{"id":15067,"date":"2025-09-21T20:09:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T00:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=15067"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:02:31","slug":"atw-1-days-3-4-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/21\/atw-1-days-3-4-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"ATW-1 Days 3 & 4: At sea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cool watermelon sculpture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Carnival Luminosa<\/em> portion of the ATW-1 begins with 5 days at sea. This means we spent a lot of time eating and playing slots in the casino these first 2 days on board. And meeting our fellow cruisers. At breakfast on Day 3 we met Tony, from Cincinatti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At breakfast we noticed the very cool watermelon sculpture. Someone on board is really skilled with watermelons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We played some cards before lunch and Marlene won 2 games of knock rummy to my 1. We had lunch in the buffet, then spent some time – and money – in the casino. I lost $125 (down $175). I can’t afford those kinds of losses on a 22-night cruise – I would be spending more in the casino than the rest of the ATW combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After dinner we went to the show, which was “magic and comedy” by Glen Foster<\/a>. Pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Day 4 we had breakfast alone (just Marlene and me), then played some knock rummy. I won 2 games to none for Marlene. That really annoyed her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marlene playing slots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marlene playing knock rummy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
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Officer introductions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We were invited to an exclusive <\/em>luncheon for Diamond-level passengers – the highest status available on Carnival. Marlene achieved Diamond status on this cruise. I am still a lowly Platinum guest. But they let me attend as Marlene’s “plus one.” The meal was disappointing – the toughest filet mignon ever – but the drinks were free. We met Dwight and Terry from Huntington Beach CA and John and Sandy from St Louis MO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The officers were introduced at the luncheon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marlene won a few bucks at the casino but I continued to lose. But only a little – $25 (down $200).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dinner was an “elegant night” and Marlene dressed to the nine. I guess I looked pretty good in my Italian sports coat too. I had prime rib and it was very good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We skipped the show in favor of dancing. The 9-piece dance band on this cruise – “Beauty and the Beat” – is very good, as we hoped they would be (gotta have a good dance band on a long cruise). The lead singers – Phat Matt and Zoe – are both very good vocalists. I think we will be spending a lot of time dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elegant Marlene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Elegant us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt and Zoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Which is good because the more time we spend dancing the less time we will spend in the casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beauty and the Beat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Zoe, Marlene, Matt and guitarist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The weather these first 2 days has been chillier than I expected – highs around 70. And the seas on Day 4 were pretty rough – like 6-foot swells. But not terrible. Better weather ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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