Our Carnival Venezia B2B - 21 days of "Fun Italian Style" (with pics) - 9/23/23

[Stallion]

It appears on average Patti burns "a few more" calories per day than Jamman

[Jamman54]

2 minutes ago, Stallion said:

It appears on average Patti burns "a few more" calories per day than Jamman

No doubt! 

[Princess Cruiser27]

Another great read Jeff. Since I was in St. John a week before you and Patti, I just walked around the Container shops for awhile and went back on the Emerald Princess for some Mudslides. 😁

Edited October 26, 2023 by Princess Cruiser27

[Roscoe13]

1 hour ago, Stallion said:

It appears on average Patti burns "a few more" calories per day than Jamman

Objection!  Assumes facts not in evidence as it is well Documented that Jamman is the master of the 12 oz and the 16 oz curl.

[JaneRetired]

@Jamman54! Thank you and Patti for your tandem review! I love the repartee between you two, the humor in the posts, and I think by posting after a port-intensive cruise, you benefit from spur of the moment posts, and have the time to enjoy yourselves, and to reflect, research and recover once back home. You both have created an amazing story that current and lurking cruisers will appreciate. I've read a couple of your cruise reports, and, now, I want to go to husband daycare!

[Jamman54]

11 minutes ago, JaneRetired said:

@Jamman54! Thank you and Patti for your tandem review! I love the repartee between you two, the humor in the posts, and I think by posting after a port-intensive cruise, you benefit from spur of the moment posts, and have the time to enjoy yourselves, and to reflect, research and recover once back home. You both have created an amazing story that current and lurking cruisers will appreciate. I've read a couple of your cruise reports, and, now, I want to go to husband daycare!

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to post this. It's posts like these that make it all worthwhile. Though it is very time consuming, It is a way to relive the whole cruise and share photos, information, and details with our Cruise Critic family.  Because of our reviews, we have gotten to meet so many CC members while on board the various ships, and have become close friends with many of them. We met even more after we transitioned to the Journeys part of the cruise, and they were all so happy to become part of the review. Bottom line is, we enjoy doing these reviews and will continue to do so! 

[Bronx12]

Jamman54, I would also like to thank you and Patti for this review. We have never cruised with Carnival before, but we chose Venezia as our first Carnival cruise. This review makes us feel much better about our decision. Thank you again, and you guys really do work well together and I really enjoy the pictures and your writing style. I am going to look for more of your reviews 🙂

[princess76021]

On 10/19/2023 at 10:52 AM, Haljo1935 said:

That's what we had for our NYC sail away.😪💦

@Jamman54 sorry to waylay your review trying to send @Bronx12 a message and it's been dismantled. 

 

@Bronx12 are you really originally from the Bronx?

[Jamman54]

1 hour ago, Bronx12 said:

Jamman54, I would also like to thank you and Patti for this review. We have never cruised with Carnival before, but we chose Venezia as our first Carnival cruise. This review makes us feel much better about our decision. Thank you again, and you guys really do work well together and I really enjoy the pictures and your writing style. I am going to look for more of your reviews 🙂

 

Thanks for reading and your kind words. You picked a great ship for your first Carnival cruise. We hope you enjoy your cruise. 

[Jamman54]

3 minutes ago, princess76021 said:

@Jamman54 sorry to waylay your review trying to send @Bronx12 a message and it's been dismantled. 

 

@Bronx12 are you really originally from the Bronx?

 

No problem. Messaging doesn't work on this site. 

[Bronx12]

4 minutes ago, princess76021 said:

@Jamman54 sorry to waylay your review trying to send @Bronx12 a message and it's been dismantled. 

 

@Bronx12 are you really originally from the Bronx?

No, not from the Bronx, when our daughter was young she saw the word Bronx on tv, then the name was used on one of her shows she watched, so she decided to name her puppy Bronx and then I took the name for Cruise Critic lol

Edited October 26, 2023 by Bronx12

[#55worktoplay]

On 10/25/2023 at 7:11 PM, Jamman54 said:

We have made it back to our Cruise Terminal…..

 

 

 

At this point I decide to go back on the ship and have a few drinks at the Burano Bar. Patti goes to explore the Waterfront Container Village…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

Did she try a Beavertail?  They are so good

[Jamman54]

Day # 5  -  9/27/23  -  Halifax, NS (1:30pm – 8pm).

 

We are up at 7am to a partly cloudy, chilly, 44 degree day. We are not scheduled to arrive at Halifax until 1:30pm. Looking at the bow camera, it appears that the seas are fairly calm…..

