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We're going on the RCCL Adventure of the Sea Southern Caribbean sailing next June. Since we've never been on a cruise before we have no idea what to expect or do. I think we may have to do the Mystery Dinner one night!
Can't wait for you to post more about the cruise so I know what we're going to do the other nights on our cruise!
The Mystery Dinner Show sounds like a fun way to start to the cruise.
That's what I was thinking!!
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Your stories of Katie are killing me here!
We're going on the RCCL Adventure of the Sea Southern Caribbean sailing next June. Since we've never been on a cruise before we have no idea what to expect or do. I think we may have to do the Mystery Dinner one night!
Can't wait for you to post more about the cruise so I know what we're going to do the other nights on our cruise!
Katie has turned out to be a pretty decent young lady. It's a miracle!!!! She was a piece of work as a teenager!
You will love the Adventure and the Southern Caribbean!! what a great choice for your first cruise! Do you go to San Juan and St. Maarten?!
I have some very exciting news!! Muffin will be 60 next year (just for the record, I am nowhere near that age) and he has been talking about going on a cruise out of Copenhagen for a few years now! Yesterday, I booked one!! We are going on a Back to Back Norway/Scandinavia/Russia cruise next August!! I am, once again, trying to keep this as a surprise! No matter how it goes, I am incredibly excited!!
Our itinerary and the rest of our plans!
So, we really don't have a lot planned on this cruise. We have done many excursions at these ports over the years and we are at the point where if we feel like doing something on a particular day, we just wait and book it on the cruise. Our friends have also cruised many times and feel the same. One of the nicest things about traveling with these guys is that we do a mix of stuff with them and on our own. We always eat dinner together, but during the day, we do our own thing. Sometimes that winds up being as a foursome, sometimes not!
Our itinerary for this sailing is as follows:
Day 1: 4:30PM Sailaway
Day 2: At Sea
Day 3: Labadee, Haiti
Day 4: Falmouth, Jamaica
Day 5: George Town, Grand Cayman
Day 6: Cozumel, Mexico
Day 7: At Sea
Day 8: Disembark and head home in the afternoon
We have one excursion booked in Jamaica for some kind of Bamboo Rafting adventure. Other than that, we are totally winging it. We usually at least get off at each port and explore a bit, but who knows?! We always manage to have fun and I hope this time will be no exception. I also get the alcoholic beverage package as I love to try new drinks! Muffin doesn't because he just likes wine, whiskey and water. .
We adore the shows at night and although we have seen a few duds, most have been excellent! We have been on Freedom's sister ship; Liberty, but not on the Freedom herself and it is always fun to try a new vessel!!
We haven't been on this route in quite a while, so we are very much looking forward to that! My SIL had better not be lying about the ships being decorated for Christmas!! We can't wait to see holiday stuff and hear the beautiful seasonal music!! ( Honestly, it would be a great treat, but if for some reason, the ship is normal, that's okay too!)
So that is our holiday vacation in a nutshell!! We can't wait!!!
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I'm just signing on to this PTR Tara and I've started at the beginning so my head is spinning!!! You amaze me how many times you've changed your resorts because I would be so nervous that they'd be all booked up! We're going to WDW December 12-18 so we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed that we both get a rainless vacation!!! I love all your final plans as AKL is one of my favorite resorts to stay at and the savanna view just can't be beat! We're staying there in December too but have a pool view this time. Have you and Muffin thought about buying into the DVC since you love Disney so much? It's a great deal if you visit WDW a lot! Your cruise plans sound wonderful and it's so great that you were able to get a free cruise from RCCL! That's the cruise line that we have sailed on for our last two cruises and we were impressed with the food! I have laughed out loud many times reading up to this point. I love your TR's!
So, you can get a drink package for one? I like to have a few cocktails but DH doesn't drink at all.
Awesome surprise for Muffin's big birthday (that is not the zero birthday I'm celebrating next year).
Yes, you can, Colleen!! I am so excited about the cruise next year! I did not think that was even close to the zero year you were talking about!!
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I'm just signing on to this PTR Tara and I've started at the beginning so my head is spinning!!! You amaze me how many times you've changed your resorts because I would be so nervous that they'd be all booked up! We're going to WDW December 12-18 so we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed that we both get a rainless vacation!!! I love all your final plans as AKL is one of my favorite resorts to stay at and the savanna view just can't be beat! We're staying there in December too but have a pool view this time. Have you and Muffin thought about buying into the DVC since you love Disney so much? It's a great deal if you visit WDW a lot! Your cruise plans sound wonderful and it's so great that you were able to get a free cruise from RCCL! That's the cruise line that we have sailed on for our last two cruises and we were impressed with the food! I have laughed out loud many times reading up to this point. I love your TR's!
Thank you, Linda and what a nice thing to say!! I will keep my fingers crossed!! We AKL at Christmas!! The last time we stayed there in 2012, we booked a pool view and were upgraded to a savanna view. I wish the same for you!! We just figured lightening would not strike twice and there is nothing better to me than walking down to the Mara, getting some coffee and drinking it on my balcony watching the animals go by!!!!
We have considered DVC and have not given up yet. We even went for the tours when my kids were younger, but having four of them was a real problem. Now-not so much, so we are actually considering it again!!
We love RCCL!! We also love DCL, but the difference is usually significant enough that I just can't do it.
Katie has turned out to be a pretty decent young lady. It's a miracle!!!! She was a piece of work as a teenager!
You will love the Adventure and the Southern Caribbean!! what a great choice for your first cruise! Do you go to San Juan and St. Maarten?!
The cruise leaves from San Juan so that means we get to fly into San Juan. We flew into San Juan as a stop-over from St. Thomas a few years ago and the pilot had to try more than once to land the plane.
I may be asking you tons of really silly questions about cruising between now and June (Like what do we wear for the non-formal night dinners) so you may want to put me on ignore!
Katie was quite a handful! Some of those things would be something my middle son would do. Maybe it's not such a good idea to take him on a cruise or let him roam the ship.
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I think we may have to do the Mystery Dinner one night! 
) and he has been talking about going on a cruise out of Copenhagen for a few years now! Yesterday, I booked one!!
We are going on a Back to Back Norway/Scandinavia/Russia cruise next August!!
Muffin doesn't because he just likes wine, whiskey and water. 
We can't wait!!!
We flew into San Juan as a stop-over from St. Thomas a few years ago and the pilot had to try more than once to land the plane. 
Maybe it's not such a good idea to take him on a cruise or let him roam the ship. 
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