Cruise Pics

[Sue]

OK, want to entice everyone to consider taking a cruise as a vacation one day! :)
To do that....here are some pics from some a cruise I took this past fall on Carnival. We went to St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and Nassau, Bahamas.
The boat...Carnival Valor:
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Docked in St. Maarten:
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Megan's Bay in St. Thomas:
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Lighthouse in Nassau:
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Right after sunset leaving St. Maarten:
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Anyone ready to go on a cruise now?????
Sue ;)

[Disney5]

I am!
What locations have you cruised to? What was your favorite? I definitely want warm, not a big fan of humidity but I can stand that, bugs are a HUGE issue for me!

[Sue]

We have done Eastern, Western, and Southern Caribbean so far...all out of Florida ports (Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando). Eastern/Southern: San Juan, Bahamas, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Martinique, Barbados,
Western: Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Belize
Many of the cruiselines (including Disney) also have private islands in the Bahamas, where you dock and spend the day lounging on the beach or doing beach activities. Fun!
Our favorite is hands down St. Maarten...absolutely beautiful island. We loved it enough to even consider just going there for vacation at some point. Shopping is great in Cozumel...lots of great buys there. St. Thomas is beautiful, but more touristy now.
I have never had a bug issue on any of the islands. We usually cruise in the fall or winter, so it isn't AS warm as it would be in the summer in the Carribean. For example, this past November when we went it was in the mid 80s the whole time with fair humidity (now we live in NC, where it is 99% humidity all summer). I would wear shorts and sleeveless shirts to go on excursions and was usually very comfortable.
Here are some more pics to get you excited...
Sunset leaving Miami (this is my favorite cruise pic EVER, from 2004):
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Towel animals from Carnival Cruises:
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White sandy beaches....no touchups on these photos...the water is ACTUALLY THIS COLOR:
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Martinique, a couple of pics:
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One of the best benefits of a cruise is the "all you can eat"...hubby enjoys EVERY dessert on the menu...EVERY night...haha!
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[Tink]

Wow Sue - those are incredible pictures! I want to cruise tomorrow now!
And how can your hubby stay so thin eating like that???? ;)

[Sue]

You think that looks bad Leanne...I need to find the pic of him eating FIVE entrees before he even GOT to the desserts! hahahaha...he usually gains about 5-10 lbs on a cruise..of course, he loses it right away...MEN! hehehe

[Tink]

doesn't it make you sick! ;)

[Disney5]

Lol - I remember the towel animal pics!!! Those still crack me up! Now I'm hungry...

[Sue]

The towel animals are my favorite....there are actually classes you can take onboard, and a book you can buy, to learn to make them for yourself! :)

[Disney4]

Those are gorgeous pictures! Makes me want to go!



I didn't know I had my own Bay. ;) lol

[Sue]

Oh yes, Megan's Bay in St. Thomas is just GORGEOUS!!! I am always amazed that I take pics that look like postcards...and there is no touchup of colors needed! Here is another pic to entice you to think about cruising......
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[Disney4]

Wow that looks so relaxing! My stress level just went down a notch looking at that. :)

[Disney5]

OMG - a towel art class...lol!!!!

[Disney4]

lol That sounds fun!

[Sara]

Wow Sue, thats gorgeous!

[Disney3]

Towel animals! Too cool Sue:) And what a gorgeous view! Thanks for sharing:)

[Sue]

Thanks everybody!
Has anyone else here ever done a cruise? Disney or not?
I will have to start a new thread on towel animals...they are definitely something associated with Carnival Cruises, but many of the other cruise lines are doing it now too...very fun!