My First Cruise
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Have moved out cabin from the aft to midship....hopefully less roll there, plus it is less expensive. Total cost on group rate for the two of us is going to be about 3K. About triple ..or at least double what I usually spend on a trip.
Have not decided on excursions. Wife does not want snorkeling...but then I will also be with my son and daughter and her new hubby....and his parents. So, I could go one way while she goes another. I think she wants just shopping and a "beach day".
We do plan to do some Mayan ruins...but not necessarily the ones you all describe above.
So TBD.
Have moved out cabin from the aft to midship....hopefully less roll there, plus it is less expensive. Total cost on group rate for the two of us is going to be about 3K. About triple ..or at least double what I usually spend on a trip.
Have not decided on excursions. Wife does not want snorkeling...but then I will also be with my son and daughter and her new hubby....and his parents. So, I could go one way while she goes another. I think she wants just shopping and a "beach day".
We do plan to do some Mayan ruins...but not necessarily the ones you all describe above.
So TBD.
When we took the grandkids on a Disney cruise my wife and daughter took the grandkids to see and play with the dolphins while my son in law and I went on the sailing/snorkel trip to St. John, USVI. My wife is not a snorkel person and this was a first for my son in law. We were treated to a facemask full of the biggest damn Great Barracuda I have ever seen live or even in pictures/movies. I had always seen them as relatively sleek fish until this bulky thing drifted in next to us. I told my daughter that the one I had taken her to see snorkeling St. John 20 years before had grown up & filled out. Wikipedia says the record caught on rod & reel was 5.6 ft. and weighed over 100 lbs. This one was all of that even in the magnified views of snorkeling.
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Cozumel - has a national park/beach. Real nice, safe swimming, has reef around it I think.
I wouldn't miss Trunk Bay at ST. John... there is a crack between the two little islands that you can swim up into, and see a huge bunch of small fish staying away from the open ocean. I found, at least when we were there, the water was clearer than in Hawaii.
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Cozumel - has a national park/beach. Real nice, safe swimming, has reef around it I think.
I wouldn't miss Trunk Bay at ST. John... there is a crack between the two little islands that you can swim up into, and see a huge bunch of small fish staying away from the open ocean. I found, at least when we were there, the water was clearer than in Hawaii.
Cozumel - has a national park/beach. Real nice, safe swimming, has reef around it I think.
I wouldn't miss Trunk Bay at ST. John... there is a crack between the two little islands that you can swim up into, and see a huge bunch of small fish staying away from the open ocean. I found, at least when we were there, the water was clearer than in Hawaii.
I've been there
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Most beautiful beach I’ve ever been to
Sanibel and Marco island are nice. I've been to Florida both coasts, Texas, the Bahamas, Acapulco but my favorite place is Waikiki with Diamondhead as a backdrop.....if you like hotels on the beach.
Wife and her friends did do Cozumel and Belize they liked it.
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Cozumel - has a national park/beach. Real nice, safe swimming, has reef around it I think.
I wouldn't miss Trunk Bay at ST. John... there is a crack between the two little islands that you can swim up into, and see a huge bunch of small fish staying away from the open ocean. I found, at least when we were there, the water was clearer than in Hawaii.
I've been there
I've been there
I don't know how well St. John has recovered from the hurricane yet, but if you ever stay there be sure to find your way to Waterlemon Cay.
It's a little bit of a hike from roads and a swim out to the Cay, but the snorkeling makes it well worth it.
My other favorite snorkeling place is Anini Beach Kauai. A lot of humahmuanukunukuapua'a fish there. It's a trigger fish.
Of course my all time favorite was a half moon island beach with pure white coral sand and best fish for snorkeling in the world. But alas it is in Morrocoy National Park in Venezuela which I would never advise any American to venture to at this point in it's history.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g29218-d207416-Reviews-Anini_Beach-Kauai_Hawaii.html
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I've been there
I don't know how well St. John has recovered from the hurricane yet, but if you ever stay there be sure to find your way to Waterlemon Cay.
It's a little bit of a hike from roads and a swim out to the Cay, but the snorkeling makes it well worth it.
My other favorite snorkeling place is Anini Beach Kauai. A lot of humahmuanukunukuapua'a fish there. It's a trigger fish.
Of course my all time favorite was a half moon island beach with pure white coral sand and best fish for snorkeling in the world. But alas it is in Morrocoy National Park in Venezuela which I would never advise any American to venture to at this point in it's history.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g29218-d207416-Reviews-Anini_Beach-Kauai_Hawaii.html
I don't know how well St. John has recovered from the hurricane yet, but if you ever stay there be sure to find your way to Waterlemon Cay.
