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Even better than a cruise ship show and a Las Vegas show combined, the Caribbean Carnival Extravaganza is a spectacular festival encompassing all the best cultural activities of the Caribbean.  What's the Carnival all about?  Have you ever heard of the mardigras celebrations of New Orleans or maybe have been fortunate to attend one in Brazil?  Our Carnival pageant is the Caribbean equivalent to the biggest mardigras party around with oodles of food, dancing, and singing.  Multinational dancers in native attire perform an elaborate choreography highlighting their rich customs while entertaining and serenading you, their guest.  Great musicians play rhythmic beats of reggae, ring steel pan-music, string the Spanish classical guitar, beat the African drum, and imitate Puerto Rico's famous cellist.  Talented singers vocalize love songs, myths, legends, and patriots while making sure to embrace their islands' language and dialect.  The most celebrated are the calypso singers who keep alive the West African storytelling of their ancestors.  In order that you do not miss anything and to bridge any language barriers you might encounter, we provide generous explanations and encourage audience interaction by fielding questions and asking for your lively participation.  We'll even invite you on stage to give the rumba a try.  This is a five star presentation with nothing less than native professionals whose goal is to provide first class entertainment.

The Caribbean Carnival Extravaganza covers all the islands.  That is, we couldn't possible leave anything out so we just included it all.  Be prepared to spend the evening learning, participating, and enjoying a wild and crazy time.  Let's begin with dancing the rumba and cha-cha-cha with a Cuban flavor and singing Jamaican reggae or contemporary songs about Kingston and Montego. Learn about the Cayman Islands' red footed boobies (a seabird,) hold a Grand Turks' conchs (a shell), and sing some meringue from the Dominican Republic.  Experience Puerto Rican salsa and meet pirates such as Sir Francis Drake hiding out from the Spanish in the Virgin Islands.  Greet the Dutch residing in Aruba, the British in Antigua, the Irish in Montserrat, the French in Martinique, and the Arawak Indians - the earliest inhabitants of windward islands.  Finally, we conclude the Caribbean Carnival Extravaganza in Barbados and Trinidad.

If ever you wanted to feel the heartbeat of these wonderful Caribbean people, you will not miss the extraordinary Caribbean Carnival.  Held every evening at the Grand Caribbean Auditorium, the ambience contributes to a wonderful evening.  Plenty of floribunda and tropical flower arrangements from hibiscus to orchids line the stage and your dinner table.  The stage, acoustics, and lights are professionally designed to recreate and transport you around the Caribbean.  The elaborate costumes could tell a story all by themselves.  And, of course, the dinner more than satisfies the appetite.

At the Caribbean Carnival pageant show, you will not only be entertained but also wined and dined.   Which island would you like to eat at?  May we suggest Antigua just because it begins with the letter A, and why not.  So be prepared to have Goat water (hot goat stew) and fungi (similar to polenta).  Next, come join us at Barbados with flying fish, dolphin (dorado or mahi mahi, not the mammal,) picked breadfruit, and blood sausage.  For the adventurous, Dominica offers "Mountain Chicken" (a large local frog) and and a pirate dares you to try agouti (a small rodent, usually stew or smoked).  The Dominican Republic serves  some mighty fine mondongo, sancocho (a stew made of six different meats and vegetables), and casabe (cassava bread).  Let's choose the letter G for Grenada with its Souse (pig's feet stew), armadillo, iguana and also its spices, nutmeg, and mace.  The Haitian dish of griot (deep fried pork) is quite tasty along with those rich French sauces.  The Jamaican saltfish and ackees, curry goat, and barbecued jerk chicken or pork are marinated in a special blend of spices including pepers, cinamon, pimento, and nutmeg and then slowly grilled over a pimento wood fire.  Martinique and Guadaloupe have ti-boudin (spicy sausage), poulet au coco (chicken with coconut). Finally, you must try the Puerto Rican pastillas (pork, chickpeas, and raisins stuffed in dough, wrapped in plantain leaves, and steamed), and paella-like asopao. One word of caution, sample a little of each dish so that you don't miss any one of the other fantastic dishes.

As you can see from the huge menu, we pay attention to all the details.  And don't think that you are the only ones who like the show because there are a lot of colorful parrots around every night.   And who knows, you may make new friends with those seated next to you or best of all meet that someone special.  We look forward to seeing you there.

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