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My hubby and I went in March for our Anniversary/Honeymoon and we loved it. It has the seaside theatre. The atrium is very pretty loved the green lights. We always had something to do. We loved the shows and then 1 night they do karaoke under the stars on the big screen. The Dance club is really nice. The pool bar is the best. I wish I could remember the girl working at the pool bar. She is from Romania and makes the best drinks. We had a suite and loved the room and balcony. Then to get to the very front of the ship on the deck you have to go through passenger cabin areas and the doors lead out. But we liked it alot. I have seen some say they thought it was getting old. But we thought it was very nice and i have been on several CCL ships. Any specifics you would like?

Hi, we took the Ectasy out of Galveston to Progresso and at the port we bought a tour from the locals to Reef Club Beach Resort. For $30. It was great, very nice place with free drinks and nice beach and you can use the ameneties at the resort and lunch etc. Carnival also offers the same tour to the same place but CCL calls it Progresso Resort Beach Break. Thats what I would do, people who cruised with us in another cabin did the kayak and did not like it. :)

I agree 100% with gogetter. I stayed in Nassau for a week at the Wydham Crystal Palace & Casino on Cable beach and it was awesome. Cable beach is a gorgoeus beach. Much better that the Atlantis beach. You can take the Jitney which is a bus for $1.00 to cable beach from the cruise terminal. We all wanted to spend the day at Atlantis and we had to pay $100 for a day room and the staff were the biggest bunch of witches I have ever dealt with. The best Pina Colada ever at the wydham on cable beach

Has anyone ever pre-booked their shore tours with Carnival? If so, do they just put the tickets in your cabin the night before like normal? We prebooked ours, but there was no printing the tickets etc. Thanks for any input

I love thecold bisque.. Carnival had an Avacado bisque that was awesome, then one night they had Lavander souffle that was unreal

I have sailed on Ectasy and Elation which are sisters to Imagination. They are great ships. Plenty to do, great food, entertainment, great night clubs etc. I actually like the Fantasy class a bit better even, I think what I like is, you know how on the bigger ships, the front is all glass so you cant really look out over the railing? On the smaller ships you can. Its awesome. The back railings are the open the same as the big ships. Theres mini golf, great spa still. I would do it. The new water park looks unbelievable.

I think we found our place. The Holiday Inn port of Miami. It looks like a perfect location. If you walk accross the street literally, the Bayside Marketplace is there. Lots of restaurants and shopping. You can see the port from the hotel. YAY Also looked nice was the Intercontinental, quite a bit more pricey, but looked really nice :) I will let you know how the Holiday Inn turns out. It seemed to get good reviews, especially for a pre or post cruise stay.

I need help from all you savy people. I have never sailed from Miami, we are flying in the night before our cruise leaves. Do you have any suggestions on where to stay? We want to be close to the port and close to a place to eat etc. Any help would be great

I am so excited! We are officially booked on the Carnival Valor for March 2, 2008! We were going to go on the Triumph in December with friends, but my hubby could not leave work until after the 1st of the year. I can't wait. This will be his 1st cruise and I hope he gets addicted like I am.

Thats true. You spend more than that on 2 cars for gas for the week and in the big picture is 30-50 really going to be noticed? I could see if it was like 50 per day, but 5 per day for me would go unoticed.

I guess at least they are filling the tank, Rumor has it that airlines are not filling the tanks and are landing on fumes, they too can afford fuel with what they charge. These gas prices are out of control

We are going to go on March 2nd, 2008. Our anniversary is the 5th, weve been married six years this coming and never been on a honeymoon, so this is honeymoon/anniversary. I know size wise the Valor is Liberty size and I have been on Liberty. So I am very excited! Plus he got back from Iraq last year. He was injured over there and I joke that he is valiant and must go on the Valor, cheesy, i know

In Cayman i think we are doing helmet dive or stingray rayrunner. Then in Belize we'll snorkle the reef, the in Roatan we are doing the Canopy tour and Costa Maya we are swimming with the Dolphins! I cant wait!!!!

Probably the Carnival Ecstacy. It was such a blast and I love the Atrium, the night club was always pumping and everyone was really nice. Any Cruise, is a good cruise

Anyone ever been on the Carnival Valor? Specifically the Exotic Western to Grand Cayman, Isla Roatan, Belize and Costa Maya. How are the ports and ship? Anyone have pictures? I think this is the route we are taking for our annivesary. We picked shore tours and everything.

YAY!!!! HAVE FUN! YOU WILL LOVE THE CONQUEST!!!!

Awesome Nance... I am not sure about those islands, but almost positive they do have those hand bags especially St. Thomas as it is a major shopping area. I know in the Bahama's they had LV, coach, channel. So I am sure you will find that in St. Thomas. Have fun!!!

Hi there. I used to work for Carnival so I can tell you what they req, should be the same all around. Usually a notorized letter along with your childs birth certificate should be fine. That is only needed when initially boarding at embarkation. After that, you only need your on board card that the ship issues upon boarding. (Sign and sale card). Hope that helps.

Man, you need to have him train my hubby! I want to go. Have fun you lucky gal

Thanks guys, now I am really torn. I have thought about Princess too. I must admit I love the zaney, bright obnoxiousness of CCL Decor ~LOL Now I have some serious thinking to do. All sound great

GregsWife, I am in Colorado Springs. You will love the Conquest. That was my first cruise when it went out of New Orleans. You guys will like that ship. Tons to do.

Hi guys, I wanted to see if I could get your advice. I have only been on Carnival since I had worked for Carnival for some years. My husband is FINALLY going to go on a cruise with me (yay). He hates flying, water everything. Now he is up for a cruise. I have always had to go with my best friend. Soooooo here is my question. Should we go on Carnival? Royal? or Norwegian? I know I love CCL, But kinda want to try something diff. We watched Cruise specials on the Travel channel and he likes all 3 as far as good cruises. We want an Eastern route I think. This would be our 6 years later honeymoon. We will probably go alone. But are considering taking our kids 5 and 7. I know CCL has a great kids program. But unsure of others. Any opinions are awesome. Thanks guys!

I have a stupid question about Royal. I have always wanted to go on a Royal ship. Do they charge extra for all the diff restaraunts? I know they have the Irish pub and Johnny rockets etc. Is that included as part of the food?

NCL really seems nice. I have always been affraid of it being an "old" people ship. I have seen it on the Travel Channel and it looks awesome. Would you say that it is good for a younger person? I would love to try diff cruises but have only done Carnival

Another cool feature on the Liberty is the Giant big screen. You watch movies under the stars and also they do karaokee under the stars on the big screen. Very fun. I was worried the big screen would take away the live caribbean music, but they still have a band too.