250 days until we sail on the biggest cruise ship in the world! We have never had to wait so long to cruise! The ship is a destination in its self so that's also going to take a lot of research. We don't want to miss a thing!
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Monday, April 8, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Just booked Oasis of the Seas!!
I am very excited because we just booked our first cruise on Royal Carribean. After our first cruise I was all about Carnival and loved the service we received. Since then, it has been declining every cruise and we were interested in trying a different line. A few months back my boyfriend and I watched a special on the Oasis and we were amazed at how big she was and all that the ship had to offer.
We have been looking for a while but decided to go ahead and book. We choose a superior ocean view balcony stateroom. OUR FIRST BALCONY!! This class of ship (there is also the Allure of the Seas) offers Central Park view and boardwalk view balconies as well which look over those areas inside the ship.
We are doing the December 14 Eastern Caribbean sailing to Nassau, St Thomas, & St. Maarten. Yes, places we have already been. However, we didnt get to experience much in those places so we are very excited to revisit these islands. I am not thrilled with the time in Nassau and we may consider staying on board that day to see everything the ship has to offer us, with hopefully shorter lines.
Our itinerary is
December 14- Fort Lauderdale
December 15- Nassau 7-2
December 16- Day at sea
December 17- St. Thomas 10-7
December 18- St. Maarten 8-5
December 19- day at sea
December 20- day at sea
December 21- Fort Lauderdale
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Carnival Victory: St. Thomas
We arrived in St. Thomas at 7 am, back on board by 4:30, sailed away at 5.
Charlotte Amalie is absolute stunning. The port area seemed very clean and the actual waterfront was gorgeous. There are beautiful mountain views as well.
We booked the Discover Scuba Excursion through Carnival for $95 pp. This was definitely the most exciting part of the trip. We met at 8:15 am on the dock with our driver and were transported through town to Coki Beach via an open safari type bus to Coki Beach (transportation to and from was included in our price). We arrived at Coki Beach Dive Club and immediately got started with our classroom type session. They have a secure area behind their desk where you can store your belongings while you are diving. Derek, our instructor, went through a picture book for different signals for about 40 minutes. He showed us the equipment and how it works and then got us in our gear. Once in our gear, we walked down the beach to the shallow tide area. The equipment is pretty heavy so walking to the water is quite a task. When you reach the water, you have to lift your legs up to put on your fins. We practiced the exercises we were taught earlier to make sure we were all prepared. Once you are past the initial panic ( at least for me) of how forced the oxygen tube is above water, it is easy as pie. Under water it is completely effortless to breathe using the tank and swim. You don't get tired like you would when swimming on top of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful reef and the fish come right up to you. We went down about 40 ft at the deepest and saw so many types of fish, eels, sea urchins and other critters! The actual dive was only about 30-40 minutes but it was absolutely amazing.
Charlotte Amalie is absolute stunning. The port area seemed very clean and the actual waterfront was gorgeous. There are beautiful mountain views as well.
We booked the Discover Scuba Excursion through Carnival for $95 pp. This was definitely the most exciting part of the trip. We met at 8:15 am on the dock with our driver and were transported through town to Coki Beach via an open safari type bus to Coki Beach (transportation to and from was included in our price). We arrived at Coki Beach Dive Club and immediately got started with our classroom type session. They have a secure area behind their desk where you can store your belongings while you are diving. Derek, our instructor, went through a picture book for different signals for about 40 minutes. He showed us the equipment and how it works and then got us in our gear. Once in our gear, we walked down the beach to the shallow tide area. The equipment is pretty heavy so walking to the water is quite a task. When you reach the water, you have to lift your legs up to put on your fins. We practiced the exercises we were taught earlier to make sure we were all prepared. Once you are past the initial panic ( at least for me) of how forced the oxygen tube is above water, it is easy as pie. Under water it is completely effortless to breathe using the tank and swim. You don't get tired like you would when swimming on top of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful reef and the fish come right up to you. We went down about 40 ft at the deepest and saw so many types of fish, eels, sea urchins and other critters! The actual dive was only about 30-40 minutes but it was absolutely amazing.
Coki Beach(sorry for the random lady)
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