Trinidad Carnival 2012: TRIBE launch pictures!

TRIBE has launched!  2012 theme "Take Me To..."  Remember to keep track of band launch pictures in the Trinidad Carnival 2012 Band Launch Pictures Superpost so you can easily compare all the bands and sections and find the costumes in one place!

Photos courtesy of Trinidad Carnival Costume Photos.  <<

Best Backline: (they didn't seem to really have any backlines showing, so this is just based on which ones my INTUITION tells me will look great as a backline even if they simplify the headpiece to smaller than I might like)

Section: Fiji

and

Section: Vegas

Best Frontline:

Section: Cyprus

Section: Ibiza

Best Male:

and

Best Individuals:

Section: Ibiza

Section: Ibiza

Trinidad Carnival 2012: TRIBE launches Saturday July 23!

The band launch roster (missed it? see them in chronological order HERE) just officially got hotter!  Spice launches tomorrow night July 9 so it's clearly time for people planning to play mas to start getting their costume deposits in order!

Check out TRIBE's Facebook for more info (and stay tuned for word on when their twin band, Bliss, launches as well).  Their website: http://www.carnivaltribe.com

From Tribe's facebook...collage of Tribe 2011!

As always, remember any destination or event mentioned in the blog can be a trip I plan for you from start to finish or just the pieces you need help with -- just get in touch with me!  

Trinidad Carnival 2011 and Jamaica Carnival 2011 Updates!

• YUMA has released the 2011 costume collection schedule--band members check your email or contact info@yumavibe.com!  Masqueraders IN Trinidad must pickup on the scheduled days for each section, and the mas camp is CLOSED Carnival Friday.  Masqueraders abroad can have someone pickup their costume on their behalf (see the email for documentation needed!) or pickup on Carnival Saturday, March 6, 2011 (please note the Mas Camp open/close TIMES!).

• Bacchanal Jamaica is now selling tickets to Jamaica Carnival's official opening night at Mas Camp, as well as season passes.  From Facebook: 

Tickets for Mas Camp are $1000 AT GATE / $800 PRESOLD - Season passes for all 9 are $12,000 - Appleton and Smirnoff: $1000 will get you 7 drink chits.  

They are also now on twitter!  @BacchanalJa

• D'Krewe has a Facebook photo album tour of the mas camp up so you can see both outside and in!

• DreamTeam Carnival announced which sections are NOT sold out:

• TRIBE announced TRIBE Ignite, an annual carnival Thursday (Thursday before carnival) fete:

• IslandPeople announced their fast-track pre-payment deadline for the full balance of costumes is Saturday, February 19th:

• HARTS reminds their masqueraders that the pre-payment deadline is (coincidentally) February 19th:

• Ronnie & Caro says the whole band will be wearing ORANGE on carnival Monday:

• Roam Mas is giving everyone a chance to win a free costume!

And I'm sure there's more, but I've been sick all weekend and need to rest my head for a back-to-gym session in the morning! :-)

Lessons to learn in how to EFFICIENTLY and QUICKly complete online registration, from Trinidad Carnival Diary

Make CAREFUL note of her (Saucy, author of the blog below) preparation and navigation process!

Trinidad Carnival Diary: The Usual TRIBE Post Registration.. Post!

Check @carnivaldiary on Twitter for TRIBE sold out updates!

My phone is burning up! Gladiator male was the first male to sell out!

Xian Warriors frontline the first female!  In 4 MINUTES of registration opening, because if I am not mistaken TRIBE's completley online registration began at noon today!

Persian Gold, Iroquois, and Amazon frontlines GONE! (I loved that Iroquois!)

Here's Persian Gold:

Mayan Eagle frontline with backpack GONE!

And I would bet MONEY that Mayan Eagle male INDIVIDUAL was the first male individual to go!

*UPDATE* I would have lost that bet, seems GLADIATOR MALE INDIVIDUAL was the first to go!

Xian female section completely GONE 8 minutes into registration!

Mayan Eagle section complete GONE, Masai female (Zulu is the male of it) GONE,  Amazon female section completely GONE! 9 minutes in!

Iroquois section completely GONE! 10 minutes in!

check her tweets for more updates!