Blogs from Bahamas, Central America Caribbean - page 41

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Our first stop on our 14 day repositioning cruise in the Caribbean was Nassau, Bahamas. Unfortunately, Steph, Nicole, and I had to finish our Basic Safety course, as it was too cold in the waters of Canada to complete the last element of the course - jumping off the ship, flipping a liferaft, and climbing into it. This is what we did in Nassau. Luckily, because we went first, we got the chance to get off the ship and explore a bit of Nassau. We only had about an hour, but we walked through town to a nearby beach, where we saw Jimy and Humberto. We hung out there for a little while before heading back to the ship. Nassau is actually one of the places that we’ll be visiting on a weekly basis, during our ... read more

"Dedicated to the Living Memory of Moira Penzes, She will always allow the donkey to bathe the sparrow gently" I woke up today and took a big dookie. Whiskey here seems to be the brown bottom flu and can wreak hell upon the anus the next day. As I sat on the porcelain throne praying to all my relatives past, I looked through the keyhole of the bathroom door. Now I’m not an artist and I don’t really care for art. I’d rather be beaten by a bunch of Texans in an alleyway for cheating at poker than walk around a museum filled with paintings and statues of naked philosophers. My art itch strikes me rarely and at the most ridiculous times. This time, it was during poop. All the room keyholes in Irish homes are ... read more

In August of 2008, we spent one week in Nassau. The hotel that we stayed at was the Wyndham Crystal Palace Hotel and Casino, which is right next door to the Sheraton in the Cable Beach area of Nassau. The resort was just fine, except for the very small and shallow water beach. The swimming pool was large and came equipped with an attended water-slide. There is a large casino on property with a couple of bars in the casino. They use the US dollar often in the Bahamas or the Bahamian dollar, it really doesn't matter at all because they are 1/1. There is no benefit on exchanging money from US to Bahamian dollars. We ate a couple of times at the buffett in the hotel which is kind of on the pricy side, but ... read more

I will preface this entry in saying that this was one of my favorite vacations ever. It's possible I very likely learned the art of cruising and relaxing on this trip - or maybe I just needed a vacation THAT badly. Either way, it was my first bit of time off during a year that has brought many changes, including the purchase of my first home and the beginnings of my master degree. Intinerary on Carnival Sensation's 4 day cruise: Sunday (8/31) - 4PM - Depart Port Canaveral. Monday (9/1) - 8-5PM - Freeport, Bahamas Tuesday (9/2) - 8-5pm - Nassau, Bahamas (would have been 8am-6AM, if not for TS Hannah) Wednesday (9/3) - At sea Thursday (9/4) - Arrive 7AM to Port Canaveral. Myself and Chris left Atlanta about 2:30am early Sunday morning (8/31/08) after ... read more