Breakaway / Live (*) / Solo - Feb-07-17-2019...

[Hogladyrider]

We did our first 14 day cruise in November, OMG we couldn't wait to get home!  Too long.

 

We will stick to 8 days is a good length of time.  When we were working cruising was our escape from corporate world, now that we are retired, we continue to cruise and we love cruising.  As we've "aged" we now enjoy less people, which means smaller ships.

We're with you regarding fellow cruisers, not moving in line, or having such a sense of entitlement, meaning "I paid of this cruise I'm going to do what I want when I want".

 

Love your reviews, hope you can work it out so you can cruise more and get paid to cruise as you do such a fantastic job of reporting on it!

Susan

[deedle7544]

I feel you on the upcoming life decisions, I have some to make in the upcoming months and at the moment don't like any of my options. 

 

But also, I'm really sad that your review is coming to an end.  Thank you for taking the time to do this. 

[sid_9169]

I believe these next pictures are from the morning of Grand Cayman... I went up for my usual omelette. (Usual for a cruise, that is. I have cereal every morning in my real life)

 

[sid_9169]

These touch panels, located all over the ship, are a great way to make reservations, look at show schedules, ect. I had a reservation that I wanted to change the time for, and it took about a minute and a half... Easy peasy.

 

 

[sid_9169]

My cabin stewardess, Ana left me a nice hand written note with my towel sculpture this morning.

 

[sid_9169]

I believe these are from the sea day following Jamaica. The Indian buffet at moderno...

 

Looks kinda sloppy all piled up like that, but it was all great... They really do Indian food well...

 

[sid_9169]

Next thing you know, I'm at Vibe drinking again.

 

[Hogladyrider]

Sid you have no idea how much your reviews are appreciated.

 

As having cruised ONLY with Carnival and wanting to branch out, it is eye opening to see up close other cruise lines.

 

We are not "dress-up" folks and it looks like we'd fit right in with NCL.  This ship looks amazing!

 

When is your next cruise so I can watch for your next review.  Wish your reviews could continue on and on!

[sid_9169]

And, now I believe we're at the final sea day... It would soon all be over. I really didn't want it to end, but I knew that the return to reality was inevitable.

 

The last day was by far the busiest at Vibe.

 

 

[zencruisers]

That is one huge straw!

 

[sid_9169]

1 hour ago, zencruisers said:

That is one huge straw!

 

The new paper straws... I thought the same thing...

[sid_9169]

2 hours ago, Hogladyrider said:

Sid you have no idea how much your reviews are appreciated.

 

As having cruised ONLY with Carnival and wanting to branch out, it is eye opening to see up close other cruise lines.

 

We are not "dress-up" folks and it looks like we'd fit right in with NCL.  This ship looks amazing!

 

When is your next cruise so I can watch for your next review.  Wish your reviews could continue on and on!

Unfortunately, I don't have anything else planned right now... I'm going to start researching though. I'm considering the Carnival Horizon, the new Encore, or possibly one of Royal's mega ships. I've been wanting to try them out for awhile.

[Milly1966]

....still following and I agree with everything Hogladyrider said!

[sid_9169]

The day was dwindling away. I got most of the packing out of the way, but had to wait for my liquor that I'd bought in the gift shop to be delivered. I got ready for my final meal on board, which was Moderno... I had been to every other specialty restaurant on board, other than Ocean Blue...

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

I think I had a few more drinks at Vibe before heading to dinner.  Also, did some final exploration...

 

Then, Marilyn popped up again...

 

I went to guest services to drop off my vacation hero cards.

 

 

[sid_9169]

I enjoyed the final sunset of the cruise... When it came up again, we were in New Orleans...

 

[sid_9169]

I ended up being a little late for my reservation at Moderno, but I felt like I had to see that final sunset. I had been a long way by now, and in mere hours it would all be over... I tried to go light with my last dinner, if that can even be done at this restaurant...

 

 

[sid_9169]

At least my last dessert on board was pretty healthy by dessert standards. The grilled pineapple.

 

When I got back to my cabin, my liquor had shown up, so at least I could finish packing.

 

[sid_9169]

After dinner, I made a few more rounds, and took a few more photos. I ended up going to bed pretty early, but I still didn't get much sleep... All the stress and issues back home were heavy on my mind...

 

 

 

Edgar, the Vibe bartender was getting ready for tomorrow's new passengers.

 

 

 

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[surfone]

4 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

And, now I believe we're at the final sea day... It would soon all be over. I really didn't want it to end, but I knew that the return to reality was inevitable.

 

The last day was by far the busiest at Vibe.

 

 

Sid, now i know who was on the other side at the Vibe bar doing shots (we were on the other side) Edgar was going back and forth making shots for us, too.  "shots,  shot's,  shots"    lol  we've never had so many shots in one sitting.  I love the scoopy doo shot and B-52's

[sid_9169]

Vibe was shut down for good. Actually, you could still go in there...

 

[sid_9169]

7 minutes ago, surfone said:

Sid, now i know who was on the other side at the Vibe bar doing shots (we were on the other side) Edgar was going back and forth making shots for us, too.  "shots,  shot's,  shots"    lol  we've never had so many shots in one sitting.  I love the scoopy doo shot and B-52's

So, you were the ones...... And, yes, the shots just keep coming one after the other sometimes...

[deedle7544]

[Tminish]

On ‎2‎/‎20‎/‎2019 at 6:41 AM, sid_9169 said:

Soon enough, we were right along side the aging Carnival vessel. The passengers on board leered over at the magnificent Norwegian Breakaway, wishing they were sailing her, instead of the ship they were currently standing on... (I'm not knocking CCL. I enjoy sailing with them, just on their newer, larger ships)

 

The sun was rising quickly, and it was time to get ready for my adventure to the East side of Cozumel, which was described in an earlier chapter, though I secretly would not mind reliving the entire day...

 

 

I have pictures in 2017 while I was on the Escape next to this same ship. For a long time I stood there and watched (and took pictures) of how everyone on the ship was admiring the Escape. A couple stopped to look and then the boyfriend/husband just left her. LOL!

[Tminish]

5 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

And, now I believe we're at the final sea day... It would soon all be over. I really didn't want it to end, but I knew that the return to reality was inevitable.

 

The last day was by far the busiest at Vibe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What were these called and do you remember what was in them? They look so yummy. Lol.