It's a little bit of a hike from roads and a swim out to the Cay, but the snorkeling makes it well worth it.
My other favorite snorkeling place is Anini Beach Kauai. A lot of humahmuanukunukuapua'a fish there. It's a trigger fish.
Of course my all time favorite was a half moon island beach with pure white coral sand and best fish for snorkeling in the world. But alas it is in Morrocoy National Park in Venezuela which I would never advise any American to venture to at this point in it's history.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g29218-d207416-Reviews-Anini_Beach-Kauai_Hawaii.html
Give them Vens some freedom fries and budweiser and the y will be good to go.
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I don't know how well St. John has recovered from the hurricane yet, but if you ever stay there be sure to find your way to Waterlemon Cay.
It's a little bit of a hike from roads and a swim out to the Cay, but the snorkeling makes it well worth it.
My other favorite snorkeling place is Anini Beach Kauai. A lot of humahmuanukunukuapua'a fish there. It's a trigger fish.
Of course my all time favorite was a half moon island beach with pure white coral sand and best fish for snorkeling in the world. But alas it is in Morrocoy National Park in Venezuela which I would never advise any American to venture to at this point in it's history.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g29218-d207416-Reviews-Anini_Beach-Kauai_Hawaii.html
Give them Vens some freedom fries and budweiser and the y will be good to go.
Give them Vens some freedom fries and budweiser and the y will be good to go.
Their Cerveza Polar beats Bud. And they have something called Arepas made out of white corn meal with a bit of salt, an egg, milk and olive oil. Just fry 'em up and eat plain with butter or add anything you want like an arepa sandwich. I have a good friend in Dallas who married a Venezuelan and she makes the best authentic arepas around.
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Do they serve those on a cruise ship? Being made of corn meal is not that enticing to me...but I would try one.
In another post I talked about the countries I have been to...which are not that many: USA, Mexico, Canada, England, France, Ireland. Also territories of US and UK in the Caribbean. We will be making a stop in Roatan...which is a part of Honduras. That is not the next country that I would have expected to visit.
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Do they serve those on a cruise ship? Being made of corn meal is not that enticing to me...but I would try one.
In another post I talked about the countries I have been to...which are not that many: USA, Mexico, Canada, England, France, Ireland. Also territories of US and UK in the Caribbean. We will be making a stop in Roatan...which is a part of Honduras. That is not the next country that I would have expected to visit.
Do they serve those on a cruise ship? Being made of corn meal is not that enticing to me...but I would try one.
In another post I talked about the countries I have been to...which are not that many: USA, Mexico, Canada, England, France, Ireland. Also territories of US and UK in the Caribbean. We will be making a stop in Roatan...which is a part of Honduras. That is not the next country that I would have expected to visit.
Never had one on a cruise ship, but if they do then make sure you eat it with real butter, not fake whatever. If you snorkel then the side trip to do so on Roatan is worth it. Some really nice tropical fish on that one.
EDIT: Plus clear water.
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one of my favorite memories is our group, well, eight of us, went snorkeling. It was breathtaking - crystal clear water all the way down, and to the left pretty far. The fish are amazing. The guides on the boat - all of a sudden, hundreds of fish converged on us, bumping into us, and my Wife and the other Wives were screaming in surprise inside their masks, oh, you don't forget that.
The guides tossed bread chunks and fish food etc around closest to the gals and the hundreds of fish converged. lol
The gals laughed about it right afterwards. We had waterproof cameras and had pictures of us and our friends - those will always be favorites.
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Do they serve those on a cruise ship? Being made of corn meal is not that enticing to me...but I would try one.
In another post I talked about the countries I have been to...which are not that many: USA, Mexico, Canada, England, France, Ireland. Also territories of US and UK in the Caribbean. We will be making a stop in Roatan...which is a part of Honduras. That is not the next country that I would have expected to visit.
Never had one on a cruise ship, but if they do then make sure you eat it with real butter, not fake whatever. If you snorkel then the side trip to do so on Roatan is worth it. Some really nice tropical fish on that one.
EDIT: Plus clear water.
Never had one on a cruise ship, but if they do then make sure you eat it with real butter, not fake whatever. If you snorkel then the side trip to do so on Roatan is worth it. Some really nice tropical fish on that one.
EDIT: Plus clear water.
