Our MAGICal B2B with a side of ELATION cruises (with pics) - 10/7/17.

[Jamman54]

Love your reviews we are going on the Elation December 11th -16th looking forward to your take on how it was .

 

Glad to have you along for the ride. Enjoy your cruise on the Elation! :cool:

Following! Looking forward to the Magic in February and enjoying your review!

 

Thanks for following! February will be here before you know it! :D

[Jamman54]

Hello Jeff!!

I have been waiting on this review. I have always been able to read and view your pictures from your cruise reviews that you had done in the past while I'm sitting here at work. However, this time, the photos are not showing up as they had been. All I see is a black box with an X in it. I'm using the same work computer that I have been which is in my office at work. So what has changed that I can no longer see your pictures? Are you using a different way to post your pictures?

 

Hey there! Sorry you are having problems viewing our pictures at work, but I think I know what your problem is. At the end of last year I changed my photo hosting site for a variety of reasons. So starting with my Carnival Pride Repo review my photos are now being hosted by smugmug and I bet that your company blocks that site. You will have to view them from home or bribe your IT guy. Sorry! :loudcry:

 

Subscribing to this awesome review! We'll be cruising on the Magic This Christmas and loving your review and pics! Thanks so much!

 

Glad to have you aboard! Christmas on the Magic sounds wonderful! :D

[ILCruzr]

Thanks for the review! I am sailing on the Magic 11/11 and I cannot wait! 10 more days :), these pics got me excited!!!

[Jamman54]

Here are some views of Cucina del Capitano. For lunch it is a free Pasta Bar and is open from 12:00 to 2:30 daily. It is open for dinner from 5:30 to 9:30 nightly, with a $15 per person upcharge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are given # 20, (Patti’s birthdate), and told to sit where we pleased. As you can see from the pictures that the place is nearly deserted and it’s nearly 1:00. It’s a great place to have your embarkation lunch!

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here is the lunch menu. You make your selections, hand it to the waitress, and about ten minutes later she brings your food back to you. Very easy!

 

Here I am making my selections…..

 

While we are waiting for our food, I’ll share the dinner menu and wine list with you. We will be eating dinner here our second week.

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Our food has arrived. We both had the Caesar salad and bread……

 

I had the bow tie pasta with meat sauce, sausage, shrimp, mushrooms, and peppers…..

 

Patti had the linguini with Alfredo sauce and chicken. It was a very good lunch!

 

After lunch, I made my way to the Red Frog Rum Bar for an informal roll call meeting where I would make some new CC friends. Patti would begin touring the ship and taking pictures. She started with the Sports Square on Decks 12 & 14 aft…..

 

To be continued…..

[Draketti]

Loving all the pictures and can't wait for the rest of your Magic review! I'm getting more excited and am definitely going to hit the pasta place for lunch on Embarkation day! YUMMY!

[afcruiser]

A great place for lunch. Not really very busy. We order a side of chicken strips for our Caesar salad. YUM.

Can't wait to see how your Dinner was. Have never had.

[Jamman54]

Here are some more views of the Sports Square……

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

The basketball court, which is right above Cucina del Capitano. You can hear the thumping while you are eating lunch.....

 

Here is a workout area……

 

Here are a couple of views of the Sky Course…..

 

 

 

Looking at the Beach Pool and Water Works from the Sports Square…..

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Thanks for the review! I am sailing on the Magic 11/11 and I cannot wait! 10 more days , these pics got me excited!!!

 

Thanks for reading! Enjoy your cruise!!! :D

 

Loving all the pictures and can't wait for the rest of your Magic review! I'm getting more excited and am definitely going to hit the pasta place for lunch on Embarkation day! YUMMY!

 

Much more to come. Cucina for lunch is a good plan! :D

 

A great place for lunch. Not really very busy. We order a side of chicken strips for our Caesar salad. YUM.

Can't wait to see how your Dinner was. Have never had.

 

The chicken strips is a great idea! :cool:

[swodog94]

Jamman, great to see a new review from you! Can't wait to see everything you did...and all the beer you consumed! Following.

[b1babe63]

Hey Jim & Pat! It was great to see you again aboard the Magic. It was a great cruise wasn't it? It was also great to meet your friend Willie and his wife (Patti & I can't remember her name). I guess we killed a few brain cells at Nachi Cocum! :D We will see you in the spring one way or another and hopefully aboard another ship! :cool:

 

 

 

Though we don't decorate our door, we saw plenty of doors that were decorated.

Thanks we leave soon and will be celebrating many events

[marty1950]

Hey Jeff and Patti Great start to a fabulous vacation. The $ 2.00 charge o get to the tiki bar is a Great deal. nice views and cold drinks,can't beat that. Gary

[canadaman111]

Loving your review. It is making me so excited for our first ever cruise coming up this February on the Breeze. Just 116 days to go!!!!

