I boarded the ship on Thursday night and went straight to bed,
Friday morning at breakfast, the morning of the summit, hence the work attire, my first breakfast on board.
It is 1am, cocktail party is over, but we are not ready to sleep, head off to a restaurant and have a bite, I kept it light, and then on to the ship's disco!! we partied till 4am!
My cool co-workers at the lounge,
The fab ceiling of the lounge area
Then we went here, it's called 'The Santurary' no kids allowed here, really, there's a sign! lol!!
Isnt it dreamy!!
After lunch on Sunday we visited the other ship that housed media and other co-workers of ours the 'Carnival Victory"
That, in a huge nutshell is my experience on board a cruise ship, did you notice by tummy got bigger as the pics progressed? Food apparently is a big deal on a cruise, and without self control, you can really go to town!
Friday evening we were invited to view the opening ceremony of the Summit at the ships auditorium, followed by cocktails, to I dressed in work-but kind of partyish attire, you know what I mean!
Gotta get that diva shot!! 
This is the auditorium, you no longer feel as if you are on a ship here.............
Cocktail time!! Poolside, party party!!
The wait-staff, so friendly, this guy knew the drink I liked and kept it coming!!
It is 1am, cocktail party is over, but we are not ready to sleep, head off to a restaurant and have a bite, I kept it light, and then on to the ship's disco!! we partied till 4am!
Saturday morning at 10am, got up, happy to put on casual clothes and explore the ship, but first breakfast!!
This is my after breakfast dessert, we decided to put all our desserts in one plate and each take a pic pretending it was all ours, I was cracking up so much at our silliness!!
Time to explore, the pool area again, with a giant screen for viewing movies.
After relaxing by the pool a bit we decided to have some ice cream from the 24hr ice cream self service bar at the pool, then I said I will run to my room to pick up my phone, to call my kids and ease my guilty conscience for having soooo much fun without them, after getting to my room, the air conditioning was on, the bed made and I just could not resist, I went in for a short nap, and woke up 6 hours later!! I was beat!!
I caught up with my co-workers again, explained my absence, they said they all got naps too, and we went poolside to enjoy a movie.
Of course we munched on burgers and fries and pizza, served 24/7 at the poolside BTW.
Then it was back to the disco, party hearty again and off to bed at 230am.
Sunday morning after my usual hearty breakfast, we really wanted to explore, we found this! It's a lounge area in pretty much the middle of the ship, beautiful!! There is a piano playing dude, and there is pastries!
Relaxing in the lounge.............................................
This nice guy wanted to serve me some pastries. I thought, I just had some for breakfast!! resist!! resist!!
Another view of the pastries at the lounge
Me trying to convince myself I have no room in my stomach for the delicious pastries,,,,,,,,it worked!!
My cool co-workers at the lounge,
Apart from pastries, you can have pretty much a meal here!!
The fab ceiling of the lounge area
Then we went here, it's called 'The Santurary' no kids allowed here, really, there's a sign! lol!!
Isnt it dreamy!!
Check out the views, 
Relaxing...................... my office bldg in the background.............
All that relaxing made us hungry..................
Lunchtime again!
Dessert, I passed on the pastries, well just one as you can see
After lunch on Sunday we visited the other ship that housed media and other co-workers of ours the 'Carnival Victory"
One word to describe this ship
UGLY!!!!
So glad I did not stay there! wooo-hooo!!
That, in a huge nutshell is my experience on board a cruise ship, did you notice by tummy got bigger as the pics progressed? Food apparently is a big deal on a cruise, and without self control, you can really go to town!
Hope y'all had fun, oh and did I mention I was supposed to be on the ship from the Monday? I knew of it but was too busy with work 13 - 18 hour days preparing for the Summit to pack, oh well, next time I'll be there from the start!!
25 comments:
Hi most Beautiful one! You look so pretty! I'm glad you had fun, even though you were in the working mode! Now, you know, Raxx, I've got to take these pix of you snapping and Diva you again! Is that okay? I'm going to post the Divas on Monday!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Look at you! So pretty. So thin. Now I'm green.
