Our Carnival Pride to Bermuda cruise (with pics) - 10/21/2018

[stobe1]

I always look forward to your reviews! Simple and to the point without all the fluff and lame attempts at humor.  Hopefully I will be lucky enough to sail with you one of these days. 

 

You should do the 10 day on the Sunrise out of NYC in June with us!! 😉

[BellaSweet]

Super excited to read this. I love your reviews..we're on the Pride(2nd time) in June for our Bermuda trip. It will be the first time for us to go to Bermuda.

[jbhcw]

So happy to see another review from you and Patti!   We've sailed the Pride 2-3 times...once to Bermuda!!  Always enjoy reading your review and looking at Patti's pictures....Thanks!!

 

[Jamman54]

22 hours ago, cruise_mojo said:

hi jammy 

 

its funny how peeps can go on cruises and never even go into the same places! 

 

I barely dropped by the skybox to pick up momma a soda and didn't even really look into the red frog during our cruise on Halloween last week, we spent a lot of time in butterflies doing the comedy thang! and picked up a couple shows and they were just GIVING MONEY AWAY in the casino! …..

 

enjoying your photoreview though! 

 

keepitup

 

hey next time take it easy on the ship so we can get on it earlier....

 

Thanks for reading! Hope you had a great cruise, even with the late boarding. We were actually docked back in Baltimore at 7:30, and it seemed like they were pushing us to get off the ship so that they could begin their work. Don't know if it was related or not, but there were divers working under the ship the whole time we were in Bermuda.

 

19 hours ago, Victory.Feb.29,2008. said:

Thank you so very much for the reviews....i can relive our cruises

 

 

 

 

That's the effect we are looking for! Thanks for following along.

 

10 hours ago, jimbri said:

Good morning Jeff and Patti.  Looking forward to following another one of your great reviews.  We love Bermuda and will enjoy seeing your photos.

 

Always good to have you along. Much more to come!

 

 

[Jamman54]

9 hours ago, pacruise804 said:

We love Red Frog Pub.  On our last cruise we were treated with a small snack of plantain chips and pigeon peas.  They didn't do it on our first cruise on the Pride so I don't know if it's just a sometimes thing, but nice to have.

 

Patti has a gift for photography that is nicely complimented by your storytelling.  I really appreciate her taking the time to take pictures of all the areas.

 

Thanks for your kind words. Glad to have you aboard.

 

9 hours ago, stobe1 said:

I always look forward to your reviews! Simple and to the point without all the fluff and lame attempts at humor.  Hopefully I will be lucky enough to sail with you one of these days. 

 

You should do the 10 day on the Sunrise out of NYC in June with us!! 😉

 

Thanks for following along once again. Wish we could join you on the Sunrise in June but it's just to close to our Hawaii cruise. We will be doing a B2B on the Sunrise in September.

[Jamman54]

4 hours ago, BellaSweet said:

Super excited to read this. I love your reviews..we're on the Pride(2nd time) in June for our Bermuda trip. It will be the first time for us to go to Bermuda.

 

Glad to have you on board again! You're going to love Bermuda!

 

 

1 hour ago, jbhcw said:

So happy to see another review from you and Patti!   We've sailed the Pride 2-3 times...once to Bermuda!!  Always enjoy reading your review and looking at Patti's pictures....Thanks!!

 

 

Glad to have you along again! Hopefully it will bring back some fond memories for you.

[Jamman54]

We hung out at the Red Frog Pub until it was time for the muster drill. We would be utilizing the special needs muster station this cruise, located in the Raphael Lounge. My right hip has gone bad and I need to walk with the help of a cane. The good news is that I will be having hip replacement surgery on December 12^th , so I will be back to normal for our Hawaii cruise in April.

 

While at the Raphael Lounge we met Chris and Vicky, a couple that we met on our Pride Repo cruise last year. Vicky runs the slot pull and LCR games for that “book” group, so she invited us to join them.

 

The muster drill did not take long at all, and the special needs group was dismissed first so that we could utilize the elevators.

 

We decided to watch our sail away from the Serenity area. It was quite chilly out so Patti decided to just go back to the cabin and begin unpacking. Shortly after 5pm the Carnival Pride sailed for Bermuda. Here we are sailing away from Baltimore…..

 

 

 

 

A short time later we sailed under the Key Bridge…..

 

 

 

Here we are passing Fort Carroll…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

Edited November 6, 2018 by Jamman54

[vipteam]

So happy for another Jamman review! Your reviews are the best in the business sir. :)

[Jamman54]

The sun is setting over Maryland…..

 

 

 

Afterwards, the rest of us went back to our cabins to relax and get ready for our first dinner.

 

As I mentioned earlier, we had the Late Seating in the Normandie Restaurant. Ken had set the four of us up at table # 220 which was in the center of the Dining Room. The waiters assigned to our table, Surya, Huseyin, and Ouissem were superb all week.

 

Here are tonight’s menus…..

 

 

 

  

For those of you that care, I have also included the Kid’s menu. The banana split is great even for adults!

 

 

To be continued…..

Edited November 7, 2018 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

It’s time for some food porn. This is the cream of tomato soup…..

 

 

Maryland corn chowder…..

 

 

Caesar salad…..

 

 

Fried calamari…..

 

 

Soft shelled crab…..

