Carnival Venezia maiden voyage live

[Essiesmom]

12 minutes ago, sawyershane said:

Hi there. We are thinking of going on this ship next May. I see you said you were allowed to bring whiskey on board is that normal for Carnival. My husband loves whiskey and would bring it if it was allowed.

Thanks

DeeDee

That might have been in a European port, not permitted sailing from USA.  EM

[IntrepidFromDC]

42 minutes ago, sawyershane said:

Hi there. We are thinking of going on this ship next May. I see you said you were allowed to bring whiskey on board is that normal for Carnival. My husband loves whiskey and would bring it if it was allowed.

Thanks

DeeDee

Hi.  I had read on cruisecritic and elsewhere that many Carnival ships allow cruisers to bring alcohol on board in Europe.  I tried it and it worked.  I also noticed there was no table/station with Carnival crew ready to take alcohol from people - you just went through the detector and to the elevators with no other Carnival crew after going through the detector.  Of course, my experience doesn't make me an expert on it, but it adds to the number of people who say they were successful, unlike with US ports.  Good luck!  Also FYI, I didn't visit any of the specialty bars, but in the casino we could call for Woodford Reserve or Buffalo Trace (sorry, don't know about scotch).

[sawyershane]

9 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Hi.  I had read on cruisecritic and elsewhere that many Carnival ships allow cruisers to bring alcohol on board in Europe.  I tried it and it worked.  I also noticed there was no table/station with Carnival crew ready to take alcohol from people - you just went through the detector and to the elevators with no other Carnival crew after going through the detector.  Of course, my experience doesn't make me an expert on it, but it adds to the number of people who say they were successful, unlike with US ports.  Good luck!  Also FYI, I didn't visit any of the specialty bars, but in the casino we could call for Woodford Reserve or Buffalo Trace (sorry, don't know about scotch).

Thank you. We will be leaving from NY. We may or may it take out chances. My husband loves Woodford Reserve too. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

On 6/14/2023 at 7:59 PM, ninjacat123 said:

Do you remember the name of the dim sum restaurant in Chinatown?  Did they serve you from carts?  Love dimsum!!  Glad you escaped CC jail😉

No carts but the dim sum was great.  The vegetable spring rolls were amazing for crispness and flavor. Both the crystal shrimp dumplings and the pan-fried pork dumplings were sooo much better than what we have in DC.  That said, this (Shanghai 21) was not my intended dim sum target, but my emergency plan B - when I arrived at Ping's the doors were locked and a renovation sign promised no reopening date.  Ping's does serve via roaming carts and is an event all in itself with the roaming servers sometime not speaking English.  As authentic and delicious as a dim sum experience can be, I think (I've been to China and Hong Kong twice).  There's also an awesome dim sum place in Hell's Kitchen, near the Theater District - walking distance from the Cruise Terminal.

Edited June 16, 2023 by IntrepidFromDC

[kwokpot]

10 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

the crystal shrimp dumplings

It's called Ha Gao in Cantonese. 

[ninjacat123]

54 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

No carts but the dim sum was great.  The vegetable spring rolls were amazing for crispness and flavor. Both the crystal shrimp dumplings and the pan-fried pork dumplings were sooo much better than what we have in DC.  That said, this (Shanghai 21) was not my intended dim sum target, but my emergency plan B - when I arrived at Ping's the doors were locked and a renovation sign promised no reopening date.  Ping's does serve via roaming carts and is an event all in itself with the roaming servers sometime not speaking English.  As authentic and delicious as a dim sum experience can be, I think (I've been to China and Hong Kong twice).  There's also an awesome dim sum place in Hell's Kitchen, near the Theater District - walking distance from the Cruise Terminal.

We went to a dim sum place in Chinatown that looks similar to Pings.  We went up an escalator to a large room with carts pushed by mostly women not speaking much English.  It was very tasty!  Here in Charlotte, NC that is one cuisine I miss!

[IntrepidFromDC]

8 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

We went to a dim sum place in Chinatown that looks similar to Pings.  We went up an escalator to a large room with carts pushed by mostly women not speaking much English.  It was very tasty!  Here in Charlotte, NC that is one cuisine I miss!

Sounds like Ping's except I've always accessed Ping's by walking up the narrow, steep steps.  Never saw an escalator.

[bunnyette]

On 6/14/2023 at 11:34 PM, IntrepidFromDC said:

Cardex, vanislandcruisers and bunnyette (anyone else? ), thanks so much for recommending Bicycle Thief and Digby Scallops!  SUBPERB meal!

I love Halifax…great restaurants & friendly people (except my grumpy brother)

[AFS1970]

Thanks for this thread, and glad to see you were not chased away (except by over moderation). I will be sailing in September to Nova Scotia.