A few Carnival Cruise pics

[SonjaB]

I promised pics as soon as I got a working scanner, LOL. Here are a few from Don's and my Carnival Cruise. The first one is the ship, the second is the catamaran we took for a snorkelling tour and the rest are a few candid pics we took and some professional (the b&w got cut off during the scanning, not sure why) pics taken on board. :)

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[catsrule]

Very nice pics, Sonja.:D

[nativetxn]

Very nice, Sonja. Gorgeous photos :)

[snoopy]

Son! You are gorgeous! I've seen pics before, but I'm always so taken aback when I see pics of you. And Don is one fine looking man there too, my friend. I see the resemblence between Nik and him, for sure. You both look very happy, and those are lovely pics.

[Patrick IL.]

Fantastic pics of my redheaded stepsister!!!! It looks like you guys had a wonderful time! You both look very happy!:sunny: :bounce: :bounce:

[dizneenut]

Nice pics. :)

[chelsea&austinsmom]

Very nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

[helenabear]

Very nice pics Sonja :)

[charlie,nj]

very nice

[mickeyfan1]

a couple of Questions -

I am going on a Carnival Cruise for Christmas this year. Barring DH changing jobs (again) and my getting laid off, we will be leaving from New Orleans. Did you go in ahead of the cruise, and if so, did you do anything in NO? We haveb't been there, always wanted to, and I hope I won't be dissapointed. We would probably go out the night before for drinks and music and then do the benight (SP is wrong) in the am before we board, but what else might we do with no car?

[SonjaB]

mickeyfan1, we stayed overnight in NO and had a GREAT time! We got a great rate at the Ambassador and had the most wonderful seafood gumbo at Mother's. We walked all over the French Quarter, had breakfast beignets at Cafe DuMonde, and just generally had a really nice time. :)

[mickeyfan1]

Thanks for that. Would you recommend the Hotel? Did you book it yourself or through Carnival? And about what time didyou board/sail?

[SonjaB]

We booked in ourselves. The hotel was fine. It was clean, comfortable, and we got it for about $60 a night through whatever website it was I found that when I typed in "cheap New Orleans" LOL! We liked it and would stay there again. I will try and find it again for you. Mother's was a block away, doesn't look like much, but has GREAT seafood gumbo. :)

We intended to board earlier than we actually did, we had a car and parking was kind of a pain. Get there as early as they will let you board, sometimes they have spa discounts for early boarders. ;) :)

[olena]

Great pics!

[bsnyder]

Sonja, ya'll make such a happy looking couple!

Thanks for sharing the pics.

Mickeyfan, if you want to splurge on a great meal, try Commander's Palace, a N.O. landmark, with awesome food and a fabulous atmosphere.

[Snow White]

Wonderful pictures, looks like a great trip!:D

[Nikole]

Bleah!!!!! Should have had a better warning ;) Well you look great sonja.........can't say much for that brother of mine! ;) :p


I'm glad you guys had such a good time!!!!!!!!!1 :)

Snoops I'm surpised...........everyone always tells us that we look nothing alike! Don looks like our dad and I look like our mom. Then again I am the taller one of the two ;) Although he is the better looking! LMAO (But at least I have all my hair) BWAHAHAHA *running for cover in case he sees this*

[minnieandmickey]

Sonja,
My husband and I went on the Holiday in November. Great pics!!

To anyone,
Another great place to stay at is the Embassy Suites. We got a deal on hotels.com, and it is walking distance to the port, mall, and Emerils is right down the street. Another great place to get advice about cruises is cruisecritic.com. That is where I got my "Non-Disney" advice.;)

[Dan Murphy]

Very nice pictures, Sonja, thanks for sharing. :)

[Jeafl]

Sonja, now I'm even more excited about my Carnival cruise! I'd love to see even more pictures if you have them!

[newmousecateer]

Great photos Sonja. Thanks so much for sharing with us. :D

[JAP]

:( All I see are red x's! I really wanted to see these pics Sonya!

[perdidobay]

Great pics! You two are a great looking couple:D
How did you enjoy the Holiday? I have been thinking about cruising on it since NO is a 6 hour drive away for us. Please tell us all:D

[mamajoan]

I so enjoyed your photos. You and your hubbie make a very cute couple!! Great smiles... you look comfortable and happy.

I am glad you had a nice trip. Was it your first on Carnival? How did you like the ship?

[Robinrs]

Beautiful pics, Sonja!

[Mary Jo]

<font color=navy>Wow - these are such great pics of you two. Glad you had such a good time on your cruise. :)

[SonjaB]

"Tell all"....yikes.....I need help there, LOL. Please ask questions, I can give good info if I have questions, I have no clue where to start. :) :) :)

Nik, your brother is gorgeous, and even better looking on the inside. Not that you don't know that, but I look for shameless opportunities to repeat it. http://www.disboards.com/images/smilies/teeth.gif

Mamajoan, Don isn't my hubbie quite yet, but we're working on it. ;) :)

Thanks for the kind words, y'all! :) :) :) :) :)

[perdidobay]

I guess "tell all" was a bit much;)
how was the service? the condition of the ship? your cabin?
Thanks!!

[SonjaB]

Service was top-notch, ship was in excellent condition, looked great, and we loved our cabin. It was an inside cabin, which I wasn't sure I would like, but was very happy with! We were sleeping at odd times and it was so nice to be able to make it completely dark when we wanted to. :) :) :) I'm ready to go again!