Our Carnival Vista B2B - Havana Style - (with pics!) - 4/14/24

[Jamman54]

Patti checks out the Beached Whale Bar, Restaurant, and gift shop…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

The restrooms are out here…..

 

 

Patti next checks out the Mercury Exhibit…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti’s Flora & Fauna from the Beached Whale side…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti is back in the Plaza to show you some of the shopping opportunities…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Here’s a whole page of shopping opportunities…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can listen to some "live" Caribbean music while you shop.....

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

They also have a Craft Market…..

 

 

 

This is where you can get a cab or pick up some of the excursions……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti is back at Margaritaville Beach…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[dallasdan]

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

 

 

 

 

You and Patti make a great team.  Thanks for the review.  This is the spot where I watched the Texas Rangers win the world series.

 

[Jamman54]

46 minutes ago, dallasdan said:

 

You'll never forget where you were when they won! 

[Beagleluv6107]

Hey Jeff & Patti,

 

I'm so happy to see you started your b2b review. A wonderful job as always. I really want to go on the Vista now!! It's nice to know that when the Hubby eventually turns Diamond, I can tag along as his guest to that lunch. It looks incredible. Thanks again for doing your reviews with all the stunning pics! Fingers crossed for pain relief after the surgery! We need our favorite Photographer! 😊

[mamiamjo]

Great photos of GT! I love that port and need to get back there again soon😎

[MtnSeaGirl]

So glad to find this review.  DH and I LOVE your reviews.  We learn so many tips for our next trips.   We will be praying Patti's foot surgery is a success. 

[Hogladyrider]

That rocky side with the beached whale has amazing snorkeling opportunities...just bring water shoes.  Reminder there is a huge drop off point near where the ship docks.  Ocean is DEEP!

[TxTeach79]

On 5/3/2024 at 9:46 PM, Jamman54 said:

Thanks for coming aboard. We hope that Ann has fully recovered.

 

The Country Inn & Suites in Kingsland Georgia is about 25 minutes from Jaxport. It is where we always stay when cruising from there.

 

It's tough to have foot problems when you are on your feet all day. Hopefully it won't get any worse.

 

We're looking forward to seeing you guys on the Valor next year. 😎

 

#TeamValor25

[Jamman54]

1 hour ago, TxTeach79 said:

 

#TeamValor25

Are you on board as well?

[Jamman54]

Here are the Margaritaville Beach Bar and Beach Shop…..

 

 

 

The Flowrider is running today…..

 

 

 

 

 

Patti heads inside of Margaritaville…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

The Restrooms by the pool…..

 

 

This is the Swim-up Bar……

 

 

Here are a couple of pool views. Patti will cover this area more extensively when we’re back next week……

 

 

 

This is our Grand Turk vacation home. We will be here next week. We rent it out when we’re not here…..

 

 

Patti decides to head back to the ship…..

 

 

 

The port side lifeboats are being tested…..

 

 

 

Patti re-boards the Carnival Vista……

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti heads up to Deck 5 and checks out the starboard side Lanai where Guy’s Pig & Anchor BBQ Smokehouse is. It’s not open today. It’s only open embarkation day and sea days…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti makes it back to the Havana Area where she finds me hanging out in the pool…..

 

 

Patti’s thirsty from all her walking so she orders a Malibu Bay Breeze from Kiran for herself and gets one for me…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We spent most of the afternoon at the Havana Area. Here are some views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti got some views of Grand Turk from the Havana Area……

 

 

 

 

 

We were getting hungry so Patti ordered from room service and had it delivered to us in the Havana Area. Are we getting lazy or what? We had chicken tenders and chicken wings with fries. We forgot to take pictures. Sorry. LOL.

 

Around 4pm we made our way back to the cabin to take a nap. We found that I Gede had left us another towel animal…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Tonight in the Liquid Lounge they are having Deal or No Deal. We have our favorite seats, our drinks and our cards…..

 

 

 

 

Marty the Cruise Director is the host…..

