kimba961 Posted October 1, 2015 #526 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Your reviews are the best! I'm somewhat new to cruise critic & I think I've read all of your reviews now. Thanks for taking the time to post these and sharing your cruise with us! I agree with the others, it makes it easier to countdown to your next cruise when you can read reviews in between. Thanks again! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 1, 2015 Author #527 Share Posted October 1, 2015 What a great review!! We haven't even sailed on Carnival yet (first one coming up in March!) but we've already decided on the Breeze for our honeymoon the following March. Your review has upped my excitement by some exponent, and I can't wait to show my honey. :-)Thanks for such a thorough visual review! Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it. Still one segment to go. Another fabulous review Jeff. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. It was a great way to hold me off until I cruise on the Ecstasy in 11 days Thanks Brianna!! Good to know that there will be an Ecstasy review posted in the near future! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch27088 Posted October 1, 2015 #528 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Jeff (Jamman), so glad to find another one of your wonderful and great reviews. I'm subscribing and can't wait. Thanks for taking us along on your vacation. BTW, so glad nothing too serious happened with that accident, and that you guys were safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 1, 2015 Author #529 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Fantastic review! Between the pictures and the commentary, this is by far one of the best and detailed reviews I have seen. I feel like I was right there with you. I am sailing on this ship for 8 days on 10/10....next weekend! I was excited before - but now? I am about giddy with anticipation and excitement. I was pretty useless at work leading up to this date, but your review has pushed me over the work edge. I am done mentally - and in cruise mode! Woo-Hoo! Thank you - and thanks to Patty too! Thanks for reading and for your kind words! I'm positive you will have a great cruise on the Breeze. Enjoy!!! Thank you so much for your detailed review! I love reading each and every word along with the pictures! Sailing the Breeze end of January and you have helped so much! Thank you! Thank You!! Glad you enjoyed reading, and happy it was helpful. Enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 1, 2015 Author #530 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Your reviews are the best! I'm somewhat new to cruise critic & I think I've read all of your reviews now. Thanks for taking the time to post these and sharing your cruise with us! I agree with the others, it makes it easier to countdown to your next cruise when you can read reviews in between. Thanks again! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Welcome to CC and thanks for reading and your kind words! Jeff (Jamman), so glad to find another one of your wonderful and great reviews. I'm subscribing and can't wait. Thanks for taking us along on your vacation. BTW, so glad nothing too serious happened with that accident, and that you guys were safe! Thanks for following along again!! Yes, that was a scary moment. We were all still shaking an hour later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipcruiser Posted October 1, 2015 #531 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Great review!!! We are sailing on her first week of January. I am using the mobile app Jamman, how do I get to where I can read your other reviews. This one was amazing. Thank you for the time you put into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webecruzen Posted October 1, 2015 #532 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thank you for all the time and effort in putting together another wonderful cruise. I really enjoy following along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grima625 Posted October 2, 2015 #533 Share Posted October 2, 2015 After a drink or two or three, I made my way back to the cabin. Our (gasp!!) debarkation information has arrived….. To be continued….. That's the worst part of the cruise, and your review, because we know they are both almost over.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Fun Bunch Posted October 2, 2015 #534 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Thanks for another wonderful review!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkg Posted October 2, 2015 #535 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I do love your reviews and pictures. It looks like you had a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 2, 2015 Author #536 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Great review!!! We are sailing on her first week of January. I am using the mobile app Jamman, how do I get to where I can read your other reviews. This one was amazing. Thank you for the time you put into it. Thanks for reading!! The links to all my reviews is in my signature. Since I don't use the mobile app I don't know what you can see. Can anyone direct them? Thank you for all the time and effort in putting together another wonderful cruise. I really enjoy following along. Thank You very much! Glad to have you along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 2, 2015 Author #537 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Thanks