Sancocho is delicious. It is very common in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It is a soup made with different meats and tubers such as cassava, potatoes, green plantains and pumpkins.
We sailed this ship in October 2016. Apart from the timeshare stuff which was high pressure then, we really enjoyed it. The crew was very friendly and helpful. The entertainment at that time was great with a lot variety-magic shows, acrobats, and music. The best thing we like was the fact that the ship was only half full. This made the small size of the ship prefect. Additional we sailed to the island of Bimini instead of Freeport.
That's funny... the timeshare guy basically gave us his pitch, then said for us to come back and see him if we were interested. No pressure at all, wow. But yes, it was definitely a quiet, uncrowded experience, hah!!
My Mom's first cruise was aboard the this ship in the 80s when it was the Carnival Celebration, and it happened to be on the cruise where they collided with a Cuban Freighter and sinking it in the process. They showed me pictures they took from the cruise, photos of everyone on deck wearing their life jackets, photos of the ripped and damaged hull of the Celebration. I didn't believe them because my mom continued to love cruising till I saw the pictures.
Watching this vlog brings back memories of the Carnival Jubilee (Celebration's sister ship). I sailed on Jubilee back in March 2003 out of Galveston for a dance competition/Spring Break trip. As soon as you entered the lobby area, I was getting flashbacks of the Jubilee! The dining room area was very similar as well.
The ship definitely reminds me of the Carnival's fantasy class ships. I love that you used your Royal Caribbean cups on the Bahamas Celebration! It actually looks like Bahamas cruise line are booking for Mother's Day weekend, of course I don't think it will happen. We just hope we are able to go on our booked Royal Caribbean July 4th cruise!
Hah, we ended up using those Royal cups all over the place... I actually broke mine at Half Moon Cay on the Carnival Sunrise, but just the bottom, so I could still use it, hah... :P
This ship reminds me of the Carnival Elation that we were on in December. We also were on deck 6 upper, and had a room just like this one. Loved the big shower!
Yep, this ship felt very Fantasy-class, with the exception of it not having a big ol' atrium with glass elevators. That shower was the best one of our entire month of travel, ha ha!! :P
Was on this ship in November...much better experience than I anticipated. Definitely a retro feel to the ship...but with some activities I have never seen on a cruise before (i.e. Corn Hole). The bar-b-que at the aft of the ship was phenomenal!
True! We’ve seen bean bag toss on Carnival, like at the Red Frog area. But they had so many sets on the Grand Celebration, hah... We got to check out the smokehouse lunch on Freeport day and that was fantastic!! :D
WOW - just 6 exits north of my house on I-95 (and a bit East) & I have yet to try Bahamas Paradise!! That ship truly reminded me of my early days of cruising when I did cruise with Carnival. The Port of Palm Beach is basically an industrial port - although if you continued east on Blue Heron (and went over the bridge) you’d be on Singer Island - a very nice beach. That buffet did look yummy - I’ve heard both good & not so good about Bahamas Paradise - and I truly like longer cruises now - but it’s a nice way to get to Nassau. For a lot of years there was a ship called Palm Beach Princess- a 1/2 day gambling ship with a nice buffet, fun casino, small lido deck & some entertainment. It was a really nice way to spend a 1/2 day (Zoe night)! I celebrated my 50th bday on that ship with 14 friends/family!! I was sad when the Palm Beach Princess stopped sailing (the ship had a lot of engine problems). So glad to see you 2 on this ship - so when cruising starts again I’ll be able to make an informed decision about booking with Bahamas Paradise!! Thanks Dee & Jay - love your videos!
That's crazy, the carpet in the hallway was triggering my OCD too.... I was looking at it and thinking about the pattern repeat on that roll of carpet.... possibly split in 2 one for each side... I too used to sell flooring hahaha.... Nice ship, but 2 days seems a bit too short....
Funny! Yes, we probably wouldn’t make the trip all the way to Florida just for a two-day cruise, but it fit nicely into our 30-day cruise marathon plan, hah!! :D #MegaVacay2020
I was wondering about where you kept your luggage :) sooooo glad y’all took this super duper vacation stretch because it gives us all something to look forward to ❤️
A full week waiting for this! Worth it!!! So far so good. Sancocho??? It is a delicious Caribbean soup! Not crazy about the cabin but yes it is exactly the same as most of the old Carnival fantasy class ships o/v cabins.