 

 

Virgil is the first contestant, and the $1000 comes off the board fairly quickly. He turns down a $240 offer and winds up winning $150.

 

 

 

 

 

Tyler is the second contestant, and once again the $1000 comes off early. He takes it down to the very end and wins $125…..

 

 

 

 

 

Our cards only gave us a $29 bingo package so a net loss of $21. Well get them next time! Afterwards, we went up to the Lido Marketplace and made ourselves a couple of salads. We topped that off with some ice cream, and then back to the cabin for the night.

 

Today’s Cheers count: Patti = 4, Jeff = 12. For the day (+4), for the cruise (+12).

 

Coming up next:  Our day in Amber Cove, and # 11 revealed! IYKYK.

[Stallion]

50 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Patti heads up to Deck 5 and checks out the starboard side Lanai where Guy’s Pig & Anchor BBQ Smokehouse is. It’s not open today. It’s only open embarkation day and sea days…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti makes it back to the Havana Area where she finds me hanging out in the pool…..

 

 

Patti’s thirsty from all her walking so she orders a Malibu Bay Breeze from Kiran for herself and gets one for me…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

The way she is looking at you reminds me of this Video where "Buster" won't get out of the Pool

 

Edited May 9 by Stallion

[TxTeach79]

3 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Are you on board as well?

 

I'm on the TA in June! The rare rare TA I can do on a teacher's schedule!

[Knights on the Beach]

On Grand Turk day, we repeated our morning routine of coffee (Pepsi Zero for me) with Setyo, breakfast at Blue Iguana and then walked a few laps on deck 12. We hid some ducks and found a couple, enjoyed some drinks and food and just totally chilled out. We took advantage of a less crowded ship and hit the hot tub by the Tides pool.

 

After dinner at the buffet, we headed back to Ocean Plaza Bar for a couple drinks with Setyo and listened to the Vista Rock Band for a bit. For the rest of the cruise, I called them The Kids of the Kingdom after a Disney group that used to perform in front of Cinderella's castle in the Magic Kingdom. They were super animated. 🤡

 

We found out a little girl in our FB group had a birthday the next day and had not had much luck finding ducks. So we went to Cherry on Top, bought her a big duck and stuck one of our pink ones in with it to drop off at her cabin the next morning.

 

 

[Princess Cruiser27]

Nice photos of GT. Been to GT 2 times. It's not called lazy on ordering room service, it's called getting pampered. 🤣

[Jamman54]

52 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

 

I'm on the TA in June! The rare rare TA I can do on a teacher's schedule!

Sweet! We'll warm her up for you! 😁

[Jamman54]

26 minutes ago, Knights on the Beach said:

On Grand Turk day, we repeated our morning routine of coffee (Pepsi Zero for me) with Setyo, breakfast at Blue Iguana and then walked a few laps on deck 12. We hid some ducks and found a couple, enjoyed some drinks and food and just totally chilled out. We took advantage of a less crowded ship and hit the hot tub by the Tides pool.

 

After dinner at the buffet, we headed back to Ocean Plaza Bar for a couple drinks with Setyo and listened to the Vista Rock Band for a bit. For the rest of the cruise, I called them The Kids of the Kingdom after a Disney group that used to perform in front of Cinderella's castle in the Magic Kingdom. They were super animated. 🤡

 

We found out a little girl in our FB group had a birthday the next day and had not had much luck finding ducks. So we went to Cherry on Top, bought her a big duck and stuck one of our pink ones in with it to drop off at her cabin the next morning.

 

 

You guys do the relaxing thing so well! What a nice thing you did with the duck! 😁

[Saint Greg]

On 5/3/2024 at 3:24 PM, Jamman54 said:

This is our Room Steward. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 9 by Saint Greg

[Webecruzen]

@Knights on the Beachjust noticed we are neighbors.  We are in Lakeland.

thanks for sharing your thoughts and pics of the trip as well.

Jeff and Patti looking forward to more.  Can’t wait until we have a countdown clock running again. So much going on here we haven’t been able to commit to anything right now.  Praying Patti’s surgery goes well and she can walk more comfortably soon.