{"id":1559,"date":"2022-06-19T09:58:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T15:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kokomoman.com\/wordpress1\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2022-06-19T13:56:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T19:56:50","slug":"live-from-the-party-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kokomoman.com\/wordpress1\/2022\/06\/19\/live-from-the-party-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"Live From the Party Grass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s Day 0\u2026. Day-oh\u2026 Day-yay-yay-oh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi everybody. It\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve done a \u201clive from.\u201d I\u2019m coming out of cub-reporter retirement to report from Carnival\u2019s newest darling, the Party Grass. Ok it\u2019s the Mardi Gras, but who wants to remember the correct spelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who have never read my musings\u2026 and babblings before, I always start my cruises as \u201cDay 0\u201d because it\u2019s a seven-day cruise and the day you board really isn\u2019t a whole day. Besides I get to start the cruise getting everyone to sing the Banana Boat Song with me. So, everybody together now\u2026 Day-oh\u2026 Day-yay-yay-oh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I have always promised, I\u2019ll be bringing you the good, the bad, and the ugly of this cruise. I should add that there is rarely any ugly\u2026 if there was, I wouldn\u2019t have done so many cruises. Just the same, I\u2019ll tell it like I see it so you can get a feel for this cruise in general and this ship in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Party Grass is Carnivals newest darling. I love cruising on the \u201cdarlings\u201d because Carnival staffs the ship with the best of the best. I did the US inaugural on the Breeze and July 4 return to cruising on the Horizon. Everyone of the staff\u2026 in all areas of the ship\u2026 were stellar on both of those cruises. I hope this is the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the risk of stating the obvious, this ship is big. On the July 4 Horizon cruise out of Miami, the Party Grass had not yet had its maiden cruise. So, even though the Party Grass is based in Port Canaveral, Carnival fired her up and paraded her up and down the Miami cruise port channel\u2026 just to show her off. Standing on the Horizon, it was clear that the Party Grass was big. Then when on the 50 Year Celebration cruise, I was on the Glory and we parked next to the Party Grass. Yeah… it’s big. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Conquest class Glory takes on a bit less than 3000 passengers. The Party Grass takes on a population equal to more than half of the small towns in the world.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Boarding was simple and efficient. Of course, now that I\u2019m Diamond, boarding is always easy. I sure am glad I didn\u2019t have to stand in line with the massive hoards of people. I did some checking, and this ship holds about 5200 passengers at double occupancy. That means around 2600 cabins\u2026 WOW! And, since there appears to be a lot of kids, I suspect there will be over 6000 passengers on the ship. I sure am glad I didn\u2019t have to stand in line with the hoards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should mention that if you haven\u2019t cruised in a while, they no longer give you your \u201csail & sign\u201d card when you process in. Instead, your cards will be waiting for you at your cabin. Until you get to your cabin, you use the boarding paperwork to buy drinks\u2026 perhaps a frozen concoction to help you hang on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per usual practice, the big doors to all the cabins are shut with big signs saying, \u201cCabins will be ready at 1:30.\u201d Throughout the morning the Cruise Director, Lee, also announced the cabins won\u2019t be ready for a while, so everyone should go to their mustard station, and then to the Lido deck for some food and liquid refreshment. About every 30 minutes there was another announcement about going to mustard stations. So, the hoards slog their carry on all over the ship looking for booze, food, and of course mustard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psssssst! Don\u2019t tell anybody I told you, but in reality, most of the cabins are ready way before 1:30. Chances are if you go to your cabin, you can get in and drop off all that carry on stuff. Just open those big doors yourself, find your cabin and get rid of all the stuff\u2026 and booze you\u2019ve smuggled on board. As I mentioned, your sail & sign cards will be at your cabin, so you do chance it that they won\u2019t be there if you go to your cabin early. In my six cruises since \u201creturn to cruising\u201d there has only been one time the cards weren\u2019t there\u2026 and I always board early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s all for now. This is the Party Grass and it\u2019s time to get this party started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kokomo Man \u2013 Cub Reporter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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