Carnival Imagination and Carnival Sunshine - My Back-to-Back Photo Review

[wrigley80]

Oh god! You had me laughing out loud! Your dad is so adorable!

 

 

Haha. My dad gets that a lot. And yeah he is adorable....hehe

 

 

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[familyfuncruise]

Tonight was formal night. Now my dad and I don't normally go to formal night but we decided to give it a try this time. I am so glad we did. The food was amazing and I guess it was nice to get dressed up :p

 

I think we look pretty good

 

This is one of my favorite appetizers. This is the Turkey Farfalle pasta dish.

 

Pretty sure we all know what this is

 

I have never quite understood why they serve BBQ Ribs on formal night. But hey they were good and that is all that matters

 

This was our wait staff. We had anytime dining but our waiters were excellent so we sat in their section every night

 

You both look great! Dinner was looking great also. Thanks and keep the reviews coming

[wrigley80]

I'm loving this! I cruise on Sunshine January 19th. I'm like your dad- directionally challenged on ships and I've cruised Carnival 5 times.

 

 

That is a nice way of putting it..."directionally challenged." Enjoy your cruise on the Sunshine. I will get to part of my review of the Sunshine portion by the time you cruise. Have a great time

 

 

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[wrigley80]

You both look great! Dinner was looking great also. Thanks and keep the reviews coming

 

 

Thank-You. And you're right dinner was great. I hope you continue to enjoy my review

 

 

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[wrigley80]

Well we were getting closer to Cozumel.

 

It felt so weird pulling into port at this time of day

 

 

Harbor Pilot in Cozumel

 

We would be docking at the Puerta Maya pier and we were pulling in next to the Aida Aura

 

[wrigley80]

As we all know the port in Cozumel is super long so we said screw it and we jumped in a pedicab. Plus we have always wanted to get a picture in a Pedicab :p

 

 

There go our pedicabs. The next time you're in Cozumel definitely hitch a ride with these guys. It was wonderful

[wrigley80]

When I was doing my research at home for what we wanted to do in Cozumel I kept going back and forth with different options. We were trying to decide on a beach day at Paradise Beach, Mr. Sanchos, or swimming with manatees at Chankanaab Park.

 

My dad isn't the type who likes to sit on the beach all day so we decided on swimming with manatees. This would be our second time swimming with manatees in Cozumel. This first time was in December 2011. And it never gets old....it was Amazing.

 

I know a lot of people prefer to swim with dolphins and don't get me wrong that is fun too but there is just something about the manatees.

 

We got off the ship around 1:15 pm and we had a 3:30 pm reservation for swimming with the manatees. We decided to get off the ship and head towards Chankanaab Park.

 

 

 

When we got to Chankanaab Park we got checked in and got our wristbands. And then we found a table where we watched the dolphins for a while. It was fun watching them jump out of the water

 

 

 

[wrigley80]

 

WHOA.....that dolphin got some major air

 

 

You have no idea how many pictures I had to take of these dolphins. You had to catch them in the camera frame at the exact time they were coming out of the water. I would say that I did pretty good with this picture

[wrigley80]

Now don't get me wrong we loved doing the manatee encounter but you are unable to use your own camera. The last time we did the manatee encounter in 2011 our biggest regret was not buying the photo CD. So this time we bought the photo CD. For the price you received the photo CD, a USB jump drive shaped like a dolphin, and a t-shirt.

 

I am going to try and download some of our pics that are on the photo CD. I will be back later to let ya know if it worked out or not

[getmeonthatboat]

Now don't get me wrong we loved doing the manatee encounter but you are unable to use your own camera. The last time we did the manatee encounter in 2011 our biggest regret was not buying the photo CD. So this time we bought the photo CD. For the price you received the photo CD, a USB jump drive shaped like a dolphin, and a t-shirt.

 

I am going to try and download some of our pics that are on the photo CD. I will be back later to let ya know if it worked out or not

 

We are doing this excursion in April. How much was the CD? Also, what was the cost of the pedicabs? That looks so cool! :cool:

[wrigley80]

We are doing this excursion in April. How much was the CD? Also, what was the cost of the pedicabs? That looks so cool! :cool:

 

 

The cost of the CD was $118.00 and with the pedicabs it was just a donation of whatever you wanted to give. We have them $3.00 a piece. It was fun and so worth it.

