. This is the closest bar to the tender landing area…..

 

 

Here are a few of the vendor stalls. This is the only place on the island where cash can be used…..

 

 

To be continued…..

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Here are a couple of distance signs…….

 

 

This is the back of the Watersports Hut on the beach. There are more lockers here if you need them…..

 

The Carnival Conquest anchored off of Half Moon Cay…..

 

This group has rented the Grand Oasis for the day……

 

 

They will have a great day there today…..

 

 

To be continued……

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This is the new kid’s splash area…..

 

 

The first people on the beach are heading to their favorite spots…..

 

This is the I Wish I Could Stay Here Forever Bar. This was the main bar until Captain Morgan’s was built…..

 

Right next door is the Lobster Shack…..

 

Here is the menu…..

 

 

To be continued…….

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The beach is still deserted at this point…..

 

 

This is the massage hut…..

 

 

This is Captain Morgan’s. This area gets loud and crowded……

 

 

Right next door is another Watersports rental hut…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

These are Villas “A”, “B”, & “C”…..

 

This is our cabana…….

 

This is the view from our cabana…..

 

 

Our shower and floats…..

 

 

I’m already out in the water. The tide is extremely low at this point. Even all the way out by the ropes, the water is only waist deep…..

 

 

Another tender is heading out to the Conquest to pick up more passengers…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

From our cabana this is the view to our left……

 

 

This is the view to our right…..

 

 

This is Villa “D” and cabana #’s 8, 7, & 6…..

 

 

This is a view of cabana #’s 10, 11, & 12, and Villa “E”…..

 

 

This is the back side of our cabana……

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

We love the location of our cabana. There is a bathroom right behind us…..

 

 

Our snacks have arrived……

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..