jonathansburden

We LOVED cowboy Jerry on the pride last month! Definitely one of the best entertainers Carnival has, we went to see him almost every night!

4) If you order a double of any type of drink (i.e. double jack and coke, etc). This will count as TWO drinks. We witnessed a guy finding this one out the hard way.

Not sure if it varies by bartender, but I was drinking double Dissarino & ginger ales at the sports bar all week and it only counted as 1 each time... But this was the same bartender that made my husband a Four Horsemen in a cordial glass and charged him for 1!

We've done both and cruising beats an AI by a mile. There's just something about being out on the ocean that, for us, is magical. The only thing the AI had in it's favour was the all inclusive alcohol, but I don't drink so it wasn't a big deal to pay for DH's drinks on the ship. Honestly, I think the only AI type vacation we'd ever do again is if Disney offered the packages they used to, and that would be mostly for the kids.

I love elegant night, it's the only time i get to wear any of my gowns and pretend to be a princess! My toddlers even have tuxedos to wear. Walking out on deck with my hubby & sons all dressed up is one of my favorite cruise memories....

So if you don't have health insurance (which I find extremely irresponsible unless you have the cash to pay for it) then when you get into that accident and need treatment, if you don't pay, the hospital eats the costs(no Medicaid isn't automatically going to pay for it, only if you are disabled by it and somehow qualify for it, and frankly I'm tired of paying others costs through my high taxes)

The health care providers then have no choice but to pass on the expense to those that are financially responsible.

Sad system huh? I think those without insurance should have to pay cash up front. No pay, no service.IMO it's only fair.

Carole

I just saw this and I had to say something. My husband was laid off from a very lucrative position. He found another job quickly, but we had to wait 6 months before he qualified for insurance at his new job. COBRA care would have cost so much we couldn't have paid our rent. In those six months my youngest was hospitalized for several days and my oldest broke his collarbone. In your world my 10 month old baby would have died. My 2 year old would have had to suffer the pain of a displaced bone fracture with no medical care soley because we couldn't pay thousands of dollars upfront. I honestly can't believe that someone is that heartless. I hope you never have to face the choice of medical care or housing.

Oh, and for the record, over the past 18 months we've paid back every penny of what their care cost.

We've stocked up in Belize before and my sister still does. Before my hubby changed jobs insurance was almost $800/month which is what we pay in rent! My sister lost her job and can't get state aid because she doesn't have kids. We've never had a problem with the meds :)

I love seeing all the dresses, it's one of my favorite parts of cruising!!

My mom, sister, & I..

My son & I

My son Caden (6months at the time) on 7 mile beach in GC

Me on Roatan