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

[Stallion]

2 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

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?

 

[AmyJA]

2 hours 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. 
 

Chicharrones. 🤪

[bluetardis]

April 1, 2023 I was on Caribbean Princess and met some ladies from The Tribe, but for the life I can’t remember who..If I met you please say hey! 🙃😋

Edited February 4 by bluetardis
Forgot date

[MeganGC1983]

6 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

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…..

My guy Harvey!! He’s the best!! Down there bottom, right. Let me take a shot before Family Feud. 

[MeganGC1983]

4 hours 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. 
 

She answered lol

Edited February 4 by MeganGC1983

[Mommapadraig]

7 hours ago, AmyJA said:

Chicharrones. 🤪

Thanks…fixed it…lmao.

[Jamman54]

Good morning Cruise Critic and Tribe families! Even though there is no football today, I will still be drinking beers with friends. Therefore I will not be posting any pages today. Tomorrow I will get you into Amber Cove and some more Tribe shenanigans. Have a great Sunday everyone! 😃

[ZoeyVictoria]

Photos (front and back) of our towel animal from the Jewel of the Seas, Christmas 2022. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 4 by ZoeyVictoria

[Greenpea2]

17 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Good morning Cruise Critic and Tribe families! Even though there is no football today, I will still be drinking beers with friends. Therefore I will not be posting any pages today. Tomorrow I will get you into Amber Cove and some more Tribe shenanigans. Have a great Sunday everyone! 😃

Well, I for one will miss you! Enjoy your well-deserved day off.

[IntrepidFromDC]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

Good morning Cruise Critic and Tribe families! Even though there is no football today, I will still be drinking beers with friends. Therefore I will not be posting any pages today. Tomorrow I will get you into Amber Cove and some more Tribe shenanigans. Have a great Sunday everyone! 😃

 

(slacker!)

[Destiny0315]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

Good morning Cruise Critic and Tribe families! Even though there is no football today, I will still be drinking beers with friends. Therefore I will not be posting any pages today. Tomorrow I will get you into Amber Cove and some more Tribe shenanigans. Have a great Sunday everyone! 😃

[sid_9169]

12 hours 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. 
 

Bacon...

[AKR2011]

@Jamman54 enjoy your Sunday! I was at a brewery in the Hudson Valley of NY last night and thought of you. It definitely seemed like your kind of place.

[Stallion]

2 hours ago, Greenpea2 said:

Well, I for one will miss you! Enjoy your well-deserved day off.

Even the retired are taking days off these days-but what 'cha going to do😎

[Oceansaway17]

On 2/2/2024 at 5:07 PM, Greenpea2 said:

That's where the old scroll-on-by comes in handy! 

I know but by page 6 I would have like to have heard about the ship not pre ship.

Still I get it and it is a style for them.

[Jamman54]

1 hour ago, Oceansaway17 said:

I should have mentioned I meant HOW DID THEY LIKE THE SHIP.   Not the facts of the ship,,,,

I think a review should tell how the reviewer like it and again I get it that they want to talk about pre trip stuff.  I will make sure to remember this poster and work my way from the back of the thread.

This is the summary from our Celebration cruise review from last April. I hope this helps you.

 

Patti and I really enjoyed our cruise on the Celebration. The ship is nearly identical in almost every way to the Mardi Gras, which we also enjoyed. I think we liked The Gateway concept on the Celebration over the Mardi Gras French Quarter. No real reasons, just personal preference.

 

Once again, we never ate in the MDR except for the Diamond Brunch. There are just so many dining options there is no need to. There were a couple of days where we just wanted a quick meal up at the Marketplace. We had no problem finding something that we liked, and most of what was on the dining room menu that day, was available here.

 

We have to say that even with over 6,000 passengers on board we really didn’t run into many crowding issues, other than embarkation day where everyone heads to the Lido Deck. Yes, you had to line up for the 18+ comedy shows at the Punchliner, but the PG comedy shows at the Limelight Lounge were no problem. If you want a good seat at the Grand Spectrum Theater, get there a half hour early. Now the Center Stage is a different animal. There aren’t many seats on any deck that give you a clear view of any show. If you want one of those, get there an hour early. Patti being hearing impaired likes to sit as close as possible, so you’ll find us down on the floor amongst the props and set pieces. It’s pretty cool to sit down there, but even down there you can’t see everything. With the huge video screens, you feel like you’re “inside” the show, and during some of the shows the cast will interact with you. Pretty cool. Just one thing to know that if you sit down there, you can’t leave once the show starts. Well, you can, but there is a procedure that the crew will explain to you before the show. Our favorite shows this week were Celestial Strings, The Most Magnificent Circus, and We are One.

 

Our ports of call worked perfectly for us as we are cabana and all-inclusive people. We’ve been to these ports so many times that all we’re looking for is relaxation. Paradise Beach in Cozumel was A++, having a beach cabana at Mahogany Bay was A+, and the day at Costa Maya just walking around and having some cocktails, was the perfect day in between. That being said, with ships this size, there aren’t many port options in the Western Caribbean. There are too many passengers to go to any tender ports such as Grand Cayman or Belize. The Eastern & Southern Caribbean itineraries allow for a few more options.

 

We love the cabins on this class of ships, even if the bathrooms are a little smaller. On all three of our XL cruises, we had extended balconies on the “hump”. I believe that these are the only balconies on the ship that you can look down directly to the water. We have another one of these cabins when we are back on the Celebration in January.

