Nasty life vest, naked dancers and water spouts! Carnival Destiny May 28

[tammi0916]

:D

Good Lord Ron! What did you cook for dinner a TURKEY?:)

 

 

LMAO - that made me smile! Ron better get back soon or he's gonna have a riot on his hands! :D:D

[rlynn]

hold on there.....no nakedness in the Keys?????????

[mistyinca]

You all are a bunch of pervs! I guess I'm one of the few that really wanted to know about the dirty life vest.:D

 

I'm here for the waterspout...

[Cruisin' Ron VA]

MY CRUISE PART 4:

 

After a day in Key West it was time for Elegant Night.

 

We got dressed and headed to the main dining room.

 

I wore a pair of dress shoes, dress pants, a dress shirt and tie. No jacket.

 

Through out the evening I saw pretty much the same. Very dressed down. I did see one gentlemen in a tux. The ladies dressed in various styles. The men for the most part were dressed down. Thats fine with me. I am not the fashion police as long as people dont get too far out of line such as my table mates the following night.

 

Everyone arrived to dinner at our table. I noticed for the second night in a row that the table of ladies near us thought it was anytime dining. :rolleyes: No matter. My mouth was set on Prime Rib and Lobster.

 

Everyone ordered and when Roger got to the last person at our table a debate started between he and the waiter about wether or not vinegar contains sugar! Apparently this guy is so hell bent on staying thin he didnt want to risk eating vinegar in his salad because he might gain an ounce. Embarrassing.

 

So I ordered the tiger shrimp, prime rib and lobster.

 

I was two bites into my shrimp when a not so pleasant discussion broke out between the table mate with the vinegar issue and his cabin mate. Soon the "F" bomb started flying. I wanted to die right there. Since they couldnt be gentlemen and excuse themselves from the table, I opted to do so thus missing the elegant night dining experience.

 

I made my way to the the casino bar and found Ms. Paws who helped cheer me up a little over drinks. My friend found me and we decided to hit the show in the main theatre.

 

Tonight was to be "Formidable" but due to technical difficulties it was changed to the following nights show, "Nightclub Express".

 

This was a pretty good show.

 

Now a bit about the costumes.

 

I am far from a prude and would even consider a nude cruise. But I do think Carnival is pushing the envelope on revealing costumes for the ladies.

 

Some of the female dancers have been quite blessed either by GOD or a doctor in the boob department. Their costumes certainly left little to the imagination.

I kind of got the feeling a couple of the female dancers were trying extra hard to show their business on stage. My suspicion was confirmed the following night.

 

Low cut up tops and thongs showing ALL THE ASS. NO KIDDING!

 

More on that later.

 

I decided I was calmed down enough to eat some pizza on the lido deck since I missed the main dinner due to my table mates.

 

After that I went to bed. I wasnt in the mood for the adult comedy show.

 

Next up a "fun day at sea".

[happylady]

 

So I ordered the tiger shrimp' date=' prime rib and lobster.

 

I was two bites into my shrimp when a not so pleasant discussion broke out between the table mate with the vinegar issue and his cabin mate. Soon the "F" bomb started flying. I wanted to die right there. Since they couldnt be gentlemen and excuse themselves from the table, I opted to do so thus missing the elegant night dining experience.

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Man...I would have taken my plate with me!! :rolleyes: On our Sensation cruise a few years ago, our table mates were having a fight.....the thick silence was horrible. Made for a very uncomfortable dinner.

[cmecruise1962]

And I am sooo sorry you missed the prime rib and lobster!! I would have asked the waiter for a doggie bag!! :o

[jonesbk]

Forget a doggie bag, I would have asked to be moved tables, right then and there.

[PaulMedik]

.............

 

Low cut up tops and thongs showing ALL THE ASS. NO KIDDING!

 

...............

 

 

GRRRRRR! Now I'm gonna have to see the show this October. :mad: I just hate to expose myself to such sights, but since it's part of the cruise that's been mentioned on CC, I won't be able to skip it now. :p

[RRLLAL]

Ron, there better be PICTURES :D

[CaribbeanBlues]

Some of the female dancers have been quite blessed either by GOD or a doctor in the boob department. Their costumes certainly left little to the imagination.

