Our Carnival Venezia B2B - 21 days of "Fun Italian Style" (with pics) - 9/23/23

[Destiny0315]

8 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Sorry we didn't get to meet on board.

No problem, besides I didn't join in the fun until the turnaround in NYC when you headed South so who knows I could show up in Patti's pics somewhere. 😉

[Jamman54]

3 minutes ago, Destiny0315 said:

No problem, besides I didn't join in the fun until the turnaround in NYC when you headed South so who knows I could show up in Patti's pics somewhere. 😉

If you do please let us know! 

[Elaine5715]

39 minutes ago, Destiny0315 said:

I prefer the yachts with their own choppers onboard! 😉

This one was in Freeport in May of '22. Enjoying your review, photos and history lessons. 🙂

 

I tried to get photos of the yacht names so I can look up who owns them!

[Haljo1935]

2 hours ago, fair-winds39 said:

We were AFT on Deck 7 in a balcony also. Our Cabin steward was Roh, and he too was terrific.

That's who we had for our B2B last month. He did a great job (once he remembered to leave the Fun Times). Very nice, conscientious guy.

[Jamman54]

Day # 4  -  9/26/23  -  Saint John, NB  (8am – 7:30pm).

 

We were up at 7am just as the Venezia was approaching Saint John. We sailed through a small fog bank and were docked just before 8am. It’s going to be a sunny and chilly 55-65 degree day here today. Here is the bow camera view of the Venezia docked in Saint John…..

 

 

Here are today’s Fun Times…..

 

 

 

 

Again, we don’t have any excursions booked today so we aren’t in any rush to get off the ship. I went up to the Java Blue Café for a coffee and then back to the cabin to work on pictures for a while. I wasn’t hungry for breakfast, but Patti was, so she went up to the Lido Marketplace to get herself an omelet. After she ate, she took some pictures of the Saint John port area. In the first one you can see the fog bank that we sailed through earlier…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here she is looking up the river towards the Reversing Falls which are a couple miles away….

 

 

The Saint John sign is perched up on a hill…..

 

 

To be continued…..

Edited October 24, 2023 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

A little after 10am we decided to leave the ship…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To leave the terminal you had to walk through the Waterfront Container Village. This place is pretty cool and has replaced the huge tent that they used to have here. We will cover this area a little later on…..

 

 

 

These unsavory characters volunteered to take our picture…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

We are out on the streets. This place has been here for as long as we’ve been coming up here…..

 

 

Here are a couple of views of the entrance to the Waterfront Container Village…..

 

 

 

Here are a couple of views of the Venezia docked in Saint John…..

 

 

 

A HOHO bus rolls by…..

 

 

When we here last year we saw signs for this place along the waterfront, so today we decided to check this place out…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Yes, you can drink beer and cocktails here, and throw axes!

 

 

 

 

Here are the beer and cocktail menus…..

 

 

 

The taps have axe handles….

 

 

Here are a couple more of Woodchucks. It looks like each section is sponsored by a brewery…..

 

 

 

We step back outside and we see this colorful Canadian Postal truck…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are a few random views as we make our way to the Market Square…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are doing a lot of construction in the waterfront area. Should be really nice when they are done…..

 

 

 

 

 

We have arrived at the Market Square……

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

We explore the inside of the Market Square…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wave goodbye to Patti for now. I’m heading to my Saint John Husband Daycare, Rocky’s Sports Bar. She’ll catch up to me later…..

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Patti makes her way out the back doors and outside…..

 

 

Here are some views of the waterfront construction, and the Venezia docked in Saint John……

 

 

 

Looking up the river to where those steam clouds are. That’s where you will find the Reversing Falls…..

 

 

Here’s a close up view of the Saint John sign…..

 

 

Coming back inside Patti encounters some of the Sculpture People…..

 

 

 

Here is a large model of the Marco Polo…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Here are some more Market Square views as Patti makes her way to Rocky’s Sports Bar….

