snowwather

Hello, does anybody have the copy for the American Table...we are going on the Magic and would love to check the menus out before hand so that we can choose our nights to the steakhouse.

 

Does anybody have the wine list other than the standard regular wine list that are at the bars, surely they must have better quality of wines?

Go to the Carnival website find the FAQ section and search for the word wine. One of the results should be the dinner menu wine list which is different from what is available at most of the on-board bars. My wife and I got the 3 premium wines for $99 and thought it was the best deal going. The wines were not bad. Do a little research before you get on the cruise to know what to order. Also remember that you can take 1 bottle per adult in your carry-on. The 5 bottles were all we needed for the entire trip. Enjoy.

https://help.carnival.com/ci/fattach/get/863/1434724103/redirect/1/filename/MWLF_1214.pdf

My Great Grandfather had a ticket for Titanic, but he did not sail on it because my Grandfather was very ill. You would think I would avoid cruising but I find it very safe.

We drove to the port from KY and saw 2 accidents prior to 9 am. The spring break traffic down to Florida was bumper to bumper. Not my preferred way of driving. The point is you are safer on the cruise than the drive to the cruise.

It does however indicate how important it is for cruisers to avoid smoking or open flames in areas not designed for such items and for the cruise ships to practice fire fighting techniques.

We were on the same cruise. I liked the big screen by the pool. I reserved some seats on the upper lido, and wife got in line at the buffet and came back with dinner for me and the kids and ate while we watched Jurassic World. I think the next cruise I'd like to seek out another one with a big screen, that was so much fun.

 

We took the tour around the island excursion in Nassau. Stops at some historical sites and some beaches. Before the end, we stopped near a vendor where I got to try some sky juice: Coconut Milk, condensed milk, and Gin. We ended back near downtown Nassau where we walked around and got some lunch before heading back.

 

We didn't go anywhere in freeport except for the port, but i absolutely loved the Conch Salad from Conchalicious. I asked them to make it super spicy and can't wait to go back and try it again.

 

By the way, how did you feel about the small fire that they woke everyone up for at 5am to announce the fire and that there was nothing to worry about?

That was so strange. I remember the first announcement at 4 amy with "all first responders to deck one". I thought someone had a heart attack. Than the captain came on and announced there was a fire but it was already out. I appreciate the honesty and openness. What passed me off was the next two announcements to tell me all was OK and go back to bed. My next day was at Kennedy space center and we all feel asleep on the bus tour of the complex.

I agree the pool side movies were an excellent touch.

Just cruised the Victory out of Port Canaveral (March 27-31). Was very concerned about this cruise after reading several negative reviews, but overall the ship was fine. My family focuses on good dinning and good entertainment and are less concerned about constant attention on the room. Overall the room was clean and larger than our last Celebrity cruise (on constellation). No problem with the size of the balcony room we had. The food in the main dinning room ranged from good to excellent. No meals were bad and some exceeded expectation. The lobster was available at added cost ($20) and was excellent. If I had to summarize the food in the MDR I would say they did a great job preparing the ingredients they had. For example, the red snapper was as good as any restaurant I have eaten in. The jerk pork was to die for. The food on the celebrity constellation was better only because they started with more exotic base materials. In short, you can find a good meal on Victory in the MDR. The food on Lido deck was not bad, but not great. Here they started with good stock but did not prepare it as well as they should have. For example, the bacon they used taste great but was burnt to a crisp. I hate soggy bacon but bacon so crisp it turns into bacon bits dont work for me. This is just one example of what you find in the buffet lines.

As far as the ship goes it was fine. We were always entertained. Someone in an earlier post complained that the windows were not clean. I thought they were just wining but would have to agree 100% with them. The boat would feel 10 years younger if they just washed the windows. Walked in the new sports bar and alchemy bars. Both were nice but we did not spend time there because we did other things (bingo, comedy show, etc...). They looked nice as did the Ionian lounge, but we were tired by 10 pm and in bed by 11, and no events in these rooms matches with what we were doing that night. Had there been some type of sports event going on at the time the sports bar would have been a great place to watch it.

Nassau was nice but Freeport was lacking. At first I could not understand why the cruise lines went there but after meeting the people and understanding that tourism is vital to the survival of these small islands I was glad we went. Freeport has nice beaches if you seek them out. I hate that most excursions are to shopping markets versus the nice beaches. Both were available so maybe it is my fault for going shopping as opposed to seeing the beach. I think the Bahamas needs to focus on there greatest assets and that is their beautiful beaches and water and not on selling t-shirts. Most of the people I talk to that cruised to Freeport said they have no desire to go back. I think they would like it if they saw the nature wonders of the island. Next cruise will be to St Thomas and than a short ferry ride to St John. No t-shirt shops, just beautiful beaches.

Thanks for all the input. We ended up selecting the Victory for the 4 day to the Bahamas out of Port Canaveral. We could not do the 7 day on Norwegian Spirit because we had time constraints. Overall the ship was fine and we had a good time. The itinerary was good but not the best available. I think we would have liked the Spirit itinerary more. I will post a full review on the main Carnival section.

Thanks for the input. I will focus more on the itinerary when searching out future cruise

Thank you. That was a very helpful review

Neither one !!!!!

Could you please expand upon your answer. Is there something that you dislike about these two boats or do you feel there are better options?

Thanks for the feedback and encouragement. I think if you go in with a positive attitude you are half the way to a great vacation. Next year I will book the Norwegian spirit if it has the same itinerary

Hello

About a month ago I started looking for spring break cruises for my wife, teenage kids and myself. We planned to depart out of port Canaveral because we were already in the area. The two cruises that looked the best were the carnival victory to the Bahamas or the Norwegian spirit to eastern Caribbean. I liked the itinerary for the spirit much more than the victory but ended up booking the victory because the spirit had only average rating both here and on other sites. Did I mess up by reading too many reviews and placing to much emphasis on the negative reviews for the spirit? Has anyone else noticed that there are a lot of negative reviews being written? Had I ready reviews before my first cruise I probably would have never booked it. Could it be that some people have had excellent cruise experiences so if they have only a good experience they rate it poorly? Please help.

Was on Celebrity Constellation last spring break and really enjoyed the meals in the main dinning room. Felt no need to pay extra for specialty dinning. Main dinning offers breakfast and dinner but not lunch. Does not answer your direct question but hopefully it is helpful all the same. Enjoy your cruise, we did.