Day O\u2026 Late night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will be just a quick update. Actually\u2026 it isn\u2019t late night. Sr. Patron and I had quite an evening together, so I\u2019m writing this the morning after\u2026 errrr\u2026 the late morning after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One thing this ship has is lots of \u201cwatering holes.\u201d There are four decks full of them\u2026 front to back you can hardly walk twenty paces without running into another bar. Each has a little different flair, but no matter what, they are there to sell you booze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Entertainment at the watering holes abounds too. There were bands at the Pig & Anchor, the Brass Magnolia, and the Havana Bar\u2026 a guitar guy at the Fortune Teller\u2026 and as usual, my favorite place was the Piano Bar. Stevie D is the best I\u2019ve seen in the piano bar since the resumption of cruising after the Cootie Bug infestation. I should mention here that the Pig & Anchor is also a food place, but I\u2019ll talk about food stuff later\u2026 I\u2019m on a diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So\u2026 it was late night in the Piano Bar. I suspect the word is out that Stevie is a great entertainer. I got there a little after his opening time of 9 PM and the place was already packed. As all the good ones are, Stevie is far more than just a piano player. He gets everyone into the full, top of your lungs, bam-bam-bam, sing-along. And of course, there are few late night \u201cnaughty\u201d ditties. Everyone has fun throughout the night. Then it was off to pizza and then bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before I head off to the late morning brunch\u2026 and a Bloody Mary\u2026 I should mention the Piano Bar facility. Simply put, it sucks. It is constructed and furnished in the style of a nice little cocktail lounge where the piano player provides background\u2026 make that elevator music while everyone chats over martinis. There are only six \u201cbarrel chairs\u201d around the ground level piano. (There\u2019s room for two more, but they have been removed for Cootie Bug protocols.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Starting with all the Vista class ships, the \u201cbeards in the boardroom\u201d at Carnival have clearly lost sight of what previously gave them the best piano bars on the high seas. Last night was standing room only. Had this piano bar been like those on previous ships\u2026 especially the Dream and Conquest class ships\u2026 lots more people would have been able to join in on the fun. AND\u2026 Carnival would surely have sold more booze.
That\u2019s it for Day Oh\u2026 Day-yay-yay-yay oh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s time to head off for that Bloody Mary. I hear the Pig & Anchor has a great one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kokomo Man<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day O\u2026 Late night. This will be just a quick update. Actually\u2026 it isn\u2019t late night. Sr. Patron and I had quite an evening together, so I\u2019m writing this the morning after\u2026 errrr\u2026 the late morning after. One thing this … Continue reading