Carnival Firenze Pt.1 - Inaugural Cruise Embarkation Day, Cabin Tour, Two Sea Days, Color My World

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  • čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
  • Welcome to the inaugural sailing of Carnival Firenze! Join us for embarkation day in Long Beach, California as well as the first TWO sea days, all rolled up into one convenient vlog. We've got embarkation, an interior cabin tour, lunch at La Strada, the sailaway deck party, adult "turtle" racing, a Motown party in the Piazza Del Duomo atrium, the "Color My World" show from Playlist Productions, breakfast at the Chicken Shack, an Asian lunch buffet in the MDR, the Festa Italiana street party on the lido deck, and much more mayhem!! :D
    Find our Carnival Firenze sneak peek vlog here:
    • Carnival Firenze Inaug...
    00:00 BOOM!
    00:04 Welcome To The Vlog
    00:33 Embarkation & Interior Cabin Tour
    04:09 La Strada Lunch & Sailaway Party
    06:29 Safety Drill & Dinner Time
    08:02 The Evening Ends
    10:42 Day Two Begins
    12:16 Baby Turtle Racing
    13:46 Outdoor Wandering
    16:19 Loyalty Luncheon
    17:10 Fresh & Clean Chat
    17:41 Live Tunes & Dinner Time
    20:16 Motown & Colors
    22:26 Another Evening Ends
    28:19 Day Three Begins
    31:15 Exercise & Coffee
    32:42 Asian Buffet & Wanders
    34:23 Fresh & Clean Again
    36:11 Live Tunes & Dinner Again
    38:10 Festa Italiana Party
    40:50 The End Of An Evening
    -Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
    -Ship Name: Carnival Firenze (formerly Costa Firenze)
    -Cruise Dates: April 25, 2024 - May 7, 2024 (Back-To-Back)
    -Embarkation: Long Beach, California
    -Itinerary: Long Beach, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas (7 nights)... plus Long Beach, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada (5 nights)
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Komentáře • 110

  • @KCBAIRS
    @KCBAIRS Před 14 dny +5

    Jay and "Sweet Caroline" are like Luke and Darth Vadar...you cannot escape your destiny!

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 14 dny +1

      As long as Neil Diamond isn't my father!! :O ~Jay

  • @cherylstaley1233
    @cherylstaley1233 Před dnem

    Love Dee’s green shirt and Jays green plaid
    Thank you for video

  • @richardthomas5312
    @richardthomas5312 Před 16 dny +6

    You are my favorite for cruise vlogs--THANK YOU

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Thanks so much! Glad to have you along for our craziness!! :D

  • @kfoster7733
    @kfoster7733 Před 16 dny +4

    Would love port guides for Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo. You all are the best!

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      True! A few more visits, and we might feel qualified to pop some out, ha ha!! :P

  • @mitch2608
    @mitch2608 Před 12 dny +1

    We’re cruising on Firenze June 4th and have been watching your videos religiously! Love your work!

  • @melissaallen5862
    @melissaallen5862 Před 16 dny +3

    Your outfit on the sea day is too cute love the green color and it looks so comfy. Looks like soft linen.

  • @NauticalNurseNancy
    @NauticalNurseNancy Před 12 dny

    It's so nice you were able to get on this sailing! I didn't realize how similar these ships are to the Vista & Horizon (We sure did miss sailing with you on the Vista). How great to catch one of your vlogs again - hugs from us to you both!

  • @FastEDismo
    @FastEDismo Před 16 dny +3

    Crayfish streudle BAM

  • @AuthorSShaw
    @AuthorSShaw Před 16 dny +2

    Yaaayyy, working from home and I get watch the fun! 💃🏾👏🏾💯

  • @bgood424
    @bgood424 Před 16 dny +3

    Honestly I’m really surprised you haven’t heard “Sweat Caroline” more than 17 as much as you cruise.

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      True! We went in the piano bar a couple of nights on Firenze, which is just asking for trouble, ha ha... the counter might have gone up a few notches!! :P

  • @clemsonsixer
    @clemsonsixer Před 16 dny +2

    That "moo" was perfect 😂

  • @Pantherjonvideos
    @Pantherjonvideos Před 16 dny +2

    WOOT! Ship looks spectacular! We will be sailing on her sister the Venezia in April! Enjoying all the shenanigans!

