John_B Posted December 31, 2023 #851 Share Posted December 31, 2023 So glad to have found this post! We are doing the 10 Day on Venezia on January 23rd 2024. Different itinerary, but happy to learn about the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted December 31, 2023 Author #852 Share Posted December 31, 2023 3 hours ago, John_B said: So glad to have found this post! We are doing the 10 Day on Venezia on January 23rd 2024. Different itinerary, but happy to learn about the ship. Glad you found us, and hope that this review will be helpful to you. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramref Posted January 1 #853 Share Posted January 1 Happy New Year to you and Patti!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted January 1 Author #854 Share Posted January 1 4 hours ago, ramref said: Happy New Year to you and Patti!! The same to the entire Venezia gang! 😁🍾🥂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelWith FunShips Posted January 8 #855 Share Posted January 8 Il love your blogs, please keep them coming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted January 8 Author #856 Share Posted January 8 4 hours ago, TravelWith FunShips said: Il love your blogs, please keep them coming Thanks for reading! Look for the next one the end of the month. 😃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelWith FunShips Posted January 10 #857 Share Posted January 10 Your pictures website is great, you take great photos just like when I sail, get all the public areas. I enjoy the Funtimes post, just wish your old Carnival Capers you pictures of each page 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandeck Posted January 12 #858 Share Posted January 12 (edited) On 10/30/2023 at 5:31 PM, Frank12 said: Edited January 12 by dandeck Rewording 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted January 12 Author #859 Share Posted January 12 4 hours ago, dandeck said: Take your time...... 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEUB1112 Posted January 12 #860 Share Posted January 12 On 10/16/2023 at 5:05 PM, Jamman54 said: Day # 1 – 9/23/23 - Embarkation Day!! It’s cruising day! We are up early to finish packing and load up the car for our ride into our homeport city of New York. The outer bands of Tropical Storm Ophelia have reached us and it is beginning to rain. Normally, we would park at the pier. Last year the cost was $42 / day, with a $400 cap, which would have been a bargain for parking for 21 days. This year, they raised the price to $45, with no cap, so it would cost us $945 to park. Not happening! Our son Ryan would be dropping us off and picking us up. Our plan is to leave at 8:30am for our sixty minute drive into the city. Ryan takes our standard departure picture……. Ryan is our chauffeur for today….. It’s not long before we are heading through the Lincoln tunnel into the city….. We arrived at Pier 88 at 9:40am, where the Carnival Venezia was waiting for us….. Bye Ryan! See you in three weeks!...... We enter the Manhattan Cruise Terminal…… Going through security and checking in was a breeze. We were seated in the Priority Area by 9:55am. Here is the embarkation photo backdrop, but the photographers haven’t arrived yet….. To be continued…… Good Lord, he has grown, haven't really been monitoring CC since the vid hit and recently jumped back on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted January 12 Author #861 Share Posted January 12 On 1/7/2024 at 9:51 PM, TravelWith FunShips said: Il love your blogs, please keep them coming Thanks! We're honored that your first two posts on CC were on this thread! 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted January 12 Author #862 Share Posted January 12 5 hours ago, MEUB1112 said: Good Lord, he has grown, haven't really been monitoring CC since the vid hit and recently jumped back on. Yes he has! He'll be turning 27 in March! 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300dtc Posted January 18 #863 Share Posted January 18 Hi there! I know you are currently out to sea, but hope to pick your brain. I keep reading about the extreme smoke smell on this ship in the casino and the surrounding areas. I know that you participate at the tables so can you comment on your experience? I’m used to the normal casino smoke smells but the reviews seem more over the top. Thank you! Cheers, Maryann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted January 18 Author #864 Share Posted January 18 3 hours ago, 300dtc said: Hi there! I know you are currently out to sea, but hope to pick your brain. I keep reading about the extreme smoke smell on this ship in the casino and the surrounding areas. I know that you participate at the tables so can you comment on your experience? I’m used to the normal casino smoke smells but the reviews seem more over the top. Thank you! Cheers, Maryann Thanks for reading. Both of our cruises on the Venezia were Elite cruises, so very heavy play, meaning very smoky. We played in the non smoking casino annex which wasn't as bad, but far from smoke free. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anastasia3939 Posted January 18 #865 Share Posted January 18 This review is wonderful, and your pictures are the best! I'll be cruising on this ship next month (12 night Southern Caribbean) and feel much more prepared due to your reviews. I have a question I hope you can help me with. I had called Carnival Customer service and inquired about whether the ship stays on home port time, or switches to local time when visiting ports. He told me they shift the clocks to line up with local time, but I have had others on the message board tell me that I was given bad info, and they always stay on home port time. Since you sailed on this exact ship and experienced time zone changes on your cruise, can you please tell me if they always stayed on EST, or did they move the clocks to the local port time? I have some independent excursions booked, and want to make sure I'm not an hour late! Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted January 19 Author #866 Share Posted January 19 11 hours ago, anastasia3939 said: This review is wonderful, and your pictures are the best! I'll be cruising on this ship next month (12 night Southern Caribbean) and feel much more prepared due to your reviews. I have a question I hope you can help me with. I had called Carnival Customer service and inquired about whether the ship stays on home port time, or switches to local time when visiting ports. He told me they shift the clocks to line up with local time, but I have had others on the message board tell me that I was given bad info, and they always stay on home port time. Since you sailed on this exact ship and experienced time zone changes on your cruise, can you please tell me if they always stayed on EST, or did they move the clocks to the local port time? I have some independent excursions booked, and want to make sure I'm not an hour late! Thank you! I'm pretty sure we stayed on New York time the whole cruise. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy0810 Posted January 20 #867 Share Posted January 20 What's that saying...better late than never? We'll I took that saying to heart. I started your review back in October and got roughly half way through. Then life got busy in early November with daily babysitting (baby niece) and followed the holidays. Today I was completely caught up with the current Tribe cruise reviews so I decided to jump back here and finish reading this one. As always, you and your wonderful photographer did an awesome job with this review. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted January 20 Author #868 Share Posted January 20 7 hours ago, Happy0810 said: What's that saying...better late than never? We'll I took that saying to heart. I started your review back in October and got roughly half way through. Then life got busy in early November with daily babysitting (baby niece) and followed the holidays. Today I was completely caught up with the current Tribe cruise reviews so I decided to jump back here and finish reading this one. As always, you and your wonderful photographer did an awesome job with this review. Thanks for finding the time to come back and finish the review, and for your kind words! We appreciate it. Next one begins in about 10 days. 😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinagalcruise2011 Posted January 26 #869 Share Posted January 26 Just finished reading this review & enjoyed seeing the pics of NYC! My husband is from there & we really need to do a cruise from NYC sometime in the future. Thank you for another great review & will be looking for your Tribe cruise review.😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted January 26 Author #870 Share Posted January 26 7 hours ago, carolinagalcruise2011 said: Just finished reading this review & enjoyed seeing the pics of NYC! My husband is from there & we really need to do a cruise from NYC sometime in the future. Thank you for another great review & will be looking for your Tribe cruise review.😊 Thanks for reading! Everyone should cruise from New York at least once, though some may beg to differ. The sail away from there is second to none! The Tribe cruise review will be going up next week. Stay tuned! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeafl Posted January 26 #871 Share Posted January 26 On 11/16/2023 at 6:20 PM, Destiny0315 said: Ah the significance of the empty chair representing Edy's contribution... OMG! I'm reading this review at work and I actually snort laughed out loud at this one! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny0315 Posted January 26 #872 Share Posted January 26 28 minutes ago, Jeafl said: OMG! I'm reading this review at work and I actually snort laughed out loud at this one! Yes poor Edy! Hopefully he has attended and completed the CCL Remedial Towel Making Course. 😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted January 26 #873 Share Posted January 26 On 10/16/2023 at 8:08 PM, natefish95 said: Perfect timing! I'm going on the Venezia in a couple weeks. Love your reviews and can't wait to see what y'all have to say about the Venezia. 2/11? If so I'll see you on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted January 26 #874 Share Posted January 26 9 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: 2/11? If so I'll see you on board! Oh. I just noticed the dates of the posts. This isn't the thread I was looking for (use the force). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybumpkin Posted January 27 #875 Share Posted January 27 On 1/26/2024 at 4:04 AM, Jamman54 said: Thanks for reading! Everyone should cruise from New York at least once, though some may beg to differ. The sail away from there is second to none! The Tribe cruise review will be going up next week. Stay tuned! I can't agree more with you about NYC, Jeff! I think we're up to about 20 NYC sailaways - mostly Carnival, with some Cunard and Norwegian in the mix. I never get tired of it. I loved the Tribe live reviews - really want to see yours! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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