Whaletail taking on the biggest Whaletails of all B2B on Mardi Gras 8/21-28/21 And 8/28- 9/4

[cynt]

Thank you for spending your vacation posting this live review. It is greatly appreciated. 

[dmndlil]

On 8/21/2021 at 3:47 PM, TNcruising02 said:

They should put holds on the boarding pass purchases until people check in for their muster.

I have heard that they have changed this recently, that your card is "locked" to purchases after one drink until muster has been completed.  

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

Good morning from Costa Maya 

[Frank12]

1 hour ago, dmndlil said:

I have heard that they have changed this recently, that your card is "locked" to purchases after one drink until muster has been completed.  

This was true on Magic.  We stopped at Red Frog Pub for a beer and the bartender told us we would have to complete our muster before we could purchase another one.  Shortly afterward we saw 2 guys get denied drinks at the casino bar because they had not yet completed muster.  One of them was not too happy, but it worked.  He asked the bartender for directions to his muster station! 😆

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

[crewsweeper]

11 hours ago, WhaleTailFlCruiser said:

 

The white chocolate bread pudding was amazing.

 

 

Can you TEN-X that?😋

[sc4125]

So how was the R rated Family Feud.  I am getting on right after you get off. Oh, that's right - you will still be on - lucky you.  Can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to do this!!

[fsuali]

What was the excursion you took in Cozumel??  Ship sponsored??  Thank you☺️

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

11 hours ago, WhaleTailFlCruiser said:

 

The white chocolate bread pudding was amazing.

 

I honestly wasn’t overly impressed I think the steakhouse and the Italian place is still better to be. It was good just not as good as the steakhouse since they are charging the same cost for it.

 

That's the one thing we didn't try (three nights in there). We'll be back over Thanksgiving, and it's on my hit list! BTW - their Key Lime pie is delectable!

 

 

I enjoyed the calamari in there - so many places can't get it crispy! If you do go back before you debark, give the oyster appetizer a try as well as the crab stuffed lobster tail imperial - A M A Z I N G!  Also the crab cake with tarragon mustard hollandaise is a big win. Man, I miss that place! Honestly, in my opinion, it now ranks higher than the Steakhouse - but that could be because we've had 150+ Steakhouse meals, and it's definitely different. I like that Rudi's actually has tablecloths - so that I can see when I've made a mess LOL!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steak Tartare - didn't know that was one of the compliments... I obviously missed that night!

 

Tom

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

4 hours ago, sc4125 said:

So how was the R rated Family Feud.  I am getting on right after you get off. Oh, that's right - you will still be on - lucky you.  Can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to do this!!

It was funny but wasn’t quite as funny as I thought it would be, definitely not a substitute for the comedy shows

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

4 hours ago, fsuali said:

What was the excursion you took in Cozumel??  Ship sponsored??  Thank you☺️

Tabasco cooking class and yes it was a carnival excursion 

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

My cell service goes in and out coming back from my excursion so I will post again once back on the ship 

[Saint Greg]

18 hours ago, WhaleTailFlCruiser said:

 

 

 

I'm surprised it was able to stay in the pan like that!

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

56 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 

I'm surprised it was able to stay in the pan like that!

I honestly don’t know why it posted like that lol

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

 

So I went and saw some Mayan Ruins and it’s the faces and masks. I would just like to say that ride back was really entertaining for all the wrong reasons. Entire van is nervous laughing the entire time as our driver plays chicken driving on the wrong side the ENTIRE drive back.

 

Also look at dat ass. lol

[TNcruising02]

Nice pictures!  That would have made me a bit nervous to be in  a van or bus and have the driver do that.  Even on the right side of the road, transportation is sketchy in some places.

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

So I have walked by Loft19 every single day and every single day Cabanas are available. Thinking Carnival might need to adjust pricing if they are serious about this product because right now they have out priced their clientele so to speak.

 

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

Also serenity is only quite if you aren’t in the bar and pool area otherwise people tend to get quite rowdy.

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

Got some new comedians onboard tonight so I am going to check out Tommy Drakes show. Actually kinda sad I missed June’s shows except for the showcase in the main theater she was hilarious.

[mondello]

1 hour ago, WhaleTailFlCruiser said:

So I have walked by Loft19 every single day and every single day Cabanas are available. Thinking Carnival might need to adjust pricing if they are serious about this product because right now they have out priced their clientele so to speak.

 

Keep up the great work posting, loving all the pictures and food porn. I'm not so sure about the over-pricing, @Jimbo5544 posted that initial bookings were real good. Also, the cruises are at limited capacity. That real estate will be more desirable at full capacity.

[FTLCruiseGal]

46 minutes ago, WhaleTailFlCruiser said:

Got some new comedians onboard tonight so I am going to check out Tommy Drakes show. Actually kinda sad I missed June’s shows except for the showcase in the main theater she was hilarious.

Love Tommy Drake!  Saw him on the Breeze a few years back.

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

So I was gonna go to Italian tonight and I showed up early andddddd was instantly turned away. All of the free speciality restaurants are for YTD until 8pm and the. The people with set dining can go. Sooooo I made my way back to the smokehouse area. The cover band back here is stupid good.

 

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

Also I have noticed white shirt officers in charge of each of the restaurants. I honestly never saw or noticed that on other Carnival ships I have been on? Someone can correct me if I am wrong though. 

[James4me]

On 8/21/2021 at 6:31 PM, Jayfo said:

That’s really crazy to have all the glass like that. Does it take away all the open breeze kind of feeling? 
And is every deck railing like that? Guess we can thank that one dumb grandpa for this change 🙁

That’s why I love the Fantasy class.  They have open railings so you feel that great ocean breeze.  Why they put windows outside like that baffles me.  I’d hate laying out there and not feeling that breeze.