Carnival Breeze 2022 Recap – Sea Day #2

It’s our last sea day. On our way for our pre-breakfast snacking, we came upon the towel animal invasion. So many towel animals all over the Lido deck!!!! Of course I MUST take some pictures.

Then is was on to grab some pastries for myself. I decided on banana nut bread, apple strudel, and a cinnamon roll with coffee to wash it down. Jim had a Blue Iguana breakfast burrito which had eggs, ham, chicken sausage, hash browns, grilled onions, guacamole, creme fraiche, and salsa rojo.

After we finished our pre-breakfast snack, we decided to go to the morning show held in the Ovation theater. I have never had such a good time at a show. So much fun!!!! Cookie is so entertaining!!!

We briefly returned to our stateroom to find our last sea animal. I wonder if our towel animal will miss us as much as we will miss them…

We sent down to the Blush dining room for our last sea day brunch. Jim ordered his usual eggs Benedict, hash browns, bacon, orange juice, coffee and a Bloody Mary. Ordered steak and eggs, hash browns, honey butter biscuit, orange juice, coffee, and a Mimosa. The food was great, the service was great, and since we were seated with others, the conversations were great.

We did not feel like packing up all of our stuff, so we went to watch the Family Face Off at Ocean Plaza. But first, I had to make myself a mimosa.

We have not gone to the Pasta bar and today would be our last chance. So for lunch, Jim had a Caesar salad, bread, and lasagna. I had a Caesar salad, bread, and linguini with meat sauce. For some reason, I did not take any pictures of the lasagna or linguini. We must have been real hungry.

After we finished our lunch, we went to think about packing. The weather had cancelled my plans of hanging out on the Serenity deck the entire day. So, we went to the Q and Awesome with Cookie in the Ovation theater. Cookie is still the best!!!! Unfortunately, the BINGO people started coming in and talking. They were talking so loudly that we could not hear what Cookie was saying. Definitely a rude bunch but they didn’t spoil my fun.

We have a tradition on the last day of each cruise. We must take a picture with Jim emptying his pockets to show he’s broke and I’m trying to convince him that we need to book another cruise. The photographers always manage to get the perfect shot for us.

For dinner, we decided to go to the Lido Marketplace buffet again. Luckily, Guy’s Burger Joint was still open so I had a patty with cheese, no bun, fries, and a Mango Magic while Jim had a pig patty, fries and a beachcomber. Since it was cold outside, we decided to eat our dinner in our room.

And now, the last day is over. We spent the rest of the night/evening packing then we had some cookies and other sweet goodies from the Lido Marketplace. Sorry. No pictures.

Coming up next, it’s time to leave.

Carnival Breeze 2022 Recap – Sea Day #1

Sea days are fun and relaxing.

Honestly, I love waking up to this view. It never gets old and definitely does not last long enough, especially on a 5-day cruise.

The first thing I did this morning was to book a pedicure in the Spa. I scheduled it for 2:45 as I wanted to make sure I would have plenty of time to get ready for cruise elegant night.

We started our day with Brunch in the Blush dining room. The chandeliers are amazing.

Once we were seated, we were quickly served our coffee and I ordered a Mimosa. We also placed our food orders. I had steak and effs and Jim and a Frittata.

Once we finished breakfast, we went to Pixels to get our cruise pin then made our way to the Lido Marketplace.

Jim decided that he might need a second breakfast so he grabbed an Eggs Benedict and I grabbed some pastries. We both had some more coffee.

After we finished our second breakfast, we went to the room to rest and try to figure out how we wanted to spend our day. Upon arrival we found our towel animal for today!!! So cute.

We decided to walk around and do some more shopping, especially since I had a coupon for a bracelet in the Fun Shop!!!!

We went to Guy’s burgers to grab some lunch and brought the tasty burgers to our stateroom. Just as we were sitting down to eat there was a knock on our door. I knew it wasn’t our liquor delivery as it had already been delivered but had no clue what this was. And then Jim read the note. My good friend Leigh Ann had ordered room decorations and a birthday cake for me!!! I was speechless for some time. She is such a dear sweet friend. We were locker mates from middle school until we graduated high school and we have been friends ever since! With all the excitement, I did not take any pictures of our lunch but I did remember to make a note of what we had. Jim at a Pig Patty and fries while I had the Plain Jane and fries. The burgers are just so good!!!! As a side note, the cake said it was vanilla but when we cut into it, it was obviously strawberry and VERY GOOD!!!

After the shock of the surprise somewhat wore off, it was time for me to go to the spa for my pedicure. I will say I’m glad they view while waiting was amazing as I think they forgot about me for almost 30 minutes.

Luckily, someone did finally come get me and the view from the pedicure chair was amazing.

Unfortunately, since my pedicure was late starting, I was later than I anticipated getting ready for dinner. Luckily, all I really needed to do was to freshen up and change clothes.

On our way to the Sapphire dining room, we stopped to take some cruise elegant night pictures. This was the only one we really liked.

Then it was on to dinner. This would be our first time this cruise to eat in the main dining room. Since we were able to check in on the HUB app, we knew we would not have a long wait. And the wait truly was under 10 minutes.

We were seated at a table for two and we found the wait staff to be very attentive. Jim ordered a Spicy Chipotle Martini and I ordered a Bellini to start with. For dinner, Jim had the port tart, prime rib, and creme brulee for dessert. I had a Ceasar salad, prime rib, and warm chocolate melting cake for dessert.

After we finished eating and watching the wait staff dance, we made our way to our stateroom to change clothes and ended up staying in our stateroom the remainder of the night.

Up next is our time in Cozumel!

Carnival Vista 2021 – Sea Day #3

It’s our last day on the Carnival Vista. Tomorrow they will be forcing us to leave! But that’s ok. We are going to make the best of today.

First, we will start the day with Sea Day Brunch. What’s brunch without a Bloody Mary and a Mimosa? Definitely our brunch starter of choice!

I was shocked when Jim didn’t order his normal Eggs Benedict. Today, we decided on the Voyage Burger. He said it was very good. I had my typical Steak and Eggs.

Before long, we had finished our meal and wondered around the ship for a while. We came upon the class that teaches how to make the towel animals. We didn’t stay but we took some pictures!

When we arrived to our stateroom, we found this towel animal, or should I say towel heart.

We spent some time packing then we went to Lido Marketplace for lunch.

One of the VIFP Gold perks is a free drink on the last night of the cruise to be used after 5pm I think. We decided we would get our drink from the Alchemy bar. This is the first time we have ever ordered a drink from any Alchemy bar. We have high hopes for our beverage! I’m not positive, but I think Jim ordered the Quick Fix and I may have had the Pain Relief. I do not remember so it is quiet possible I’m wrong.

The last dinner on the ship is sad. Sad because we know this cruise is coming to an end. So we will enjoy our dinner and maybe shed a tear or two when they sing that song…

Tonight we made sure to get pictures of our wait team before things got crazy. They were a fantastic team and I am so glad we were seated with them.

Our last meal of the cruise consisted of Rustic French Bread and Ciabatta with Whipped Butter, Olive Oil & Balsamic, and tomato & olive Tapemade, Steak Ale and Cheddar Soup, Braised Short Ribs, Broiled Strip Loin Steak, Baked Alaska, and one last Carnival Melting chocolate Cake.

After dinner and saying our goodbyes, we walked around determined to find the perfect backdrop for my required last photo of the cruise. I could not wait to take it when I found exactly what I wanted!!!!

We also did some shopping as we still had a lot of on board credit to use!

And then we returned to our room to finish any packing and to sleep.

The final installment is coming soon!!!

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.