Sunshine-n-Wine

Back on Celebrity!  We booked this trip on our cruise last March so that we could take advantage of the extra On Board Credit (OBC) and then transferred our reservation to CruCon the next week.  CruCon always gives us loyalty benefits and whatever promotion they happen to be running - usually around a national holiday.  We booked again with the Go Best package of amenities (wifi, $300 OBC, premium drink package, and pre-paid gratuities).  Due to a series of inconveniences with embarkation and all the promos, we had $700 OBC to spend - yippy!! We left out of Ft Lauderdale and again parked at Park-n-Go .  Another positive experience there. Room Stateroom 6172 has an obstructed-view balcony and is virtually the same as our cabin last year.  Perfect for us.  Plenty of space, mid-ship, and close to many of the places we went most.  Very quiet.  Amenities include: bathrobes, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and bar soap. Food (and Bars) Ma...

For Spring Break 2016, the hubs wanted to do a land vacation instead of a cruise so we stayed at Couples Negril for 5 days.  It was wonderful, and we got that out of our system for a while.  For a couple of years we had been talking about trying a different cruise line.  If you have followed by travels over the years, we have cruised Carnival (two weeks shy of Platinum after this year), Royal Caribbean, and Disney.  I started researching and came across Celebrity.  I had heard good things but always assumed it was out of our price range.  I was pleasantly surprised that I was quite wrong. Room We had cabin 6192, obstructed view balcony (or as they call it, veranda).  Please note that the hubs and I have only ever booked interior or oceanview, so this was our first balcony.  The obstructed view didn't bother us.  The room was spacious, and the bathroom was big (relatively speaking) as well.  At first I was worried about lack of drawer ...

This was a great Spring Break cruise out of Port Canaveral.  For the third time we used Park Port Canaveral at the Radisson.  As usual, it was much cheaper than parking at the port with great customer service and a quick shuttle.  $68 for a 7 night cruise. We booked Early Saver through Carnival directly last May, and we had 4 different price drops including an upgraded room before final payment.  If possible, we always book Early Saver.  For this trip, the hubs and I went with my coworker who stayed with us in our room.  She slept in a pullman bed, which was a bit of a climb up the ladder every night but tolerable.  The room did feel a little tight with three people, but the fare was much cheaper this way. The Ship On our 7 night cruise, there were two formal nights in the main dining room.  We selected Any Time Dining but never really had to wait for a table.  We were able to request the same waiter 6 out of 7 nights; one night it was...

We cruised on the Legend out of Tampa in May 2011. Overall, the boat was fine.  It's a little outdated, but the food and service were very good.  Carnival allows you to take one bottle of wine per person, which I highly recommend that you take advantage of if you drink wine. I did a ton of research on cruise critic and trip advisor, and here's what we did: Cozumel: Took an $8 cab (for 4 people, one way) to The Money Bar .  Ordered some drinks and nachos, grabbed some lounges under an umbrella and snorkeled for free right off their ironshore.  The water was beautiful, although the reef was nothing to write home about.  While we were there, several paid tour excursions dropped their snorkelers off right where we were.  If you need to rent gear, the cost is $14 per person.  DH and I took our own. We had a great time here and spent $35! Belize: Used CaveTubing.bz , and had a fabulous time with them.  Jenny and Vitalino Junior (son of the own...