Trinidad Carnival 2013: Last Look Back As We Get Set For 2014 Band Launches!

Cause I know we don't want to dig through every blogger's archive to find the first, second, tenth band that launched! So Eloquence, Inc. is doing the hard work for you - one-stop shop with bands and costumes in chronological order by launch date!

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!  One or two example pictures will be posted here under each band's launch flyer as they become available.

(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 2013!

Costumes/launch dates on page currently for:

Trinidad Carnival 2013

For last year's costumes click here.

PAPARAZZI, THEME "PAPARAZZI", SUNDAY JULY 8, 2012

SPICE, THEME "LET'S DANCE", LAUNCH DATE SATURDAY JULY 14, 2012

JUST FRIENDS, THEME "BROADWAY", SUNDAY JULY 15, 2012

TRIBE, THEME "BUTTERFLIES, BEASTS, AND BACCHANAL", SATURDAY JULY 21, 2012

FANTASY, THEME "SAVAGE", SATURDAY JULY 28, 2012

BLISS, THEME "SAVAGE BEAUTY", TUESDAY JULY 31, 2012

YUMA, THEME "IMAGINE", WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1, 2012
AND THE REVAMP PICTURES: CLICK HERE!

PETLEMAS, THEME "LA ISLA DEL ENCANTO", SUNDAY AUGUST 5, 2012

K2K, THEME "THE HUMAN RACE", THURSDAY AUGUST 9, 2012

UTOPIA MAS, THEME "OUT OF THE DARKNESS", FRIDAY AUGUST 10, 2012

Official Utopia Mas album: click here.

DREAMTEAM, THEME "FLASH BACK", SATURDAY AUGUST 11, 2012 THURSDAY AUGUST 16, 2012
pictures with section names CLICK HERE.

RONNIE & CARO, THEME "CASCADURA", THURSDAY AUGUST 16, 2012

HARTS, THEME "JE T'AIME CARNIVAL", [NEW DATE!!!] FRIDAY AUGUST 17, 2012

ISLANDPEOPLE, THEME "REHUMANIZE", FRIDAY AUGUST 17, 2012

SHOWTIME, THEME "KITCH", SUNDAY AUGUST 26, 2012

TRINI REVELLERS, THEME "BRAZIL BRAZIL", SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

D'KREWE CARNIVAL, THEME "ZIA", SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

LEGACY CARNIVAL, THEME "TRINBAGO TO RIO", SATURDAY OCTOBER 13, 2012

ROAM MAS, THEME "BLACK SKIN, WHITE MASK", ? OCTOBER ?, 2012

WEE INTERNATIONAL, THEME "MAGNIFIQUE", ?/?/2012

7 CARNIVAL/GENERATIONS CARNIVAL, THEME "LIFTING OF THE 7 VEILS", ?/?/2012

So How Was Trinidad Carnival 2013? Ready For 2014?

So it's been a month since Trinidad Carnival 2013 and I know those of us who went should have recovered from the adrenaline rush and euphoria and maybe even a dose of that carnival tabanca (that dreadful rather depressing feeling of MISSING it all so much) now that some time has passed.

For the newbies, what was your first impression of Trinidad?  The fetes?  The j'ouvert? The MAS?

For the experienced mas players, what was better about this year than the last?  What was worse?  

For both, what's a MUST SEE or MUST DO for next year?

I got hospitalized right near the new year and that caused some issues that ended in a domino effect and resulted in no mas for me for 2013.  But 2014...let the planning begin!

It has, in fact, already begun.  Check out the new and improved options for carnival planning, both regular 100% customized:

http://trinidadcarnival2014.eventbrite.com

and more standardized packages that still give you your choice (as long as it's available!) of what mas band and what fetes you want, and some, but not total, flexibility on housing options and dates to travel:

http://trinidadcarnival2014allinclusive.eventbrite.com

There are early bird, regular, and late (last lap) options, so don't delay, but make sure to get in touch first with any questions!  There are links in each event to send inquiries.