 

As far as embarkation and debarkation went, it was as almost perfect as it could possibly be. I would highly recommend that you get passports if you haven’t already. Though not needed to travel on these cruises, getting through customs is a breeze if you have one. Step up to the facial recognition and you’re out of there. If not, you’ll have to wait in what could be a lengthy line to see an agent. Your choice.

 

Patti and I are not crazy about sailing from Miami anymore. For us, Port Canaveral is much easier, since most of the time we drive to Florida, and can save about eight hours of driving by cruising from there. I also know that it’s much easier to fly to Miami to board a ship, than it is to fly to Orlando for PC departures. Whatever works best for you. 

Edited February 4 by Jamman54

[cellfree]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

This is the summary from our Celebration cruise review from last April. I hope this helps you.

 

Patti and I really enjoyed our cruise on the Celebration. The ship is nearly identical in almost every way to the Mardi Gras, which we also enjoyed. I think we liked The Gateway concept on the Celebration over the Mardi Gras French Quarter. No real reasons, just personal preference.

 

Once again, we never ate in the MDR except for the Diamond Brunch. There are just so many dining options there is no need to. There were a couple of days where we just wanted a quick meal up at the Marketplace. We had no problem finding something that we liked, and most of what was on the dining room menu that day, was available here.

 

We have to say that even with over 6,000 passengers on board we really didn’t run into many crowding issues, other than embarkation day where everyone heads to the Lido Deck. Yes, you had to line up for the 18+ comedy shows at the Punchliner, but the PG comedy shows at the Limelight Lounge were no problem. If you want a good seat at the Grand Spectrum Theater, get there a half hour early. Now the Center Stage is a different animal. There aren’t many seats on any deck that give you a clear view of any show. If you want one of those, get there an hour early. Patti being hearing impaired likes to sit as close as possible, so you’ll find us down on the floor amongst the props and set pieces. It’s pretty cool to sit down there, but even down there you can’t see everything. With the huge video screens, you feel like you’re “inside” the show, and during some of the shows the cast will interact with you. Pretty cool. Just one thing to know that if you sit down there, you can’t leave once the show starts. Well, you can, but there is a procedure that the crew will explain to you before the show. Our favorite shows this week were Celestial Strings, The Most Magnificent Circus, and We are One.

 

Our ports of call worked perfectly for us as we are cabana and all-inclusive people. We’ve been to these ports so many times that all we’re looking for is relaxation. Paradise Beach in Cozumel was A++, having a beach cabana at Mahogany Bay was A+, and the day at Costa Maya just walking around and having some cocktails, was the perfect day in between. That being said, with ships this size, there aren’t many port options in the Western Caribbean. There are too many passengers to go to any tender ports such as Grand Cayman or Belize. The Eastern & Southern Caribbean itineraries allow for a few more options.

 

We love the cabins on this class of ships, even if the bathrooms are a little smaller. On all three of our XL cruises, we had extended balconies on the “hump”. I believe that these are the only balconies on the ship that you can look down directly to the water. We have another one of these cabins when we are back on the Celebration in January.

 

As far as embarkation and debarkation went, it was as almost perfect as it could possibly be. I would highly recommend that you get passports if you haven’t already. Though not needed to travel on these cruises, getting through customs is a breeze if you have one. Step up to the facial recognition and you’re out of there. If not, you’ll have to wait in what could be a lengthy line to see an agent. Your choice.

 

Patti and I are not crazy about sailing from Miami anymore. For us, Port Canaveral is much easier, since most of the time we drive to Florida, and can save about eight hours of driving by cruising from there. I also know that it’s much easier to fly to Miami to board a ship, than it is to fly to Orlando for PC departures. Whatever works best for you. 

@Jamman54 you are a Class Act!

[grima625]

Finally all caught up. Just got off of a B2B on the Paradise on Thursday. I always enjoy your and Patti’s reviews. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

6 hours ago, heffy2 said:

... For years now I've wanted to make the drive from New Jersey to Florida, lol. 

Ahh, yes, 95 is nirvana, with the various state trooper accents and attitudes, abrupt changes in road quality, etc.  Be sure to hit the DC beltway around 8am on a weekday for the ultimate fun!  You in a HEAP OF TROUBLE!

 

Edited February 5 by IntrepidFromDC

[hapytobehr]

15 hours ago, cellfree said:

@Jamman54 you are a Class Act!

I was just thinking the same!

[FTLCruiseGal]

48 minutes ago, hapytobehr said:

I was just thinking the same!

I third that!  Both Jeff and Patty.

[Crusin Karen]

16 hours ago, cellfree said:

@Jamman54 you are a Class Act!

My thoughts exactly! Very thoughtful and considerate of you to go that extra mile, Jamman. 👍👏

[cellfree]

@hapytobehr and @Crusin Karen - true confessions - I know I would not have been as gracious. 

Edited February 5 by cellfree

[hapytobehr]

8 minutes ago, cellfree said:

@hapytobehr and @Crusin Karen - true confessions - I know I would not have been as accommodating.

Most Definetly!  But Jeff is such a nice guy (and Patti is really sweet!)  

 

(my husband says my middle name is b***h.😝

[IntrepidFromDC]

On 2/3/2024 at 2:07 PM, Jamman54 said:

Bar waiter Linda comes over and we take all the drinks on her tray...

 

Jeff I know you are a big guy but jeezuz you make that pint glass look like a shot glass!