May 17, 2012

Why I love cruising…

This post is a little random but I was looking at cruise prices today and WOW, super cheap!  For example, a cruise line offered a fare of 339 dollars for a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas. You cant beat the price offered for three nights accommodations, three meals a day, three destinations,  on board entertainment, [...]

‘All-inclusive’ cruise terminal buoy merchant worries

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                  So the folks over in Bahamas arent to thrilled about Carnival Cruise Lines wanting to build an all inclusive cruise terminal in Freeport, Bahamas.  Check out the article below from the daily paper.    By INDERIA SAUNDERS ~ Guardian Business Reporter ~ inderia@nasguard.com   Members of Grand [...]

The Yellowbird excursion- Nassau

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On board the ship you have many options to choose from when it comes to in port excursions. Recently I sailed on the Carnival Sensation out of Port Canaveral, Florida. I flipped through the excursion guide and found the “yellow bird party boat,” cost 37 dollars.  Party boat?! I’m in! So we bought the excursion and [...]

What is Coco Cay, Bahamas?

A view of the Monarch of the Seas from Coco Cay, Bahamas

A lot of people ask the question “What is on Coco Cay?” , so I figured I would do a post on it to let you know exactly what the island is and what to do there. Coco Cay is part of the Berry islands, a cluster of islands in the outer banks of the Bahamas that [...]

Trip Review “Monarch of the Seas” July 3-6, 2009 — Disembarkation Day

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We heard the ship docking about 6 am and it awoke us so we knew our journey was almost over.   If you want to carry your bags off, RCCL offers express departure between 730-830 am, so we decided to take advantage of that.  Breakfast was available in both dining rooms, we skipped it though to [...]

Trip Review “Monarch of the Seas” July 3-6, 2009 — Day 3

Monarch of the Seas anchored off of Coco Cay, Bahamas

Destination Coco Cay, Bahamas. 55 miles NNW of Nassau. Our cabin sat in the front of the ship, so about 7 am we were awoke by the chains of the anchor falling into the sea, the first sign that we arrived in Coco Cay.  The shipped anchored about a mile from the actual island.  Coco Cay is [...]

Trip Review “Monarch of the Seas” July 3-6, 2009 — Day 2

View of ship from Senor Frogs

  After a fun afternoon and evening of meeting people yesterday, day two is here. Destination Nassau, Bahamas.  We woke about 8 am, had breakfast at the Windjammer cafe. Went for a little walk to let the food settle and then headed to the gym about 9 am.  The gym is in the very back [...]

Nassau, Bahamas: Fun Video