All Blog Posts Tagged 'carnival' (5)

Carnival Breeze Atlantic Maiden Voyage: The Old Folks Cruise

Everybody has got to take a cruise sometime.

We did the Carnival Breeze maiden voyage across the Atlantic, sailing on November 6, 2012 from Barcelona on a fifteen day cruise to Miami.…

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Added by Gary Karlsen on February 15, 2013 at 8:00pm — No Comments

a moment of madness in arica, chile.

For a moment, I thought I had somehow wandered into a scene from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Night had descended and suddenly throngs of people in carnival costumes were rushing past me: dancers reflecting the flourescent colours of their clothing off the strips of sequins on their chests, a man in the second half of a horse costume looking around wildly for his front, a 4 foot man carrying a tuba which nearly outweighed him, the incessent shouts and bangs of…

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Added by na-o-mi on April 5, 2011 at 8:26am — No Comments

Summary of our 28 Day cruise on the Amazon

Now that we are home, and looking back on our Amazon trip, several things stood out about the trip. First, we love the Royal Princess and small ship cruising. We loved not waiting in line for anything, getting up close and personal with the cruise staff and sitting with Captain Ivan Jerman at the Captains lunch. Our entertainment on board was… Continue

Added by James Krebsbach on March 11, 2010 at 6:33am — No Comments

Venice Carnival: 10 days of festivities and masks

Anyone who has gone to a carnival knows that the first rule is to have fun and the second one is to admire the cars and costumes in the parades. Venice each year, follows those standards and goes beyond.

Venice Carnival was created in the 16th century, reaching its peak in the 18th, where the nobility used costumes to pass unnoticed among the crowd. That's why masks are the most characteristic of this festival. The celebration last 10… Continue

Added by Lau Al on December 15, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Joyeaux Carnivale: The Story Behind the Video

If any of you follow my tweets (@cajun_mama) you probably got sick and tired of all the pics and comments I made about my FREAKING AWESOME time at Quebec’s Winter Carnival. In fact, I was having so much fun, I didn’t even have time to write a decent blog post for TravelingMamas.com, I just put together a quick video.

There are some deleted and/or missing scenes. It seems a higher power knew… Continue

Added by Shannon Hurst Lane on February 6, 2009 at 3:27pm — No Comments