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

[Jamman54]

Speaking of food, it’s time to eat. Patti calls me in for lunch…..

 

 

Patti is having the turkey club sandwich and fries…..

 

 

I’m enjoying the jambalaya…..

 

 

 

For the next couple of hours we enjoyed the Pool Cabana, drinks, and dips in the pool…..

 

 

At 2:30pm we decided to head back to the ship. We paid our tab, ($104 + tip), said goodbye to Marosa, and then made our way back…..

 

 

 

 

The Fun Squad was out there to greet us…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

After boarding the Carnival Vista for the last time on this cruise, we made our way back to the cabin where I Gede had left us today’s towel animal, and the laundry that Patti had sent out last evening, had been returned….

 

 

 

 

 

Once we cooled off we went back to the Havana Area where we stayed until after sail away at 4pm…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Here are some views as we sailed away from Grand Turk…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are leaving the Carnival Magic and Grand Turk behind…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

I went back to the cabin to take a little nap. Patti went out exploring and found Clinton playing in the Red Frog Pub……

 

 

 

 

Patti went outside and got some pictures of tonight’s sunset…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

After that, Patti went up to the Deli to grab a bite to eat, and then made her way back to the cabin. Meanwhile, I had gotten up from my nap and made my way down to the Limelight Lounge for some comedy. These were the comedians for the second half of this cruise…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Tonight I’m at Danny Bevins (Explicit 18+) show…..

 

 

 

Here is Matt the Comedy Host…..

 

 

 

Danny Bevins on stage. It was a great show…..

 

 

 

 

I took a walk to the Atrium where Juno Smile was playing….

 

 

 

Feeling hungry, I made my up to the Lido Marketplace for a bite to eat…..

 

 

Afterwards, I made my way down to the Havana Bar for a nightcap, where I bumped into Beth & Mark…….

 

 

 

Around 10:30pm I made the short walk back to the cabin where I see that another plate of cookies has been delivered to us…..

 

 

Today’s Cheers count: Patti = 3, Jeff = 9. For the day (E), for the cruise (+21).

 

Coming up next: Our final day on the Carnival Vista!

[Mommapadraig]

@Knights on the Beach what were you eating for breakfast? Is it a taco? Whatever it is looks delicious.

[Knights on the Beach]

13 hours ago, Mommapadraig said:

@Knights on the Beach what were you eating for breakfast? Is it a taco? Whatever it is looks delicious.

 

Huevos Rancheros no huevos (eggs)! So yes that basically equals tacos. They're so good! 😍

[Knights on the Beach]

While we were docked in Grand Turk, we decided to stay on and take advantage of a much quieter ship. We pretty much had Serenity to ourselves that day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our views of Grand Turk from Serenity

 

 

 

 

Hey I didn't know it when I took this picture, but I'm pretty sure I see Jeff in the pool.

 

 

We spent several blissfully quiet hours at Serenity, leaving only briefly to grab a quick lunch. We had no problem getting seats again when we returned. We stayed until it got too windy and the chair cushions started flying around. Mark caught a few and put them back in place but the crew came around and said they were closing the area.

 

 

 

So we did the next best thing, before getting ready for dinner.

 

 

Dinner was in the MDR that night and was probably the best meal we had in there during the two weeks. We ordered a glass each of Moscato to avoid the champagne/peach schnapps drama.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We didn't order dessert tonight; we didn't want to commit that much time. After dinner, we made our usual rounds - lobby bar then Ocean Plaza Bar - before ending up in Havana Bar around 10:00 where Jeff soon appeared.

 

 

Before too long we were ready to call it a night. When we got back to our room, we found another batch of delicious cookies which I think was the best dessert of the two weeks. 🙂

 

 

 

[Jamman54]

16 minutes ago, Knights on the Beach said:

While we were docked in Grand Turk, we decided to stay on and take advantage of a much quieter ship. We pretty much had Serenity to ourselves that day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our views of Grand Turk from Serenity

 

 

 

 

Hey I didn't know it when I took this picture, but I'm pretty sure I see Jeff in the pool.