for another wonderful review!!!! Thanks for reading!! I do love your reviews and pictures. It looks like you had a blast. We sure did! Thanks for following along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweetybird617 Posted October 2, 2015 #538 Share Posted October 2, 2015 What a wonderful review this has been!! I have never been on this itinerary but I'm thinking it will need to be in my near future! Looks absolutely beautiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle1836 Posted October 3, 2015 #539 Share Posted October 3, 2015 It was time to go check out our cabins, so we made our way up to Empress Deck 7, then all the way to the front of the ship. As I mentioned earlier, we had two category 4J cabins which are listed as an inside with a walkway view. Patti and I would be in cabin 7202, and Ryan would be next door in cabin 7201. The funny thing is that we would each have different cabin stewards, but we soon got to know all four of them. Cabin 7202….. Here are some views of our cabin and my Diamond information. Ryan’s cabin was a mirror image of ours….. To be continued….. this is our exact cabin on the Breeze next July. thanks for posting the pictures and cant wait to finish your review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel24m Posted October 3, 2015 #540 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thanks for reading!! The links to all my reviews is in my signature. Since I don't use the mobile app I don't know what you can see. Can anyone direct them? Thank You very much! Glad to have you along! Its so much better reading and seeing your photos in the app than online for some reason.On my computer you have to click each picture to see them.Either way another great review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 3, 2015 Author #541 Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) The day that every cruiser dreads is here. It’s debarkation day. Here is the debarkation information that we received yesterday….. When we woke up at 6am, the Carnival Breeze was already docked in Miami. Self assist debarkation began promptly at 7am. Since we were not carrying our bags off the ship, Diamonds and Platinums were instructed to meet in the Ovation Theater at 7:45. We got there a little after 7:30. They provided us with water, juice, coffee, tea, and Danish. About 20 minutes later, Matt came in and told us that we could debark. I had read quite a few horror stories about the debarkation process on the Breeze, but I have to say that our experience was great, and it was all done in a very orderly manner. I feel it was probably because Matt was very hands on and visible during the whole process. Another reason I believe he was the perfect choice for the Carnival Vista. Once off the ship, we made our way to claim our bags. In Miami, they use luggage carousels like the airlines, and it makes it so much easier. No searching through rows of bags, climbing over each other, rather just picking your spot at the carousel and waiting for your bags come to you. Well done Miami!! Porters were very easy to come by, and after loading our bags on his cart, quickly led us through customs, and then took our bags across the street by the parking garage. I paid my parking fee ($20/day = $160.), by credit card at the nearby, handy kiosk, and then went to get the van. Patti and Ryan stood by and watched our bags……. Our last looks at the Carnival Breeze in Miami……. Looking up at the Lido Deck, we could see people hanging out, waiting for their turn to debark….. Once we loaded up the car, it was very easy to get out of the port because of all the well marked signs. We took the tunnel exit…… We will be heading north on I-95, and then on to the Florida Turnpike, to head back to Orlando to continue our vacation, another great cruise completed! THE END. We really enjoyed our cruise aboard the Carnival Breeze. Here are some of our random, mostly positive thoughts….. Both embarkation and debarkation for us were quick and well organized. Now, being a Diamond / Platinum family probably helped a lot with that. We also loved that Miami had the luggage carousels. We absolutely loved the décor on the Breeze. We loved the blues and golds and the Caribbean feel of the ship. The lanterns in the atrium were stunning. This was the 4th cruise that we had the 4J cabins at the front of the ship with the “secret” deck. We have decided that this will be the last. It seems that all our favorite activities, including the aft dining room, are at the stern of the ship, so we did a lot of walking to get back there. Also, if the seas are just a little rough, you can feel the bow cutting through the water, like your tire hitting a pothole. We love the “secret” deck, but you don’t need a 4J cabin to enjoy it. Anyone can go there. Cucina del Capitano. What can I say, it was simply awesome, especially at dinner. We thought that the service at dinner was better than the Steakhouse, if that was possible! The free lunch, as a pasta bar, was also very good. Just bring earplugs to drown out the din from above. Lol. Speaking of the Steakhouse, Fahrenheit 555 was also awesome. We really liked the smaller more intimate space, as opposed to all the other Steakhouses in the fleet. Our experience in the Blush Restaurant was not as good as it has been on our most recent cruises. We requested, and received a booth for four, but the booth we were given felt like we were in a closet. For the second cruise