mountainbreeze Posted September 29, 2013 Author #101 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Thank you for your reply, you all seemed to have enjoyed the water taxi sooo much! It looks very exciting...:DGoing on our first trip to MIA in Nov and cruise in Dec. The water taxi was very good, much better than an ordinary cab would have been. I'm glad we tried it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted September 29, 2013 #102 Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Heh, you beat me to this.... I understand your excitement at getting the first glimpse of your ship... but that wasn't your ship! That's a Fantasy-class ship... the one that followed your ship out of the Port of Miami. Notice that it doesn't have any balconies. That wasn't your ship, I'm afraid! She was almost certainly Carnival Imagination. My first Carnival cruise, so I have a particular fondness for her. :) Really enjoying the review. We are 15 days from sailing and 13 days from leaving home for the drive! Edited September 29, 2013 by Pellaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltybones Posted September 29, 2013 #103 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Great Review! More Please! Thanks for feeding us some great cruise fodder!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brycman95 Posted September 29, 2013 #104 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Your review is awesome! My bestfriend, her 10 yr old daughter and I are going on the same cruise the week of Thanksgiving! We are all first time cruisers and are super excited! We are going down to Miami and staying at the Holiday Inn Port of Miami for a couple of nights so your review is very useful! We are DEF going to use the water taxi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #105 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Heh, you beat me to this.... She was almost certainly Carnival Imagination. My first Carnival cruise, so I have a particular fondness for her. :) Really enjoying the review. We are 15 days from sailing and 13 days from leaving home for the drive! Yes, I screwed that up :) Sorry for the wrong picture! Glad you are enjoying the review, your cruise is coming up very soon! Are you packed yet??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #106 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Great Review! More Please! Thanks for feeding us some great cruise fodder!:D I'm so glad you are enjoying this review! More coming TODAY........I think I have 2 or 3 days to post today. Be back shortly with Grand Turk and HMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #107 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Your review is awesome! My bestfriend, her 10 yr old daughter and I are going on the same cruise the week of Thanksgiving! We are all first time cruisers and are super excited! We are going down to Miami and staying at the Holiday Inn Port of Miami for a couple of nights so your review is very useful! We are DEF going to use the water taxi! So glad I could help :) You will love the Victory, I had so much fun on that ship! I have a post coming up with a tour of the ship too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #108 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Sorry I didn't get to post anything over the weekend. To make it up to you, I have an extra long post today. I'm going to start with my pics of the Carnival Victory, then I'll post Grand Turk Day and HMC day. I'm writing the Nassau day right now, and I should have that ready to post tomorrow. This is not a "complete" tour of the Carnival Victory. These are only the areas of the ship that I visited on my cruise. THE CARNIVAL VICTORY!! Deck 1- Riviera Deck - Passenger cabins Deck 2 - Main Deck - Passenger cabins When you enter the ship, you are in the Lobby- on deck 3 The lobby bar (deck 3) Lobby ceiling - I loved the green glass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #109 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Glass elevators in the lobby Entrance to the Atlantic Dining room just off the lobby area Inside the Atlantic Dining Room The Shore excursion desk in the lobby. This is where you book shore excursions for the islands you visit. Guest Services desk in the lobby. This is just like the front desk at a hotel. Seating in the lobby with the big staircase up to deck 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #110 Share Posted September 30, 2013 At the very front of the ship on deck 3 was the Caribbean Theater. We saw all of the bigger shows here. There are entrances to the balcony levels of the theater on decks 4 and 5 The balcony in the Caribbean Theater Our favorite spot to sit to watch all the shows in the Caribbean Theater. Balcony level, straight back from the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #111 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Going up to Deck 4 - Atlantic Deck Above the Lobby on Deck 4 are the Photo Shops. This is where to go to look at and buy any pictures the ship photographers take of you The library is on deck 4. They have board games and books you can check out during your cruise. A statue in glass in the Library. It was about 3 feet tall. It's probably carved out of solid ivory and worth a bazillion dollars. Also on deck 4 was the Cigar Bar, but you can't smoke in there. It was a beautiful big room that I thought was wasted space. We never saw anyone in here. The bar at the Cigar bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #112 