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Cruisin’

By Christine

There is no place like home. But boy, did we have fun on our anniversary trip!

The days we spent in the ports of call were certainly the most exciting. With zip lines and a river raft tour in Jamaica, snorkeling in Grand Cayman, and an Everglades safari in Miami, we had loads of fun! (Stay tuned for pictures of our days in port.)

The Carnival Destiny, however, left much to be desired. The ship was older; the food was good, but certainly nothing to write home about; and with only a few exceptions, our fellow cruisers were a bit on the “shady” side. I do have to say, though, that the crew took good care of us, and all-in-all Ray and I have decided we like to cruise.

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Next time we go (on a different cruise line, I’m thinking) we’ll bring our kids along. I think they would have a ball!
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This was not a review or payment for any work done. I won this cruise, by random draw, and our fare was paid for by Walmart and Levi Strauss & Co.
A huge thanks to Walmart for this amazing experience… Ray and I were able to celebrate our 10 years of marriage in style!

 

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Filed Under: Carnival Cruise Line, Cruises, travel, vacation Tagged With: celebrations

About Christine

Christine is married to her best friend, Ray, and together they have seven very active children, ages 8 to 18. (Yes, they are all theirs!) She’s a busy mama, spending most of her days running after her tribe in the Austin, TX area. She likes to share about life in a big family, offer advice and encouragement, write about their travel adventures, and give her thoughts and opinions on some of the greatest products on the market – those that make family life FUN.

Comments

  1. Tammy says

    September 7, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    Cool! nice pics – we discovered cruising 5 years ago, and it is our preferred method of vacationing now.

    I love hearing people’s experiences on other cruise lines, we’re stuck on Disney, done three with them and have a fourth booked for April. We always say we’d like to try another line but haven’t yet!

    http://www.threedifferentdirections.com/search/label/Disney

  2. oh amanda says

    September 8, 2009 at 5:55 am

    Oh, I LOVE Cruises. But I’m w/you…I did a Carnival Cruise and was just eh about it. My DISNEY CRUISES however—you will LOVE them and so will your kdis!

  3. Dana @ Frugal in Virginia says

    September 8, 2009 at 8:01 am

    Glad you two had a good time!

    Thank you for sharing this. My husband and I are planning a cruise for the spring, as a honeymoon re-do. My husband was horribly sick our whole honeymoon a few years ago, and since our marriage has been since filled with pregnancies and babies, we’ve yet to get away on a healthy, kid-free vacation. Needless to say, I am absolutely looking forward to the cruise and have started to do some planning, so I appreciate your feedback on the whole experience and the Carnival line.

  4. kristin says

    September 8, 2009 at 11:30 am

    what a crazy good time. I can’t wait to see pictures.

    Did I see Tara on the cruise with you? 😀

  5. Duong sheahan says

    September 8, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    That is so awesome Christine!! Great photos and sooo happy you got to get away with hubs! Isn’t it so refreshing! Thanks for sharing and you look awesome sweetie!!
    Duong

  6. LyndiLou says

    September 9, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    We went on a cruise a couple of summers ago and I LOVED it!!! We went with Carnival but we were on the Legend… and it was great! 🙂 We want to try another line to compare too!!! Congratulations on making it 10 years!!! Here’s wishing you 10’s of 10 more!!! *:D*

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  1. The Greatest Show on Earth : From Dates to Diapers, and beyond! A Mommy Blog says:
    September 8, 2009 at 11:00 pm

    […] dinner party. Ray and I took the kiddos to this fun event, the night before we left for Miami for our cruise… Crazy, I know, but we had a blast! ~~~~~ Visit more Wordless Wednesday participants at 5 […]

  2. We’re going to meet Mickey! : From Dates to Diapers, and beyond! A Mommy Blog says:
    October 8, 2009 at 10:43 am

    […] out with Tara (aka DealSeekingMom,) and her husband – who Ray and I had the privilege of cruising with last month – and meeting their five kiddos, who are close in age to our six. I know that […]

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    […] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Christine Young, Ray Young. Ray Young said: RT @youngmommy: y does every single @carnivalcruise ship look so much better than the 1 @rcyoung87 & I went on last yr? http://bit.ly/bGXpHo […]

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