@@parodeejay I looked at an old picture and it was the Holiday. I think the original Mardi Gras and Tropicale were also around that time. I can't believe any of those ships are still sailing. I didn't even know there was a port in West Palm. What a great experience that must have been, thanks for sharing.
Was always curious about this ship and cruise line. Very short cruises but if you're already there it would be worth doing before or after a longer cruise. Keep em coming!
True, it was a perfect fit in between our other cruises! The two-day sailing on these ships is about the same price as some of the three-day sailings out of Miami on Carnival, etc. but we were ready for something fun and new, ha ha...
Super excited! I’ve been waiting for the Bahamas paradise cruise videos 😀 you know it’s a small scale ship when they send the pool attendant to get you in your door 🤣
How fun to see this ship and I appreciate your showing it to us. The talk about the sales tables along the way at the port was great information. That carpeting was also just a little too far to the right, in my opinion, but then maybe it was supposed to match the armchair art that didn't quite get the subject in view! Or maybe it's like that on purpose so you know which way you are heading in those long halls (like the fish on the NCL floors?). Probably more likely a sale for large long pieces of carpet!! That was TOTALLY a buttocks in that one piece of art, cracked me up!! 💖
This ship definitely didn't sail full, hah... with them sailing every two days on the same route, I imagine it would be hard to maintain that many folks!!
my boyfriend and i took this cruise in 2015 i think or 2016 for a quick getaway for my birthday and i had NO idea it used to be a Carnival ship! So spoiled by Carnival and Royal but for a quick 2 day getaway at a good price -- really cant go wrong! BTW Sancocho is a latin soup with platains, all types of meat, its just so yummy with white rice and some avocado!
cool THANKS! ..wow i didnt know they bought the old carnival cruise liner. Cool. THe vid was really fun!. You guys are funny. Ive been looking into Bahamas Paradise for my big cruise in 2022 but hadnt realized they bought the older ships that were sold off in 2020. Awesome. I like those from the vids i had seen. Im not one to go on a MEGA mega ship..with waterparks and go-carts or something..dont mind n=but its just not something i would actually do on a cruise. The reason i like the smaller older ships. Your vid really helped me decide wich company to sail with. The Celebration add to the fleet was a very pleasant surprise for a back to back sail idea i was really looking forward to and try out several ships in a row. I guess after saving for years , ya just gotta splurge hé ..lol. Also you guys are cute! You go well together. you can always tell by the smiles. You guys pose.smile the same..lol.. couples that really go together actually copy eachothers features and traits ..even way of speech is a blend of both worlds ...awesome!...little jealous too..hihi... a car hit me crossing the street at 32 yrs woke up with no memories. Had to relearn everything...am 45 now and dont even remember what that must be like. So you guy take good care of oneanother YOU hear!..its precious and not to be wasted. seeing you guys . that just made the tour twice the fun. Real people doing real stuff...with some witty commentary to boot..
My wife and I were on that vessel shortly after they arrived in Palm Beach, and had a nice time. Looks like they have done some upgrades since then, which is cool, but funny that you couldn't get into the cabin immediately. LOL. We might have to make another trip this winter, but I'd like to try the slightly newer boat they use that travels to Nassau.
Wow watching this thinking you guys got so lucky being able to do your mega vacation just in time before they canceled everything! Good planning guys :P
Seriously glad you did this, I've always wondered how this would go as one of the really bargain cruise lines. Your take on this will tell me a lot since I think we have similar tastes in a cruise (with the exception of shows I don't really do those).
We had a ball, being that we were open-minded to whatever the experience would be, ha ha... we knew it would be a retro vibe, and it ended up being super fun!! :D
This ship is nicer than I thought it would be. When I pictured this originally I thought it would be more run down. What’s that noise when you’re standing outside of your stateroom? It’s like a high pitched motor running maybe? I could hear it while you were in your room too. Hope it wasn’t there your whole trip. Also the food from the buffet looked yummy. Looks fun and can’t wait to see more
Yeah, they've done a nice job at keeping it in good shape. We were surprised by a lot of things! Fortunately, we couldn't hear the noise inside the cabin... no idea what that was, ha ha... :P
Glad you guys did this ship. I have wanted to with some of the deals - and being only 45 min away from us now, it sounds too good to be true. I have heard the ships are not that clean... good to see first hand!
