Something About Nothing..........# 9

[Mad Hattered]

mh - hmmmph, u mention a cruise but don't dish on the details, what's up with that?

We're sailing on the Carnival Valor out of Miami. We are hitting Cayman, Cozumel, Belize and Roatan. This will be my 7th cruise and Dana's 3rd. We like Carnival because, for one, it's cheap. We got an aft balcony on the Verandah deck. Our friends are in the room next door so we can join the balconies. We did a similar set up (exact same location on our last cruise together) when we did the Barbados, St Lucia, Dominica, St Thomas and Puerto Rico route.

Dana is a certified scuba diver so she is making me get certified before we go so I can enjoy swimming with something that can eat me. Sounds like a blast!

 

[macraven]

just remember MH, fish are our friends........




bonLee, guess you are getting some sleep right now.

you'll be on your way soon.

not many hours left.

 

[Coach81]

Morning gang.. things are still good down here.. flood is supposed to be near us by the end of Friday.. this weekend will be critical.. many have lost their homes.. Some had no insurance and do not know what they are going to do.. it is a very sad situation...

Hopefully we will not be directly affected... and we send our thoughts and prayers to those who are.. this weekend and right before we leave for USF is the critical times...

 

[Bluer101]

Morning gang.. things are still good down here.. flood is supposed to be near us by the end of Friday.. this weekend will be critical.. many have lost their homes.. Some had no insurance and do not know what they are going to do.. it is a very sad situation...

Hopefully we will not be directly affected... and we send our thoughts and prayers to those who are.. this weekend and right before we leave for USF is the critical times...

Please keep us informed. Stay safe.

 

[Bluer101]

We're sailing on the Carnival Valor out of Miami. We are hitting Cayman, Cozumel, Belize and Roatan. This will be my 7th cruise and Dana's 3rd. We like Carnival because, for one, it's cheap. We got an aft balcony on the Verandah deck. Our friends are in the room next door so we can join the balconies. We did a similar set up (exact same location on our last cruise together) when we did the Barbados, St Lucia, Dominica, St Thomas and Puerto Rico route.

Dana is a certified scuba diver so she is making me get certified before we go so I can enjoy swimming with something that can eat me. Sounds like a blast!

Enjoy your cruise!
We love Carnival also. The price is right for us. We were going to go this year but we decided on Universal again. Making plans for the end of this year or beginning of next. Its nice for us because we are so close to the ports.

I just went back and noticed you are going in November. We were thinking of either October or November also on the Valor. We will see.

 

[keishashadow]

Congrats! Thats exciting! Bet you're going to have a hard weekend coming up with graduation!

thank yougraduation isn't until 6/3, we still have to survive his 18th birthday festivities over memorial day

im another carnival fan, long as you don't book an older ship they compare well & the offset in pricing allows me to overlook minor flaws. We just loved our aft wrap on the destiny. fyi, if anybody is military this month u can book another 2 cabins for friends & family to sail with you...i've yet to open that can of wormsDH might just lock me in a closet.

garbage day conga line day

 

[tink20]

what's up homies?

Bonny, hope you guys have an awesome trip, looks like you are staying at the Poly, I would loooove to stay there, maybe in Feb (if we get to go then)

Keisha, your DS did great, you must be so proud (Happy early Bday to him),my DD will be a senior next year. Do you think you will cry at graduation? I probably will next year (i am )

Coach, I hope you guys make it through this flood, and then go and have a relaxing and fun vacation. (and hope you don't get on FJ)

My biggest worry for our upcoming trip, is DS and I getting motion sickness, I have Bonine, so I hope that will work.

 

[YukiPhnx]

Hey guys. I woke up with a splitting headache and I can't figure out why.

 

[RAPstar]

Hey guys. I woke up with a splitting headache and I can't figure out why.

Disney/Universal withdrawl. Or that's what I always blame mine on.....makes it an easy excuse to keep going!

 

[tinydancer09]

I also enjoy carnival but I have never done anything else. I have been going on them for 12 years while my parents have been cruising for 20. Thing have definitely changed over the years though. I remember feeling dressed down when I walked into the formal dining room in a homecoming style dress or not having something covering my shoulders.... Now I see people coming in nightly in shorts and blue jeans and them not saying anything to them. I mean, fine whatever I'll dress up and you do as you please, but sometimes I just wish it was what it used to be.

We have found going in the off seasons, Like hurricane season in Sept and Oct and months like May help with this and you get the elder less rowdy crowds, but it's still not the same. I cannot wait til I can save up enough to try a disney cruise!!!

 

[YukiPhnx]

Disney/Universal withdrawl. Or that's what I always blame mine on.....makes it an easy excuse to keep going!

Lol, great excuse! My next trip isn't until the end of Aug NEXT year. I'm gonna have this headache for a while...

I also enjoy carnival but I have never done anything else. I have been going on them for 12 years while my parents have been cruising for 20. Thing have definitely changed over the years though. I remember feeling dressed down when I walked into the formal dining room in a homecoming style dress or not having something covering my shoulders.... Now I see people coming in nightly in shorts and blue jeans and them not saying anything to them. I mean, fine whatever I'll dress up and you do as you please, but sometimes I just wish it was what it used to be.

We have found going in the off seasons, Like hurricane season in Sept and Oct and months like May help with this and you get the elder less rowdy crowds, but it's still not the same. I cannot wait til I can save up enough to try a disney cruise!!!