 

 

We spent several blissfully quiet hours at Serenity, leaving only briefly to grab a quick lunch. We had no problem getting seats again when we returned. We stayed until it got too windy and the chair cushions started flying around. Mark caught a few and put them back in place but the crew came around and said they were closing the area.

 

 

 

So we did the next best thing, before getting ready for dinner.

 

 

Dinner was in the MDR that night and was probably the best meal we had in there during the two weeks. We ordered a glass each of Moscato to avoid the champagne/peach schnapps drama.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We didn't order dessert tonight; we didn't want to commit that much time. After dinner, we made our usual rounds - lobby bar then Ocean Plaza Bar - before ending up in Havana Bar around 10:00 where Jeff soon appeared.

 

 

Before too long we were ready to call it a night. When we got back to our room, we found another batch of delicious cookies which I think was the best dessert of the two weeks. 🙂

 

 

 

Great pictures Beth! You did catch me leaving the pool to make a pit stop and grab another beer! It was a vicious cycle! 😁

[Mommapadraig]

3 hours ago, Knights on the Beach said:

 

Huevos Rancheros no huevos (eggs)! So yes that basically equals tacos. They're so good! 😍

Perfect! I have developed an aversion to eggs so this would work for me. Thanks

[MeganGC1983]

Caught up before the end! Looks like another fabulous set of ports and sea days. I hope Patti is still recovering nicely, and I’m sorry I’m late about Wednesday’s anniversary. Hugs to both of you. Love yall! 

[Jihadjimmy]

Sorry to be nosy but how much are the Margaritaville villas? I couldn’t find the price anywhere.

 

I’ve read your reviews for years and thank you for all you guys do. I hope Patti hit a bingo or gets them next time!

[Jamman54]

45 minutes ago, Jihadjimmy said:

Sorry to be nosy but how much are the Margaritaville villas? I couldn’t find the price anywhere.

 

I’ve read your reviews for years and thank you for all you guys do. I hope Patti hit a bingo or gets them next time!

The Pool Cabanas are $400 and are available in Carnival's Shore Excursions. 

[Jamman54]

Day # 14- (April 27th) – Fun Day at Sea # 6. 

 

We were up at 6:30 to a warm sunny day. The seas have a little bit of chop to them…..

 

 

Here are today’s Fun Times. They must have borrowed some Fun Time paper stock from the Carnival Magic yesterday…..

 

 

 

 

I went to the Ocean Plaza Bar to get my morning coffee from Setyo, and then back to the cabin to work on pictures. Patti just about completes her packing. She’s hungry, so she’s going to the Lido Marketplace for an omelet. But first she passes the Reflections Restaurant where they are setting up for the Thing 1 & Thing 2 Birthday Breakfast…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Patti is in line to get her omelet…..

 

 

After she eats, she meets me back at the cabin. I Gede and his assistant Amilcar are outside our door, so we decide to tip them now. Here they are……

 

 

Amilcar takes a picture of I Gede and us……

 

 

Patti and I head over to the Ocean Plaza to buy the bingo cards for this afternoon’s bingo games. We have a $29 bingo package that we won from Deal or No Deal, so we pay $20 more to upgrade to Patti’s favorite bingo package.

 

We went back to the cabin to change to go out to the Havana Area. Our cabin has been cleaned, and I Gede has left his final towel creation…..

 

 

 

We hung out in the Havana Area until 12:30pm. I went back to the cabin to do my packing, while Patti made her way to the Liquid Lounge for $5,000 Jackpot Bingo. She’s got her drink and her cards, so she’s ready…..

 

 

 

But first, Cruise Director Marty is conducting his Q&A session……

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

It’s time for bingo! Here is Patti’s favorite bingo package…..

 

 

Here is some bingo info……

 

 

 

 

 

 

When it was all said and done, Patti didn’t have any winners. She met me at the Lobby Bar where we spent some time having drinks with Yanti and Melissa…..