We were SO pleasantly surprised by this cruise! We went into it having basically wide-open expectations, and it was so different in a good way that we're excited to possibly sail this ship or their other ship again when the world opens back up!! :D
We love the personality of the Fantasy-class ships! Yes, this one is even older, having sailed under the Carnival flag before moving onto other lines, hah... it was definitely cool retro experience!! :D
The ship has been sold . We had a wonderful cruise with a 2 night stay on Grand Bahama Island. Classica now sails from West Palm to Grand Bahama.The island on the left side is Peanut Island. It is a great place for a day visit. It has great beaches, lots of tables for picnics and lots to see and explore.
@@parodeejay We were hoping to sail Grand Classic to Nassau and stay 2 or 4 nights in Nassau. Though great things ( new developments) are planned for Freeport. Really enjoying all your videos now that you are "land based."
Wow what was that god aweful noise outside yalls door. Hope that went away. O it’s so nostalgic how the world once was😥. As long as I can cruise in October all will be well. I’ll stay at home for now. If they take that from me I and going to riot in the streets lol.
We never got to sail the Celebration under Carnival, so I’m not sure. Curious to see if any folks who did will comment what they see that looks familiar, hah. We loved seeing a big orange funnel though... too funny!! :D
They don’t have an unlimited drink package other than for soda, but rather you purchase coupons for discounted drinks. The current rate on their website is $89.67 for 10 drink coupons, valued up to $12 per drink. But once we got onboard, I believe they were promoting a cheaper package which I think we talked about in part two. Hmm.
I wonder since the ship probably doesn't sail full, and the amount of cruises they have between the Celebration and Classica, if you can just show up to the terminal day of and book a cruise right there?
I bet you could, ha ha... they don't really have any sort of pre-screening or check-in process... you just do everything right there at the terminal. :P
We aren't! We did six cruises in February, so all the vlogs are flowing out now, hah... we aren't slated to cruise again until mid-September, fingers crossed!!
This looks super similar of the ease of the Imagination/Inspiration here in CA. Is this the only small operation like this you have heard of, or is this somethings've just never heard of?
They're the only ones I'm aware of that are still sailing some of the older, smaller, "retired" ships. The next best thing would probably be Carnival's Fantasy-class, as you mentioned... Imagination, Inspiration, etc. I believe there are eight Fantasy-class ships in Carnival's fleet.
The old school Carnival ships didn't really have any... I think even the Fantasy class started with basically none, and then they added them on later. You can sort of tell when you look at the Fantasy that balconies were an afterthought, ha ha...
We never got to sail her in all her 80s glory, but I feel like they’ve taken decent care of her. Other than some of the deck boards on the very top deck headed toward the solarium, we didn’t notice too much that looked super aged. :P
I think this ship is now the Grand Classica. I'm going to be on it Aug 17 to 19 My 1st Cruise. You video is very good. Some videos they move too fast and make me dizzy
Actually, the celebration is heading to be scrapped. The cruise line now has only the one ship, the Grand Classica which is currently being used to house workers to fix power etc in New Orleans so you may have had your cruise just before that.
With us doing six cruises in one month, it just made more sense logistically. The drives from Cape Canaveral to West Palm, then West Palm to Fort Lauderdale would have been an expensive UberLyft ride!!
They did a lot to the ship. It was a mess when it came to west Palm Beach. Carnival and it’s Spanish company who owned did nothing to update the ship. Before she came to west Palm Beach she was stationed in India and they had to scrub her down. All her beds, carpeting and everything you could think of was updated. But with that said the cruise line kept her classic look. I live in West Palm Beach and we love the Bahamas paradise cruise line and so do the Bahamian people.
Sancocho is delicious. It is very common in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It is a soup made with different meats and tubers such as cassava, potatoes, green plantains and pumpkins.