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Nice! Hope you have loads of fun, "Italian style"!! :D

  • @cindyt987
    @cindyt987 Před 16 dny +3

    Grazie Dee & Jay! Love how quickly you are getting these videos out. We appreciate you sharing. Firenze in October already selecting my meals. Too early? 😂❤🎉

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      It's never too early to plot out some great food, ha ha!! :P

  • @pileofstuff
    @pileofstuff Před 16 dny +2

    I believe that power plug near the phone is the Aussie power solution.

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      Makes sense! Good to see a few different outlet shapes for folks who might need them. We’ve got a converter we could use for those outlets, but we usually don’t remember to bring it on US-based trips, ha ha…

  • @CherylRayment-ec3ke
    @CherylRayment-ec3ke Před 16 dny +3

    I would end up rolling off the ship looking at the food

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Yeeeeeah, there's a LOT of good stuff on there, ha ha... :P

  • @annettegrimes2931
    @annettegrimes2931 Před 16 dny +5

    Hi!! I think the showers were left for everyone who is using a sun chair too cool off. I understand the pools are very smal and limited so sunning yourself on a deck with no pool the shower would be great for me!

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Ah, that could be! Never thought about sunning in a swimsuit and then possibly popping into the shower!!

  • @billcook4768
    @billcook4768 Před 15 dny +1

    Love your attitude when things didn’t go 100% smooth. And I love this concept of an Italian theme. I hope they continue and even expand upon it. But my guess is it will slowly become just another Carnival ship.

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 14 dny

      For these two ships, Firenze and Venezia, they're planning to keep the theming, as far as I know. Luminosa got the full Carnival-ization, which was a bit of a shame!!

  • @DJ-Jtech
    @DJ-Jtech Před 16 dny +2

    Several of us had said that last cruise about the key lime pie, tasted like a cheesecake with zest of lime sprinkled on top! It was great meeting both of you at the Diamond and Platinum party on the OG inaugural cruise.

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      That little pie was sad, ha ha... I think they actually forgot to add an ingredient or something... so strange! Great to meet ya as well!! :D

  • @Tom-rd9qp
    @Tom-rd9qp Před 16 dny +7

    Your Carnival Firenze Pt. 1 was perfect. I was on the inaugural with you and today is first day back at work. It was a nice way to ease back to work and watch. I met you first at Tomodora on Sea Day 1 and you both were so kind for a picture in Marketplace last Wednesday! Thanks for sharing.

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +2

      Ah, transitioning back into the work life! Glad to have you cruising all over again digitally, hah... and great to meet ya. Hope you had as much fun as we did!! :D

  • @cbldude18
    @cbldude18 Před 16 dny +1

    So glad I had the honor of meeting y’all on the inaugural sailing! It was definitely one of my favorite cruises I’ve been on! The ship was beautiful! Loving this new fun Italian style concept! Hope you guys had fun on the 5 day sailing! Wish I could’ve stayed for that! Can’t wait to see the videos! Ciao for now!
    -Chris

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      Great to meet ya, and glad to hear you had a good cruise. We enjoyed the ship and the decor overall, and we love getting to these West Coast ports that we never really see!! :D

  • @mariahall3148
    @mariahall3148 Před 12 dny

    Joey is my favorite CD & this is making me want to hop on a plane & go! I live in Florida so it’s a bit of a trip! The ship looks heavenly!!!

  • @goingtoseetheworld
    @goingtoseetheworld Před 16 dny +3

    There’s a bunch of kale in the salmon salad lol it’s baby kale

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      It's so baby that we didn't even notice it, haaah... :P

    • @Jess-to2jh
      @Jess-to2jh Před 14 dny

      @@parodeejay you guys must not be familiar with what it looks like 😛

  • @tatianalimo
    @tatianalimo Před 11 dny

    Love watching you guys! Thank you for the awesome videos!

  • @jessicamunoz6907
    @jessicamunoz6907 Před 16 dny +2

    Excited for this series! Boarding the Firenze on the 21st!

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Hope you have a great cruise!! :D

  • @lerouxly67
    @lerouxly67 Před 16 dny +2

    Nice sink!! Thank you for all the work you do. It's so much fun to travel by CZcams with ParoDeeJay. It is a tough decision between a wake view and David. Moo.

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Glad to have you along for our craziness, ha ha! I think we decided that the David view was better since you can only find him on this one ship now, ha ha... :P

  • @-Trinite-
    @-Trinite- Před 16 dny +2

    My favorite ecrivisse en croquette, aka Crawfish in phyllo dough, YUM. It's so hard to find! I am so glad you got to try it!.

