By KIMMY!

CARNIVAL: Carnival is known as the most popular cruise line in the world. I can see why for a number of reasons. For the value, you get more room for your money. We got a balcony room which I highly recommend. On the other hand, there are a lot of lines with Carnival-like checking in and ones coming back from excursions. The ships are fuller with lots of people. This was the youngest cruise we have ever been on. I would say it had an average age of 20-40.

FOOD: The food was not as good as we have had on other cruises. There was a good amount of it, but the quality wasn’t as good. Every night at dinner, the Maitre D’ speaks from a loud speaker and then lights dim and the wait staff starts dancing for one or two songs. It definately makes you think it is a party, lively atmosphere.

ROOM: The balcony room was outstanding. It was so nice being able to retreat out there. And it was priceless when we saw the dolphin one morning and loads of flying fish skimming the water every day. It’s the best way to go on a cruise. Room service was slow to answer the phone. Sometimes I would be waiting ten minutes for someone to pick up. This would never happen on the other cruise lines.

BAHAMAS: A great stop for snorkeling, we saw lots of fish and the water is nice. Naussau had plenty of shopping. We also saw where the Blue Lagoon was filmed.

ST. THOMAS: It was great to return there for the third time. We love it for many reasons. It has great beaches, like Morningstar and Magens Bay. We came during off-season this time, so it wasn’t as crowded as usual.

ST. MAARTEN: Our favorite place in the entire Caribbean that we have visited. Orient Beach is beautiful and no where else is like it. Getting naked at the beach was the highlight of this cruise. We started in Philipsburg but ended up in the French side of the island. Mike did a lot of shopping there for t-shirts and cigarettes.

MIAMI: South Beach was a great way to start our vacation. The water was great and the beach was full of people. We also took a walk down Ocean Avenue where everybody wants to be seen in South beach.

TRAVEL: The travel was good getting there. We had a direct flight on American Eagle to Miami. Coming back, we got back again on a non-stop flight. However, both of us thought are ears were gonna explode due to either lack of good cabin pressure or stuffy heads. It was pretty painful for the last 30 minutes of travel.

FUN CRUISE: The crowd was younger and it was geared for the younger people. There was a good band on deck and plenty of seats to hear them. Due to us having late dinner seating, we didn’t see many of the shows so its hard to comment on them.

ACTIVITIES: I didn’t think the activities were all that great. They had a contest for everyone on the ship to earn points. They had activities daily at the pool.

"Scoot!" ~ Kimmy

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