We’d never heard of it. Sounds great!! :D
We sailed this ship in October 2016. Apart from the timeshare stuff which was high pressure then, we really enjoyed it. The crew was very friendly and helpful. The entertainment at that time was great with a lot variety-magic shows, acrobats, and music. The best thing we like was the fact that the ship was only half full. This made the small size of the ship prefect. Additional we sailed to the island of Bimini instead of Freeport.
That's funny... the timeshare guy basically gave us his pitch, then said for us to come back and see him if we were interested. No pressure at all, wow. But yes, it was definitely a quiet, uncrowded experience, hah!!
Cant wait to see more. Makes me feel good watching the videos during this stay at home order.
Glad to have ya along for the fun!! :D
This cruise line is cute, but sad. The steel drum player broke my heart... he was tucked away against the wall.
I think they just stashed him there to greet folks, hah. We saw on the schedule that he did play at some other venues around the ship. :P
I thoroughly enjoy both of you. Funny, down to earth and you just yourselves. 👍👏
Thankee thankee!! :D
I can't wait for part 2 of your journey on the Grand Celebration cruise ship! Thanks for sharing
Thankee thankee!! :D
My Mom's first cruise was aboard the this ship in the 80s when it was the Carnival Celebration, and it happened to be on the cruise where they collided with a Cuban Freighter and sinking it in the process. They showed me pictures they took from the cruise, photos of everyone on deck wearing their life jackets, photos of the ripped and damaged hull of the Celebration. I didn't believe them because my mom continued to love cruising till I saw the pictures.
Oh wow, I remember reading about that collision... yikes!! :O
Watching this vlog brings back memories of the Carnival Jubilee (Celebration's sister ship). I sailed on Jubilee back in March 2003 out of Galveston for a dance competition/Spring Break trip. As soon as you entered the lobby area, I was getting flashbacks of the Jubilee! The dining room area was very similar as well.
That's awesome! We missed most all of the older Carnival ships, but this was sort of a fun way to revisit one of them, hah!! :D
The ship definitely reminds me of the Carnival's fantasy class ships. I love that you used your Royal Caribbean cups on the Bahamas Celebration! It actually looks like Bahamas cruise line are booking for Mother's Day weekend, of course I don't think it will happen. We just hope we are able to go on our booked Royal Caribbean July 4th cruise!
Hah, we ended up using those Royal cups all over the place... I actually broke mine at Half Moon Cay on the Carnival Sunrise, but just the bottom, so I could still use it, hah... :P
It is not a Fantasy class ship. ..there were only three in this class...Jubilee,Holiday and Celebration...called Holiday class.
This ship reminds me of the Carnival Elation that we were on in December. We also were on deck 6 upper, and had a room just like this one. Loved the big shower!
Yep, this ship felt very Fantasy-class, with the exception of it not having a big ol' atrium with glass elevators. That shower was the best one of our entire month of travel, ha ha!! :P
I was on that cruise in January, loved it, spent 5 days in Freeport 👍
We loved our first sailing with Bahamas Paradise, and hope we can get back out on the high seas again soon!! :D
This series is going to be fun. I love seeing new things.
Cruised on Carnival Celebration out of Galveston in 2001. Great cruise and loved the ship.
It was super cool having a retro cruising experience, ha ha... we'd love to sail her again, and the Classica as well!! :D
Was on this ship in November...much better experience than I anticipated. Definitely a retro feel to the ship...but with some activities I have never seen on a cruise before (i.e. Corn Hole). The bar-b-que at the aft of the ship was phenomenal!
True! We’ve seen bean bag toss on Carnival, like at the Red Frog area. But they had so many sets on the Grand Celebration, hah... We got to check out the smokehouse lunch on Freeport day and that was fantastic!! :D
WOW - just 6 exits north of my house on I-95 (and a bit East) & I have yet to try Bahamas Paradise!! That ship truly reminded me of my early days of cruising when I did cruise with Carnival. The Port of Palm Beach is basically an industrial port - although if you continued east on Blue Heron (and went over the bridge) you’d be on Singer Island - a very nice beach. That buffet did look yummy - I’ve heard both good & not so good about Bahamas Paradise - and I truly like longer cruises now - but it’s a nice way to get to Nassau. For a lot of years there was a ship called Palm Beach Princess- a 1/2 day gambling ship with a nice buffet, fun casino, small lido deck & some entertainment. It was a really nice way to spend a 1/2 day (Zoe night)! I celebrated my 50th bday on that ship with 14 friends/family!! I was sad when the Palm Beach Princess stopped sailing (the ship had a lot of engine problems). So glad to see you 2 on this ship - so when cruising starts again I’ll be able to make an informed decision about booking with Bahamas Paradise!! Thanks Dee & Jay - love your videos!