I kind of got the feeling a couple of the female dancers were trying extra hard to show their business on stage. My suspicion was confirmed the following night.

 

Low cut up tops and thongs showing ALL THE ASS. NO KIDDING!

 

Ron, no disrepect to your take on the costumes, but you just convinced me to book on the Destiny. :)

[snoopymcc]

GRRRRRR! Now I'm gonna have to see the show this October. :mad: I just hate to expose myself to such sights, but since it's part of the cruise that's been mentioned on CC, I won't be able to skip it now. :p

 

I've seen pics and Ron's right...thongs with the whole back end shining!

[Cruisin' Ron VA]

PART 5

 

A FUN DAY AT SEA!

 

We slept in a little on this sea day.

 

We woke up and got showered in time for lunch.

 

The weather outside was so so.

 

It seems the rain wanted to follow us from Miami to Nassau but Key West couldnt have been more perfect.

 

This was a lazy day.

 

We played in the casino and goofed off for the most part.

 

Nothing exciting to report.

 

Got dressed and headed to the main theatre for show time. The times were changed for tonight. Late seating had show time at 7 and early seating had show at 845.

 

Oh before I forget. The guy that works the light and sound board is apparently a hard rocker fan and thought everyone on the ship was too. I am guessing he played his own CD and didnt mind cranking it up. I didnt like that.

 

Tonights show was "Formidable". It is a French themed show with some burlesque style dancing involved too.

 

I LOVED THE SHOW! Very well done.

 

Oh another thing. Tonight or the night before the CD came out before the show and made it a point to let everyone know that the costumes are quite revealing. So someone out there must agree that there is too much boob and ass showing.

 

As I mentioned in the last segment there were a couple of dancers that seemed to enjoy showing their business. This show was no different.

 

The female dancers wore thongs under their dresses. I am talking dental floss type. All ass and some crack.

 

During the show the females would turn around back to audience and the males would lift up the females dresses and advertise their butts.

 

One girl would raise her dress higher than the others so as to appear to advertise her .....cough...front side personals.

 

I was waiting for them to just go ahead and finish undressing.

 

DINNER TIME

 

While I was hesitant to go to dinner in the main dining room that night we decided to do so. I thought we would at least get an apology and everything would be ok. NOT.

 

As if I hadnt been embarrassed enough the night before, these two had the nerve to show up in bathing suits! How they got past the front door is beyond me. One of them was drunk out of his head and continued to order bloody marys throughout dinner. I tried to make it and I almost did but by the time dessert arrived Mister Drunken Mess was all over the table. I had three bites of my warm melting chocolate cake and excused myself. I got the dirty looks from both. What did I do? Was I rude for leaving? :eek:

 

More gambling and more losses. I swear those machines are fixed!

 

We did attend the deck party. A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO DANCE!

 

It was so funny. There was this elderly Japanese lady who was all of 80 years old out there in the middle of everyone getting her groove on!

 

One complaint. The dancing was going strong and I know there was a time limit but if things are going great why just abruptly stop the party? People were having fun! But no....just abruptly stop and break up the party. :mad:

 

Back to the stateroom for bed. Nassau in the morning.

[vacruizer]

I've seen pics and Ron's right...thongs with the whole back end shining!

 

My Dh would say, "And the problem is?" :p

 

Keep it coming Ron!

[snoopymcc]

My Dh would say, "And the problem is?" :p

 

Keep it coming Ron!

 

Yeah, my DH too! Only it's hard to go to the shows when we are trying to get our girls to keep their butts covered if you know what I mean! We opted for 8:15 dining...will hit the pools till then and just skip the shows all together;)

[Hedobound1202]

I spray everything down with Lysol. Heck, if those naked Carnival dancers look germy, I'd spray them too!

 

That is really funny!

