What to anticipate onboard the Carnival Breeze whether or not you’re a primary timer or a veteran! Right here’s the thin on the ship and Carnival Cruise Strains generally.

There are two sorts of folks in life: those that cruise… and people who are soon-to-be cruise converts. *wink*

In all seriousness nonetheless, I by no means realized how many individuals I personally know who’re frequent (and die-hard) cruisers– together with my very own mom! Whereas I used to be conscious that she had been one or two cruises earlier than, I used to be astounded after I found that this crusing would in actual fact be her FIFTH (and her third on the Carnival cruise fleet).

Wow.

A neophyte like myself had lots of catching as much as do, so I seemed ahead to checking cruising off my ever-growing journey bucket listing. Now that I’ve popped my cherry, I’d prefer to share extra about my expertise aboard the Carnival Breeze. I’ll share extra in a future publish about our three ports of name.

The Room

Whereas cruise ships are a powerful feat of engineering as it’s, the Breeze (because it’s affectionately known as by passengers) blew me away fully by way of measurement.  At over 1000 ft lengthy and with capability for 5000 company and crew, it’s a veritable floating metropolis. Because the Breeze is one in all Carnival Cruise Line’s latest ships (its inaugural sail date was in mid-2012) our room was spacious and fashionable.  Even higher, it got here geared up with not solely an ocean view, however a balcony from which to take pleasure in it.

The opposite factor that impressed me drastically was how ardently the cleansing workers labored to make sure that the rooms and general premises have been spic and span.  Housekeeping got here by not lower than two instances a day to tidy rooms, make beds, and refresh towels. In some way, in addition they managed to present Liebling and I with the cutest towel sculptures ever. Each night we entered the room we seemed ahead to seeing what towel creature they might provide you with subsequent.

The Meals

I already referenced meals in my final publish about Carnival Cruise Strains however man… we gon’ have to speak about these meals choices another ‘gin! Full disclosure: I gained about 5 to 7 kilos on this journey, and never for lack of motion as a result of I went to the fitness center onboard 4 days out of seven.  The tenth flooring Lido deck, for instance had an EXPANSIVE buffet space the place you could possibly eat no matter your little coronary heart desired.  There was a variety of worldwide cuisines out there there, however I need to say that my private favorite was Tandoor, the restaurant serving up aromatic Indian fare (honourable mentions go to the fries at Man’s Burger Joint and the margarita pizza at Pizza Pirate).  

For extra formal night eating, we made our option to the eating room, the place we had a standing reservation each night for 8:30.  The multi-course dinner on provide had sufficient choices to appease choosy eaters like myself (I don’t eat beef, pork, or most sauces) and vegans like my besties A Sprint of Two, who have been additionally on the journey. They even made modifications to the menu for them to make it much more vegan-friendly! Generally, I discovered the meals high quality to be exceptionally excessive, which meant I licked my plate clear (and sometimes longed for seconds). I’m not a fan of dessert generally, however I indulged each night time of the journey. Our server was additionally a gem– tremendous affected person, form, and smiley!

The Leisure

Carnival Cruise Strains is aware of how one can do leisure.  Our evenings after dinner have been typically spent roaming from deck to deck, scoping out the assorted occasions on provide, and there have been a lot.  Quite than offer you an exhaustive listing, I’ll share my private faves:

Stage exhibits: I actually appreciated the dimensions of the manufacturing placed on each night time– there have been costumes, full lighting, units, choreography, and stay singing.  However I’ll hold it 100: I discovered a couple of of the performances a bit tacky, and some of the performers sang off key.  With that stated, general, the nighly exhibits have been excellently produced, executed, and pitched to a large demographic– there was one thing for everybody.  As a lover of R&B, I assumed the Motor Metropolis present, which was a whole characteristic of Motown’s best hits, was a delight.

The comedy present in Limelight lounge: Wow.  The stage and seating made me really feel as if I used to be in a comedy membership in New York’s Decrease East Aspect quite than floating someplace within the Caribbean Sea.  The night we went, the comic was on fireplace:  his R-rated jokes have been witty and well-crafted.  Even Liebling, who a fairly robust critic, needed to agree that this comic was hilarious.

The stay music “after darkish”: After the stage exhibits our crew would typically stroll the decrease decks and take a look at the stay bands enjoying music. There was one in all observe, headed by an insanely proficient brother whose vocals have been unimaginable.  I sadly didn’t get his or the band’s names!

The 4th of July celebration: We had the great fortune of being aboard the Carnival Breeze on Independence Day and danced the night time away at an enormous open air social gathering on the Lido deck.  The vibe was electrical, helped massively by Jamie, the Cruise Director, whose boundless vitality was like nothing I’d ever seen.  I’m not American, however proudly waved the flag and bought caught up within the rousing rendition of “Born within the USA” sung by a soulful DJ I additionally didn’t get the identify of. The social gathering was lit! 

Cruising with Carnival Cruise Strains

Cruising on the Carnival Breeze means being spoiled for selection. There are such a lot of actions out there that I used to be solely mildly stunned to listen to a couple of passengers say that some port days they selected to not depart to go away the ship!  Whereas my ft are far too itchy to contemplate such a factor for myself, I can see their reasoning.  A ship isn’t only a mode of transportation in your trip, it *is* the holiday!

Have you ever ever been on the Breeze or every other cruise vessel?  How did your expertise on the ship stack up?