The cruise was a Christmas present from my grand-mother (with me in photo to the right) that she gave to everyone in my extended family. We had 20 family members, and like many, my family is loud, kind of “out there”, and crazy; but crazy fun! We had a great time. Everyone got involved in the “Fun Ship” Festivities. We had a representative for every game: Survivor, Fear Factor, the Pool Games, the Staged Trivia Games, etc. I was the proud winner of Survivor (second year in a row)! The games were fun, but that is only part of it.The food was amazing; I love buffets. Although I was supposed to be accompanied to the gym on a daily basis, it didn’t quite happen. Intentions were good, but were not followed by action.
Also, the cruise ports were fun. We went to the beach in the Grand Cayman Islands, where I did some snorkeling with my dad, uncle and youngest sister.
We also five of us rented 15 minutes of the banana boat ride; it was the most pain-filled fun amusement I have ever encountered. Note: If you ever get the chance to ride on of these, know that you will tip over at 20 to 30 mph and when you hit the water, it WILL HURT. It felt as if I had run full speed into a concrete wall.The Grand Caymans was fabulous but we also stopped in Jamaica. There we decided to do horse-back riding through the cruise line. Thankfully it was booked through the cruise line because otherwise a few of us would still be stuck in Jamaica cleaning up horse poo! Ewwwww! The horses where fun, and although our trip back to the boat was slightly scary. Traffic laws in Jamaica are more like recommendations. The boat had to wait for us to return before leaving, but we booked it out of there once all the passengers were counted for.
Overall the cruise was yet another success. I can not wait until the next. In fact, before departing on the last day, we were talking about the next cruise. Until then, my name is Kristina and cruising is what I do. (;
