Carnival Celebration - AMBER COVE | Our FIRST Carnival Cruise | 2024 | Cruise Vlog
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- After 10 years of cruising strictly with Royal Caribbean, this might just be the BEST Cruise we've ever been on. Come join us as we take this 7-Day cruise out to St. Maarten, Amber Cove and San Juan.
2024 Update: This is still our favourite ship!
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Hey everyone!! Sorry about the audio when the GoPro is wet but we hope you enjoy the video! Like & Subscribe for continuous cruise content! Stayed tuned for the rest of the Carnival Celebration vlog and our next cruise out to Alaska on Royal Caribbean's Ovation OTS! Thanks for watching and Happy Cruising!! 🍻😎☀
We were there 2019 on Breeze, and they had advisory to not leave the port. I want to go back and conquer that cool excursion!
@@DarthRavage07_QR Oh wow, ya you definitely need to go back this was so cool! I feel like the port may have changed quite a bit as well! Thanks for watching!!😎🍻☀️
Blue Iguana breakfast burrito for the win!
I really missed out, you’re the third person to mention this!! Ugh 😩 lol BUT we are going on the Jubilee next winter so I’ll be sure to have some then 😎🍻☀️
The best breakfast on a port day is in the main dining room. Not many people participate, so service is really quick. Some interesting offerings, cooked to order and quick. Sea day brunch in the same place is generally pretty good, but busy and slow. You can also call for room service in the morning and get continental breakfast. I am STILL salty they took away the door hangers for breakfast room service. You used to be able to just check what you wanted on those and hang them outside your cabin before you went to bed. Great job on the big jump! When I went through Navy bootcamp, we had to do a tall jump into the pool. I was scared, so was everyone, but something I've taken through my life (and I'm old now)...sometimes you just gotta plug your nose and jump ;)
I agree MDR breakfast is usually a great option!!
I am also salty about the door hangers for room service lol, I always loved ordering fresh coffee and tea to the room (back when it was included)
Honestly re watching this video brings back the feeling of dread and fear! But yes much like you I just had to plug my nose and jump!!
I think the fact that I was holding the go pro made things worse haha. I was nervous to lose it!
Thanks for watching and for cheering me on!!!!!
Blue iguana breakfast burritos I heard were fire 🔥
We’re such newbies I didn’t know they had them 😢BUT I’ll know this for next time on the Jubilee so thank you for letting us know!! 😎🍻☀️
@@ryanandkala my first cruise is in July on horizon going to Aruba, Bonaire, La Romana and Amber cove. I watch sooo many videos lol I can’t do this excursion due to my bad knees so I’ll be kicking it by the pool :) but if you ever go to Bonaire.. you gotta rent the golf carts from what I hear it’s amazing and you pull right up to the beach and snorkel $100 all day! Look up Bonaire cruisers :)
We only sail Carnival, as Gold card after being on 9 cruises. We love the private ports Carnival has, Amber Cove, Roatan, Grand Turk.
Carnival really is the Fun Ship.
Family friendly and affordable.
Royal is so full of snobs and Karen's in our experience
Nice!! Ya we’re excited to move away from the blue card next time 🤣 The Amber Cove port was really nice and we can’t wait to try the others. We really did have a lot of fun on this cruise and found that the price for a new ship was incredible. Thanks for watching!! 😎☀️🍻
We are going on Celebration this December. Looking for excursions in St. Maarten
@@jldhawk We wanted to try the flying Dutchman and sky explorer I think it was called but we ended up just doing a low-key day in the town
Thanks for your videos. I enjoy your content
11:28 YAAAAY KALA!!! My heart was pounding right along with her while watching this😂 I couldn’t have done that! You go girl!!
Trust me if I could do it you could too!!
Anytime I see this video I immediately start sweating haha! It’s like I am reliving that fear all over again and then the pride and happiness of overcoming the jump!
Thanks so much for watching and for cheering me on!! ❤
Great video as always !!! Kala way to look a fear in the face and over come it! That a girl
Hey TJ, thanks for cheering me on! Honestly I don’t have a fear of heights or anything but when the time came to jump I just froze haha! But then I thought of all our followers and had to pull through for you all!
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Hey Kala long you better cruise from Lynn
im so glad you guys went to the piano bar it's my favorite part of a cruise, at least when you get a good piano man haha!
We had a great time in the Piano Bar! He was a great singer and funny too! Definitely will be back there on the Jubilee 😎☀️🍻
Blue Iguana is our favorite for breakfast! Great breakfast burritos and tacos with the whole toppings bar. It's our go-to for quick and delicious
The blue iguana was delicious! I didn’t try it for breakfast but I will definitely keep that in mind for the next cruise!!