 

 

BBQ beef brisket…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Before continuing with the food porn I have to give props to our friends Jim and Pat, who had no problem taking the camera and snapping photos of their meals.  Thanks Guys!!! Here is the roasted chicken…..

 

 

Sweet and sour fried shrimp…..

 

 

The banana split. Yummy!!!

 

 

Hazelnut cake…..

 

 

Butter pecan ice cream…..

 

 

Afterwards, we were tired from the day so after a walk around the Promenade deck we decided to call it a night. Here is the entertainment schedule for our cruise…..

 

 

To be continued…..

Edited November 7, 2018 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

Back at the cabin we found our first turndown service…..

 

 

Here are our sail and sign cards. Patti’s first Diamond card and my Milestone card. I was bummed that it didn’t have the number “50” on it, so Patti said she would put it on with a Sharpee. I declined  …..

 

 

Patti received her welcome to Diamond letter along with a leather passport holder and luggage tag. That was a nice touch. Mine was mailed to me. Welcome to the club babe!!!

 

 

 

 

Coming up next: Our first relaxing day at sea.

Edited November 7, 2018 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

26 minutes ago, vipteam said:

So happy for another Jamman review! Your reviews are the best in the business sir. :)

 

Awww, thanks!   Glad to have you along again!

[erewhon]

Thanks for reviewing your cruise and sharing the photos, such a beautiful sunset.

[Hooked!]

Thank you for taking us along with you & Patti again! Wishing you well with the surgery and glad to hear you’ll be “shipshape” and cruising to Hawaii soon after!

[boomhower]

Coming along for the ride of another legendary Jamman cruise!

[pacruise804]

12 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

The sun is setting over Maryland…..

 

 

 

 

 

That's my happy place 😄 ❤️

 

 

 

12 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Back at the cabin we found our first turndown service…..

 

 

Here are our sail and sign cards. Patti’s first Diamond card and my Milestone card. I was bummed that it didn’t have the number “50” on it, so Patti said she would put it on with a Sharpee. I declined  …..

 

 

 

Coming up next: Our first relaxing day at sea.

 

Patti's gifts look nice 🙂 I never noticed hashtag lines on our cards before - I'm guessing that's for October.  With the sad face your towel animal reminds me of a couple of older Sesame Street muppets 😉 

 

Hoping your surgery goes well.  I've had a lot of hip pain this year and surprisingly found being at sea to be better for it (although doesn't the sea cure most of our ails?).

[Luke Saint Joe]

Hi, Jeff. Although Dave & I have sailed on Pride twice already, I'm' just loving another Jamman review!!!

[grandmarnnurse]

On 11/4/2018 at 11:45 AM, Jamman54 said:

We have arrived at the Best Western in Elkridge, Maryland…….

 

 

Our room wasn’t ready yet so Patti went shopping at a nearby mall, while I went across the hotel parking lot to the Stained Glass Pub for a few beers…..

 

 

A couple of hours later we were given our room. The rooms here are really comfortable. Here are a few pictures……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once Jim and Pat got back from Washington DC, we got together for dinner over at the Stained Glass Pub. Afterwards, we all went back to the hotel for a good night’s sleep. We would be boarding the Carnival Pride tomorrow!

 

To be continued…..

Can’t wait to follow along with another great review of yours and Patti’s! 

[Jamman54]

20 hours ago, erewhon said:

Thanks for reviewing your cruise and sharing the photos, such a beautiful sunset.

 

Glad to have you along with us!

 

18 hours ago, Hooked! said:

Thank you for taking us along with you & Patti again! Wishing you well with the surgery and glad to hear you’ll be “shipshape” and cruising to Hawaii soon after!

 

Always happy to have you aboard! Thanks for the well wishes.

 

17 hours ago, boomhower said:

Coming along for the ride of another legendary Jamman cruise!

 

Thanks for following once again!

 

 

[Jamman54]

9 hours ago, pacruise804 said:

 

Patti's gifts look nice 🙂 I never noticed hashtag lines on our cards before - I'm guessing that's for October.  With the sad face your towel animal reminds me of a couple of older Sesame Street muppets 😉 

 

Hoping your surgery goes well.  I've had a lot of hip pain this year and surprisingly found being at sea to be better for it (although doesn't the sea cure most of our ails?).

 

Thanks for reading and the well wishes. Would love to have this surgery tomorrow!!!

 

4 hours ago, Luke Saint Joe said:

Hi, Jeff. Although Dave & I have sailed on Pride twice already, I'm' just loving another Jamman review!!!

 

Hey Lorrie! You know we love to have you and Dave along! Won't be long until we sail on the Sunrise together.

 

3 hours ago, grandmarnnurse said:

Can’t wait to follow along with another great review of yours and Patti’s! 

 

Thanks for following along once again!

 

Hey gang! I won't be posting anything tonight as I have an appointment at a "Happy Hour"!   I'll be back posting tomorrow night.

 

[mkcurran]

Jamman, 

 

Do you have a photo of Surya? I had a guy of the same name on my dining team back in April. I kinda miss him...

 

[sammee]

Can't wait to read more, I've been on the 5day off Royal, way too short. We've been wanting to do a 7dayer for awhile now, and the Pride is the perfect ship for it.

[BaybeeLetsCruise]

I really enjoy your reviews. Thanks for posting!

[watermelonqueen99]

Had to take a break from posting my review to catch up on yours! 😀 Can't wait for the rest!