Our 25th Anniversary Adventure - Baja Mexico & Hawaii on the Inspiration & Splendor

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

Here are some shots of the port area and Long Beach…..

Here is the info for Cheers and Bottomless Bubbles…..

Patti has reached the Red Frog Rum Bar…..

She has gotten a turkey wrap from the deli and is enjoying her first drink of the cruise, a mocha chocolate getaway!

To be continued…..

Saint Greg · May 19, 2019

On 5/14/2019 at 7:07 PM, Jamman54 said:

Happy Anniversary!

This is all I can think about with these pictures.

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/2e8156c6-aaf0-4350-8392-8b85779d8fa7

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

12 hours ago, JAXCRUISER said:

Great review as always! Looking forward to more. Thank you!

Thanks for following along once again!

12 hours ago, Jerseygirl1416 said:

Wow, Patty looks great! She looks like she’s lost a lot of weight. Happy Anniversary to both of you! We’re celebrating our 25th this year too and taking a Christmas cruise on the Breeze with all the kids. Thanks for taking the time to post another great review!

Thank you so much! Patti has dropped a lot of weight in the past year mostly due to walking a lot at her job at Target, and eating better. She thanks you for noticing! Congrats on your 25th Anniversary. May you have many, many more!

9 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

Happy Anniversary!

This is all I can think about with these pictures.

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/2e8156c6-aaf0-4350-8392-8b85779d8fa7

Thanks Greg! That clip just about sums it up!

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

1 hour ago, fyree39 said:

The Penne Ham is the food my husband heads for on sail away day. He loves that above all else.

Everybody has their favorites. I usually go for a Guy's Burger, but don't eat any more the rest of the cruise. Patti loves the turkey wraps from the deli. 😎

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

Patti leaves me at the Red Frog Rum Bar to continue on her photo tour. Here are a few random shots…..

Patti passes the Blue Iguana Cantina. Breakfast hours are 7:00 to 10:30, Lunch is 12:00 to 3:30 on port days, and 12:00 to 2:30 on sea days…..

To be continued……

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

Patti makes her way up to Water Works which is located on Deck 11 aft…..

She’s looking down on the Serenity area located on Deck 9 aft…..

Here’s a view of the Lido Restaurant outside seating all the way aft on Deck 10 port side. The same seating is available on the starboard side as well……

Here are a few more Long Beach and harbor views…..

To be continued……

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

Patti took some telephoto shots of some of the places we visited in Long Beach…..

Here are a few more port area views…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

Patti climbed up to Deck 12 and got these shots of Water Works…..

The Lido stage and pool from up on Deck 12…..

Chess anyone?

Patti catches me zoning out at the Red Frog Rum Bar…..

Looking own to the Atrium Lobby…..

Looking up to the Atrium skylight…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

Patti visits Spa Carnival on Deck 12 forward……

This is the Women’s locker room…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

Here are the Women’s steam and sauna rooms…..

Here are some views of the well equipped gym…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · May 19, 2019

Patti next visits Camp Ocean……

To be continued…..

mikayla73 · May 19, 2019

20 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

The Long Beach Cruise Terminal is really spacious and incredible.

Our last cruise out of LB was in Sep 2017, so we just missed seeing it completed. We go to go through the construction. It looks nice and spacious.

20 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

We have a chair!

I do miss the couch when we sail on the smaller ships.

Lots of great pics as always.

Edited May 19, 2019 by mikayla73

AlmostToTheFun · May 19, 2019

So excited for your post and glad to have found it. I read your carnival fascination one a while back before my cruise on another fantasy class ship and it was so informative. I will be on carnival splendor in 12 days and am so excited for the pics of the ship!

angelacd30 · May 19, 2019

I live in Long Beach but it's quite a large city so I'm far away from Downtown and the Carnival Cruise Port. I have also enjoyed staying at the Hilton for a weekend stay cation when there was a great quilt show at the convention center. Shoreline Village, The Pike and Belmont Shore are all good places to visit while staying in Downtown. I've so,enjoyed your wonderful and detailed trip report so far and can't wait for more!!!!

I'll be sailing on Carnival Splendor in July for a 7 day Mexican Riveria so I'm really looking forward to you boarding that ship and all your wife's wonderful pictures.

Thank You, Angela

grima625 · May 20, 2019

Happy Anniversary! What a great way to celebrate.

We will be cruising out of Long Beach next year with a 4-day cruise on the Inspiration, and a 7-day Panorama cruise. We're also considering staying on the Queen Mary between the two cruises. It will be our first time out of Long Beach, and all of the ports will be new. Hawaii is on our bucket list for retirement.

Looking forward to another great review.