We love a good breakfast burrito!!!
Shoot they have breakfast burritos!? I missed out haha maybe next time on the Jubilee 😎🍻☀️
SeaDays! Sea day brunch is best!
Brunch is always a good idea!! 🍳 🍾
Give yourself some grace, Kala. That was a terrifying jump, but you know what, you conquered your fear and DID IT!!!! Way to go!!!
Awwww thanks so much!!! It really was so scary in person- I’m convinced the video doesn’t do it justice haha!
Appreciate the support so much :)
Hope you’re enjoying the series!!
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@@kala-ryanandkala Sorry for misspelling your name. I hate when that happens to me. I corrected it.
No worries at all! Technically my mom spelled it wrong when she gave it to me haha!
Great video❤❤❤
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it 😎🍻☀️❤️
Blue iguana is always a great breakfast option.
Another vote for Blue Iguana, we definitely will be trying this on the Jubilee! Thanks for sharing! 🍻☀️😎
Hey guys. It’s Al. Could not do the jump. Id have another heart attack. Your braver then I am! Glad your having so much fun!
Thank you!! That’s okay you can still have fun doing the slides and climbing down, it’s still quite the experience! Thanks for watching Al! 😎🍻☀️
Love the content.. keep it up 😎
Thank you!! Glad you’re enjoying the vids 😎🍻☀️
I'm new to your channel and I'm so glad I found you! Great video!
Yay!! Welcome to the channel we’re so happy you found us as well 😊 Thanks for watching!!
Great video y'all! That is awesome that Kayla overcame her fear of jumping from the platform! Looks like you all had a great time out there, thanks for sharing your experiences. Like others have said, you two are great, love watching your videos!
Thank you!! She did awesome I’m so proud lol. We had the best time and can’t wait for the Jubilee. Thanks for watching and for the continued support! 😎🍻☀️
Kala you did amazing definitely shorts. Love your vlogs
Thanks Gina! I really appreciate the support! It was definitely higher than it looked lol!
I think I was most nervous about losing the go pro haha!
@@kala-ryanandkala Do get me wrong those steps would have terrified me let alone jumping and those wooden planks ummm no thank you lol.
@@ginad.7952 right!? I asked a few times if I could run and jump or if one of them would just push me haha! No luck on either!
Kala you did that , don't be so hard on yourself. I'm not even attempting that lol . Great content , can't wait till the next installment.
Thanks so much Jasmin! I know I was very tough on myself, but re watching it now I am very proud that I overcame my fears and did it! I swear I could hear all our followers cheering me on! 🤍
Hey you two are so awesome and humble simple easy going normal cruise channel couple. Love your videos. Thank you so much for doing what you. Be going on the carnival celebration out of Miami in September 24 to October 1st to ports of San Juan and amber cove and st Thomas.
Thank you so much for the kind words and support!! We’re glad your enjoying the videos. I’m jealous i wanna go back haha 🤣 you’re going to have an awesome cruise 😎🍻☀️
Main dining is where we go for breakfast! On mardi Gras it was amazing
Yes!! We went on one of the last 2 sea days and it was awesome! Apparently I needed to have some of those Blue Iguana breakfast burritos though. Thanks for watching!! ☀️😎🍻
Oh definitely!!!! We sail away on celebration June 4th!! Your videos have been extremely helpful! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!! That's so exciting!
Loving all your vlogs. Can’t wait to see more! Thx for sharing.
Thanks for watching!! Glad you're enjoying the videos!! 🍻😎☀
Another great vlog guys. tnx. Were in Amber Cove 8 yrs ago. The port looks much greener and cheerful.
Thank you!! It was actually really nice there and if we didn’t have the drink package we probably would’ve spent the remainder of our day hanging out by the pool there. Thanks for watching!! 😎🍻☀️
Hi Ryan and Kala.. I was wondering what company you booked your excursion with. I would love to jump off the cliff too. Excellent video and information you guys provide.. Nice to see fellow canadians having a good time!!
Hey!! We used www.shoreexcursioneer.com/ I would have definitely been disappointed if we couldn't jump. Glad you enjoyed the video thanks for watching!!
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Mdr is the best for breakfast on the whole when i was on it 1.6 yrs ago.
We had the Sea day brunch and enjoyed it quite a bit! I've heard the Blue Iguana breakfast burritos are the way to go. I definitely want to give those a try next time. Thanks for sharing and for watching!! 🍻☀️😎
Wow, that excursion looks wonderful. I would have done it in my younger years. We went to Amber Cove and just hung out in the port. Thanks for sharing.
