Because I spend quite a bit of time in the casino when I cruise...and because I don't often win...Royal Caribbean sometimes takes pity on me and gives me certificates for free cruises. These are not big, fancy week long cruises on their big, fancy ships. They are usually 3 or 4 day cruises on the [...]
After our two new cool ports, we have a sea day on our way back to Ft. Lauderdale. We have already discussed that I really like sea days, both for relaxing and because they always have kinda corny, but usually fun activities for people to take part in if they choose. My activity du jour [...]
As I mentioned in my previous post, I do love the relaxation of sea days. However, we have two new port stops on this cruise and I am pretty excited about them! First up, Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic. Amber Cove is a port built by and for Carnival Cruise Lines. It opened in [...]
Ah, Sea Days. For some people, it is the best part of the cruise; some people would be happy to have none. I like them just fine. Sailing along in the middle of the ocean with nothing to do but relax, have some cocktails, soak up the sun. If you love them or if you [...]
The first night of the cruise we had made reservations at the Steakhouse restaurant, the Point. We have had varying degrees of success with the same style restaurant at Royal Caribbean's Chops steakhouse so I was interested to see how this compared. Of course, Carnival sweetens the deal by offering a free bottle of wine [...]