[MzOhioLady]

Hey there! Sorry you are having problems viewing our pictures at work, but I think I know what your problem is. At the end of last year I changed my photo hosting site for a variety of reasons. So starting with my Carnival Pride Repo review my photos are now being hosted by smugmug and I bet that your company blocks that site. You will have to view them from home or bribe your IT guy. Sorry! :loudcry:

 

 

Ok Jeff, that's probably correct. They do have a LOT of Sites Blocked. I'll have to check out the Review another way. Thanks for the Heads Up!

[Hadiez]

Hello Jeff

Loving the review so far. Cant wait for more and look forward to meeting you and Patti in person on the second leg of your Conquest cruise next year!!

[BrownsFan19]

Following to get info about elation! Thanks!

[Luke Saint Joe]

Jeff, I don't know how to contact you. I see that you & Patti have not yet sailed on Vista. Dave & I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary in 2019 and are hoping to set sail on Vista. Probably in June or July. Perhaps we can plan a trip together. (Lorrie)

[negronw_1]

I am so glad for this review. We are going on the Magic on Nov 11 and cant wait. I drive on I-4 everyday and it is crazy. Lane changes every week. They say it is a 6 year project..... Sitting down and enjoying this so far. Really appreciate your reviews, thanks for all you do.

Fully refreshed after our breakfast at Cracker Barrel, we hopped into the van to continue our drive south. In a few hours we were in Florida. I always use I-295 to bypass downtown Jacksonville, and soon we saw a familiar sign. Sorry about the buggy windshield!

 

 

Here is the Dames Point Bridge which we will be sailing under while on the Elation in just under three weeks…..

 

 

We saw the Carnival Fascination in Jaxport. She was there filling in for the Elation while she was still in dry dock. Patti was able to get one decent blurry picture looking back…..

 

 

In less than two hours of uneventful driving we were approaching Orlando. OMG, the construction on I-4 was horrible! Zigs and zags was the theme, and to tell you the truth, driving in a video game was easier than this. It’s going to take them years to get this all fixed. If I was the least bit tired before we hit this mess, I was wide eyed now! Finally, we navigated through this and made our exit onto International Drive.

 

We would be spending the first four nights at the Rosen Inn International at 7600 International Drive. Not 5 star by any means, but it is clean, comfortable, and cheap. At 59.99 a night it is well worth it. The best thing that I like about it is that it caters to a mostly British clientele. There is a clock on the wall by the front desk that shows London time. Gotta love those Brits!! Lol.

 

We were given room # 2627 on the 6th floor. Here are some pictures of the room…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Jamman, great to see a new review from you! Can't wait to see everything you did...and all the beer you consumed! Following.

 

Hey there! Glad to have you along again! :D

 

Loving your review. It is making me so excited for our first ever cruise coming up this February on the Breeze. Just 116 days to go!!!!

 

Thanks for reading! The Breeze is also a great ship! :cool:

[Jamman54]

Hello Jeff

Loving the review so far. Cant wait for more and look forward to meeting you and Patti in person on the second leg of your Conquest cruise next year!!

 

Thanks for stopping by! Looking forward to seeing you aboard the Conquest. :cool:

 

Following to get info about elation! Thanks!

 

Thanks for following. I'll be getting to the Elation later in the review. :cool:

[Jamman54]

Jeff, I don't know how to contact you. I see that you & Patti have not yet sailed on Vista. Dave & I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary in 2019 and are hoping to set sail on Vista. Probably in June or July. Perhaps we can plan a trip together. (Lorrie)

 

Hi Lorrie! Our email is jpmaskall at Comcast dot net. Since we will be sailing on the Splendor to Hawaii in April 2019, June or July won't work for us. Maybe another time. :cool:

 

I am so glad for this review. We are going on the Magic on Nov 11 and cant wait. I drive on I-4 everyday and it is crazy. Lane changes every week. They say it is a 6 year project..... Sitting down and enjoying this so far. Really appreciate your reviews, thanks for all you do.

 

Glad to have you aboard. Don't know how you can drive on I-4 every day! :eek:

[horsegal]

Hi Lorrie! Our email is jpmaskall at Comcast dot net. Since we will be sailing on the Splendor to Hawaii in April 2019, June or July won't work for us. Maybe another time. :cool:

 

 

 

Glad to have you aboard. Don't know how you can drive on I-4 every day! :eek:

Would love to see a review on that one!! They still haven't released it but I'm hoping they are doing the Hawaii one in Sept 2019 from Vancouver, we are planning on booking it.

 

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[Jamman54]

Patti continues her tour of the ship at the Water Works…..

 

 

Looking at the Water Works from the Serenity area…..

 

To be continued…….