It was quite the experience! The port looked like an amazing place to hang out, they had lots of chairs and a nice swim up bar. We just had the drink package so we figured we’d save a free bucks and just relax on the ship! Thanks for watching!! 😎🍻☀️
Great video! We're booked on this cruise for 2025 for our 20 year anniversary!!!
Have an amazing time and happy anniversary 🥂♥️
Love your videos.
Thanks so much John! Really appreciate the support!! 🍻☀️😎
This is vegetarian but the tofu ranchero sandwich at Java blue (included) is AMAZING
I'm so glad we're going on the Jubilee so we can try all this great food we apparently missed!! Thanks for the tip 😎☀️🍻
Hi Kala N Ryan. Well done on your videos. I'M a Travel Agent and I received notice to the sister of Celebration, The Jubilee about 3 weeks ago. I cannot wait to get on this ship and explore everything it offers. Thanks again. Job well done.
Hey Joe! Welcome to the channel 😊We are also very excited for the Jubilee, we are scheduled to go on the Jubilee and Firenze next year! Thanks for the kind words and support! 😎🍻☀️
That cruise port is awesome. You made a good choice re: drinks....we got off ship and walked to the pink street and umbrella streets, took a few pics, tried some good food, but spent most of our time in the hammocks and lazy river (which were free). However, you're right, the drinks there are CRAZY expensive. Only had one there while we enjoyed the port area. They really did a great job with that spot tho.
It was a really great cruise port! We heard after about the lazy river and the umbrella area I'm sad we missed out! Next time! 😎☀️🍻
Ha! We were actually on this same cruise celebrating our 20th anniversary. I actually found myself in the background in a part of this video. Watching these videos brings back great memories, we had a blast on this cruise and looks like you did too! Thanks for sharing your experience!
OMG no way!! I hope you had a wonderful anniversary and vacation! We're glad these photos are bringing back great memories for you 😊 We had so much fun and can't wait to get on the Jubilee! Thanks for watching 😎🍻☀️
a nap around 4 always hits the spot for me, then you're refreshed for dinner and evening activities
Yeah we definitely need to start doing this, we both don't nap very well lol 😞
New subscriber...loving your videos on Celebration! Thanks for sharing them.
Yay! Welcome to the channel 😎☀️🍻 glad you're enjoying the videos!
Love you guys. Great job
Thank you so much!! ☺️🍻☀️❤️
That looks so fun!
It was!!! So exhilarating and also a bit scary haha! Definitely worth it though!
Was patiently waiting to see this video!! Y’all did great! We did this excursion last cruise and yes the jump was scary as hell but I did it too!! Ooh was also letting y’all know one of the best places to eat for breakfast or lunch is the blue iguana burrito bar. Definitely the best!
Kala will be happy to hear that she’s not the only one who thought it was scary, she did awesome! And frig, another vote for the breakfast burritos I really missed out lol I know where I’m going next time.
Another great and entertaining video!❤ Cant wait for the next one!
Thank you!! 😎🍻☀️❤️
Wow, I have never thought the breakfast buffet was gross. Especially surprising on the Flag Ship. I mean it's usually the typical "buffet quality" but i have usually enjoyed the Market Place. But food/service can be different day to day / cruise to cruise / ship to ship. To answer the question, I always enjoy the sea day brunch in the MDR. Obviously that does not help on port days. I think even on port days you can catch served to order breakfast in the MDR. But its not fast. Breakfast at the Blue Iguana is always tasty and usually fast. GREAT VIDEOS!!! Thanks for sharing.
We actually warmed up to the Lido marketplace as the cruise went on, I made a really good breakfast sandwich. Unfortunately we never tried the blue Iguana for breakfast but we will definitely do it in February on the Jubilee. I think that day the eggs were just extra runny and didn't look appealing. Overall I think Carnival kills it on food, we had such a great time. Thanks for sharing and for watching 😎🍻☀️
@@ryanandkala Well I guess you two will beat us to the Jubilee and we live just 20 minutes from the port. But we will take a spin on the Celebration in December. Hope you enjoy your trip.
That's so exciting! I think the Celebration is our favourite ship so far, you're going to have an absolute blast ☀️🍻😎
we are doing celebration next year THANKS for explaining the jump no jump rule!! i would've been ticked if i couldnt do the big jump ;)
You're welcome!! This was really fun you're going to have a blast! ☀️🍻😎
OH my Canadian stars!! Looks fun but yikes!! Good job Kala :D Did I hear you right though, if you're with Carnival you're not allowed to jump into the water? It would piss me off doing all of that climbing / hiking and then not being able to jump t get teh full thrill.