 

 

 

Patti catches a couple of Dreamscapes that she hadn’t seen yet…..

 

 

 

We made our way back to the cabin to relax for a little bit. Here are Patti’s ducks. She needs to get them packed!

 

 

To be continued….

[Jamman54]

We decided that the last dinner of our cruise would be at Bonsai Sushi. Patti had the green salad, edemame, and California rolls……

 

 

 

 

I’m enjoying my Sake Sangria……

 

 

I had the miso soup, bang bang rolls, and meat skewers…..

 

 

 

 

It was another great dinner here! Afterwards we made our way to the Havana Bar to have drinks with Kiran. After I maxed out my Cheers Package for today, it was time to call it a cruise, head back to the cabin, and put out our luggage. It’s always a sad sight…..

 

 

Today’s Cheers count: Patti = 6, Jeff = 15. For the day (+9), the final count for the cruise (+30).

 

Coming up next: Debarkation day and we begin our journey home.

[MeganGC1983]

Wahoo! Cheers Package victory. 🎉🎊

[Jamman54]

7 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said:

Wahoo! Cheers Package victory. 🎉🎊

Yep, we nailed it!!! 

[Jamman54]

Day # 15- (April 28th) – Debarkation Day & heading home. 

 

We were up at 6am to get ready for the day. The Carnival Vista is already docked at Terminal 6 in Port Canaveral……

 

 

 

Here is the General Debarkation Information…..

 

 

 

Here is our Diamond Debarkation Information…..

 

 

At 7:30am we left our cabin for the final time to head to our meeting place in the Reflections Restaurant……

 

 

 

We were there less than fifteen minutes when we were told that our luggage was available and we could leave the ship. We never stopped walking until we got downstairs and located our luggage. Getting a porter took a few minutes, but once we had one he loaded us up and we proceeded through the facial recognition. He then took our luggage right to the car in the parking garage. We took good care of him.

 

After we got things situated in the car we pulled out of the parking garage at 8:30am. Here are our last views of the Carnival Vista as we left Port Canaveral…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Soon we were heading north on I-95…..

 

 

We passed Buc-ee’s in Daytona Beach and St. Augustine. We had no plans to stop there….

 

 

 

 

We are driving through Jacksonville…..

 

 

 

 

 

We left Florida and flew through Georgia. We are making good time. We entered South Carolina and ran into a little bit of traffic. I guess I jinxed myself. Once we got through that it was clear sailing again. We passed another Buc-ee’s in Florence, South Carolina…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Soon we were leaving South Carolina and entering North Carolina. That means passing “that” place…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

About twenty minutes later we reached our overnight destination, Lumberton, North Carolina. We will be staying at the Country Inn & Suites here…..

 

 

 

Here is the Front Desk and Lobby……

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We were given Room # 114……

 

 

 

 

 

Patti gives us a quick tour of the hotel’s amenities. These were the vending and ice machines right down the hall from our room…..

 

 

This is the free breakfast area and hours…..

 

 

 

The small Business Center…..

 

 

The Fitness Center and hours…..

 

 

 

We went to a nearby Cracker Barrel for dinner……

 

 

After we finished eating, Patti wanted to browse the shop, so I went and gassed up the car for tomorrow. Afterwards, we made our way back to the hotel to crash for the night.

 

To be continued…..

[Von & John]

Thanks to you both for the fabulous review & photos!!!!

[Jamman54]

Day # 16- (April 29th) – The final push home. 

 

We were up at 4:30am for the day. We want to get an early start, even though it means missing the free breakfast. We checked out at 5:45am and hit the road.

 

We wouldn’t stay at this location again. Though it was okay for what we needed, the hotel was a bit run down and a lot of little things needed repair. Also, all the rugs, including the ones in the rooms, needed a good deep cleaning.

 

Here are some very early morning views as we headed north through North Carolina…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a couple hours we pass into Virginia, and we need a pit stop…..

 

 

Here are a few views as we drove through Virginia……

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……