Category Archives: Carnival

Staterooms on Carnival Ecstasy

Posted on December 26, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Ecstasy has several different stateroom categories ranging from spacious suites to money-saving inside cabins.  The showers have dispensers with shampoo and shower gel and bars of soap are provided. Beds in most staterooms can be set apart as twins … Continue reading →

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Back to Back in Different Rooms

Posted on December 11, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Taking two cruises in a row, called back to back cruises and often referred to as B2B, makes a great way to add extra time to an otherwise too short cruise. (To me every cruise is too short – no … Continue reading →

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Hasbro the Game Show on Carnival Legend

Posted on December 4, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Many people grew up playing Hasbro board games. Who hasn’t played Sorry, Yahtzee, Operation, Simon, Connect Four, Monopoly, or other Hasbro games? As part of Carnival’s Funship 2.0 upgrades they added life size versions of old favorite games done in … Continue reading →

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Carnival Breeze

Posted on November 20, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Until the Vista launches in 2016, the Breeze is Carnival’s newest ship. It is from the Dream Class, currently Carnival’s biggest.  The Breeze launched in 2012. Decor on the ship is Caribbean casual. Breeze is 1004 feet long with a … Continue reading →

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Carnival Ecstasy

Posted on November 13, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Ecstasy is a Fantasy class ship. Fantasy class ships make up about a third of Carnival’s fleet. The Ecstasy launched in 1991. It is 855 feet long and holds a maximum of 2056 guests with a crew of 920. … Continue reading →

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Carnival’s New American Table vs. the Traditional Menu

Posted on October 30, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

I first heard about Carnival’s new American Table menus on Carnival spokesman John Heald’s Facebook page, where people constantly complain about it. While taking away the white tablecloths in the cruise ship dining room and calling the menu American Table … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Grand Turk

Posted on October 16, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After visiting several lesser traveled islands between Puerto Rico and Miami, Carnival Splendor made its last port stop at the private cruise ship beach on Grand Turk. We got a good view of the ship docking from the window of … Continue reading →

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Camp Carnival

Posted on October 9, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival has programs for kids from ages 2 through 17.  Older teens go to Club O2 where they can socialize with other kids their age and attend planned activities like dances or scavenger hunts.  Tweens and younger teens hang out … Continue reading →

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Grand Turk Semi-Sub

Posted on September 17, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Lots of Carnival ships visit Grand Turk since the company built a cruise port there.  Carnival Splendor stopped in as the last port on the Puerto Rico to Miami cruise, the first leg of our back to back cruise. It … Continue reading →

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In Search Of Tasmanian Devils

Posted on September 11, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The mere mention of Tasmania conjures up images of Tasmanian Devils, the one thing most associated with that Australian island.  Both my Australian daughter Sheri and I wanted to see Tasmanian Devils while in Tasmania on our cruise on the … Continue reading →

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