in a row, we were placed on the upper level, which we have discovered we don’t like. That’s all on us, so in the future I will fine tune my requests a little more. We also didn’t care for the Halloween like lighting during dinner. Again that’s just personal preference. Our wait staff was just adequate, but we couldn’t really blame them, as the large family group that occupied two tables that I talked about earlier in the review, just drove them crazy with their musical chairs, lateness, and unrealistic demands. I thought about talking to the Maitre D’ about it, but I was afraid that it would cause more trouble than it was worth. On the positive side, for the most part, the food was good, and served at the proper temperature. We had no problems finding something that we liked to eat on the American Table / Feast menus. We loved the Red Frog Pub. This was the first ship with a Red Frog Pub that we have been on, that had the Pub Grub. Fantastic. I made a meal out of it one evening! We all enjoyed the casino even though we didn’t win a lot of money. The hosts, pit bosses, and dealers were all professional, and a lot of fun. Patti also loved the two handles on the backs of the chairs at the table games, making them so much easier to move. It’s the little things!! Lol. A big shout out to our fellow roll call members. It was great meeting each and every one of you. The meet and greet, and the slot pull were a lot of fun. Let’s do it again some day! Finally, CD Matt Mitcham was simply awesome! What a remarkable young man. He was everywhere, very approachable, and just plain fun! He is the best CD in the fleet, and will serve the Carnival Vista well. Well, that just about wraps this review up. I just want to thank my lovely wife Patti, and her wonderful picture taking abilities. I couldn’t do these reviews, or live life, without her. Thanks Babe!! To my son Ryan, thanks for letting me share your stories with everyone. You have quite a fan club out there! As always, I want to thank all of you, the readers, for making this all worthwhile. I hope you all enjoyed the ride, and if I was able to help you in any way with your future cruise plans, or entertained you in any way, then I did my job. If you have any questions or comments, please post them here, and I will be happy to respond. As of this writing, our next cruise will be next August on the Carnival Sunshine from New York City. Come join us if you can, we would love to meet you! So until then, may you have clear skies and calm seas! Happy Sails!! Edited October 3, 2015 by Jamman54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 3, 2015 Author #542 Share Posted October 3, 2015 What a wonderful review this has been!! I have never been on this itinerary but I'm thinking it will need to be in my near future! Looks absolutely beautiful!! Thanks for reading! It is a great itinerary. this is our exact cabin on the Breeze next July. thanks for posting the pictures and cant wait to finish your review How about that! I officially turn the "secret" deck over to you! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonsMom Posted October 3, 2015 #543 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thank you for sharing your family vacation with us via another absolutely terrific review. Just as your Splendor reviews have reassured me that I will love our upcoming maiden voyage on her, this review has heightened my interest in the Breeze. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
092306 Posted October 3, 2015 #544 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thanks, Jeff, for another fantastic review! Loved your detail and Patti's great pictures. Thinking of sailing the Sunshine out of NYC this August too if things go as planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxmom Posted October 3, 2015 #545 Share Posted October 3, 2015 This was an amazing review Thanks so Much to you and your family for sharing your journey. The pictures were amazing along with the commentary... lol I can't wait to be on the breeze in 48 days!!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC Cruisin Posted October 3, 2015 #546 Share Posted October 3, 2015 What a great review! Thanks for sharing it with us. Now the waiting begins for me. I don't sail on the Breeze until 2017 :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessz79 Posted October 3, 2015 #547 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thank you so much for your great review and pictures! We're doing this itinerary in March and it's been fun to follow along :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waywyrd Posted October 3, 2015 #548 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Aw, I always get sad to see the debarkation slip in my room. What a fun review, thanks for sharing! Looking forward to your next one. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhcw Posted October 3, 2015 #549 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thanks again for a wonderful review:):):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweethart9510 Posted October 3, 2015 #550 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Your review was one of the first I came across when I joined this site about a month ago. You are going to be my go to person for reviews from now on. Very well done sir. [emoji122][emoji122] And you have a beautiful family. [emoji4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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