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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Trinidad Carnival: Itinerary on a Tight Budget or Tight Schedule

So from this post you learned how to cut your Trinidad Carnival budget down to size and still get there and have fun.  This post will show you, in red, what a pared-down itinerary looks like if you're there Friday to Ash Wednesday or Friday to Thursday.

In purple are extra items to squeeze in if you land late Thursday night and/or are limited only on time, not on money (nor energy!).

So: red = what to do on a money budget, purple = what to add into or substitute for that if only on time budget (pick and choose or if your brave AND strong do them all) and "money ain't a thing!" so you can scroll down and read the day and the red words only to get the gist if you are on a very low budget for carnival...get it? got it? good!  Note these are just examples, there are always alternatives. :)

Friday before carnival


AM: arrive in Trinidad or Canboulay Riots Re-enactment, (in the streets 4?am, free) or Silent Morning Boatride
Silent Morning Boatride

***nap here if you went on the boatride; if you landed the night before and your band has an open collection day today you can try and do costume collection in this time period; most bands have it by section though and then all foreigners who arrive this late just pick up on Saturday only***
PM: check in, shower, sleep! (Or, check in, shower, FETE - Girl Power!) or Caesar's Army pre-J'ouvert party (if your flight lands 11pm Friday night you won't be out of the Customs line airport til maybe 2am so forget Caesar's Army unless you want to get yourself to wherever their location is for the season...easier to just walk over to Girl Power assuming it's still by the Savannah or...) OR check in, shower, head into your Saturday fete schedule....

Saturday 

AM: Caesar's Army J'ouvert or Suits or Buenos Dias boatrides (if you're not having someone pick up your costume before you arrive in Trinidad between Thursday night and Friday night...don't bother with this option you will need some of the pre-noon hours to go collect your costume)

AM: Kiddie Carnival parade - noon...walking distance (Savannah) and free, and is an event so you're not sitting in your room - bring camera: REAL mas out there with the kids. lovely costumes!
PM: Costume collection ...if you're keeping track, on the time budget this means you will have had no actual SLEEP so far since arriving in Trinidad Friday, only naps in the taxis to and fro!  Is CARNIVAL!

****nap...next fete runs on island time...****

PM: Scorch Saturday (words cannot express...how wicked this party was in 2012...absolutely worth the PROcess of obtaining tickets!)

*****nap here on the way to Insomnia or back at the rooms after Scorch because the breakfast fetes in the AM start at 4am or 5am!  No full nights of sleep here! Is CARNIVAL!

****PM: (midnight) Insomnia breakfast fete! until 10 or 11 the next day! Open air with a beautiful view by the Mobs 2 Pier, stage show, rhythm section(s) (african-like rhythmic style drumming on small drums and GIANT drum that the guy sits on top of and beats like his heart and soul flow out of him onto the drum head), flag crews with huge flags roaming the crowds, drinks for sale left and right at bars, food for sale all along the outside, daybreak big hoses come out and entire crowd gets SOAKED especially near the front...endless vibes...only thing more endless is the alcohol!

Sunday 

AM: Still at Insomnia! or (if you skipped Insomnia *gasp*) Sunny Side Up all-inclusive breakfast fete or Diamond Vale all-inclusive breakfast fete or Shades breakfast fete or Uber Pramie (Double UP) breakfast fete. All all-inclusive, all vibes!

PM: Nap! (you can accomplish this nap in the car cause it's going to take forever to get back from Insomnia in the insane traffic) or Moka all-inclusive fete $$$ or Brian Lara all-inclusive fete $$$$$ or Valsayn Sanctuary all-inclusive fete $$$ (hope you catching the hint$)

PM: J'ouvert package collection, lime (hang out socializing) on Ariapita Ave strip.  Practicing the fine Trini art of liming is a GREAT relaxing way to spend the Sunday and get to know new friends and catch up with old.

PM: Nap! Is only a couple hours again cause tomorrow begins asap!

Monday 

AM: and I mean 2am - get up, get ready, get out - it's J'ouvert 3AM - 10AM, breakfast included - big trucks on the road with giant sound systems and hundreds of thousands of people dancing in all directions covered in mud, paint, chocolate, masks, and more!

AM: get the mud, paint or chocolate off, shower and get in Monday wear - 11am until is Monday Mas (lunch & Monday wear included in the price of your costume, as are unlimited drinks)


PM: return to room around 8pm or so to sleep for Tuesday or hang out in the streets until whenever cause Monday Night Mas is going on for those who go and even if you don't the big trucks and PEOPLE are EVERYwhere and there is NO silence in Woodbrook for a long time.

Tuesday 

AM: 6:30am or earlier meet your band fully dressed in costume, makeup, etc. if you want your breakfast (included in price of your costume, as are lunch and unlimited drinks) - is MAS...Tuesday Mas

PM: still mas! til midnight (earlier if you're tired)


Wednesday 


AM: early, soon as you get in from Tuesday Mas: pack, double-check for chargers and such. Nap if there is time, if not wait to sleep on the plane
Check out, leave! Leave Trinidad with costume packed and headpiece in hand to stow on the plane and show off to the world you were HERE!

OR

Maracas Beach lime

PM: pack, After Blast, pink & white boatride (sails around midnight), sleep


Thursday

AM: Check out, leave Trinidad with costume packed and headpiece in hand to stow on the plane and show off to the world you were HERE!

