Cruise

Stormieweather · 10-02-2013, 02:12 PM

Like zippyt, I am going on a cruise soon. On the 14th, I and my family are taking a 5 day cruise to Cozumel and The Grand Caymans on the ship, Carnival Paradise.

This should be interesting. I've traveled to multiple countries and lived on a sailboat for a while. My spouse and spawn have never been outside the US. In fact, my partner had never lived outside Maryland until he met me and moved halfway across the country.

My oldest daughter turns 18 the second day of the cruise. I've been promising her a cruise since well before her 16th birthday and am finally going to make it happen.

The plan is to go snorkeling at Eden Rock in the Caymans and we've hired a personal driver + van for the day in Cozumel. We intend to see the San Gervasio ruins, tour the chocolate factory as well as the tequila factory

, and have a nice lunch off the beaten path (yes, I am bringing Imodium!).

I will be taking my camera and lots of pictures (hopefully). I bought a nice big SD card, and have a small backup, if I happen to fill it up.

Only 12 days. Getting pretty darn excited here!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-02-2013, 03:07 PM

Bon voyage.

Chocolatl · 10-02-2013, 05:42 PM

Have a great time, Stormie!

orthodoc · 10-02-2013, 06:24 PM

Have a wonderful time! Enjoy the snorkeling and your tours. Bon voyage!

Aliantha · 10-03-2013, 12:49 AM

Yay! That sounds very exciting. Have a great time.

chrisinhouston · 10-03-2013, 07:11 AM

Good time to do it, the storm season is almost over in the Gulf and it has been pretty calm this year. Have fun.

zippyt · 10-03-2013, 07:48 AM

Have a BLAST !!!

Sundae · 10-03-2013, 11:32 AM

Lots of pics esp food and menus!
On my ten mile bucket list is a cruise.

I've cruised down the Nile and is was marvellous, but it's not a real cruise after all.
Big envy.

Stormieweather · 10-03-2013, 04:16 PM

I've done the Nile too, Sundae. Of course, I was buzzed out of my guard

and it wasn't overnight, but still fun. The ground just would not stay still once I got off the boat.

I lived on a 44 foot sailboat for the better part of one year. Back then, you could "visit" a cruise ship, hang out and have a cocktail on the deck, which we did. But this will be the first time I actually have a cabin and experience a few nights aboard.

Food...omg. I've been crunching calories to give me some wiggle room before I eat whatever-the-hell-I-want on the ship. Struggling with hormones and weight gain anyway, but damn, I can't afford to buy new clothes when I get back, lol. So yes, I'll take pictures!

glatt · 10-03-2013, 05:14 PM

I've been on a Potomac booze cruise. It was actually fun. And a cruise down a scenic portion of the Rhine. That was nice. And an overnight ferry ride to and from Crete. Not meant as a cruise, and no fun.

Gravdigr · 10-04-2013, 04:38 PM

Ferries sink way too damn often. You couldn't throw me onto a ferry with a catapult.

orthodoc · 10-04-2013, 06:53 PM

I've been on one cruise, in the same situation as yours - my daughter's request for her 'graduation trip'. Funny, we didn't have those in my day ...

But she and I had a blast, we did everything we could, tried everything, and guess who conked out first every night? (Hint: NOT the old lady! These young whippersnappers have no staying power!

)

Have a blast and make many good memories, Stormie.

busterb · 10-04-2013, 07:32 PM

I've been on 2 cruises.

Along with 1200 other G. I.s

richlevy · 10-05-2013, 08:32 AM

I've been on a few cruises with my parents. My only cruise since we've been married was our honeymoon cruise, where we discovered that the seasick patches available in the 1980's did not work very well with Mrs. Levy. Of course there was a hurricane somewhere that made the sea a little choppy, but it was the Carribbean, not the North Atlantic. The only cruises we've been on since then are dinner cruises.

I might be able to get her on a boat again if we do an Alaskan cruise since that would not be open water.

Have fun Stormie. I hope the only stormy weather you encounter is, well, you.

