Cruise to the East Caribbean

[TheMercenary]

Yea, we sort of figured that out the hard way. Live and learn.

And next time there will be no teens going, no exception. We took our 21, 18, and 16 year olds. Screw that. Miserable ungrateful bastereds(etts) can stay home.

[jester]

I second L123 on the shore excursions. Just got back from Grand Cayman (Hell Rock, Sea Turtle Farm & Swimming w/Stingrays on a Sandbar) & Cozumel (Ruins of Tulum), our 2nd time, different excursion) and should have done our own thing. Their rushed and while some of the things they offer are interesting, it’s hard to take in everything at a “glance". This was actually our 3rd Cruise, our 17 yr old went and had a blast, but they offered a “Teen Club” and he didn’t get in bed until after 2 am, almost every night.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

And next time there will be no teens going, no exception. We took our 21, 18, and 16 year olds. Screw that. Miserable ungrateful bastereds(etts) can stay home.

You took freshnesschronic with you?

[TheMercenary]

[TheMercenary]

Ok folks, our trip pics are up. Here is the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/AnesMerc...ibbeanJune2008

Let me know what you think.

[Cloud]

what do I think?

--oooh, you had a balcony! Can you sit out there nekkid?
--Funship Freddie is Freaky!
--stingray mutilation, boo!
--cool pic of you!
--luverly family! lucky family!
--Nassau looks interesting. Did you say it was?
--pics of the ship are pretty boring, though
--that first towel animal looks lame! (later ones are better)
--dancing, yay!
--I'll skip the submarine ride, thanks, and I think I'm too fat for the parasailing.
--ah, the rite of passage . . . (first drink)
--I think the colonial architecture in the area is interesting
--like the market shot . . . but were they selling ANTS?
--look! it's a Corona commercial!
--you really got a kick outta those penis cacti, didn't you?
--"sexy fruits"? penis cacti? you sure you were on the right beach?
--what did you do to get your ass kicked by Security? Harass the nice ass in the thong?
--the gym looks pretty deserted. Funny, in the ads they're always full of happy running people

--I still want to go on one!

[HungLikeJesus]

That underwater camera didn't work out?

[Sundae]

Great pics Merc - very envious
None of food though, please remember that next time you travel

I'm surprised you haven't seen a Ka before?! They're a popular car over here.

[lookout123]

Lil Lookout LOVED Funship Freddie. I think he was 3, maybe 4 the first time he saw him. He didn't want to see us the rest of the cruise, just wanted to chill with Fred.

[jinx]

Nice pics Merc. Everything looked really cool except for the parts where you're trapped on a ship with others. Did you enjoy it more or less than you thought you would?

[Shawnee123]

Great pics! Looks like fun!

I must wonder, though, in the "topless deck" pic what is all that, um, hair in the forefront?

(I bet kids do love Funship Freddie, but I gotta say, he reminds me of Front Row Joe who I would kick in the teeth were he real.)

[lookout123]

his attempt to avoid being thrown off the topless deck by a pissy boyfriend.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by lookout123

his attempt to avoid being thrown off the topless deck by a pissy boyfriend.

Something like that. That girl was smoking hot. But probably the same age as my oldest girl, so not so hot.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Cloud

what do I think?

--oooh, you had a balcony! Can you sit out there nekkid? Yes, and we did.
--Funship Freddie is Freaky!Not different from some lame ass baseball mascot, but the kids loved him.
--stingray mutilation, boo!Point taken, but it was still fun and we got to hand feed them.
--cool pic of you!Thanks.
--luverly family! lucky family!Yea, but they were in a prissy mode and the smile was forced at the pic with the pink shutters. We were having family stress. Most of the trip was good.
--Nassau looks interesting. Did you say it was?Not really, I thought it was the dirtiest and a bit poor. Not a bad thing, just the way it was.
--pics of the ship are pretty boring, thoughYea, but for people who want to see what it really looks like I think they help.
--that first towel animal looks lame! (later ones are better)Agreed.
--dancing, yay!
--I'll skip the submarine ride, thanks, and I think I'm too fat for the parasailing.
--ah, the rite of passage . . . (first drink)Yea, he was excited and mom put him up to it for the pics.
--I think the colonial architecture in the area is interestingI agree, I love architecture.
--like the market shot . . . but were they selling ANTS?Never saw any.
--look! it's a Corona commercial!{smile}
--you really got a kick outta those penis cacti, didn't you?Novelty for sure.
--"sexy fruits"? penis cacti? you sure you were on the right beach?Yes it was the right beach, momma was toppless in front of those pics.
--what did you do to get your ass kicked by Security? Harass the nice ass in the thong?
--the gym looks pretty deserted. Funny, in the ads they're always full of happy running peopleMid day pic. The place was packed at 7 am each am, I was in there at no later than 0630. It was hard to run on the treadmill as the boat rocked and by day 4 had to just give up running on them as it was to much stress on my knee.

--I still want to go on one!

Thanks for the comments.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by jinx

Nice pics Merc. Everything looked really cool except for the parts where you're trapped on a ship with others. Did you enjoy it more or less than you thought you would?

Still sort of mixed on the experience. It grows on you as the days go by. Overall it was a good experience. Not sure if I will go again. If I do it will be without the whiney teens.