iheartmarshall Posted January 25, 2014 #701 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I love everything about these reviews and especially the parts in Key West. DH and I are planning a trip there next year and I am already so excited! We're driving down instead of cruising but still, your review and photos have helped me quite a bit in the preliminary planning. We may even rent a scooter from Sunshine Scooters :) Looking forward to the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #702 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I love everything about these reviews and especially the parts in Key West. DH and I are planning a trip there next year and I am already so excited! We're driving down instead of cruising but still, your review and photos have helped me quite a bit in the preliminary planning. We may even rent a scooter from Sunshine Scooters :) Looking forward to the rest! You will love Key West. The drive to Key West is beautiful. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #703 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Once the meet and greet party was over we headed up to the EA Sports Bar to catch a round of sports trivia. We love playing sports trivia. After trivia we headed back to the cabin to sit out on the balcony for a while and get cleaned up for dinner. We were getting hungry so we headed on to dinner in the MDR early tonight We got to the dining room and I was so happy to see my favorite thing on the menu.....the Chicken Quesadilla. I didn't even have a main course on this night. I had 4 quesadillas.....they are so yummy our nightly entertainment One of my favorite desserts.....the Strawberry Cheesecake Lemon Cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #704 Share Posted January 26, 2014 After dinner we headed down to the atrium for a drink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #705 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Tonight was the Mardi Gras party in the Atrium..... Throwing out some beads Jaime has more energy than an energizer bunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #706 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well that was the end of Day #3 onboard (Tuesday).....tomorrow we would be in Montego Bay, Jamaica (our first port of call) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #707 Share Posted January 26, 2014 In Montego Bay we were going to go on the Hop On/Hop Off Bus Tour that is sponsored by Carnival. It was $19.00 per person. I was really looking forward to trying this out but it wasn't meant to be. I got sick during the night and when I woke up in the morning I was so weak and tired. I never left the cabin on Wednesday. That was awful. I had been counting down the days for months and here I was stuck in our cabin. This wasn't what I had in mind. My dad still went into Montego Bay but he only went as far as the cruise center and to get a few pictures of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotheyes Posted January 26, 2014 #708 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well that was the end of Day #3 onboard (Tuesday).....tomorrow we would be in Montego Bay, Jamaica (our first port of call) was there any place to sit on the upper decks for mardi gras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #709 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Not too many photos were taken from our day in Montego Bay so that is the end of Day #4 in Montego Bay.....next port of call would bring us to Grand Cayman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #710 Share Posted January 26, 2014 was there any place to sit on the upper decks for mardi gras For the Mardi Gras party??? I didn't see any. We sat in the atrium :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted January 26, 2014 #711 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Bummer to be sick on vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotburner Posted January 26, 2014 #712 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Once the meet and greet party was over we headed up to the EA Sports Bar to catch a round of sports trivia. We love playing sports trivia. After trivia we headed back to the cabin to sit out on the balcony for a while and get cleaned up for dinner. We were getting hungry so we headed on to dinner in the MDR early tonight Everything looks so yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #713 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Bummer to be sick on vacation. Yeah it was no fun staying in the cabin all day :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #714 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well the next day of the cruise would bring us to Grand Cayman. Grand Cayman is one of our favorite ports of call. I woke up around 6:30 am to a very unusual sound coming from outside so I woke up and went to the balcony and this was what we saw This helicopter was literally about 100 yards away from the ship and then it would swoop in and get real close WHOA....they are taking my picture. good thing I had clothes on ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #715 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The sky looked so eerie this morning So when we returned to the ship that afternoon after our day in Grand Cayman we found out that the helicopter was there filming a new commercial for Carnival Cruise Lines. I'm gonna be a TV STAR :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #716 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Another benefit of getting up this early....I was able to catch a beautiful Caribbean sunrise That is just beautiful :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #717 Share Posted January 26, 2014 We watched the helicopter for a little while longer and then we started to get ready for the day. We went up to Lido for some breakfast It was still pretty quiet up on deck After breakfast we returned to our cabin to gather up our stuff for the day. We pre-booked a Swim with the Stingrays tour through MarineLand tours. This was our second time going with them and they are wonderful. Costa Luminosa The Carnival Sunshine is a beautiful ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #718 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Our excursion started with a short trolley ride to their dock. Their dock is over by the airport. The trolley Were heading out on our journey WOW.....and we thought $3.29 a gallon was expensive :eek: GIVE WAY.....all that means is holy crap I hope they slow down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 26, 2014 Author #719 Share Posted January 26, 2014 There's my yacht....I'm ready to go for a ride Me and my poppa Heading out to Stingray City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoppingfever Posted January 26, 2014 #720 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Oh I cannot wait to see these next pics! I just paid for that excursion last week! Oh, and with your advice, we called and booked the swim with the manatees also! Yes, they gave us a discount so it was just $100 for the two of us. Super excited about both of these excursions and even more excited they are paid for already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niquein99 Posted January 27, 2014 #721 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Great review and awesome pics! Can't wait to meet you on the Dream. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserking Posted January 27, 2014 #722 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Really enjoying your great pictures, and cruise travelogue Wrigley80! Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 27, 2014 Author #723 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Oh I cannot wait to see these next pics! I just paid for that excursion last week! Oh, and with your advice, we called and booked the swim with the manatees also! Yes, they gave us a discount so it was just $100 for the two of us. Super excited about both of these excursions and even more excited they are paid for already! Oh Jodi.....you will love this excursion with MarineLand tours. The boat is wonderful. We prefer to go with them because the boat has steps that go all the way down in to the water.....no ladders. It makes it very easy to get in and out of the water. After going to Stingray City with them I won't go with anyone else. I will make sure to include some pics of the boat to show you the stairs. So happy to hear that you got the manatee excursion booked. And even better that you got a discount for it. It's always a great feeling to know when you have things pre-paid. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted January 27, 2014 Author #724 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Great review and awesome pics! Can't wait to meet you on the Dream. :) Thank You. Yeah can't wait to meet you as well. It's gonna be a great cruise.....it's gonna be so nice to be onboard for 9 days. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotheyes Posted January 27, 2014 #725 Share Posted January 27, 2014 glad you were feeling better the next day great review; the Lido did not look to crowded keep the good stuff coming dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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