Carnival Dream.......Another Cruising Adventure Coming Soon

Monday, June 4, 2012 Carnival Dream.......Another Cruising Adventure Coming Soon Good Morning!! Another fantastic sunny day dawning here in Lakeland. Here I sit sipping coffee and dreaming of a cruise. Soon I will be boarding Carnival Dream with my friends from Cruise Talk Cafe. We will be sailing off to Nassau in the Bahamas, St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands and last but not least St Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. All of these places I have visited before. All of them have their attractions. I was last in Nassau in 2010 and really enjoyed this island. We had chosen a tour of the island by jeep. This tour is fun because you take the jeep and off you go on your own. In our case the tour guides went along and did the driving. There were only 2 jeeps in our group so we had a guided tour and really had fun with the guides who were fun and entertaining. A word to the wise on this. This tour was listed as meeting on the pier just off the ship. Technically that was true. The catch here is that the jeeps are located nearly a mile away and we had to walk there. You will have to walk back also. For those with problems walking should avoid this tour. I think that Carnival should point this out in their tour listing. St Thomas is a place I have not visited since the early 90's. I have no idea of what is available for tours there now. I remember the last time I was there I went to Coral World and enjoyed that very much. We also did a tour of the island. Of course St Thomas is a great place to shop for jewelry and cameras. St Maarten is an island that many people love. I have to admit it is not one of my favorites. One time I took a tour to Pinel Island for snorkeling and loved that. Back then Pinel was quiet and beautiful. There were no pushy peddlars there. I do not know if that is still the case as that was many years ago. The last time I was there we took a tour of the island by bus. We were bored almost to tears on this tour. This tour is not for the more active person. I will choose more wisely this time. I look forward to my upcoming cruise and the chance to meet more of the folks at Cruise Talk Cafe. If you would like to join the fun with us please contact me. Drop in at Cruise Talk Cafe and say hello. We would love to have you there.