back to cruisin'

I was so busy with "things" - with life - that I didn't finish blogging about our cruise(s).

Here are some more pics... first the end of cruise one...

These are from Tortola. My fave cruisin' website cruisecritic.com had no real recommendations for tour guides in Tortola, so we hopped on an open air taxi. Tortola is a pretty island, hilly, curvy roads, beautiful water.

During a previous trip to the Bahamas, we did a lot of sightseeing. So we didn't do much this time - we just walked around town, did a little shopping. It was amazing how close we came to the reef as we sailed in - and it was neat seeing Atlantis (a mega-resort) and the cruiseships all lined up.


Now the ship...

Wow - we must be rich... We had the ship to ourselves! Funny gal I am. Most of my ship pictures were taken while we were between sailings, after the week one folks got off the ship and before the week two folks got on.

The Lido (buffet) restaurant area is themed "Freedom" - with the obvious decor.

The Victoriana Theater is a three deck showroom. The "big shows" in there were really good; for effects they had laser lights, fog, confetti and even open BIG flames.

This is one of the two main restaurants. This one is at the aft (back) of the ship. We ate our dinners here the first week, back by the windows.

Love the barstools in the Habana Bar. And yes, it's a cigar bar! :-)

Scott's Piano Bar has some major wild decor going... too bad the sing-a-long piano dude wasn't major wild to match. Ho hum boring.

This picture is taken from the third deck of the main atrium - I believe it's a total of 9 decks high. If you notice how the walls are red at the bottom, then become more pinkish purple towards the top of this picture - the walls changed colors! Well, ok, the lighting changed color. Through most of the colors of the rainbow. COOL.

Our cabin was a little smaller than I'm used to from Carnival. They have shifted things around a bit, so it's still workable. There is a chair instead of a couch, and it's in an awkward place. And the vanity/bar area is about half the size it used to be, so less drawers too. I would venture a guess that Carnival still has the largest standard inside cabins of the mainstream cruiselines, but I was disappointed that they have shrunk things a bit.

Do you notice that stuff hanging from the wall on the left? I bought a cheap hanging thingie from the dollar store to use onboard. And omg, I loved it!! Since I generally get ready in the main part of the cabin, versus in the bathroom, it was nice having a place for my stuff. Everything had its place and I felt so organized.


So now I will try to post pictures from the second week of our cruise soon. But don't hold your breath... there is just way too much to do for the upcoming extended vacation. Or is it home away from home?