{"id":26156,"date":"2023-01-23T04:56:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T04:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/23\/carnival-celebration-trip-report-day-1-let-the-fun-begin\/"},"modified":"2023-01-23T04:56:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T04:56:27","slug":"carnival-celebration-trip-report-day-1-let-the-fun-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/23\/carnival-celebration-trip-report-day-1-let-the-fun-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Celebration Trip Report, Day 1: Let the Fun Begin!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" value=\"\" data-essbispostcontainer=\"\" data-essbisposturl=\"https:\/\/cruiseradio.net\/carnival-celebration-trip-report-day-1-let-the-fun-begin\/\" data-essbisposttitle=\"Carnival Celebration Trip Report, Day 1: Let the Fun Begin!\" data-essbishovercontainer=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Today in Miami I boarded Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s latest ship, <em>Carnival Celebration,<\/em> for a seven-night cruise to Cozumel, Costa Maya, and Roat\u00e1n. To share my experiences all through the voyage, I\u2019ll be posting common journey reviews about my time each on the ship and in port.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-151765 sp-no-webp\"><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Embarkation went a lot faster than I believed it could, as a result of we purposely arrived to the terminal sooner than our embarkation time slot. Our time slot was 1:30-2 pm, however we arrived to the port round 12:20 pm, realizing that we\u2019d be put into an early arrivals line that I believed would go slower than if I used to be arriving throughout my designated time-frame.<\/p>\n<p>That was not the case! After entering into the early arrivals line, we mainly didn\u2019t cease strolling the complete manner via the check-in and safety course of. I\u2019d say we have been via the terminal and boarding the ship in about 10 minutes from door to door.<\/p>\n<p>Once onboard, we checked in at our muster station \u2013 we didn\u2019t even have to look at a video or something as a part of the muster course of. We simply went to our station and checked in, after which in a while previous to departure they went over what to do in an emergency on the ship-wide PA system.<\/p>\n<p>After that was lunch \u2014\u00a0and we headed straight for Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s venue Big Chicken. Some hen tenders and fries later, it was time to discover the ship. Not solely was this my first time crusing an Excel-class ship, nevertheless it\u2019s my dad\u2019s first time crusing any Carnival ship ever. So there have been numerous issues to level out to him as we went deck-by-deck seeing what Carnival Celebration has to supply.<\/p>\n<p>At 3 pm, my dad went to the Heroes Tribute Bar (the ship\u2019s navy and veterans-themed sports activities bar) to look at the Bills vs. Bengals soccer recreation and I continued to wander across the ship. I headed to the lido deck for the sail away social gathering which is at all times SO a lot enjoyable on Carnival after which stood out on deck 8 to look at because the ship headed in the direction of PortMiami\u2019s turning basin after which sailed out to sea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-151767 sp-no-webp\"><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>I had a little bit of a mix-up about whether or not I had set-time eating or My Time Dining, so I wound up lacking my fundamental eating room seating by an hour. We ended up within the buffet for dinner, which didn\u2019t have many stations open however what they did have was nice \u2014\u00a0I\u2019m used to solely feeling so-so about cruise buffets however I used to be pleasantly shocked by the style and high quality of tonight\u2019s dinner there.<\/p>\n<p>This night\u2019s present in the primary theater was a brand new manufacturing created only for Carnival Celebration referred to as Color My World. It options numerous songs about colours (Purple Rain, Blue (Da Ba Dee), and so forth.) and closely options an artwork theme. It was a enjoyable present that was stunning to have a look at, particularly when it got here to the completely different backgrounds displayed on gigantic screens behind the performers. But to me, it didn\u2019t have any actual \u201cwow\u201d issue. It was tune and dance, and it was good, however I prefer to be amazed once I sit down within the theater for a present.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-151766 sp-no-webp\"><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In my three cruises on Carnival to this point (and numerous articles I\u2019ve written up concerning the line), I\u2019ve observed that they simply don\u2019t put as heavy of a concentrate on theater leisure as traces like Norwegian and Royal Caribbean do.<\/p>\n<p>After the present, I got here again to my cabin to complete penning this journey report. It\u2019s nonetheless somewhat early to fall asleep by my common requirements, however I\u2019ve had a couple of full days of touring and enjoyable so I\u2019m trying ahead to a very good evening\u2019s sleep!<\/p>\n<p>Until tomorrow\u2026<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Today in Miami I boarded Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s latest ship, Carnival Celebration, for a seven-night cruise to Cozumel, Costa Maya, and Roat\u00e1n. To share my experiences all through the voyage, I\u2019ll be posting common journey reviews about my time each on the ship and in port. 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