Ah nice! We took a half-day gambling cruise out of Myrtle Beach one time... not really our scene, but it was fun, ha ha... that's awesome!! :D
That's crazy, the carpet in the hallway was triggering my OCD too.... I was looking at it and thinking about the pattern repeat on that roll of carpet.... possibly split in 2 one for each side... I too used to sell flooring hahaha.... Nice ship, but 2 days seems a bit too short....
Funny! Yes, we probably wouldn’t make the trip all the way to Florida just for a two-day cruise, but it fit nicely into our 30-day cruise marathon plan, hah!! :D #MegaVacay2020
Awesome vlog. Really excited for this series!! I cracked up when Jay said that the bread section was his salad bar. 😜
Bread buffeeeeet!! :D
I was aboard that ship in 1995. Miami to San Juan, St Thomas, St. Maarten then back to Miami
She'll be missed now that she's gone to the scrapyard... dang!!
I was wondering about where you kept your luggage :) sooooo glad y’all took this super duper vacation stretch because it gives us all something to look forward to ❤️
Hah, we certainly didn’t need it for this trip, so it got to enjoy a couple of days in West Palm Beach!! :P
It seemed that you had the ship to yourselves when exploring. Thank you very much for taking us along on another fun adventure!
I doubt this ship every really sails at capacity, unless maybe it's the summer or spring break or something... it was nice and quiet!! :D
The Grand celebration was my first ever cruise back in 2016. Got me yearning for more.
How awesome! We'd never sailed with Bahamas Paradise before, but this was a blast!! :D
I could never do a two day.I need more.
Yeah really... we were technically cruising a total of 30 days, hah... so this short trip fit right into our grand master plans!! :P
Think Carnival got good deal on mile long carpet Off Cut , somebody said it doesn’t look right ,never mind the looks it’s all about the price 😂😂😂
Ohhh yay! Finally. I am so bored with this quarantine 😄
you guys are so wholesome! Love it!
OMG laughing again at the butt art work. What the heck 🤣😂🤣
LOL! I was washing my windows the other day and Justin Beiber came on and I thought of you! "Jay would switch that off right now lol"
I love me some Canadian goods, but he's a part of Canada that I'm not particularly enthused about, ha ha... :P
@@parodeejay Hmmm Beavertails!
A full week waiting for this! Worth it!!! So far so good. Sancocho??? It is a delicious Caribbean soup! Not crazy about the cabin but yes it is exactly the same as most of the old Carnival fantasy class ships o/v cabins.
I think we sailed on it's sister ship over 30 years ago with Carnival? You guys certainly get the most out of your vacations. Very enjoyable video.🐸
Ah, probably! Like the Jubilee or Holiday or whichever was a sister to the Celebration. This was a fun "vintage" feeling cruise, hah!! :D
@@parodeejay I looked at an old picture and it was the Holiday. I think the original Mardi Gras and Tropicale were also around that time. I can't believe any of those ships are still sailing. I didn't even know there was a port in West Palm. What a great experience that must have been, thanks for sharing.
Was always curious about this ship and cruise line. Very short cruises but if you're already there it would be worth doing before or after a longer cruise. Keep em coming!
True, it was a perfect fit in between our other cruises! The two-day sailing on these ships is about the same price as some of the three-day sailings out of Miami on Carnival, etc. but we were ready for something fun and new, ha ha...
Makes sense if it fits!