Yes exactly! Carnival doesn’t allow you to jump so you have to book privately if that’s something you want to do. Yeah I would have been really disappointed, it was a lot of fun jumping off lol. ❤️🇨🇦😎🍻☀️
You guys are awesome! Such a cute couple.😊
Awww thanks so much!!! 🫶🏼🥰
Good job Kala! I'd chicken out. Amber Cove water falls is on our family's to do. Great Vlog love to see the rest as you post 😊
She did awesome!! We had a lot of fun I'd definitely recommend it, you're family will have a blast! Thanks for watching and for the continued support! 🍻😎☀
Midafternoon relax in bed and lots of coffee is key for me. Enjoying your videos!
Lol ya I hear ya on the coffee! ☕ Glad you're enjoying the videos! Thanks for watching 😎🍻☀️
I did that excursion
Awesome! What did you think? Hope you had as much fun as we did! Thanks for watching 😎🍻☀️
Another great video, really enjoy all the information you guys provide. Looking forward to the rest of this cruise.
Thank you so much 🙏 we had a lot of fun making the videos for everyone and can’t wait to dive into the rest of the footage. I hope we get some good videos from the Ovation as well, we booked a really cool excursion where you kayak out to the glacier, really looking forward to that one! 😎🍻☀️
Kala, my wife loves your black bucket style hat. Any chance you can share where it’s from. Great video! Thanks
Thanks for watching!! Aww her thanks! I got it from Amazon!! It was such a great hat because it folds up nicely and hides your face from the sun! I’ll see if I can find the link somewhere!
That waterfall excursion looked awesome. It seems like Ryan wore regular street sneakers? So, I can just wear regular tennis shoes/sneakers, and I don't have to worry about "water-shoes"? And, there was some sort of lockers to rent at the staging area to put your backpack in? And, you mentioned in another comment that you booked it thru Shore Excursioner.... do you know if I can just print out my booking confirmation to show them my ticket/receipt.... so I don't have to worry about having my phone with me? Thanks!!
That’s why they are now charging for any additional entrees. Because of how much food people were ordering at chi bang.
I'm totally okay with this especially since the first time is complimentary. $8 if you want to go a second time is something I can live with! Thanks for sharing and for watching!! 😎🍻☀️
Hi guys! Can you provide the link to the private company excursion you took? I’m tryna jump!
Of course! Here it is!! There seems to be a few different options so don’t think you have to pick this exact one 😎🍻☀️ shoreexcursioneer.com/amber-cove/damajagua-waterfall-jump-party-bus.html
I'm just curious where you guys book that excursion and how much was it. Thank you
We booked it through shore excursioneer! www.shoreexcursioneer.com/amber-cove/damajagua-waterfall-jump-party-bus.html
@@ryanandkala thanks
Looks like you had another amazing day! You captured some awesome footage of your day by the falls. Just a quick question the pool in the back where it seems you two like hang out is it always that quiet? Seems so chill with some of the best views on the ship. It’s always a great time after dinner to catch a show and maybe a bar or 2. Again glad it seem you had an a AMAZING time! Can’t wait to catch the next Video. Have a great day .
Thank you!! It was always quiet at the patio pools, it can get busy and you may not get a chair but in terms of the noise it’s usually nice and peaceful. Seems like a way different vibe than the lido deck which I loved that there were different areas. We really did have the best time, so much that we booked the Jubilee and Firenze next year 🤣 Thanks for watching!!
@@ryanandkala Thanks for your quick reply. Only reason I ask it I have a family cruise booked on the Celebration next February. Our rooms are booked on the Lido deck 4 rooms in on the right hand side. We can’t wait. We did get the drink package! 🍻🍹🥂🍷. So going to the pools and the rum frog tiki bar in will be not to much of an ordeal. Thanks again for all the great information!
@@jwe61busk11 Wow sounds like you’re going to have an awesome time!! Family cruises are the best. No problem at all glad we could help 😎☀️🍻
Wait....Ryan, you can't wear a Blue Jays hat and a Yankees hat! I hope you don't wear a Red Sox hat later in the video! Lol Great VLOG!!
🤣 No I don’t own a Red Sox hat but I think Kala wears one at some point though, she’s the Red Sox/Patriots fan lol. I’m a Blue Jays, Raptors and Senators fan first🇨🇦
Naps are a thing if you want to do the after 10 pm activities.
Totally, naps are great when I can actually fall asleep lol. I've never been much of a napper unless it happens naturally. Maybe I just need to make a habit of it!! Thanks for watching 😎🍻☀️
I love you guys and hope you get every bit of success you deserve! 😊
Wow thank you so much!! That’s so nice of you, we love you too! 🥰
Your drink package and wifi works on msc private island ocean cay.