Band themes for 2014 are already being released and band launch dates soon to follow so don't get too comfortable and think you have a year to go just because carnival is late next year (Trinidad Carnival 2014 dates: March 3 & 4, 2014)!

Trinidad Carnival 2013: Caribbean Airlines Flight Cancellations - New York JFK!

Please call the airline NOW and make your free-of-charge reservation change for the first flight getting out of there to POS.  Severe weather has grounded flights tomorrow (Friday, February 8) to Saturday, February 9.  See copy-and-paste from Caribbean Airlines website.

CARIBBEAN AIRLINES GUARANTEED TRAVEL PROGRAM SEVERE WEATHER SYSTEM – FEBRUARY 8 -9, 2013

Port-of-Spain, February 07, 2013

Advisory # 1- 2013

Due to the onset of a severe weather system in New England and New York area, Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) passengers booked and ticketed to travel to/from New York during the period February 08 -09, 2013 , will be permitted to make changes to their reservations without penalty subject to the following conditions:

• Passengers must already be in possession of a ticket with confirmed reservations issued no later than February 07, 2013.

• Booked to travel to/from New York (JFK) during the period February 08 – February 09, 2013.

• Changes may be made up to February 28, 2013. The original inventory within the relevant cabin is not required; however the PNR must be properly documented.

• Passengers requesting changes to origin/destination is not permitted.

• CAL will not be responsible for arrangements to/from an alternate airport or for any hotel/overnight expenses incurred.

• Full refund (without penalty) will be allowed only on tickets issued for travel (to/from New York) between February 08 and 09, 2013.

• Passengers with totally unused tickets who elect not to travel during the specified period may have their tickets placed on hold for future travel on Caribbean Airlines up to 1 year from the original date of issue. Any difference, including change penalty between the original ticket and the new ticket must be collected.

Issued By: Revenue Management

February 07, 2013

 

 



FLIGHT ADVISORY – DUE TO AIRPORT CLOSURE AS A RESULT OF SEVERE WINTER STORM, CARIBBEAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS INTO AND OUT OF NEW YORK’S JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR 08TH AND THE 09TH OF FEBRUARY 2013 ARE NOW CANCELLED

Port-of-Spain, February 07, 2013

Caribbean Airlines wishes to advise the public that due to heavy snow storm forecasted to hit the New York area flight cancellations into and out of JFK International Airport for the 08^th and 09^th of February at this time are as follows:

The following flights for Friday 08^th February are now cancelled:

BW524/525/ POS/JFK/POS sectors are cancelled

BW526 GEO/JFK/GEO

BW500 (renumbered BW3500/09 Feb) POS/JFK/POS

BW015 KIN/JFK

BW014 JFK/KIN

BW017 KIN/JFK

BW011 MBJ/JFK

The following flights for Saturday 09th February are now cancelled:

BW527 JFK/GEO

BW010 JFK/MBJ

BW016 JFK/KIN

Caribbean Airlines apologises to all disrupted passengers for these unavoidable weather-related cancellations and assures that all contingencies are in place to resume full service when conditions clear and flights are again allowed.

Passengers are advised to visit our website (http://www.caribbean-airlines.com), Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica Facebook pages or call the following telephone numbers for flight-specific information

Trinidad: 1 868 625 7200

Jamaica: 1 888 359 2475

Caribbean toll free: 1 800 744 2225

Caribbean Airlines North America toll free: 1 800 920 4225

Air Jamaica North America toll free: 1 800 523 5585

Essentials: What To Pack For Trinidad Carnival!

Read this old but timeless post and make sure you have everything you need!

If everything you own disappears though, the main things you need to survive this trip (which should therefore be on your person/in your carry-on luggage and never let out of your sight) are:

Passport

Bank card

Decorated boots/bag (and any other special orders!)

Fete and ferry tickets sent to you from Trinidad (if not waiting on you when you get there)

Extra contacts and cases

Prescriptions

Your country's flag

Everything else can be purchased/sorted out but these are a must, especially the first two!

...And did you tell your bank your dates and destination of travel so they don't freeze your card for fraud protection if you decide to or need to use it?