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As I had mentioned in one of the forums, my wife and I were given a wonderful trip to the Caribbean. My great kids gave us this trip for our 50th anniversary last year. We could not take it last year, as my wife was on Chemo and did not feel the best.  Anyway, we went this year for 3 days and visited Nassau and CoCo Cay. The weather was beautiful. Let me give you an idea of what goes on shipboard if you ever take one of these trips.

First you go through all the customs and stuff, find your room, and go to eat. Ok, we are on our way. We go through the safety drill, as required and then we go eat. We run around the ship trying to find what is where. This monster has 12 floors and we are on the 11th. We check out the shops and it's time to eat. Next, we take in a great show, with singers and dancers, stop in the Casino for a few minutes, and go eat. Back to our room and watch the sun go down from our balcony and call room service for more food.

Next day we visit some shops in Nassau and of course we eat. Back on ship just in time for dinner. That night they have a big party on upper pool deck, with of course, a huge buffet.  As you have probably figured out by now, you had better plan on gaining many pounds on a cruise. Food available 24 hours a day. Also, wonderful drinks starting $5.95 and up. I had one beer at $4.50.  But you know what? Try to do this at least once in your life. It was an amazing experience......

3 comments on this topic:

issylu says:

January 16th, 2008 at 7:50 am

Glad you had a great time!! They say you can't feel the ship moving. Is that true or are they just trying to sucker me into going on the next cruise my family takes??

pappy says:

January 16th, 2008 at 9:29 am

Issylu...go if you have a chance. The ship we were on was Sovereign of the Seas, out of Port Canaveral. It is 880 feet long and carries 2,700 people. We had calm seas all the way, thank god, and felt very little motion. These ships have stabilizers to help in the rolling of the waves. We were told by some folks that this ship was a baby compared to some of the new ones. Anyway, bigger is better when it comes to sailing the ocean blue. I got a little queasy the first night out, but it passed. We did take some seasick pills just to be safe. Go, if you can. Something going on all the time. You won't get bored......Pappy

Heavenbound says:

January 28th, 2008 at 9:05 pm

We also went on a cruise to the Bahamas and had a super terrific time...so much so we went on two more, one to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and then this past June to Alaska...Cruises are great experiences...experience at least one in your lifetime...