Something I haven't gushed about is our cruise coming up for Spring Break.
It started with my mother wanting to get together over the holidays and flights being booked. I told her that she should actually try to plan something in advance next time and suggested Spring Break. To my surprise, she jumped right on that idea.
I did the research and ran some options by her. One cruise left from near her, so that pretty much sealed the deal. It makes two stops. One is where P and I drank too much and had a marvelous time, but we never made it past the strip mall at the base of the dock. The other is at a more exotic place that fewer people go to.
At the first place, this time we're going to take a boat snorkeling. My mother said she would snorkel. I'm getting J snorkeling equipment for Xmas. I guess we should go to a pool and practice beforehand, too.
At the second place, we will probably go to some ruins and swim in a sink hole, then go to town. This way, we'll get two days of use out of the snorkeling equipment, but see other things, too.
My mother took a cruise with a friend a few years ago and neither of them got off the ship for their three ports of call in seven days. They had a balcony and were quite happy on it. (Opposing that, we had a cruise for four with nary a window.) She insisted on a balcony this time, too, although I am going to drag her chicken ass off the boat. I had to reassure her that excursions do make it back on the boat on time; they do it every day.
To me, the ship is just a big, fancy, pimped out car getting me from one place to another. The ports are the thing. I need to see stuff.
I can't believe she stayed on the ship the whole time! I took a cruise when I was a young 20 years of age and even with a total lack of responsibility, I made it back each time as well.
ReplyDeleteI've never been on a cruise. But I can't believe one would stay on the ship for a whole week with all that port adventure to see just down the gangplank!
ReplyDeleteWhat great fun you will have!
How exciting for you!
ReplyDeleteI hope you go somewhere, where you
can really enjoy yourself!
Oh man. I don't know if I could ever go on a cruise. I've never been on a giant boat before, just the little ones that randomly fly about on lakes, but even thinking about being on a giant boat out on the ocean makes me incredibly anxious. Not too sure why, but I'm a litle panicky just typing that out. Probably not a good idea for me to attempt a ginormous boat.
ReplyDeleteI hope you guys have fun! Is J excited?
The first time I was on a boat like that years ago, I got a bit stir crazy and it was only for three hours - Miami to Freeport.
ReplyDeleteWhen we went almost four years ago, it was better, but I can't pinpoint why. I still don't care for the casinos or fake Vegas shows. I did enjoy the meals and ordering multiple entries, because they're small anyway. I liked dressing up in my room and having an elegant dinner only an elevator ride away.
J will like the food again, even though last time our Romanian waitress kept bringing him cheezbourghers even when we requested shrimp. (Her tip showed it.) J especially liked the self serve ice cream in the casual dining room. That's what popped into his mind first when he found out about this one. It's a different cruise line, so I hope they have the same treats.
J's going to love snorkeling, too. He said that's what he's most excited about. Last time, he held on to a floating diver's balloon once while we snorkled and drug him about the Coral Garden at Cayman. He'd been taking swimming lessons to get to that point. Now he's a strong swimmer.
Also, the balcony will be a big hit. Oh, and the hot tub.