[travelntreats]

Sounds like alot of "drama" with your tablemates... as for the costumes at shows.....it is what it is or what little of it is covered ! I guess if so bad, you could always walk out. :rolleyes:

[cuyahoga11]

MY CRUISE PART 4:

 

After a day in Key West it was time for Elegant Night.

 

We got dressed and headed to the main dining room.

 

I wore a pair of dress shoes' date=' dress pants, a dress shirt and tie. No jacket.

 

Through out the evening I saw pretty much the same. Very dressed down. I did see one gentlemen in a tux. The ladies dressed in various styles. The men for the most part were dressed down. Thats fine with me. I am not the fashion police as long as people dont get too far out of line such as my table mates the following night.

 

Everyone arrived to dinner at our table. I noticed for the second night in a row that the table of ladies near us thought it was anytime dining. :rolleyes: No matter. My mouth was set on Prime Rib and Lobster.

 

Everyone ordered and when Roger got to the last person at our table a debate started between he and the waiter about wether or not vinegar contains sugar! Apparently this guy is so hell bent on staying thin he didnt want to risk eating vinegar in his salad because he might gain an ounce. Embarrassing.

 

So I ordered the tiger shrimp, prime rib and lobster.

 

I was two bites into my shrimp when a not so pleasant discussion broke out between the table mate with the vinegar issue and his cabin mate. Soon the "F" bomb started flying. I wanted to die right there. Since they couldnt be gentlemen and excuse themselves from the table, I opted to do so thus missing the elegant night dining experience.

 

I made my way to the the casino bar and found Ms. Paws who helped cheer me up a little over drinks. My friend found me and we decided to hit the show in the main theatre.

 

[b']Tonight was to be "Formidable" but due to technical difficulties[/b] it was changed to the following nights show, "Nightclub Express".

 

This was a pretty good show.

 

Now a bit about the costumes.

 

I am far from a prude and would even consider a nude cruise. But I do think Carnival is pushing the envelope on revealing costumes for the ladies.

 

Some of the female dancers have been quite blessed either by GOD or a doctor in the boob department. Their costumes certainly left little to the imagination.

I kind of got the feeling a couple of the female dancers were trying extra hard to show their business on stage. My suspicion was confirmed the following night.

 

Low cut up tops and thongs showing ALL THE ASS. NO KIDDING!

 

More on that later.

 

I decided I was calmed down enough to eat some pizza on the lido deck since I missed the main dinner due to my table mates.

 

After that I went to bed. I wasnt in the mood for the adult comedy show.

 

Next up a "fun day at sea".

 

Leave it to me to pick up on this with all the other juicy stuff in here but seems funny on my April cruise the same show was cancelled for the same reason.:confused:

[Cruisin' Ron VA]

Sounds like alot of "drama" with your tablemates... as for the costumes at shows.....it is what it is or what little of it is covered ! I guess if so bad, you could always walk out. :rolleyes:

 

 

Again I am far from being a prude and I think there is a time and place for everything.

 

The shows were great and could have been done with more clothing. It appears the costume designers went out of their way to clothe these ladies in as little as possible.

 

The costumes are part of any show but should not be a distraction.

 

Not everyone wants to see ass and tits.

 

When the CD comes out and warns that the costumes may be too much for little kids to see then......hello?

 

Yes I could have walked out but nobody should have to do so.

[snoopymcc]

Again I am far from being a prude and I think there is a time and place for everything.

 

The shows were great and could have been done with more clothing. It appears the costume designers went out of their way to clothe these ladies in as little as possible.

 

The costumes are part of any show but should not be a distraction.

 

Not everyone wants to see ass and tits.

 

When the CD comes out and warns that the costumes may be too much for little kids to see then......hello?

 

Yes I could have walked out but nobody should have to do so.

 

Don't worry Ron, I have the fire extenguisher ready!:p

 

(can't believe I haven't been commented on yet, how dare a parent not want their small children to see bare naked butts and hanging out boobs at the theatre!)

[sanmarcosman]

Well you are more of a meat and potatoes kind of guy,Ron. Were the male dancers showing any skin, too? :)

[maxamuus]

I guess if so bad, you could always walk out. :rolleyes:

 

I iz hukd on foniks

[rebeljohn]

Enjoying your review, Ron..........

