Faster To the Fun

Carnival's latest gimmick.


You're not a VIP cruiser, but you can buy you way into some of the VIP perks.  Priority boarding.  Your cabin is ready when you board.  Priority luggage delivery. 

For $50, I figured "why not?"

great quote

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Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones that you did.

So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore. Dream. Discover.

Mark Twain.

Grrrr

Almost forgot to mention the Royal Caribbean incident last week.  they had a fire on board and had to fly all their passengers home from the Bahamas.  And wouldn't you know it, the news people had to throw something about the Carnival Triumph into their stories....

Excursions!!!

Booked them last night.

Puerto Rico's favorites.  The Sea and See tour in St. Maarten/St. Martin.  Historical Homes in Grand Turk. St. John National Park when we make port in St. Thomas.  Lots of siteseeing, lots of history and nature.  A little shopping. 

Paid in full

Now on to planning excursions

So tired of the Carnival jokes

You would think Carnival was the only cruise line to have issues.  Tired of it.  If I really thought I was risking my life or my safety by boarding a Carnival ship, I wouldn't go.

Found www.cruisejunkie.com which lists every incident on every cruise ship of every line-- propulsion issues, engine fires, collisions, failed health inspections, norovirus outbreaks.  Not to mention man/ woman overboard, violence and crimes on the ship, accidents during shore excursions . . .read long enough and you'll never board a cruise ship again.