Hm....so you're a veteran Carnival cruiser? I've only ever been on RCCL and LOVE it, but Carnival's cruises are looking a lot more affordable for the time frame I want. Would you recommend it for a typical Western Caribb cruise?

 

[keishashadow]

Keisha, your DS did great, you must be so proud (Happy early Bday to him),my DD will be a senior next year. Do you think you will cry at graduation? I probably will next year (i am )

My biggest worry for our upcoming trip, is DS and I getting motion sickness, I have Bonine, so I hope that will work.

i have a stock of kleenex on hand, the waterworks will flow

have you tried the scopolamine patch?

Hey guys. I woke up with a splitting headache and I can't figure out why.

get thee to a starbucksi just drained a carmel latte-yum, having a kid that works there helps my habit

 

[YukiPhnx]

get thee to a starbucksi just drained a carmel latte-yum, having a kid that works there helps my habit

Mmm...caramel latte. I gotta try that out.

 

[tinydancer09]

Was having a pretty good day lounging around answering e-mails for work and decided to go into town and run errands. Boyfriend had my car so he came and picked me up and drive me into town... then BAM! Got smacked right into the back of! It wasnt THAT bad enough to make the guys breaks squeal and make a loud bang but my car is... okay i suppose. Can drive it no problem it's just cosmetic... but I JUST got the car in Feb. Police took a good 45 minutes to write up the report.

We decided to continue into town and run errands anyways. Now Im back at home and my back is starting to hurt, not too bad just ache, and boyfriends shoulders are sore. Oh well stuff happens! I think its a good excuse for a trip to the parks how about it?

 

[YukiPhnx]

Was having a pretty good day lounging around answering e-mails for work and decided to go into town and run errands. Boyfriend had my car so he came and picked me up and drive me into town... then BAM! Got smacked right into the back of! It wasnt THAT bad enough to make the guys breaks squeal and make a loud bang but my car is... okay i suppose. Can drive it no problem it's just cosmetic... but I JUST got the car in Feb. Police took a good 45 minutes to write up the report.

We decided to continue into town and run errands anyways. Now Im back at home and my back is starting to hurt, not too bad just ache, and boyfriends shoulders are sore. Oh well stuff happens! I think its a good excuse for a trip to the parks how about it?

Aw, that sucks!!! I was in a collision a couple of weeks back too.

At first when I saw the pic I thought, "Hey, cool lisence plate!" then realized you swirled it...of course.

It's too bad you didn't notice the pain after the collision...most people don't, but it's always good to be on the safe side by reporting some anyways. Hope you feel better soon!

 

[tinydancer09]

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Hm....so you're a veteran Carnival cruiser? I've only ever been on RCCL and LOVE it, but Carnival's cruises are looking a lot more affordable for the time frame I want. Would you recommend it for a typical Western Caribb cruise?

My favorite ports were when we stopped in Key West, Cozumel and the private island for Carnival. We left from Jacksonville, which is also my favorite port.

I liked it because the private beach offered carnival drink boys for people on the beach, nature trails for the more adventurous and other things that we didnt look into. I liked Key West because it offered a day with cell service to check in at home and see how everything is. It also was a welcome presence to go explore the streets and sit at Margaritaville.
Cozemel I have always loved because there is so much to do. There are shore excursions to the ruins, great shopping, and great bars.

I also love caymen islands for sting ray excursions. Nassau bahamas is good for a few visits but we rarely get off the boat anymore. We also did a round around the Virgin Islands and loved it! but it was a LONG cruise and we kept losing each other on the boat... (There were 15 of us).


Food isn't that great on the boats anymore. I love the lunch buffets and pizza bars but formal dinners just arent what they used to be. The portions were small and usually poorly cooked. But that could have just been a fluke, who knows. They used to be amazing! I think its how they're getting their prices down these days.

 

[tinydancer09]

Aw, that sucks!!! I was in a collision a couple of weeks back too.

At first when I saw the pic I thought, "Hey, cool lisence plate!" then realized you swirled it...of course.

It's too bad you didn't notice the pain after the collision...most people don't, but it's always good to be on the safe side by reporting some anyways. Hope you feel better soon!

Thanks! I'm sure these few Ibprofen and a margaritaville homemade margarita will help

 

[tink20]

keisha, I'm going to use Bonine, I even bought Bonine for kids for DS. Also, bought ginger pills, ginger gum and motion ease (not a drug) I have Seabands, but probably not going to use them. (hope all this crap works ) I want to ride FJ right before closing, but I don't know if this will be possible, I don't want DS feeling bad for the day, if we ride first thing in the morning. I haven't decided what my plan is yet. We are going to skip Simpsons and Storm Force Ac., and hoping Spiderman isn't too bad.

tinydancer sorry about your fender bender

 

[ky07]

Good morning homies

 

[keishashadow]

morning all!

Thanks! I'm sure these few Ibprofen and a margaritaville homemade margarita will help

ole! usually sorer the next day, how u feeling?

tink20 we tend to not eat before riding the most agressive rides (after one of my kids had a 'protein spill' many years ago - yuck) then it seems acclimation sets inand we do an early lunch. If the motion starts to get to you don't close your eyes - just makes it worse imo. Find a fixed spot somewhere on the screen & stare @ it, seems to balance things back out.

mj's been missing, hope her house issues are working out

any weekend plans? I have my imax tix bought for new POC tonightand road trip back up to erie for DSs' football game, DS #2 is singing the national anthem...i'd die of fright