Looks like a very nice cruise, great experience for sure. Gotta watch Part 2 now. Thanks for sharing :)
Super excited! I’ve been waiting for the Bahamas paradise cruise videos 😀 you know it’s a small scale ship when they send the pool attendant to get you in your door 🤣
How fun to see this ship and I appreciate your showing it to us. The talk about the sales tables along the way at the port was great information. That carpeting was also just a little too far to the right, in my opinion, but then maybe it was supposed to match the armchair art that didn't quite get the subject in view! Or maybe it's like that on purpose so you know which way you are heading in those long halls (like the fish on the NCL floors?). Probably more likely a sale for large long pieces of carpet!!
That was TOTALLY a buttocks in that one piece of art, cracked me up!! 💖
This was definitely something unique that I'm glad we tried. The buttocks art made it all worthwhile!! :P
Aww, this was our first Carnival ship! We sailed on her from Galveston in 2003, right before she was sold off. Thanks for sharing.
We enjoyed sailing a ship that we had missed when she sailed for Carnival, ha ha... such a fun experience!! :D
So far so good doesn't look like a lot of guests on board but that's ok in my books I mean boats I mean ships
This ship definitely didn't sail full, hah... with them sailing every two days on the same route, I imagine it would be hard to maintain that many folks!!
Very fun, thank you! The darn CZcams machine didn't notify me this was out! 😵 I blundered onto it by accident...grrr...
Ah, that’s no fun! Sometimes the notifications are super slow... or non-existent. Dang!!
I hope you do a live stream at the end of this "Time Share Cruise" series!
We'll have out standard weekly stream on Sunday evening, hah... the series ends Friday, so that works!! :P
Great video guys, this is a piece of history now.
LOL....my OCD kicked in too Dee regarding that carpet on the hallway. The flowers need to be centered, haha
I love Sancocho, it’s a delicious hearty soup. Google it I’m sure you will love it too 😁
Sounds delicious! I wish I'd tried it... dang!! :D
The whale tale reminds me of Nemo
truly was a beauty of a ship, shame she was scrapped.
my boyfriend and i took this cruise in 2015 i think or 2016 for a quick getaway for my birthday and i had NO idea it used to be a Carnival ship! So spoiled by Carnival and Royal but for a quick 2 day getaway at a good price -- really cant go wrong! BTW Sancocho is a latin soup with platains, all types of meat, its just so yummy with white rice and some avocado!
It's super fun seeing that classic whale tail in orange, hah... That soup sounds awesome, and now I wish I'd tried some. Shoot!! :D
Love the video hopefully there’s more to come and the artwork looked like ET the first one
Heck yeah, we've got five parts in this series... plus three more cruises to come after this one... whoop whoop!! :D
cool THANKS! ..wow i didnt know they bought the old carnival cruise liner. Cool. THe vid was really fun!. You guys are funny. Ive been looking into Bahamas Paradise for my big cruise in 2022 but hadnt realized they bought the older ships that were sold off in 2020. Awesome. I like those from the vids i had seen. Im not one to go on a MEGA mega ship..with waterparks and go-carts or something..dont mind n=but its just not something i would actually do on a cruise. The reason i like the smaller older ships. Your vid really helped me decide wich company to sail with. The Celebration add to the fleet was a very pleasant surprise for a back to back sail idea i was really looking forward to and try out several ships in a row. I guess after saving for years , ya just gotta splurge hé ..lol. Also you guys are cute! You go well together. you can always tell by the smiles. You guys pose.smile the same..lol.. couples that really go together actually copy eachothers features and traits ..even way of speech is a blend of both worlds ...awesome!...little jealous too..hihi... a car hit me crossing the street at 32 yrs woke up with no memories. Had to relearn everything...am 45 now and dont even remember what that must be like. So you guy take good care of oneanother YOU hear!..its precious and not to be wasted. seeing you guys . that just made the tour twice the fun. Real people doing real stuff...with some witty commentary to boot..
These help quarantine to go quicker haha. Love the video guys, keep up the great work! Also can’t wait for the rest of Mega-vacay!
My wife and I were on that vessel shortly after they arrived in Palm Beach, and had a nice time. Looks like they have done some upgrades since then, which is cool, but funny that you couldn't get into the cabin immediately. LOL. We might have to make another trip this winter, but I'd like to try the slightly newer boat they use that travels to Nassau.
