LIVE! Mardi Gras Redux 3/18 - 3/25 Let’s Cruise!

[TravelBluebird]

15 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Thanks for sharing your trip, I love Mardi Gras.  It looks like I'll be joining you on Venezia's maiden voyage, after three weeks in southern Italy, French Riviera and Barcelona.  I'm excited because I've never been to Nice, Monaco or Monte Carlo before.  Got a great casino offer on the May 29 15-day Venezia cruise and it works well with the Italy/French riviera trip I already had planned so I'm even more excited than before!

 Awesome! I look forward to meeting you and hearing about your European trip!  Just heard this morning that Christine Duffy and Emeril Lagasse are going to be on the first part of our Venezia cruise!  

[IntrepidFromDC]

11 minutes ago, TravelBluebird said:

 Awesome! I look forward to meeting you and hearing about your European trip!  Just heard this morning that Christine Duffy and Emeril Lagasse are going to be on the first part of our Venezia cruise!  

Wow, that's great to hear!  Shaq was on my last Mardi Gras cruise last month, he did marriage recommitment thingys (forgot what they're called) on Lido deck.

 

I've never been on a TA before, but I have experienced some rough North Atlantic seas.  I suggest bringing seasickness pills for hubby if he's only done Caribbean and is prone...

 

Caribbean:

 

North Atlantic:

 

Hope to meet you and chat on Venezia.  😁 🏴‍☠️

[ninjacat123]

41 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Wow, that's great to hear!  Shaq was on my last Mardi Gras cruise last month, he did marriage recommitment thingys (forgot what they're called) on Lido deck.

Wasn't it called "Big Re Hook up"?  JK😉

[TravelBluebird]

On 3/29/2023 at 12:19 PM, IntrepidFromDC said:

I've never been on a TA before, but I have experienced some rough North Atlantic seas.  I suggest bringing seasickness pills for hubby if he's only done Caribbean and is prone...

 

I’m going to do that; we’ve had good results with Boninne in the past.

[TravelBluebird]

I’ve got lot of video on this  trip up in my latest YouTube video, plus my musings on the differences sailing on the Mardi Gras in 2022 vs. 2023. I hope it is OK to post the link here:

 

 

 

Someone asked me if I was going to move my LIVES! to YouTube from Cruise Critic. Nope!  This is still the best interactive cruise community I know!  I’m just moving video content over to there, and having some fun with learning the entire video //youtube format which was completely alien to me (the non-profit I worked with asked me to do a video, and I sort of panicked because I knew nothing about video and TY //didn’t feel comfortable being taped) and so here we are!  

[TravelBluebird]

On 3/28/2023 at 9:01 PM, rwest898 said:

Thank you so much for your review.  I  really enjoyed it.  We were was a few steps behind you when you had your accident so very happy you are back cruising and well.  Looking forward to your next review. 

 

Oh gosh, so sorry you had to witness my fall (it was pretty painful and I was not quiet about it!). It truly is wonderful to be all healed up, traveling, dancing, cruising—the whole nine yards! Next review will start last week of May (Venezia Transatlantic, with Barcelona just before it).

[rwest898]

1 hour ago, TravelBluebird said:

 

Oh gosh, so sorry you had to witness my fall (it was pretty painful and I was not quiet about it!). It truly is wonderful to be all healed up, traveling, dancing, cruising—the whole nine yards! Next review will start last week of May (Venezia Transatlantic, with Barcelona just before it).

Definitely do not apologize it was an accident.  I am just sorry it happened and how much pain you were in.  I hope you will link your upcoming review to this one so I can follow.  Looking forward to it!