Here is the description of an excursion in Roatan that I am considering booking:
Experience the ultimate thrill of a lifetime with your own underwater motor scooter. You'll board a 52-foot custom-built power catamaran for a cruise out to one of the most magnificent reefs in the world. Your B.O.S.S., the Breathing Observation Submersible Scooter, explores the aquatic world, and no scuba diving experience is necessary. You can also snorkel if you choose, or simply relax on the boat while sipping a drink and enjoying some snacks.Highlights:
- >Scenic Cruise: Absorb beauty of the Caribbean on your cruise to magnificent reefs aboard the 52-foot custom-built power catamaran.
- >Underwater Motor Scooter: Explore the aquatic world on your B.O.S.S., the Breathing Observation Submersible Scooter.
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Never had one on a cruise ship, but if they do then make sure you eat it with real butter, not fake whatever. If you snorkel then the side trip to do so on Roatan is worth it. Some really nice tropical fish on that one.
EDIT: Plus clear water.
Here is the description of an excursion in Roatan that I am considering booking:
Experience the ultimate thrill of a lifetime with your own underwater motor scooter. You'll board a 52-foot custom-built power catamaran for a cruise out to one of the most magnificent reefs in the world. Your B.O.S.S., the Breathing Observation Submersible Scooter, explores the aquatic world, and no scuba diving experience is necessary. You can also snorkel if you choose, or simply relax on the boat while sipping a drink and enjoying some snacks.Highlights:
- >Scenic Cruise: Absorb beauty of the Caribbean on your cruise to magnificent reefs aboard the 52-foot custom-built power catamaran.
- >Underwater Motor Scooter: Explore the aquatic world on your B.O.S.S., the Breathing Observation Submersible Scooter.
Here is the description of an excursion in Roatan that I am considering booking:
Experience the ultimate thrill of a lifetime with your own underwater motor scooter. You'll board a 52-foot custom-built power catamaran for a cruise out to one of the most magnificent reefs in the world. Your B.O.S.S., the Breathing Observation Submersible Scooter, explores the aquatic world, and no scuba diving experience is necessary. You can also snorkel if you choose, or simply relax on the boat while sipping a drink and enjoying some snacks.Highlights:
- >Scenic Cruise: Absorb beauty of the Caribbean on your cruise to magnificent reefs aboard the 52-foot custom-built power catamaran.
- >Underwater Motor Scooter: Explore the aquatic world on your B.O.S.S., the Breathing Observation Submersible Scooter.
I would take that in NY minute. There are some great reefs around that area just like there are near Belize. Stay away from those spiny little Lion fish.?
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wow. I have to put that on our list of things to do!
Never heard of those !
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We've taken a number of cruises. The best was probably a Mediterranean cruise. Well, after the flight from Sarasota to Chicago to Frankfurt to Istanbul. They love it when you call it Constantinople
After that nightmare of flights it was a blast! Mykonos, Athens, Malta, Catania, Salerno, and Rome were the itinerary stops.... We stayed a few days in Rome and need to go back 
This trip was during the World Cup so every bar on the ship was a home bar for a country in the Cup.. AND we had free beverages. 
Down in the Colosseum
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We've taken a number of cruises. The best was probably a Mediterranean cruise. Well, after the flight from Sarasota to Chicago to Frankfurt to Istanbul. They love it when you call it Constantinople
After that nightmare of flights it was a blast! Mykonos, Athens, Malta, Catania, Salerno, and Rome were the itinerary stops.... We stayed a few days in Rome and need to go back This trip was during the World Cup so every bar on the ship was a home bar for a country in the Cup.. AND we had free beverages.
Down in the Colosseum
We've taken a number of cruises. The best was probably a Mediterranean cruise. Well, after the flight from Sarasota to Chicago to Frankfurt to Istanbul. They love it when you call it Constantinople
After that nightmare of flights it was a blast! Mykonos, Athens, Malta, Catania, Salerno, and Rome were the itinerary stops.... We stayed a few days in Rome and need to go back This trip was during the World Cup so every bar on the ship was a home bar for a country in the Cup.. AND we had free beverages.
Down in the Colosseum
Cruises for sure and trips in general I never regretted going on any of them.
I have wondered later on a few I missed...... like Woodstock 1969, almost went.
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We had a cruise that ended up in Barcelona and then drove to Paris thru Bordeaux. We have also had a driving trip through Belgium, France and then return and another two week tour by train after a week in Rome to Venice and then Florence and a driving/staying trip through Tuscany then back to Rome. Our last was all over Western Spain and back to Madrid where we started. That was great because language was never a barrier. The most surprising to see was the extent of the Roman ruins in Merida. I had no idea it was that extensive that far inland from the Mediterranean Sea.
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I've heard you can get some great deals on Cruises to China and SE Asia right now.
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