[AQW]

Enjoying the review Ron!

 

Sidebar: The CD also announced a warning about the dancers' costumes prior to the performance of "Shout!" on the Paradise last month. I'd seen the show before and didn't remember anything particularly risque' and after the showing I was left wondering exactly what they were talking about. On the Pride, yes, dental floss thongs on the ladies underneath skirts they kept lifting. I understand (and, as a parent, appreciate) the warning in that case. But either I missed something during "Shout!" or they're now making blanket statements prior to the shows. Interesting.

[KRUISE KING]

well you are more of a meat and potatoes kind of guy,ron. Were the male dancers showing any skin, too? :)

 

 

rotflmao!

[Cruisin' Ron VA]

A TWISTA! A TWISTA!

 

ANTY EM! ANTY EM! TOTO! TOTO!

 

We arrived in Nassau. We decided the night before to book a trip to Atlantis to see the Aquarium. Our tour was not until 1130 so we took our time getting out of bed.

 

We had breakfast on the Lido. I avoided those nasty tasting scrambled "eggs" and in case you are wondering, the bacon policeman was at his post.

 

After eating we wanted to get some pictures of the RCI ship and the Atlantis hotel in the distance.

 

It was thundering and lightning and a little rain. In the distance over the water I could see it was raining heavily.

 

After shooting the RCI ship, Majesty of the Seas we moved over to the starboard side and what do we see in the distance over the ocean? A WATER SPOUT! For those that may not be familiar, a water spout is a tornado over water. I am not sure how long it was there before I saw it but it lasted another 5 minutes.

 

I tried to take pictures and not sure how they turned out as I have not loaded the pics onto my laptop from the memory card yet. Once I do I will post them here.

 

Off to the pier to meet the tour.

 

It was raining lightly and we walked the entire pier to the street to get in a van to the Atlantis hotel. It is a quick ride.

 

The hotel is very nice! I had never been inside before. We took a tour of the aquarium. Due to flooding we were not able to see the shark display. Apparently the tube had some flooding the day before and the drains had not been fixed or whatever. So no sharks.

 

It was pretty crowded there that day.

 

I did attempt to play the penny slots but didnt win anything.

 

Due to the rain we didnt bother walking around the grounds and decided to head back to the ship.

 

We stopped inside the shopping building but didnt see anything we wanted.

 

Back on the ship for some lunch and rest up before dinner.

 

We had enough of the table mates and decided we would eat our last dinner onboard on the Lido.

 

I didnt bother dressing up. We went to the 7pm show. Tonight was a juggler named Dana Tison and a comedian named Jim McCue.

 

The juggler was pretty good. Standard balls and rings.

 

The comdian was so lame. He spent his entire time asking the audiance what they did for a living. :eek::confused: Hu?

 

Later that night Ms. Paws and I decided to see his adult show and guess what? Same thing with the "S" word thrown in a couple of times. I hope this isnt the extent of his act in other places or his career is going to tank soon.

 

Off to dinner on the Lido.

 

This was one of my better dinners. Short ribs and potatoes. Very good. Best meal I had on the ship.

 

Back to the casino to waste some money.

 

Ms. Paws and I attempted to sit in the piano bar and listen to the guy but he had the sound turned up so loud it wasnt enjoyable and we went over to the sports bar for a drink before the comedy show.

 

We said our goodbyes and off I went to pack and retire for the evening.

 

The next morning we were up at 730ish. Showered. Double checked for anything we may have missed. We didnt fee like eating breakfast. At 9am we gathered our carry on bags and headed for the gangway.

 

NO LIE....BY 910 I WAS OFF THE SHIP, THROUGH CUSTOMES AND ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE.

 

I called SAS transportation and the driver was there right away for our ride back to FLL airport.

 

Our flight was at 1220 so we sat at UNO's and had breakfast/lunch.

 

Non stop flight back home on Jet Blue. Quick and easy.

 

Final thoughts on the next post.