Miracle 10 Day Alaska, 6/10... Mostly Photographic and Disappointing Review

[TxTeach79]

And now, a moment of silence to honor the first ballot hall of famers in the “Looks so much better than it tastes” wing. (Not you, funfetti. You taste good.) 

 

 

 

 

 

[TxTeach79]

3 minutes ago, Eli_6 said:

I didn't take a pictures of it, but my 8 and 9 year old boys found it hilarious.  This blog talks about it:  

"Americans are not so comfortable with nudity and on some ships Carnival has removed nude décor. The strangest piece of artwork among all the odd things that we found on the Splendor was a painting in an elevator which we dubbed “Naked Toilet Man.” It’s painted in mosaic style and many people in the elevator don’t notice what it actually is, but if you stand outside the elevator and look in it becomes much more obvious.  It would be a shame if they removed it though because it was a good source of amusement – for us anyway. (We’re easily amused.)"  https://mycruisestories.com/2015/08/13/cruise-ship-decor-on-carnival-splendor/

 

As an aside, I thought it was very easy to see it was a dude on a toilet.  There were many giggles from my children over this and much head scratching from the adults. 

and think, all these years all I’ve heard about Splendor is pink, circles, and more pink… while there’s a perfectly good man on a toilet lurking about! 

[TxTeach79]

Time to relax on Serenity for a bit. Man, I loved sitting in these big comfortable chairs under the cover. So relaxing. 
 

[TxTeach79]

We have our first person bold enough to dare the pool…. Not the hot tub, mind you… the POOL. Now, the covered pool was warm and active all cruise long. But this sucker??? No. Way. Now, the mask inside the pool? You’ve got me there. Maybe it was heated. 🤷🏻‍♂️
 

[Ilovesailaway]

13 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Excuse me, ma’am….. MA’AM!!!

 

Love the new Formal Night

[TxTeach79]

1 minute ago, Ilovesailaway said:

Love the new Formal Night

the “bowl of live chicks” appetizer really killed too 

[TxTeach79]

Oh, you know where i am…. It’s lunchtime and there’s some magic happening on that flat top…

 

 

make mine a double! 
 

 

eatin’ in the dome 

 

 

oh, and B’s plate is from Chopsticks, the always available Asian lunch option in the Lido. But that’s less exciting tbh. 

Edited June 23, 2022 by TxTeach79

[carohs]

1 hour ago, TxTeach79 said:

Pardon the wild enthusiasm, but I was a few drinks in. And yeah, I’m also just kinda annoying in general. Especially when I’m giddy. And I was GIDDY. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

 

So cool!!!

[TxTeach79]

I love the extra goodies in Java Blue. Interesting note - on Miracle, they put these out at 1pm every day until they were gone. I swear I feel like I’ve had them earlier in the day on other ships. Maybe not. Who knows? 
 

 

my go to - the Guava Cream Cheese. Alllll day. 
 

 

also wanna try this fella 

 

[TxTeach79]

The gang’s all here 

 

 

I don’t know how many times in 29 sailings I’ve had a non-Italian Captain on Carnival, but it’s not many! 
 

[carohs]

Loving this review! Sure puts the Miracle on my must check it out list. 

[TxTeach79]

Caribbean, Alaska, Europe…. It doesn’t matter. Wherever you sail, the Thriller dance class will find you. 
 

[TxTeach79]

Mid afternoon pizza. We’re gonna be on a weord food schedule again today, I can feel it. 
 

 

Horatio’s (as in Hornblower) 

 

 

i dug the flooring tile in here 

 

[TxTeach79]

Current conditions 

 

 

back to serenity to chill 

 

 

also, one of the best things we did was call our steward and ask for a couple blankets. He brought us the biggest softest most comfortable blue babies, and we spent half the cruise wrapped up in them on our balcony. Highly recommend when in alaska. 

[TxTeach79]

And I’ll see YOU later, you suddenly relevant without Cheers jerk! 
 

[TxTeach79]

Some quick casino fun 

 

 

 

when you walk by one of these machines, reach up and tap the babies. Trust me. 

 

 

[TxTeach79]

Current position 

 

[TxTeach79]

I swear, this photo backdrop my family lovingly refers to as “strip club curtains” has been around since the dawn of time. We should all have such a long and prosperous existence. 
 

[TxTeach79]

Another pig at the almost empty casino bar. (Is it the ship? Is it the itinerary? Is it because it’s non smoking???)

 

 

Quick VP hit… I wish they had Bonus Deluxe…

 

 

time to face the true enemy… look into his eyes 

 

[TxTeach79]

Getaway Island!!! I’ve been excited to see this show… somehow I’ve never had the opportunity. I love island music and I’m a huge parrothead, so let’s gooooooo!

 

 

[TxTeach79]

These are fun menus

 

[TxTeach79]

Some shots of the Phantom Theater. I don’t hate the new Liquid Lounge setup like a lot of folks, but you really can’t beat the old style Carnival show lounge with the comfy spacious couches and little tables. 
 

 

[TxTeach79]

Bri Zee (get it??) was awesome. She’s doing the Getaway Island pre show here, but played all over the ship every day. And to get a further idea of how the amazing crew is making this work while visas get sorted out and everything is short staffed??? We get off the ship in Juneau, and guess who’s there with a camera taking photos as a Pixels photographer?? Yep. Bri Zee herself. 
 

 

it’s off to the island! 
 

[TxTeach79]

The 3D effects didn’t work all that well, but otherwise we thought the show was fantastic. The music was great, the sets were great, and were fortunate to have an amazing Playlist cast onboard Miracle this cruise. 
 

oh, and the flair bartender in that scene? An actual bartender onboard! He was normally in the RFP and would help out in Alchemy (no white coat. Yet.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BlerkOne]

1 hour ago, TxTeach79 said:

the “bowl of live chicks” appetizer really killed too 

Maybe it's a PEEP show?