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      That's always a tasty one... we love the unique menu options!! :D

  • @live2skide1
    @live2skide1 Před 14 dny +1

    Wow, great couple of days, and the one thing I find concerning is the NOT HOT food. Room temp food is a health hazard and I think the waiters need to be told. I like those breakfast options but they need coffee service.

  • @yarnmoods
    @yarnmoods Před 16 dny +2

    I get so excited when you cruise from Long Beach since it’s my home port ☺️

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      We love getting a peek at the West Coast ports that we hardly ever get to see... woohoo!! :D

  • @Moagie
    @Moagie Před 16 dny +2

    It looks to be a fun and beautiful ship! It makes me have impulsive booking fingers! 😂

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      We love the Italian theming that they kept as a tribute to Costa... so different from other ships in the fleet!! :D

  • @grannyoffive1313
    @grannyoffive1313 Před 16 dny +3

    Thank you so much… I definitely enjoyed the food review the best… I do hope they work on the temperature of the food… To me that is very disappointing if it comes out just above room temperature 😞 thanks for all you do

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      It was tough finding pleasing temperatures on food for both of our first sailings... nothing was cold in particular, but nothing was pleasantly warm!!

  • @aonetruthr
    @aonetruthr Před 16 dny +2

    Hi folks! I haven’t run into you. Maybe sometime in the next day or two

  • @jeffreysadventuresyoutube

    Great first episode guys!! We love the new beach towels!

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      We really liked the colors on those new towels... wonder if they'll hit other ships in the fleet, or if they're something special. Great to cruise with you guys again!! :D

  • @fedex1339
    @fedex1339 Před 16 dny +2

    Thank you, Thank you! Been waiting for this video.

  • @johnnguyen2782
    @johnnguyen2782 Před 16 dny +2

    Thx

  • @Catmom58
    @Catmom58 Před 16 dny +3

    Hi folks. I am watching you'll on the Carnival Firenze. Jay I'm right with you with "Sweet Caroline" I have a love/ hate relationship with that song. Dee where did you get that awesome green leaf style pants you were wearing. I love it!. Looking forward to your response.

    • @Dee-of-ParoDeeJay
      @Dee-of-ParoDeeJay Před 15 dny +2

      The pants are from Old Navy they are a style called Playa. They have lots of colors and a few patterns.

  • @TravelWithTheFunShips
    @TravelWithTheFunShips Před 16 dny +2

    great first video, was on Deck 10 for sailaway

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Thankee thankee! That sailaway party got really crowed really quickly!! :D

  • @AmethystHazeAdventures
    @AmethystHazeAdventures Před 16 dny +2

    so awesome so see your prespective on the ship...i also had the chicken pasta at dinner for an app and the chicken was overcooked as well(and so was teh chicken with someone else at my table)

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Some of the chicken dishes were really struggling it seems... we had some hits and some misses for sure!!

  • @missshellz9009
    @missshellz9009 Před 14 dny

    I am leaving for this ship in 3 days so I hope you post part 2 soon 🙏

  • @kimbowers4559
    @kimbowers4559 Před 15 dny

    We just got off the Venezia and this is taking me right back there. Everything looks the same. Love that avocado basil cucumber soup. Agree with your food critiques, though. So excited to see more.

  • @justgeephillyburbs
    @justgeephillyburbs Před 16 dny +2

    I really enjoy your content. I hate flying to a port . I may have to get on a plane to get on this ship. Reminds me of Venezia. I am going back on 9/14/24

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Woohoo! Yes, this ship is basically a copy of Venezia, other than a few small touches like the meatball place, the upcharge empanadas, upcharge wings, etc.

  • @jeanwilkins8308
    @jeanwilkins8308 Před 15 dny

    Hi, great video, I was on the ignaural sailing. It was nice to meet you, our cabins were close mine was 1345

  • @deborahbolton3417
    @deborahbolton3417 Před 16 dny +2

    Really loved your video thank you

  • @wandabates6805
    @wandabates6805 Před 15 dny +1

    The ship is beautiful!

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      We love how they leaned into the Italian theming with these two particular ships!! :D

  • @CherylRayment-ec3ke
    @CherylRayment-ec3ke Před 16 dny +2

    Great video as always

  • @christineguise689
    @christineguise689 Před 15 dny +1

    Hi Dee and jay I will be going on carnival legend in august I will be on deck 1 inside too going around the British isles 😻

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      That's awesome! Hope you have an amazing cruise!! :D

  • @heideleskun1163
    @heideleskun1163 Před 16 dny +2

    Wonder if you can get a broken fried egg, with cheese then a biscuit then gravy on the side? Make your own biscuit sandwich? THAT would be awesome. As long as the gravy was good, that's the main thing. If not, then if you can get a single biscuit, the broken egg and cheese and make it your own I'd eat it.