 

Be sure to come back later I was able to download the manatee pictures from our encounter and I will post them later when I get home

[getmeonthatboat]

The cost of the CD was $118.00 and with the pedicabs it was just a donation of whatever you wanted to give. We have them $3.00 a piece. It was fun and so worth it.

 

Be sure to come back later I was able to download the manatee pictures from our encounter and I will post them later when I get home

 

One more question! Will they take a credit card for the CD or do I need cash! Can't wait to see the pictures! Your reviews are always awesome!

[wrigley80]

One more question! Will they take a credit card for the CD or do I need cash! Can't wait to see the pictures! Your reviews are always awesome!

 

No they will take a credit card....and Thank-You for reading my reviews.

[wrigley80]

Who is ready for some cute and cuddly pictures of some manatees??? These pictures are the ones that were taken of us during the manatee encounter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretty sure these pictures speak for themselves. It was so much fun to swim with manatees.

[wrigley80]

I love this picture of my dad. The look on his face is priceless

 

Pucker Up Buttercup

 

Awwwwww so sweet

 

 

 

[wrigley80]

 

 

 

 

 

[minnieiowa]

Omg how cool. I didn't realize you can swim with manatees. Is this an excursion thru carnival or did you book on your own? Thanks!!

 

 

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[wrigley80]

I can't help but smile when I see this picture. It's so precious

 

HOLD ME.......

 

 

A Big, Wet, Sloppy Kiss

 

 

It looks like the manatee is gonna slap me....haha

[wrigley80]

The manatees were so much fun and I'm happy that I bought the photo CD. We were in the water with the manatees for well over an hour. We were able to give the manatee a kiss, then they gave us a kiss, give them a hug, and we shook hands :p. We also fed them about a cooler full of lettuce. There were 3 manatees. My dad and I were the only ones in our group so that made it even more enjoyable.

 

After the manatee encounter was over we changed our clothes because we still wanted to do some shopping and have a couple drinks back at the Puerta Maya pier.

 

I love how the sun was setting behind this picture

 

 

 

Gotta love Mexican Taxi drivers. This guy drove us back from Chankanaab Park to the Pier area. Now I get that he is a very focused with his hands at "10 and 2" but why are his eyes closed

 

This one isn't much better. I guess they drive in Mexico with their eyes closed

[wrigley80]

Omg how cool. I didn't realize you can swim with manatees. Is this an excursion thru carnival or did you book on your own? Thanks!!

 

 

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No I booked it on my own directly through Dolphin Discovery. The ship doesn't even offer the manatee encounter.....only the dolphins

[purplemusik]

Ok, you put a new item on my bucket list!

[wrigley80]

Ok, you put a new item on my bucket list!

 

 

You're welcome

 

 

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[TwinPrincessMermaids]

I visited Chank in '11 and '12 and I had NO IDEA they offered manatee encounters!!! :( That is SO cute. I love that place, and its got amazing snorkeling and food and secure beach area and cute sea lion shows. Its got something for everyone.

 

We did the sea lion encounter this year in Nassau and it was WONDERFUl and we ALWAYS buy the photos. They make sure they are good (retake if you are blinking) and ours are great, plus our parents got good ones on the observation deck too. When you pay for an animal excursion like that (and one you won't do too often) than that is not the time to be cheap and not get the memories too. I think we bought the video also.

 

Those manatees are SO CUTE!

[Bobkat26]

Loving this review and can't wait to read more. Thanks for sharing.

 

Now I have then manatee swim on my list. We did the dolphin swim and that was awesome.

 

Kathy

[poptart]

Bri, I loved your manatee pictures! Your's were good but the ones of your Dad just made me smile. Pure delight and bliss on his face, just like a child! So precious!

 

BTW we love Paradise beach, you may want to try it someday. Short taxi ride and $2 admission. They have a huge pool with chairs in the water. View to the ocean. We didn't want to get out for lunch so they placed a table in the pool and brought our food to us :D