Ak4n3 · May 20, 2019

Hi!

It was nice seeing the Inspiration again. 🙂 Our first ever cruise that lead to my severe cruising addiction....

Looking forward to the rest of your review. I will miss the Splendor when she leaves Long Beach.

Edited May 20, 2019 by Ak4n3
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JaniceB · May 20, 2019

Great pictures and review. I am looking forward to more.

tybrkr17 · May 20, 2019

Thank you for posting all these pictures of the Inspiration - I sailed on her in 2017 and have already noticed some changes they did in dry dock last year (different carpets, etc). Glad you had time before your Hawaii cruise to spend some time on the Inspiration 🙂 - and got to experience Catalina Island! Love that place.

MistyRo76 · May 20, 2019

Great start to the review!

I have only cruised once from Long Beach and that was almost 10 years ago! As I was reading your review I recognized your photos of the Hilton as that's where we stayed. We thought it was a great hotel as well! And wow....what a change to the Long Beach Port Area. When we cruised from LB, the port building was so small. We had to wait outside for boarding to start. Luckily, it was a sunny, but not-too-hot day! The new terminal building was much needed and looks really nice!

Cant wait to read the rest of your review!

Jamman54 · May 20, 2019

23 hours ago, mikayla73 said:

Our last cruise out of LB was in Sep 2017, so we just missed seeing it completed. We go to go through the construction. It looks nice and spacious.

I do miss the couch when we sail on the smaller ships.

Lots of great pics as always.

Thanks! The Long Beach Cruise Terminal is very impressive for sure!

23 hours ago, AlmostToTheFun said:

So excited for your post and glad to have found it. I read your carnival fascination one a while back before my cruise on another fantasy class ship and it was so informative. I will be on carnival splendor in 12 days and am so excited for the pics of the ship!

Glad to have you aboard once again. Enjoy your cruise on the Splendor!

22 hours ago, angelacd30 said:

I live in Long Beach but it's quite a large city so I'm far away from Downtown and the Carnival Cruise Port. I have also enjoyed staying at the Hilton for a weekend stay cation when there was a great quilt show at the convention center. Shoreline Village, The Pike and Belmont Shore are all good places to visit while staying in Downtown. I've so,enjoyed your wonderful and detailed trip report so far and can't wait for more!!!!

I'll be sailing on Carnival Splendor in July for a 7 day Mexican Riveria so I'm really looking forward to you boarding that ship and all your wife's wonderful pictures.

Thank You, Angela

Thanks for reading! We really enjoyed visiting your town. Have a great cruise on the Splendor!

11 hours ago, grima625 said:

Happy Anniversary! What a great way to celebrate.

We will be cruising out of Long Beach next year with a 4-day cruise on the Inspiration, and a 7-day Panorama cruise. We're also considering staying on the Queen Mary between the two cruises. It will be our first time out of Long Beach, and all of the ports will be new. Hawaii is on our bucket list for retirement.

Looking forward to another great review.

Thank you so much! You have a great plan. You need to try out the Queen Mary at least once. Very easy going there to and from the Cruise Terminal.

5 hours ago, Ak4n3 said:

Hi!

It was nice seeing the Inspiration again. 🙂 Our first ever cruise that lead to my severe cruising addiction....

Looking forward to the rest of your review. I will miss the Splendor when she leaves Long Beach.

Glad to have you along for the ride. We had a great time on the Inspiration, and enjoyed all four cruises we did on the Splendor over the years.

4 hours ago, JaniceB said:

Great pictures and review. I am looking forward to more.

Thanks for following along!

Jamman54 · May 20, 2019

2 hours ago, MistyRo76 said:

Great start to the review!

I have only cruised once from Long Beach and that was almost 10 years ago! As I was reading your review I recognized your photos of the Hilton as that's where we stayed. We thought it was a great hotel as well! And wow....what a change to the Long Beach Port Area. When we cruised from LB, the port building was so small. We had to wait outside for boarding to start. Luckily, it was a sunny, but not-too-hot day! The new terminal building was much needed and looks really nice!

Cant wait to read the rest of your review!

Always glad to have you along! The Long Beach port area has been improved tremendously the last few years. We would have no qualms about staying at the Hilton again.

3 hours ago, tybrkr17 said:

Thank you for posting all these pictures of the Inspiration - I sailed on her in 2017 and have already noticed some changes they did in dry dock last year (different carpets, etc). Glad you had time before your Hawaii cruise to spend some time on the Inspiration 🙂 - and got to experience Catalina Island! Love that place.

Thanks for following along! Patti and I are very happy that we chose the Inspiration for our warm up cruise. We both really loved Catalina, and hope to go back there some day.