- free to be at the beach, food and drink (the BEST bake & shark) sold there, only costs to get a taxi to get there...chill and relax and unwind sore, tired, aching muscles...


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Friday, June 19, 2015

Olympics!

For those looking to attend the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, or the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan... the form is here!  As future Olympic sites are announced, the form will be updated in case you're not quite ready to go, so stay tuned!

http://eloquence-inc.blogspot.com/p/olympics.html

Bookmark that page (or just click here) and fill out your form to get started with planning this major international event!

For general questions about Olympics travel planning, please email eloquence.inc@gmail.com.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Trinidad Carnival 2016: Online Sign-Up Form With Paypal!

Trinidad Carnival Sign Up Form

Now you can make your travel planning service fee Paypal payment soon as you finish your form, without the extra fees from Eventbrite nor the extra wait to receive a Paypal bill from Eloquence, Inc. Services!  The form allows you to start planning way in advance, so you can choose from Trinidad Carnival 2016, Trinidad Carnival 2017, Trinidad Carnival 2018, Trinidad Carnival 2019, or Trinidad Carnival 2020.  It also has general explanations of how the service works, and helpful hints with each form entry to help you understand how to fill it out correctly.  If you have any questions about the form or your specific plans, contact eloquence.inc@gmail.com.

Harts Carnival
To see the form in the mobile version of the blog, click the Menu button on your phone and Request Desktop Version in the menu.  You can zoom in by clicking on a field to fill in, and zoom out by double-clicking your screen once, or twice.

Form is also in this post at the link above.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Miami Carnival 2015: YUMA Will Be Taking Over Miami With Mascots International!

From YUMA:
YUMANS!

We have great news! We're excited and proud to announce our alliance with

We've been thinking of opportunities to be a part of more activities that celebrate the Caribbean, and this is a move in the right direction!

 Mascots International has been representing the quintessential YUMA personality in Miami Carnival and as such our debut is with none other!

For the 2015 Miami Broward-One Carnival, Mascots presents "Under the Big Top". 

A live broadcast of the section reveal will be available via Periscope® https://www.periscope.tv/#share !

So join us in welcoming this bold step for YUMA and Mascots International.

Click the icons below, to follow us Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more!

#TeamYUMA 



Friday, June 12, 2015

Trinidad Carnival 2016: Band Launches

Keep up with remaining band launches HERE (bookmark the link for updates)!


HARTS launch July 4, 2015

TRIBE launch July 18, 2015



RONNIE & CARO launch July 25, 2015

PAPARAZZI launch July 31, 2015




YUMA launch August 8, 2015
FANTASY CARNIVAL

ALPHABETICAL (SAMPLE) LIST OF BANDS
BLISS
D'KREWE CARNIVAL
DREAMTEAM
FANTASY
FLIRT
HARTS
ISLANDPEOPLE
K2K
LEGACY CARNIVAL
MARDI GRAS
PAPARAZZI
PASSION CARNIVAL
PETLEMAS
ROAM MAS
RONNIE & CARO
SHOWTIME
TRIBE
TRINI REVELLERS
WEE INTERNATIONAL
YUMA

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Trinidad Carnival: Last Look Back Before 2016 Band Launch Season!

I did most of 2015 carnival updates via the Eventbrite messaging system instead of the blog, which led to some blog fans I didn't even know I had wondering why the blog had gone silent.

Will simplify this collection so it takes less time to re-up annually, but here's a last look back!

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Click each theme name (after the band launches and the theme name has been changed to a large hyperlink you can click on) to see the band's costumes for next year!

(Pictures from Trinidad Carnival Costume Photos and/or the band's facebook/website unless otherwise noted.)  See one you want to be in?  Time to plan that trip to Trinidad Carnival 2014!

Costumes/launch dates on page currently for:
Trinidad Carnival 2014
For last year's costumes click here.



HARTS"OF LOVE AND WAR", JUNE 21, 2013

PAPARAZZI"CENTERSTAGE", JULY 21, 2013



SPICE, THEME [no Spice on the road for 2014! click to enlarge]



TRIBE, "TRIBE10", JULY 20, 2013



FANTASY, "SECRETS OF THE DEEP", JULY 27, 2013
Pic courtesy of Trinidad Carnival Diary since Fantasy's page not currently available (???!)



BLISS, "TRIBUTE", JULY 28, 2013



PETLEMAS"SAFARI", AUGUST 1, 2013



YUMA"CIRQUE", AUGUST 10, 2013




DREAMTEAM, "I AM", AUGUST 10, 2013


PASSION CARNIVAL"SINS OF PASSION", AUGUST 11, 2013




RONNIE & CARO, "RIVER COME DOWN", AUGUST 29, 2013



ISLANDPEOPLE, "THE WHOLE: MAGIC, MYSTERY, MARVEL", ?


SHOWTIME, THEME ?



TRINI REVELLERS, THEME ?



D'KREWE CARNIVAL, THEME?




LEGACY CARNIVAL, THEME ?



K2K, THEME ?




ROAM MAS, THEME ?



WEE INTERNATIONAL, THEME ?



7 CARNIVAL/GENERATIONS CARNIVAL, THEME ?


JUST FRIENDS, THEME ?

Monday, June 1, 2015

Cropover 2015: Fete Schedule Hot!

The CropOver Hub has provided a serious list of fetes, check them out!




Ready to be all over this?  Plan your Cropover2015 trip.
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