Amazing! I love this because Royal offers something similar with Coco Cay and we always have a great day there
just a FYI if you have CHEERS drink package on Carnival you cannot get the buckets of beer, it's not allowed
That’s good to know! I think I said if you didn’t have the cheers that’s be the way to go but maybe I’m wrong 😊but good to know you can’t even get it if you wanted. Thanks for the info and for watching!! 😎☀️🍻
That’s good to know! I think I said if you didn’t have the cheers that’s be the way to go but maybe I’m wrong 😊but good to know you can’t even get it if you wanted. Thanks for the info and for watching!! 😎☀️🍻
Loving your videos and info, thanks! We are doing this same cruise in May (our first one ever) and are so excited! Question…Kala, where did you get your backpack and big black sun hat?! 😊
Hey Becky! Thanks so much for watching!! Can’t wait for you to go on your first cruise, you picked a great one for your first time, this cruise is such a great time!!
My backpack and hat are from Amazon! :)
What company did u do excursion with? I WANNA JUMP TOO lol
We did the excursion with Shore Excursioneer! Definitely jump it was a lot of fun! Thanks for watching 😎🍻☀️
Love fallowing you two. Kayla is so cute! Ya'll are having fun and no mega hype.
The fruits and avocados at that market looked sooo good. Would they let you bring them back on the boat if you bought them??
Thank you so much!! Someone can correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think you can bring any fruits or vegetables on/off the ship, depending on which country your visiting but I think a general rule for the Caribbean is no. The bananas were very good, soo fresh 😋🍌
I'm new to your channel, and I'm loving what I'm seeing so far! Kala, you're my hero! 😂❤️✨️
Question - How/when do you make reservations to Chibang/Cucina Del Capitano on the Carnival Celebration?
Yay!! Welcome to the channel 😊 we’re glad you’re enjoying the videos so far. So for the reservations we just showed up on the day of at 5:30pm when they opened and requested a time or a table and that worked every time. There seemed to be a way when you’re connected to the ship’s Wifi you can “Check-in” for your selected restaurant then it gives you a notification when your table is ready. Thanks for watching!! 😎🍻☀️
For breakfast: Blue Iguana Cantina or Sea Day Brunch in the main dining room
Another vote for the Blue Iguana! We will definitely give it a try next time. We ended up having the brunch I think on the last 2 sea days. Thanks for sharing! 😎🍻☀️
What month did you two go? In February we’re going. I read reviews of water really cold so I was gonna maybe bring a wet suit or wetsuit shorts. Awesome to know about the gluten free. I’ve been curious of my options on carnival celebration.
We went in February! I think for myself I didn't think it was cold but Kala's lips were blue if I'm remembering correctly! Kala felt really good about all the options, Cucina del Capitano was great, they had gluten free pizza at Miami slice and gluten free bread at the deli as well. Tons of options!
Did you go to Sea Day Brunch?
We did the Sea day brunch on our most recent video with the last 2 sea days!! We both enjoyed it and will definitely go back, I feel like I didn't make the right choices necessarily but Kala really enjoyed her brunch. ☀️🍻😎
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Thanks for watching!! 🍻😎☀
we just did the exact same excursion in February thru carnival and they would not allow anyone from carnival to jump off the platforms. Had to use the rock slides instead. Was really bummed
Thank you so much for confirming this! This is great info. Sorry to hear that you weren't able to jump off, I luckily came across the information on someone else's TH-cam before we left. I would have been a little pissed off not gonna lie. Again, thanks for sharing and for watching, I hope you had a good cruise otherwise!! ☀️🍻😎
What was the total cost from the entire cruise for the drinks after the drink package? Considering purchasing the package just wanna know if it's worth it for me or no.
Our drink package plus gratuities was $554.50 USD each then because of some ports such as Miami and San Juan we had to pay tax on every drink until we left port so maybe another $10 for those days. With 3 ports in 7 days we figured it would be worth it for us but it depends on how much you’re going to to drink! Thanks for watching 🍻☀️😎
Did you guys find it hard to find seats for the shows? How early do people start getting seats? Doesn't seem like there was alot of sitting available.
We did find It hard for the shows in the Central area, we felt like people were there as early as 1 hour before the show started. Get there early if getting a good seat is important to you! 😎☀️🍻
What company did you do the excursion with?
Here's the link! shoreexcursioneer.com/amber-cove/damajagua-waterfall-jump-party-bus.html
We also use viator a lot:
viator.tp.st/QGUkayNG
Naps!
We are terrible nappers! Well at least I (Kala) am.
If I fall asleep I am done for lol 😂