We're hoping to get back down there sometime and check out the Grand Classica. That would be awesome!! :D
Yay!!! Cruise day!!!!!
Wow watching this thinking you guys got so lucky being able to do your mega vacation just in time before they canceled everything! Good planning guys :P
We really did get in a whole lot of fun right before the shutdown... that timing was crazy!!
Seriously glad you did this, I've always wondered how this would go as one of the really bargain cruise lines. Your take on this will tell me a lot since I think we have similar tastes in a cruise (with the exception of shows I don't really do those).
We had a ball, being that we were open-minded to whatever the experience would be, ha ha... we knew it would be a retro vibe, and it ended up being super fun!! :D
This ship is nicer than I thought it would be. When I pictured this originally I thought it would be more run down.
What’s that noise when you’re standing outside of your stateroom? It’s like a high pitched motor running maybe? I could hear it while you were in your room too. Hope it wasn’t there your whole trip.
Also the food from the buffet looked yummy. Looks fun and can’t wait to see more
Yeah, they've done a nice job at keeping it in good shape. We were surprised by a lot of things! Fortunately, we couldn't hear the noise inside the cabin... no idea what that was, ha ha... :P
Glad you guys did this ship. I have wanted to with some of the deals - and being only 45 min away from us now, it sounds too good to be true. I have heard the ships are not that clean... good to see first hand!
We were SO pleasantly surprised by this cruise! We went into it having basically wide-open expectations, and it was so different in a good way that we're excited to possibly sail this ship or their other ship again when the world opens back up!! :D
Why does it sound like someone is always vacuuming when you are in the halls or elevator? lol
Hah, there are tons of strange ship noises, I suppose. It’s a mystery!! :P
Reminds me of my first cruise 20 years ago on Elation.
We love the personality of the Fantasy-class ships! Yes, this one is even older, having sailed under the Carnival flag before moving onto other lines, hah... it was definitely cool retro experience!! :D
Great 👍 video!!
Thank You , Thank you , Thank you 🥰🥰😎😎
The ship has been sold . We had a wonderful cruise with a 2 night stay on Grand Bahama Island. Classica now sails from West Palm to Grand Bahama.The island on the left side is Peanut Island. It is a great place for a day visit. It has great beaches, lots of tables for picnics and lots to see and explore.
We were sad to see her go, but we're hoping to get down and sail the Grand Classica sometime in the not-too-distant future!! :D
@@parodeejay We were hoping to sail Grand Classic to Nassau and stay 2 or 4 nights in Nassau. Though great things ( new developments) are planned for Freeport. Really enjoying all your videos now that you are "land based."
At the time they didn't realize this was one of her last sailings!
Wow what was that god aweful noise outside yalls door. Hope that went away. O it’s so nostalgic how the world once was😥. As long as I can cruise in October all will be well. I’ll stay at home for now. If they take that from me I and going to riot in the streets lol.
No idea what all that noise was, ha ha... but at least we couldn't seem to hear it in the cabin!! :P
Big question , was there anything from old carnival cruise shown on the ship ??????? ( expect for the funnel)
We never got to sail the Celebration under Carnival, so I’m not sure. Curious to see if any folks who did will comment what they see that looks familiar, hah. We loved seeing a big orange funnel though... too funny!! :D
I never sailed the carnival celebration / my 1st cruise was carnival sensation 1997 ( when I was 12 years old- I born in November 1984) @ParoDeeJay
Do you remember what the drink package cost?
They don’t have an unlimited drink package other than for soda, but rather you purchase coupons for discounted drinks. The current rate on their website is $89.67 for 10 drink coupons, valued up to $12 per drink. But once we got onboard, I believe they were promoting a cheaper package which I think we talked about in part two. Hmm.
That soup is Puerto Rican. Delicious
I wish I'd tried it now, dang! Sounds fantastic!! :D
This is the only cruise ship I ever went on. BUT I will be on MSC Seaside in 31 days!
It used too be the celebration and it was own by carnival
did y'all like this ship?
It's too bad that they sold this ship. I really liked the look of that funnel.