We're not going to get any more dogs. They do take work, and when we travel, it's so hard to find a dog sitter.
This was work? lol Looks like a vacation to me! Wow, you staff people really got treated well! Wish I was there because it looked like a blast!
So glad you had fun!
Kady
YOU are a DIVA! You look fabulous and having such a fun personality too...true divaism. :) The ship is amazing....the food oh my....thankfully there is a disco....you can dance it off. ( not that you need to, you know what I mean ) winks :) Have a super day!
Hugs~ J
Got here from Helen's place.
What a fantastic job you have, and what a beautiful place to come from.
Beats the wind that is howling outside my window right now in England.
you are beautiful!!!! I loved the photos and the details of your cruise!
as for the fertilizer....I feed my plants one time each week....and the grass...about once every 5-6 weeks!
OMG girl, this looks like too much fun, and you look so pretty in all the pics!!!!!!! I've gone on one cruise (a Carnival incidentally), and although the ship was uber cheesy, everything else about it was wonderful. The food! THE FOOD!!!!!
And OMG, look at that adult lounging area. Heaven!!!!
Justine :o )
Hey there little miss pampered! Woo hoo, what a way to work. I love your pictures are your cruise apparel. You look hot even after all that food. That pastry case would kill me as well as put a good 20 pounds on me overnight. I have NO self-control.
I'm glad you got to let your hair down and have some fun after all of the hard work you've been doing!
I like your new profile picture too.
I have one word. Jealous! I am so jealous of your fun weekend. I haven't had a weekend of fun like that is ages girl. I chuckled outloud about the 6 hr nap. That is just what the captain ordered. haha Thanks for the fun trip. If I'm ever needing a job in Trinidad I'm looking your group up!
what a job, i am green, and blue of course
Now this is MY kind of meeting and aren't you the lovely little thing?
Hello beautiful Raxx and what a job you have found for yourself:-) I agree with Bridget, you deserve some time to party and relax with your friends and co-workers after all the work you have been doing. What a lovely ship and the food oh my I would have to disco all weekend to shake those off, but not you my friend you are as cute as a button, happy Mother's day (do you celebrate MD in March or May in TT?.) hugs, Kathy.
Hi dear Raxx! I truly hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day! Thanks for popping in to see me!
be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Hey, gf! You are a doll. It looks like you had a great time. And lots of good food. I am so glad you share your cruise with us. I have never been on a cruise. I would love to try it.
Thank you for liking my Haiku .. I must confess it took not much more than a minute to write it .. must have been lurking around somewhere in my soul.
wow a new visitor that comments!!! thank you!
my big love is cruise ships. as far as carnival goes, you have to know joe farcus, the designer. it is gaudy but it all means something. you get used to it, no really you do. yes you do. uh huh.
smiles, bee
xoxoxoxoxoxoxxo
Hi Raxx... I've been missing in action due to a bunch of medical problems but getting better every day... Hope to be back to normal soon... Is there a normal anymore.☺
Love your new look on the blog and WOW did it look like you had a GREAT time on the ship.... Wish I had been there too... Have a great one sweetie... Love
xxxooo
Donna
How is my most beautiful returning Diva? Oh, I'm glad you liked what I did! I had to use all of your photos! I get a thrill each time I come to your blog - you keep changing your header. This is a pretty one!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;0
hey pretty girl!!! how are you? thank you so much for the birthday wishes!!! I hope you have a wonderful week!
i am so glad our president was there, it is such a honor for him to see you peoples...love the putz
Lucky you Raxx!! :-) Wish I had been there too!!
It looks beautiful and fun!
Monica
I'm hungry just thinking about all that YUMMY food! You are one strong woman if you were able to resist any of that! It looks like fun...I wish my job was that awesome!
Just came by to say hello~ love your new blog dress and your header is darling! Hope you have a great weekend!
Hugs~ J
You're killing me here. We went on a cruise and our ship looked nothing like that nor did the food.
Yours is impressive, ours not so much. I wouldn't even go again based on the experience on our ship.
At least our was work related and paid for.
Wow!! I want to be there. Thanks for sharing the awesome pics. So sorry your place of work was so boring!! HA!!!
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