 

 

Here are today’s Fun Times…….

 

 

 

 

Switching to the aft camera which shows the mid ship pool on Lido Deck, we can see that the towel animals are out in force…..

 

 

Since I’m going up to the Java Blue Café for my morning coffee anyway, I grab the camera and head up to document the scene…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

I head back to the cabin to enjoy my coffee, and will use this time to work on the pictures for the review. Patti is getting our laundry together to send out. There are a lot of things happening this morning before we get to Halifax, so at 9:30 Patti grabs the camera and heads out. I tell her that I will meet her at RoCoco later. She passes by the mid ship pool area which has now been decorated for the Festa Italiana later tonight……

 

 

 

 

 

Patti heads aft on Deck 11 to check out Camp Ocean and Dr. Seuss Bookville…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Patti heads down to the Gondola Lounge on Deck 5 where the Seuss-A-Palooza parade is about to begin led by Cruise Director Joey…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

They reach the Teatro Rosso where it will be story time…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Cruise Director Joey reads Horton hears a Who…….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our friends Kathy, Rich, Janice, and Charlie are enjoying the show…..

 

 

Patti meets me at RoCoco as we wait for Groove for St. Jude to start…..

 

 

 

This is where the towel animals go to die. Sad…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Groove for St. Jude is about to begin. DJ Six will be spinning the tunes…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

The line is very long for donations…..

 

 

 

 

It’s time to Groove for St. Jude…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti is on the move again. She stops briefly at our cabin where she finds today’s towel animal…..

 

 

 

Patti heads down to Deck 4. AJ is playing cocktail tunes in the Piazza San Marco…..

 

 

 

Patti checks out the Military Appreciation Gathering hosted by Joey…..

 

 

 

 

 

Back outside, Patti sees we are approaching Halifax…..

 

 

 

We decide to have Guys Burgers for lunch…..

 

 

 

 

Patti had a Ringer, but I had to try the Pizzaburgers….

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

47 minutes ago, #55worktoplay said:

Did she try a Beavertail?  They are so good

No she didn't. They look good though. Saw them in Halifax as well. 

[#55worktoplay]

6 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

No she didn't. They look good though. Saw them in Halifax as well. 

I believe they originated in my town during the winter on the Rideau Canal Skating rink, which is the worlds longest skating rink.  They are not healthy but very good. 

[blarko]

 

This is where the towel animals go to die. Sad…..

 

 

 

I often wondered what happened to the towel animals after the takeover. Seems like a heck of a lot of work making all those towel animals every week (twice a week on the shorter cruises) for them to just get tossed into the laundry in a few hours. 🤷‍♀️

[FTLCruiseGal]

28 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Patti is on the move again. She stops briefly at our cabin where she finds today’s towel animal…..

 

 

 

Patti heads down to Deck 4. AJ is playing cocktail tunes in the Piazza San Marco…..

 

 

 

Patti checks out the Military Appreciation Gathering hosted by Joey…..

 

 

 

 

 

Back outside, Patti sees we are approaching Halifax…..

 

 

 

We decide to have Guys Burgers for lunch…..

 

 

 

 

Patti had a Ringer, but I had to try the Pizzaburgers….

 

 

 

To be continued…..

How was the pizza burger?

[Elaine5715]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

Cruise Director Joey reads Horton hears a Who…….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our friends Kathy, Rich, Janice, and Charlie are enjoying the show…..

 

 

Patti meets me at RoCoco as we wait for Groove for St. Jude to start…..

 

 

 

This is where the towel animals go to die. Sad…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

MASSACRE!!!  CALL PETA!   (People for Every Towel Animal)  

[Jamman54]

46 minutes ago, FTLCruiseGal said:

How was the pizza burger?

 

I've had better at a Stewarts Root Beer Stand, but it's nice to have something different. 

[Jamman54]

We are docking in Halifax. Captain Crescenzo got us here a half hour early!

 

 

 

Today our plan is to walk the Harbourwalk. Last year when we were here we did a city tour so we didn’t have the time. The last time we did the Harbourwalk was before Covid, so I’m sure some things have changed. We waited an hour for the mad rush to decline before heading off the ship at 2pm. Here are some views as we made our way to the Harbourwalk. We are docked at Pier 21…..

 

 

 

 

This was my Husband Daycare last year…..

 

 

 

Samuel Cunard…..

 

 

A few more sculptures…..

 

 

 

Canadian Navy Memorial…..

 

 

To be continued……