Cruising is back on the HORIZON!!! (with pics) – 8/21/2021.

Jamman54 · September 7, 2021

Patti stops by Cherry on Top…..

We’ve made it to the Morning Show…..

Once again it’s Britni, Pablo, and Donkey…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · September 7, 2021

As we were leaving the Morning Show Patti got this shot of the bar at the back of the Liquid Lounge…..

We had a little time before the Diamond Luncheon so we stopped at the Lobby Bar for a drink. Uni set us up…..

The Diamond party would be held in the forward Reflection Restaurant…..

We’re meeting the senior officers as we enter…..

Donkey and Patti…..

Entertainment Director Calvin…..

This is Indra who is my go to bar waiter in the casino. We took good care of each other there….

This is Larisa and Cvueta who are Steakhouse servers working the Diamond Luncheon….

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · September 7, 2021

There were quite a few Diamonds on board…..

This is the Diamond Luncheon menu…..

For our appetizers Patti had the lobster bisque, and I had the slow braised pork belly…..

For our mains Patti had the Japanese sea bass and I had the charred NY steak…..

We both had the tres leches for our dessert…..

A great time was had by all. The Captain announced that because of curfews in Aruba we would be arriving and leaving an hour and a half earlier than scheduled. All Carnival excursion times would be adjusted as needed. This would not affect our plans at all.

As we were leaving Patti spotted a duck!

To be continued…..

Webecruzen · September 7, 2021

Alchemy Bar! Steak House…. Our favorites. Can’t until October…. We will have even more choices on the Panorama.

Jamman54 · September 7, 2021

We made our way up to the Red Frog Rum Bar for a drink, and then headed to the Liquid Lounge for win a cruise bingo. We had no luck.

Afterwards, Patti went back to the cabin and I went to the casino to play blackjack for a couple of hours. This time I won a couple hundred, and Indra kept bringing me drinks!

Patti got these pictures on Circle “C” and the Warehouse Arcade which are on Deck 6 forward on her way back to the cabin…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · September 7, 2021

8 minutes ago, Webecruzen said:

Alchemy Bar! Steak House…. Our favorites. Can’t until October…. We will have even more choices on the Panorama.

Yep! We can't wait!!

Jamman54 · September 7, 2021

I made my way back to the cabin to get ready for dinner. Stepping out on our balcony you could see that the seas were getting a little rough…..

Tonight we are eating at JiJi’s Asian Kitchen. There is a $15 upcharge to dine here…..

Here are Patti and I at JiJi’s…..

Here is JiJi’s dinner menu…..

This is the selection card for a party of two…..

JiJi’s table setting…..

The Chef's are hard at work.....

This was compliments of the Chef. Don’t know what it was, but it was good!

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · September 7, 2021

For our appetizers Patti had the jade shrimp, and I had the pot stickers and the pork belly. They allowed me to have an extra appetizer….

For our mains, Patti had the sweet and sour shrimp along with the Hakka noodles…..

I had the Kung Pao chicken and shrimp fried rice…..

For dessert Patti had the crepes……

I had the fried won tons….

This was probably our best meal of the cruise and well worth the upcharge!

After dinner Patti went back to the cabin to watch a movie, and I went to the Punchliner Comedy Club to watch Joe Marlotti’s show. It was pretty good.

Afterwards I went next door to the Skybox Sports Bar to hang out with Lucian and have a few beers before calling it a night. Here is tonight’s towel creature…..

Coming up next: Aruba, one happy (and wet) island!

redsox1584 · September 8, 2021

21 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

This is the selection card for a party of two…..

Does this mean that you can have 2 of each category for the two of you? The food looks really good. I am looking forward to trying it in a few weeks…have heard so many good things about Jiji’s

Jamman54 · September 8, 2021

5 minutes ago, redsox1584 said:

Does this mean that you can have 2 of each category for the two of you? The food looks really good. I am looking forward to trying it in a few weeks…have heard so many good things about Jiji’s

It's one of each category for each of you. I requested a second appetizer for me which they gave me.

clambert1273 · September 8, 2021

I am loving this as we will be going on this March 5,2022 and it has been like 8 years since we cruised!

Jamman54 · September 8, 2021

2 minutes ago, clambert1273 said:

I am loving this as we will be going on this March 5,2022 and it has been like 8 years since we cruised!

Glad to have you aboard. Take plenty of notes!

clambert1273 · September 8, 2021

Just now, Jamman54 said:

Glad to have you aboard. Take plenty of notes!

Believe me I am, sent my daughter ur pics cuz she wanted to see her "club" 😂😂 she's 14

Princess Cruiser27 · September 8, 2021

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

Good to hear Barb! We are on higher ground, so if we ever get flooded it would be a biblical event! Many others in our own and neighboring towns didn't fare so well. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

We both know which towns get hit hard with the flooding. 😱

JandPB · September 8, 2021

I’m all caught up and enjoying yet another great review. I’m locked in.

princess76021 · September 8, 2021

Hey Jeff

Awaiting Aruba!!!

Hope all is well by you ☺☺

Hugs

Nicki

Jamman54 · September 8, 2021

Day # 4 - Aruba (7:30 am - 9:30 pm) - 8/24/21

We were up at 7am just as we were docking in Aruba, and it was pouring rain! Sorry, but no “Fun Times” again today. Here are a few views from our balcony…..

It wasn’t long before the first tour was boarding their bus…..

We are docked close to the Church of Scientology’s Freewinds…..

Is that Tom Cruise walking on the deck?

Anyway, let’s talk about our plans for the day. When here, we normally book an all inclusive day pass at the Barcelo Aruba, but due to covid they are not booking day passes. We also tried to book the Riu with the same results. During our online search we found one property that would book a day pass, the fairly new Radisson Blue. It was not all inclusive, so we would have to pay for our food and drinks, but the cost to enjoy the facilities was just $25 per person. The other kicker was that the property was a block from the beach, but they had a shuttle that ran back and forth all day long. They boasted of having a rooftop infinity pool, so we decided to book and check this place out. We just needed it to stop raining.

While we were waiting to decide whether to go or not we went up to the Lido Marketplace for breakfast. Here is the omelet station and some of the buffet offerings…..

To be continued……..

Jamman54 · September 8, 2021

Sparse Continental Breakfast offerings…..

A crew member came around with the beverage cart if you needed a refill…..

Breakfast is served at the Blue Iguana Cantina…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · September 8, 2021

While we were having breakfast we heard a crew member say that the rain would be over around 11am. We left the ship right at 11am and lo and behold, it had stopped raining but it was still very cloudy. Here we are after we left the ship…..