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Behind the Cigar bar was the Internet Cafe. For a fee you can use the internet Also on deck 4 are the stairs to enter the balcony of the Caribbean Theater Lets go up to deck 5 - Promenade deck On Deck 5, above the lobby are The Fun Shops. These are the gift shops and the jewelry shops. I didn't take any pictures in the shops. You can see them on the other side of the glass railings. In this one, you can also see the photo shops below on deck 4 Looking over the railing down onto the lobby bar. There was a band behind the bar every night, and sometimes during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #113 Share Posted September 30, 2013 The Candy Store - called Formalities. Also on deck 5 is the casino We loved the casino bar - called the Trident Bar. We would stop here for a smoke several times a day when we walked to and from our activities. The seahorse barstools at the Trident bar Next to the Trident Bar was a small stage. There was a band playing here every night, and most days too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #114 Share Posted September 30, 2013 There is a place on the Promenade deck where you can buy yummy desserts The arcade The Caspian Wine Bar The Piano Bar The Red & Black Lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #115 Share Posted September 30, 2013 The Arctic Nightclub Deck 6 - The Upper Deck - Passenger Cabins Deck 7 - The Empress Deck - Passenger Cabins Deck 8 - The Verandah Deck - Passenger Cabins Lets stop off at Deck 8 - Verandah Deck and take a tour of our cabins. We'll start with inside cabin 8426 at the back of the ship. Please excuse the "lived-in" look of the cabin. It was my kids cabin and these pics were taken on the last night of the cruise, just before they started packing to go home. Walking in the door, there were closets on the left, and the bathroom to the right. Walking further into the cabin, and looking toward the right And looking to the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #116 Share Posted September 30, 2013 My cabin was the "Premium Vista Balcony" cabin 8428. Also known as an aft-wrap. It's located in the back corner of the ship, shown here with the black arrow aft-wrap 8428 is at the very end of the hallway inside cabin 8426 is on the left side in this pic This map might help with the placement of our cabins The circle is around my aft-wrap cabin and the arrow is pointing to the kids inside cabin. 8428 was a fabulous cabin, with the best balcony EVER! Looking back at the door after walking in. There were 2 closets on one side. The safe was on a shelf in the first closet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #117 Share Posted September 30, 2013 The balcony door was behind the smaller curtain on the other side of the TV. The door on the left was the bathroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #118 Share Posted September 30, 2013 The bathroom And the best part, the balcony!! This part of the balcony was around the side of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #119 Share Posted September 30, 2013 And now up one floor to Deck 9 -The Lido Deck (I didn't get a picture of the Lido deck sign!!) LIDO DECK DECK 9 At the back of the ship is a pool, 2 hot tubs, and plenty of places to sit or lay out Closer view of the pool The waterfall and statue by the back pool The pizza place The pool bar The ice cream machines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #120 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Moving toward the front of the ship on deck 9 The big buffet area. The deli and the Chinese place are along the sides of the buffet On the other side of the buffet area Just past these tables is another pool bar (on the left) The pool bar On the other side of the pool bar is the pool And the hot tubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #121 Share Posted September 30, 2013 The big screen TV Opposite the big screen TV is tiered seating with lounge chairs Looking at the big screen from the tiered seating Above the Lido Deck, and behind the big screen is the jogging track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #122 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Around the back side of the jogging track. It's very windy up here when the ship is sailing Getting closer to the whale tail One floor above the jogging track is the mini golf course. It was very windy up here too Mini golf at the base of the whale tail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #123 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Looking up at the whale tail. The big one is the real thing. The small one is a feature of the mini golf course Looking over the rail from the mini golf course Next we'll go over near the top of the waterslide - Serenity deck The view from the other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #124 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Behind the waterslide entrance is the Adults only Serenity deck Inside the serenity deck are these cool showers. You can try them all Places to hang out on Serenity Deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainbreeze Posted September 30, 2013 Author #125 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Looking down at the hot tubs on the lower level of Serenity Deck Toward the front of the ship is the workout facility and the spa And that's the end of my tour of the Carnival Victory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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