teebird150

Eleven more days for us. Family of 6. Dec.26. Can't wait! Thanks for the reviews. teebird150-- did you do any excursions?

No excursions on Grand Caymen - its very safe and clean and easy to walk around and explore. In fact, we walked the opposite way looking for 7 mile beach by accident and wound up at this magnificent little Smith Cove about 20 min from town. what a find!

In Jamaica we did Tubing on the White River and a beach with lunch excursion from Jamaica Unique Tours via shore trips.com - it was wonderful

No excursions on Grand Caymen - its very safe and clean and easy to walk around and explore. In fact, we walked the opposite way looking for 7 mile beach by accident and wound up at this magnificent little Smith Cove about 20 min from town. what a find!

In Jamaica we did Tubing on the White River and a beach with lunch excursion from Jamaica Unique Tours via shore trips.com - it was wonderful

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Glad you enjoyed your first cruise.

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Ocho Rios Jamaica and Grand Carmen Is. but it was actually the Sea Days i loved. did not expect that going in :)

agree with MyBar at Sunset House! its the opposite directly of 7 mile beach so its a great locals hangout. met lots of locals and walked a little further down to the quiet Smith Cove for swimming.

i got lucky by wandering the opposite way from town (and 7 mile beach) and found a wonderful little cove called Smith Cove. Great sand beach, great water and snorkelling and no one there!

Easy to wander on your own. bus system is great. If you go in the OPPOSITE direction of 7 mile beach about 20 min walk you'll find the wonderful and quiet Smith Cove. What a find! A great getaway from the crowds. there's a beach front open air bar on the way back with amazing views

just returned from a 5 day W. Caribbean (Ocho rios and Grand Cayman) and really enjoyed the Victory. While it was my first cruise i found the decor someone cheesy and dated but it was comfortable, didn't feel crowded and was very relaxing. Loved the Serenity Adults-only area at the top of the ship, but really enjoyed having my own balcony as well. One of the best on-board was the Cruise Directly Brian. If he hosts anything onboard, its guaranteed to be a good time!

thanks! was such a relaxing amazing getaway

Hello from Alberta, Julie

My gf and i just came off our first cruise and i can tell you we are addicted! like you i was overwhelmed with everything.

we were on the 5 day Carnival Victory via miami through the Western Caribbean (jamaica, grand cayman island).

I booked us a room with a aft (rear of the ship) balcony and i can tell you it was worth every (US) penny. Great for escaping, great for chilling during sea days under the sun and amazing until the moonlight. unobstructed views of the ocean and a million $ view of Miami as we departed.

I preferred to pay for Grats up front rather than have to deal with it onboard. any grats on top are at your discretion.

Multiple coffee stations/ hot water tea stations onboard - no charge. Pop/soda are not free.

The Victory had an area called Serenity which was on the very top of the ship that allowed for a quiet adult-only getaway and it really was. nice big lounge couches that protected from wind and sun.

Seasickness - wasn't much of an issue although my girlfriend did suffer from it slightly on Sea Day 2. the gravol ginger we brought didn't really help. I got her some hard core stuff form the onboard medical and after some sleep it did the trick for the rest of the trip. i was told the band doesnt really help and She avoided the ear patch and regular gravol as she didn't want to get drowsy - but wound up sleeping anyway so we could have tried those options.

hope this helps -feel free to ask me anything

Jason :)

recently returned from my first ever cruise and now I'm addicted to it. i know i was overwhelmed when planning and the unknown so feel free to ask me anything. :)

Cruise: Carnival Victory, West Caribbean.