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Venezia Transatlantic: Day 2

By Saint Greg

July 10, 2023

Good morning! I just turned on the TV here for the first time and I noticed we have some different channels.
I wonder if it’s just while we’re in Europe or if this is a new thing for the fleet. BBC News, Sky News, Sky Sports, and Prime One for…

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Venezia Transatlantic: Day 1

By Saint Greg

July 7, 2023

Since I boarded so late I’m already considered late for my muster drill. After dropping my bags in the room I immediately headed down to my muster station inside Teatro Rosso.

These jackets are different than the ones they have on most Carnival ships so I’m going to include a…

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Venezia Transatlantic: Embarkation

By Saint Greg

July 3, 2023

Good afternoon. I’m getting a late start heading to the port today. Since the baggage handlers at the Barcelona Airport stole most of my first day from me, I had to spend more time today in Barcelona. I don’t get to Barcelona everyday and I’m going to be on…

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Barcelona Hotel: Sercotel Rosellon

By Saint Greg

June 30, 2023

I came across Sercotel Rosellon while reading about the best rooftop bars in Barcelona. Once I saw that view of Sagrada Familia, I knew it was going to be the place for me if it was under $300. It turns out as a registered member you could get a room as…

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Venezia Transatlantic: Barcelona Day 2

By Saint Greg

June 26, 2023

I woke up hot this morning. The AC is weird. I can’t get it off of 22. Turning the fan on high is what did it for me. It’s gotta be in the upper 60’s in here now which is great for me. I love the comforter on the…

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Venezia Transatlantic: Barcelona Day 1

By Saint Greg

June 23, 2023

I was originally supposed to arrive in Barcelona at 9am. Flight changes and delays pushed that back to 11am. A bus driver strike stranded me on the plane for an additional 40 minutes. Then it took them nearly four hours to get our luggage from the plane. I have…

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Venezia Transatlantic: Travel Day

By Saint Greg

June 19, 2023

Good Morning! On recent trips I have been parking in the remote south parking lot at DFW airport. This time I’m going with express south. This lot is costing me an extra dollar per day for this trip.
The express lot advantages are more shuttles, shuttles that only go to…

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Carnival Venezia’s Il Viaggio by Emeril Lagasse

By Saint Greg

June 16, 2023

I was able to dine at Carnival’s newest specialty restaurant, Il Viaggio, three times on Carnival Venezia’s 15-day transatlantic cruise from Barcelona to New York City. In addition to my experiences. I will share what was said about Il Viaggio during a “fireside chat” with Emeril and Carnival President…

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Venezia Transatlantic: Planning

By Saint Greg

June 12, 2023

Booking

I have been wanting to book a Transatlantic cruise on a new ship. Two weeks is about as long as I can do. Jubilee was going to be too long. Celebration would’ve been just about right. But I really don’t like that they keep launching these new ships during…

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USS Cairo

By Saint Greg

May 29, 2023

The USS Cairo is one of seven ironclad river gun boats built during the Civil War. The Cairo is a city class gun boat named after Cairo, Ohio. The ships in this class were nicknamed “Pook’s Turtles” after their designer and the fact that they resembled turtles.
The Cairo served…

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