Gravdigr · 10-07-2013, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by busterb

I've been on 2 cruises.

Along with 1200 other G. I.s

I thank you for going on those 'cruises', sir.

10-02-2013, 02:12 PM	#1
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Cruise Like zippyt, I am going on a cruise soon. On the 14th, I and my family are taking a 5 day cruise to Cozumel and The Grand Caymans on the ship, Carnival Paradise. This should be interesting. I've traveled to multiple countries and lived on a sailboat for a while. My spouse and spawn have never been outside the US. In fact, my partner had never lived outside Maryland until he met me and moved halfway across the country. My oldest daughter turns 18 the second day of the cruise. I've been promising her a cruise since well before her 16th birthday and am finally going to make it happen. The plan is to go snorkeling at Eden Rock in the Caymans and we've hired a personal driver + van for the day in Cozumel. We intend to see the San Gervasio ruins, tour the chocolate factory as well as the tequila factory , and have a nice lunch off the beaten path (yes, I am bringing Imodium!). I will be taking my camera and lots of pictures (hopefully). I bought a nice big SD card, and have a small backup, if I happen to fill it up. Only 12 days. Getting pretty darn excited here! __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

10-02-2013, 03:07 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bon voyage. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-02-2013, 06:24 PM	#4
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Have a wonderful time! Enjoy the snorkeling and your tours. Bon voyage! __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-03-2013, 12:49 AM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yay! That sounds very exciting. Have a great time. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-03-2013, 07:48 AM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Have a BLAST !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

10-02-2013, 05:42 PM	#3
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Have a great time, Stormie!

10-03-2013, 07:11 AM	#6
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Good time to do it, the storm season is almost over in the Gulf and it has been pretty calm this year. Have fun.

10-03-2013, 11:32 AM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Lots of pics esp food and menus! On my ten mile bucket list is a cruise. I've cruised down the Nile and is was marvellous, but it's not a real cruise after all. Big envy. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-03-2013, 04:16 PM	#9
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	I've done the Nile too, Sundae. Of course, I was buzzed out of my guard and it wasn't overnight, but still fun. The ground just would not stay still once I got off the boat. I lived on a 44 foot sailboat for the better part of one year. Back then, you could "visit" a cruise ship, hang out and have a cocktail on the deck, which we did. But this will be the first time I actually have a cabin and experience a few nights aboard. Food...omg. I've been crunching calories to give me some wiggle room before I eat whatever-the-hell-I-want on the ship. Struggling with hormones and weight gain anyway, but damn, I can't afford to buy new clothes when I get back, lol. So yes, I'll take pictures! __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

10-03-2013, 05:14 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've been on a Potomac booze cruise. It was actually fun. And a cruise down a scenic portion of the Rhine. That was nice. And an overnight ferry ride to and from Crete. Not meant as a cruise, and no fun.

10-04-2013, 04:38 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ferries sink way too damn often. You couldn't throw me onto a ferry with a catapult. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-04-2013, 06:53 PM	#12
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I've been on one cruise, in the same situation as yours - my daughter's request for her 'graduation trip'. Funny, we didn't have those in my day ... But she and I had a blast, we did everything we could, tried everything, and guess who conked out first every night? (Hint: NOT the old lady! These young whippersnappers have no staying power! ) Have a blast and make many good memories, Stormie. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-04-2013, 07:32 PM	#13
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	I've been on 2 cruises. Along with 1200 other G. I.s __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

10-05-2013, 08:32 AM	#14
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I've been on a few cruises with my parents. My only cruise since we've been married was our honeymoon cruise, where we discovered that the seasick patches available in the 1980's did not work very well with Mrs. Levy. Of course there was a hurricane somewhere that made the sea a little choppy, but it was the Carribbean, not the North Atlantic. The only cruises we've been on since then are dinner cruises. I might be able to get her on a boat again if we do an Alaskan cruise since that would not be open water. Have fun Stormie. I hope the only stormy weather you encounter is, well, you. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

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