Nadine and I met the Carnival Splendor in Long Beach on Jan. 31st. It's an amazing ship, less than two years old and almost unbelievably huge. Our room was charming. We had a balcony and more storage space than I have in our home bedroom! It took us a while for us to oriented (okay, it took Nadine a while. It took me the entire week) and it was fun exploring the dining areas, the 22 bars and lounges, the gift shops and the pool and deck areas. Nadine highlighted interesting things to do in our nightly ship's newsletter and we spent our days at sea doing as many things as we could. We went to an art history class, an art auction, learned how to make towel animals, watched karaoke, etc. Best of all was
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