Now this is the kind of place that makes me want to explore the world! St Maarten is beautiful. It's the kind of place where a few hours just make you want to come back for more. We got a much better nights sleep last night, so we were well rested and ready to take on the day. Our excursion today was a small personal watercraft, kind of like a jet ski but a bit more secure feeling. We followed our tour guides around which might sound boring but provided an amazi...

Today we arrived in St. Thomas. Our shore excursion wasn't until 1PM so we decided to walk around a bit which really wasn't the most fun we've ever had. The area surrounding the ship is, understandably, very touristy. That means overpriced not so good food. We should have had lunch on the cruise ship but eventually you just want to eat somewhere else. There goes another $30 down the drain. Oh well. For our excursion we did a kayak and snorkel trip. I should back...

I have always wanted to come to Nassau to see Atlantis. We're only here for a few hours so to try to go see Atlantis would just be a tease so we didn't plan anything for today. We'll be back one day to see some more stuff. As it is we got off the ship and walked around a bit. We happened to run into the world famous straw market, which kind of seemed like a flea market without air conditioning. It was warmer today than it has been in Florida so we didn't stay out...

Here we are all settled into the Carnival Dream. We have a balcony cove room which is awesome! They're on deck 2 and from what I've read of reviews the deck is a little more private and as close to the water as can be. We like our room, it's slightly nicer than the others we've been in on past cruises, though I suspect it might be from all of the sunlight coming in from our balcony. The dream looks like a pretty nice ship so far. This is my fourth cruise and my h...

Cruise time is finally here! It's been a really stressful couple of months. First my husband and I packed up and moved from Denver, Colorado to Tampa, Florida. We put our house on the market the day we left and waited four months for it to sell. Four months of double mortgage and rent. Then there was the issue of finding a job, which also had me worried. But I found the job and the house sold, so this cruise is our celebration and transition from stress to no mor...