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Possibly so! The omelet stations can usually do eggs to order, unless they've stopped that in order to speed up service... the same reason that they've scaled the omelet menu down... hmm.

  • @blessednettie69
    @blessednettie69 Před 16 dny +2

    Nice Video!

  • @kathleenschoen5180
    @kathleenschoen5180 Před 9 dny +1

    Bon Voyage ! Dee, love your travel pants! Where can I find them? Looking forward to this voyage series. Thanks

  • @kellyault6468
    @kellyault6468 Před 14 dny +1

    Dee love your pants in the peek-a-boo part! I love here do you find them?

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 14 dny +1

      Not sure what the peek-a-boo part is, but the answer is more than likely "Old Navy"!! :P

    • @kellyault6468
      @kellyault6468 Před 14 dny

      It was when you were by the steakhouse, outside, and there were like holes with grass that you could look through. Love the video!

  • @philomenadunn1081
    @philomenadunn1081 Před 16 dny +2

    How was your cabin? It looks very tight to me esp the space to walk between the bed and the wall. Have you thought about rating the cabin like you do for the shower?

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      The cabin storage was lacking, but the layout and size were about what we're used to on an interior cabin. We didn't have any issues with the space beside the bed.

  • @drunkmike6364
    @drunkmike6364 Před 9 dny

    220, 221 whatever it takes. thats actually a chinese outlet - a holdover to when this ship was destined for the chinese market.

  • @deba175
    @deba175 Před 16 dny +2

    You guys seem like such nice fun couple hope to meet you some day? I am going on eurodam May 18 to Alaska maybe you can go

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      Thankee! We’ll be floating through the Panama Canal right around then. Hope you have a great time on your cruise!! :D

  • @Milo-Kitti
    @Milo-Kitti Před 16 dny +2

    Jay, u folks were staying in a interior room on the lower Decks? Like below the Water line of the ship? How was that? I kinda would be afraid of those below the waterline decks. Lol

  • @BoatBreakersNJ
    @BoatBreakersNJ Před 12 dny

    You skipped the filet and short rib combo at dinner?!? I was like when are they going to show it.

  • @TropicLuv
    @TropicLuv Před 16 dny +2

    I am really liking the interior of this ship! It seems so wide open and bright, so much light! And of course how can you go wrong with anything Italian??!!?!! ❤❤

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      We love how they really leaned into the Italian theming with Firenze and Venezia... so different than the rest of the fleet!! :D

  • @debholt709
    @debholt709 Před 16 dny +1

    Gotta know, Dee. Where did you get that green shirt and design pants? I love them!!

  • @500Bailey
    @500Bailey Před 16 dny +2

    Can you drop your luggage off at your room once you board the ship if your platinum or Diamond?

  • @bubbascruise
    @bubbascruise Před 8 dny

    as someone that just got off the CCL Glory I might have killed someone for all those outlets. You had zero USB's and one total normal plug in for the whole room and it wasn't in the bathroom. I assumed this was fixed at the dry dock.

  • @yailindiaz5525
    @yailindiaz5525 Před 15 dny +1

    Love ❤️.
    One question, can everyone access the Moda Terraza or is it only for those who have rooms with a balcony or terrace?

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny

      It’s Terraza cabins access only until 7pm, then open to all after that!! :D

  • @deartori
    @deartori Před 14 dny

    Don’t love the Italian theme, seems gaudy. Waiting for a nice new ship to show up in Long Beach.

  • @melgomez5341
    @melgomez5341 Před 15 dny +1

    Does everybody get a gift!?

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      Everyone on the inaugural sailing got the sunglasses and water bag, and some people on the second sailing did, but not all. I presume that means they've run out now!!

  • @raygallo626
    @raygallo626 Před 16 dny +1

    It was nice seeing you guys on Firenze, also thanks for taking a pic with me in Teatro Rossi platinum and diamond party, keep up the great work and also Jeffrey, from Big Ray with the beard😎🛳✌

    • @parodeejay
      @parodeejay  Před 15 dny +1

      Heeeeey, good to see ya and we hope you had a great cruise!! :D