Tag: Cruise Elegant Night Dinner

Carnival Vista 2021 – Belize

We have arrived in Belize! Actually, we are anchored as this is a tender port. The view of Belize from the ship is beautiful.

Before we even boarded the ship for this cruise, we had already decided we would be staying on the ship today and do nothing in particular. And that is what we did.

We watched then tenders come and go from the balcony of our stateroom.

After we ate breakfast, we went to our room and were greeted by our towel animal. We stayed in our stateroom until it was lunchtime!!!!

We decided to day would be a good day to have lunch at Cucina Del Capitano located on deck 11. For lunch, I had the Meat Lasagna, Caesar Salad, and bread while Jim had Linguini with Bolognese. We enjoy having lunch here as there is no charge for the lunch menu. If you decide you want to try Cucina Del Capitano in the evening, there is a $15 per person charge. They have an extensive dinner menu that I hope to try on a future cruise.

After lunch, we walked around before we returned to our stateroom to watch us sail away and great ready for dinner. Tonight is the second Cruise Elegant Night so that means I have another opportunity to dress up a bit, but not too much!

On our way to the Horizons Restaurant, we had some photos taken. After all, it’s not often I get to dress us!

Dinner tonight was great!!!! I started with a glass of Kendal Jackson Sauvignon Blanc and, of course, iced tea.

Breads for tonight were Baguette and Multigrain Cranberry with Whipped Butter, Olive Oil & Balsamic, and Garlic and Herb Cheese. Jim’s appetizer for tonight was Stuffed Mushrooms while I decided on Shrimp Cocktail. Unfortunately, I did not take pictures of the bread, condiments, or the appetizer.

For our Entrees, we both had Filet Mignon with Grand Marnier Souffle for dessert.

The remainder of the evening/night was relaxing and doing absolutely nothing else. At least not that I remember.

Carnival Vista 2021 – Sea Day #1

Sea days are always a great day to relax and enjoy what the ship has to offer! This morning, I decided it would be best to let Jim sleep in and rest and much as possible since his allergies were driving him crazy! I used this time to do a little shopping!

First I went to the fun shops and found some 2 for $20 t-shirts in the sizes I needed. I didn’t want to take a chance of not being able to purchase them if I waited until the cruise was almost over, so I grabbed what I needed. These shirts would work a a shirt to wear on embarkation day for a future cruise, whenever that may be.

Then I made my way to Java Blue Cafe to grab some mugs and also a couple of Mocha’s to take to the room.

With my hands somewhat full, I made my way to our stateroom. It was time to make sure Jim was awake and ready to go to Brunch. We enjoy Sea Day Brunch and we always go whenever we can!

We tend to be creatures of habit when we go to brunch, and today was no exception. We started with Mimosa’s and coffee then stuffed ourselves with Steak and Eggs (my choice) and Eggs Benedict (Jim’s choice). The service was great and the food was fantastic. I can’t wait to come back again!!!!

Aftewards, we walked around the Fun Shops and Pixels. It was requested by my friend, Leigh Ann, to see if there were any lanyards on board. Mission accomplished!!! She will have plenty to chose from when she goes on her cruise!

Once back to our stateroom we found our new towel animal! Of course I had to take a picture of it! For today, Jim decided to be lazy in our stateroom while I decided to be lazy on deck 12 where I could watch the fun on the Lido deck yet have wonderful view of the water. And to enjoy a Pina Colada. Truly my happy place and favorite thing to do on a cruise.

After spending an appropriate amount of time in the sun, it was time to get ready for the first Cruise Elegant Night of this cruise. I started off with a gold eye mask/patch to hydrate. I do not know how well they worked as they kept sliding down my face!

With my clothes and shoes laid out and my hair sufficiently fixed, it was time to get ready and make our way to Deck 5 in search of the perfect backdrop for cruise formal night photos.

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When we arrived to deck 5, we did not see anything that really caught our attention so we made our way to deck 4 and this is what we decided on. Nothing fancy but still appropriate for what I was looking for.

Tonight at dinner we sat at a different table and were we glad we did. The staff was great. So much so that when we left, we stopped to see if we would be able to request the same table for the remainder of our cruise. Luckily we were able to do that!!!!

Tonight’s dinner cocktails were Bellini for me and a Chipotle Spicy Pineapple Martini for Jim. The martini was suggested by our awesome Carnival Personal Vacation Planner, Josh. According to Jim, it was a great suggestion! We also had water and ice tea to go with our meal.

Tonights bread selection were Ciabatta and Petite Sourdough, condiments were whipped butter, oilve & balsamic, and garlic and herb cheese. The garlic and herb cheese spread was definitely my favorite!

Our selections for appetizers were blackened pork tart and Caesar Salad for me!

Main course consisted of Spaghetti Carbonara for Jim and Slow Cooked Prime Rib for me. My mouth is still watering!

For dessert I had the Carnival Melting Chocolate Cake and Jim and the Vanilla Creme Brulee.

We were so stuffed after dinner, we went to our stateroom to change clothes and ended up staying in there the remainder of the night.

Today was a good day. I’m sure tomorrow will be a good day as well.

Coming up next is our second sea day. These is something about two sea days in a row that can really relax a persons soul.