The Tribe has Spoken!! Carnival Celebration - 1/14/2024 (with pics)

[Greenpea2]

21 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

Or, you could just skip that part and wait for the ship pictures and commentary... Or better yet, go and read something else...

Yeah, that was un-Tribey moment for sure.

[Greenpea2]

20 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

 

A little further forward is the Havana Bar…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

I really love the way the Havana Bar looks! I should/coulda/woulda been there a LOT if I could have joined you guys. Well, it is going on my bucket list, I think. Someday!!

[Jamman54]

58 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said:

The pistachio cake dessert at the diamond lunch was the BEST dessert I’ve ever had on Carnival. Thank you again so much for inviting us! 

It was our pleasure! 😃

[Jamman54]

2 minutes ago, Greenpea2 said:

I really love the way the Havana Bar looks! I should/coulda/woulda been there a LOT if I could have joined you guys. Well, it is going on my bucket list, I think. Someday!!

Yep, that was going to be your spot. Hopefully you can get there sometime in the near future. 😎

[mlshum]

Patti does such a good job on her pics, especially the details.  I am so bad to get caught up in what I’m doing and just get “overall” type photos.  I need to channel some Patti vibes next time!

[Jamman54]

Pat & Jim had made a reservation for the four of us at Bonsai Teppanyaki at 7:15pm. After getting ready Patti left the cabin early to go and get pictures of the Captain’s Welcome Toast at Celebration Central.

 

Celebration Central is set for Celestial Strings later tonight…..

 

 

 

 

 

The Senior Staff is lined up for introductions......

 

 

 

Cruise Director Lee introduces Captain Rino Costanzo…..

 

 

 

 

The Captain introduces the Senior Officers and brings them onstage…..

 

 

 

 

Marcela and her fellow Fun Squad members look nice on Elegant Night…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

I meet Patti and the rest of the gang at Bonsai Teppanyaki. This is my place setting…..

 

 

Chef Nino takes everybody’s entrée order……

 

 

We have our first drinks. Patti has the wine and I have the sake sangria…..

 

 

 

Everybody is given these appetizers. White shrimp (served later on), pork belly Yakitori, spicy tuna on the rocks, and miso soup…..

 

 

 

Chef Nino fires up the grill……

 

 

 

Here’s a little egg magic…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Chef Nino makes the fried rice. Yummy!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chef Nino is grilling the veggies. The shrimp on the left are appetizers for everyone….

 

 

 

 

The salmon, beef, and lobster are on the grill…..

 

 

 

 

 

I have the beef and lobster combo, and Patti has the Teriyaki salmon…..

 

 

 

For dessert everyone gets a bento box…..

 

 

As usual, the meal here is fantastic, and well worth the $42 /pp. We are all in a food coma so we all head back to our cabins for the night. We do have an early morning in Amber Cove tomorrow.

 

Here is today’s Cheers tally. Patti (4), Jeff (6), for a total of (10). That’s (-2) for the day, but we’re still (+3) for the cruise. Linda at the Diamond lunch killed any chance of us finishing in the black today. Lol. There’s always tomorrow!

 

Coming up next: The beer is flowing in Amber Cove, and Family Feud After Hours. Can the Prissy Pink Cousins pull it off?

[heffy2]

I love that the officers lined up in front of my beloved Ecstasy's Rolls Royce. I really wish they had saved items from Fantasy, she's still my all time favorite ship. Thank you so much for another wonderful review.

[AmyJA]

1 hour ago, mlshum said:

Patti does such a good job on her pics, especially the details.  I am so bad to get caught up in what I’m doing and just get “overall” type photos.  I need to channel some Patti vibes next time!

Me too.

 

[blarko]

4 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Afterwards, we went back to the cabin to relax. We found our first towel animal of the cruise…..

 

What. Is. That. 😳

[AmyJA]

Meanwhile this steerage passenger has lunch in The Lido Marketplace.

[AmyJA]

How far do I get in checking out the ship today?  At Pig & Anchor I meet a wonderful man who is also having a salad for lunch.

Edited February 4 by AmyJA

[Crusin Karen]

Caught up for the day! I’m loving that ship. Just looks so BIG! I have to go back to your Venezia review. I remember you talking about Edy. I had Edi with an I. and he was great. Of course I’m like Sid and  clean my cabin and make my bed but I enjoyed talking to him throughout the day.  Oh I had to laugh. I am guilty of 3 (+!} “one mores” myself! 🍺🍸🥃🍷🍹🤗

[AmyJA]

We got talking and I never made it any further in my ship tour. But I did collect some great stories. One job he had was working as security for some pole dancers. I told him that maybe someday I will write a book about the people that I meet while traveling. The afternoon drifted by in an Old Fashion way.

 

[Jamman54]

44 minutes ago, blarko said:

What. Is. That. 😳

It looks like a snail to me. What did you think it was? 😁

[maxandmolly]

Glad to see that this has gotten underway! 

[Haljo1935]

5 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

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Afterwards, we went back to the cabin to relax. We found our first towel animal of the cruise…..

 

 

Uhm depending on the angle (and maybe amount of adult beverages consumed) that does not look G or PG rated, maybe not even R rated. 🙄  🤷‍♂️

Edited February 4 by Haljo1935
Typo

[rwest898]

I was also wondering about the towel animal..lol

[blarko]

18 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

It looks like a snail to me. What did you think it was? 😁

Can I say it on here? 😂

[bluetardis]

I think the towel animal is a snail…You all have dirty minds if you see something else..Wish I had a dirty mind too! Lol

[Crusin Karen]

26 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said:

Uhm depending on the angle (and maybe amount of adult beverages consumed) that does not look G or PG rated, maybe not even R rated. 🙄  🤷‍♂️

Ok I hope I’m not kicked off CC or blacklisted by my fellow cruisers but I was going to say if you turned that towel animal upside down….🙄🥹 forgive me I’m on my 4th “last one.” Cheers and hope your cabin stewardess was able to take a cold shower….🫢😵‍💫

[Crusin Karen]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

It looks like a snail to me. What did you think it was? 😁

 

52 minutes ago, bluetardis said:

I think the towel animal is a snail…You all have dirty minds if you see something else..Wish I had a dirty mind too! Lol

I’m never ordering escargots again! 😣

[Mommapadraig]

2 hours ago, AmyJA said:

How far do I get in checking out the ship today?  At Pig & Anchor I meet a wonderful man who is also having a salad for lunch.

What is that tan thing in the middle that looks like a little bird complete with a leg and a beak??? Quick…I need to be able to unsee this. 
 

[Crusin Karen]

1 minute ago, Mommapadraig said:

What is that tan thing in the middle that looks like a little bird complete with a leg and a beak??? Quick…I need to be able to unsee this. 
 

Agree! 😖