I recently finished my very first cruise, and I'm ready to go on another one like tomorrow! Honestly, cruising is so much fun I feel like I've been missing out for the past 20 years. My cruise was on the Carnival Liberty, so I can't speak for other cruise lines, but I'm now obsessed with Carnival and cruising in general. Here are my 5 favorite things about cruising! P.s. All of these pictures I took on my cruise.
1. The food
You have many dining options on a cruise ship. On the Liberty you could choose from the Main Dining Room, the Lido buffet, a Pizza place, Guy's Burger Joint, and room service. Mind you, all of this is included! The MDR has the best food of all, with a lovely variety of seafood. Our ship had a special section on the menu each night that featured special items from the ports we had visited that day.
(Veal in the MDR)
(Swordfish Steak with coconut rice in the MDR)
2. The Activities
Believe it or not, there is sooooooo much to do on a cruise ship. There are shows, games, events, etc to participate in. My all time favorite was the casino! I loved playing BlackJack, and it was really interesting because you get to know the dealers and other players. I think some of my favorite people on the ship were the black jack dealers. I also won a few prizes by participating in a scavenger hunt and a game show.
(This is a bad picture of us playing Michael Jackson Trivia)
3. The Ports You Visit
Our cruise was a four day to Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas, and left out of Port Canaveral which is right outside of Orlando, Florida. I was pleasantly surprised at how amazing the ports were! There was amazing scenery, lovely little shops, and lively bars and beaches. Nassau was huge and there was so much to do. We chose to walk to a local free beach, and bought a package that was $25 all you can drink all day plus a beach chair. In Freeport we took a taxi to Paradise Cove and went Snorkeling around Dead Man's Reef.
(The beach at Paradise Cove in Freeport)
(A picture of Nassau taken from the Lido deck on the Ship)
(The entrance to Nassau from the port, with our ship in the background)
4. The views from the ship
Sunset and sunrise from the middle of the ocean are absolutely breath taking. I can honestly say that I've never seen a prettier sunset than the ones I saw on the trip.
(Taken from the Aft on deck 11)
(The water is beautiful in the Bahamas!)
5. Seadays
Seadays are when (obviously) the ship is sailing all day and you don't visit any ports. At first I though these days would be boring because you don't explore new ports, but really they are just as fun (in my opinion). The ships are so large that you (usually) will never be able to explore the whole ship. There are many decks with activities and attractions on them, and I promise you won't get bored. If nothing else, these are perfect relaxation days! You could take a nap, lounge by the pool, eat your weight in ice cream, ya know whatever.
(Our super cool waiter, Roberto!)
(The Aft pool on the lido deck)
