Bobbyfk

First your telling porkie pies, the Dream isn’t close to be the first ship with lasers on it, Aida uses them all over the place, ok maybe your mentioning a first for Carnival itself, but all the marketing stuff makes it seem like this is a first, well actually RCl beat Carnival to it as well, but we won’t go there.

Ok, now this is a big one for me, Lobster or Prime rib, I will take both, twice please.

I know this is silly, I went online to order birthday decorations for our cabin for DH’s birthday. But the only option they would give me is embarkation day not the actual birthday which will be when we are at sea. Do you have another suggestion? Should I try when we are on board? I have also booked the supper club but have not received a confirmation…we are sailing on the Liberty November 7, 2009.

I am sure that many people have a lobster tail (spelt incorrectly) to tell, but my lobster tail comes from our very first cruise on the Smokefree Paradise back in July 1999.

As always, we got matched with tremendous table mates – a couple from Baltimore and another couple from Phoenix. We arrived the first night at our table and, because the other couples had arrived first, our choice was to sit across from each other, something my honey wasn’t happy about saying “I wanted to sit next to my honey”.

Anyway, the great wait staff that we had on that cruise helped rearrange things, bringing a chair for the man from Phoenix, who was a poster child for eating well and we ended up sitting side by side.

Our waiter was great – every night, he would alert us if something was getting low so we could be sure to get what we wanted. Mr. Phoenix and I took to ordering (and enjoying) multiple entries to the great delight of the wait staff.

On the second formal night, the menu was Surf and Turf, so he made sure to alert us that, if we wanted seconds we should speak up. Mr. Phoenix stuck his right hand under his left arm and held up three fingers, a move that I repeated.

Three steaks and lobsters later, we were not full enough, so we ordered one of every dessert on the menu that night and oinked out.

Needless to say, I gained eight pounds on that cruise.

The funniest bit that happened, though, was on the last night. The Mrs. is a notoriously slow eater, so most everyone had gone (including our table companions) and the wait staff was kindly waiting to clear our table. I got up and took several dishes over to the wait station, which got the attention of another waiter who said “Did you see what he did?” to my waiter – he did not believe that I had done such an act, so I did it again.

I explained to him, as I gave him his tip, that his attention during the week had made the cruise for me. Knowing that he was looking out for our taste buds, I knew every night I would be undertaking a gastronomic event – and I did.

Needless to say, this experience is but one of the things that got me hooked on cruising – I have never repeated a three lobster tail dinner, but who knows what evil lurks in the stomach of Jon?

Please reply,

When you talk of the steakhouses, it made me wonder about this, since I do solo cruises, could a single person get a table by themselves in the steakhouse or are they seated with other people.

I have also been looking at pictures of all of the different ships that Carnival has and the one thing I have noticed is that all the balcony rooms, oceanview rooms and the inside rooms all look alike on every ship (except the Carnival Dream). So that made me wonder, are the cabins on the Carnival Magic going to be the same as the Carnival Dream or are they going to be designed differently then the rest of the ships. I think by having different style cabins on each ship would also add class to the ships.

Give my love to Heidi and Kye, and I was also wondering that since you are home, could we possibly get a couple of extra pictures during the week of Kye. I know her fan club would really enjoy it.

Take care and keep enjoying your vacation.
Kathy M.

The restaurant in Halifax is the Five Fisherman. For many of us Nova Scotians the best lobster is had at home when you get it fresh from the wharf , and eat it in the privacy of your home where you can make all the mess you want and not get embarrassed as the melted butter drips down your chin. I haven’t seen a Carnival Ship in Halifax of late though I saw one of you sister ships. I wish I was joining the Dream but someday that will happen.

Debbie

PS the CD on the Miracle was great when we were onboad in May.