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"I'm a Caribbean amphibean...I love to hop in the tropical seas..."
Ok so I'm not Kermit the Frog but I do love the Caribbean! Can't wait till our Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Fantasy!
I haven't been on the Fantasy since the 3-night media preview and that was not nearly long enough to see and experience everything and I was on-the-go non-stop!
This will be DH's first time on the Fantasy and I can't wait for him to see it. I think he has the same preconceived notion that I did, that the Fantasy was going to be very similar to the Dream. I don't think he's at all prepared for Europa and all it has to offer!
I do love the Classic ships but I'm looking forward to some nightlife past 10:30pm. We were actually thrown out of Cadillac Lounge one night because it was past 10pm. People were still in there with drinks when they rudely asked us all to go somewhere else because they were closed!!! It will be nice to have options for places to hang out at night and hopefully make some new friends!
We will be doing the Caribbean Sea Safari tour which is my absolute favorite of all time Port Adventure that we've experienced once before by accident (our tour was oversold so they had to upgrade it...long story) but I'm so excited for the snorkeling at Turtle Cove and I even have a new waterproof camera that I got for my birthday that has multiple underwater "fish" modes so hopefully I can actually get a picture of the turtle when it swims up next to me!!!
We are also doing a Family Beach and Optional Nature Walk adventure at St. Maarten (DH's choice) so that should be fun. It seems to include a lot of the things that we would get nickled and dimed for if we tried to do the tour on our own. When you factor in transportation and food, the beach chair, water sports etc the DCL excursion is reasonably priced. I'll be torn between staying in the sand and surf or taking the nature walk so I'll have to make that decision at the spur of the moment!
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You snuck in another cruise! Is this before or after the Pixar one? I've never heard of the Caribbean Sea Safari. What port is that in? All your plans sound wonderful!
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This one is before Laurie, next week actually! The Caribbean Sea Safari is in St. Thomas. You get on a little speed boat thingy called the Virgin Breeze and you head out to Turtle Cove to snorkel with the sea turtles. The water is SO calm and so clear and there is gorgeous coral right underneath you and enormous sea turtles that swim right up next to you!!!!! They only seem to come to the surface AFTER you turn your camera off...stinkers! Then you go to "Water Island" aka "honeymoon beach" which is accessible only by water and you can snorkel more or just relax on the beach and it's secluded, it's just your tour boat there and a husband and wife team who grill lunch. There is an amazing drink that apparently has rum in it (didn't realize that until it was too late last time...i was thirsty!) that they hand out on the way back and you have about an hour on the beach for lunch and relaxing before you head back. I just love it.
Oh, wow... that sounds amazing! One day I really want to sail on one of the new ships, so I'm always looking for interesting Caribbean excursions. Next week!! That's great! Looking forward to hearing all about it.
Your cruise sounds great! I've been thinking about where DH and I should cruise to next and would like to book it when we are on the NYC/Canada cruise next month and this might be a candidate!
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