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti got this view of the Venezia as she crossed the enclosed pedestrian walkway over the street…..

 

 

Patti has made it to Rocky’s. She stops for a break and a quick drink…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti is off and running again. She runs into some of the Sculpture People that were displaced by the construction. Glad to see that they are okay…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti heads outside and crosses the street to the City Market…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Patti is back outside again. Here are a few views looking down towards the waterfront…..

 

 

 

Patti heads into King’s Square…..

 

 

 

 

 

Here are a few more views before Patti heads back inside……

 

 

 

 

Patti meets me back at Rocky’s where we have another drink and some lunch. Patti had a Caesar salad and a ham & cheese croissant, and I had a cheeseburger poutine…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[#55worktoplay]

Silently following and so enjoying as always Pasty’s pictures and your commentary.

 

Thanks to both of you. 

[VIFP1987]

Yay, I’ve been waiting for this! 
 

All caught up and looking forward to the rest of your review! 

[cruise to live]

What time did they let people off the ship, when you got back to NYC.

[Jamman54]

30 minutes ago, cruise to live said:

What time did they let people off the ship, when you got back to NYC.

 

Self assist started a little after 7am. Luggage tags started around 8:30am. 

[Jamman54]

After our late lunch at Rocky’s, we make our way back to the ship. Here are some views along the way…….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s some flora and fauna…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

We have made it back to our Cruise Terminal…..

 

 

 

At this point I decide to go back on the ship and have a few drinks at the Burano Bar. Patti goes to explore the Waterfront Container Village…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some more views of the Waterfront Container Village…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti heads back on board the Venezia…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Back at the cabin Patti finds today’s towel animal…..

 

 

Patti heads right back out and makes her way up onto the open decks. She passes Guys Burgers which is pretty busy…..

 

 

Pizzeria del Capitano is cranking out the pizza pies…..

 

 

Patti has a quick drink with me and then moves on. Here is the Burano Pool and hot tubs. Remember, it’s only a chilly 58 degrees out here…..

 

 

 

 

Patti looks down at the Terrazza area…..

 

 

Patti heads up to Deck 12 to get some final views of the port area…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

The Ropes Course and Sports Square aren’t busy at all…..

 

 

There’s some Pickleball action going on…..

 

 

At this point we both made our way back to the cabin to relax and nap until sail away. When we did sail away at 7:45pm it was already dark outside, so nothing really to take pictures of. After our late lunch we weren’t really hungry for a full meal, so we went to the Lido Marketplace again for something light. Patti made herself a salad, and saw that they had jambalaya, so she brought me a bowl……

 

 

 

I went to the deli for a grilled ham and cheese and some fries…..

 

 

Afterwards, Patti was tired from all the walking she did today, so she decided to head back to the cabin and read. I went down to the Lobby Bar and had some double Bacardi and Pepsi’s until it was time for Family Feud: After Hours. I got a seat back by the bar. You’re not allowed to take pictures during the show, so I took a couple of pre-show pictures before putting the camera away…..

 

 

 

The show was hilarious. Don’t miss it if your ship offers it. I went back to the Lobby Bar for a few more drinks until the doors opened for the Late Night Comedy Showcase in the Teatro Rosso. Tonight we will have two new comedians…..

 

 

Comedy Club Host Mathew (with one “T”) gets it started….

 

 

 

First up is JeROME. He was very good……

 

 

 

 

Carl Faulkenberry was next. He was excellent!

 

 

 

 

Afterwards, it was back to the cabin for the night.

 

Coming up next: Our return to Halifax and the Harbourwalk!

[Saint Greg]

On 10/24/2023 at 5:13 PM, Jamman54 said:

 

A HOHO bus rolls by…..

 

 

 

That thing came up (or down) from Halifax. 

[Jamman54]

5 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

That thing came up (or down) from Halifax. 

Nope. They are the same in both ports!