Omg.. Jay and Dee.. you need to stay away from cabins with a U.. on the ecstacy you had U109 and it was a smelly toilet. Lol
The Carnival Celebration was my 1st cruise in August 2006
Oh cool, you got to sail it under the Carnival flag, eh? I think they sold it off around 2008 maybe? Fun!! :D
9:34 are they copying the name from the Grandeur?
Hah, I think it was just too good a pun to pass up, but I forgot about that... some of the smaller RC ships have a Lattetudes coffee shop!! :P
I wonder since the ship probably doesn't sail full, and the amount of cruises they have between the Celebration and Classica, if you can just show up to the terminal day of and book a cruise right there?
I bet you could, ha ha... they don't really have any sort of pre-screening or check-in process... you just do everything right there at the terminal. :P
@@parodeejay I wonder what kind of rates they'd give you if you show up right then and there to book?
How are you guys still traveling with covid-19? Looks like lots of fun !
We aren't! We did six cruises in February, so all the vlogs are flowing out now, hah... we aren't slated to cruise again until mid-September, fingers crossed!!
They have roku tv they care about there passengers
This looks super similar of the ease of the Imagination/Inspiration here in CA. Is this the only small operation like this you have heard of, or is this somethings've just never heard of?
They're the only ones I'm aware of that are still sailing some of the older, smaller, "retired" ships. The next best thing would probably be Carnival's Fantasy-class, as you mentioned... Imagination, Inspiration, etc. I believe there are eight Fantasy-class ships in Carnival's fleet.
Hi Dee & jay is that the only cruise ship with no balconies 😻
The old school Carnival ships didn't really have any... I think even the Fantasy class started with basically none, and then they added them on later. You can sort of tell when you look at the Fantasy that balconies were an afterthought, ha ha...
I love Indian food also
The old Carnival Celebration has not aged well...
We never got to sail her in all her 80s glory, but I feel like they’ve taken decent care of her. Other than some of the deck boards on the very top deck headed toward the solarium, we didn’t notice too much that looked super aged. :P
I'm starting to think all cruise lines now keep their extra Jays in the mirrors
I knew it! Though I guess they're technically un-Jays... reverse-Jays? No... hmmm...
Is this the last cruise that you guys were able to take before everything shut down?
No, we did three cruises after this: Carnival Sunrise, MSC Armonia, Crown Princess. Lots of random fun to come!! :P
Thank goodness bc I’m bored as heck!! Haha
When did you take this cruise?
We put the dates in the upper corner of each video at the beginning, and down in the description. February.
I think this ship is now the Grand Classica. I'm going to be on it Aug 17 to 19 My 1st Cruise. You video is very good. Some videos they move too fast and make me dizzy
Actually, the celebration is heading to be scrapped. The cruise line now has only the one ship, the Grand Classica which is currently being used to house workers to fix power etc in New Orleans so you may have had your cruise just before that.
Thank you Quick question. Why did you decide to rent a vehicle?
With us doing six cruises in one month, it just made more sense logistically. The drives from Cape Canaveral to West Palm, then West Palm to Fort Lauderdale would have been an expensive UberLyft ride!!
ParoDeeJay ok. I was curious as to why you didn’t use a share ride or shuttle service.
It looks like they didn’t do anything to the ship when the bought it😂
She’s definitely showing her age in a few areas, but we had a ball going retro for a few days!! :P
ParoDeeJay when did you go? Before the virus
Early February.
ParoDeeJay ahh, good timing👀
They did a lot to the ship. It was a mess when it came to west Palm Beach. Carnival and it’s Spanish company who owned did nothing to update the ship. Before she came to west Palm Beach she was stationed in India and they had to scrub her down. All her beds, carpeting and everything you could think of was updated. But with that said the cruise line kept her classic look. I live in West Palm Beach and we love the Bahamas paradise cruise line and so do the Bahamian people.
Whoo that ship was built in 1987?
Sounds about right... it matches your name!! :P
FIMALLLLLLYYYYYYY
Dee your right , that carpet does look weird , as for the Art , that’s art , who , who authorised those abominations , that there calling art , 🥴🥴🥴
Looks like they paid top dollar for that artwork!! :P
Shame that ship was scrapped..
Carnival Celebration was our very first cruise back in 1993...she got us hooked for life🛳