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Coconut shrimp with shrimp lo mein

Thank you for this awesome review. I am sitting at work on a Saturday morning, pretending to be on this cruise. haha

I always look at cruise ship shrimp and wonder....why? Why is it long and straight? Do they put it on sticks to cook it and then take it off the stick to serve?! I have never ordered it because the way it looks weirds me out.

Sherry

No i didnt. Its very hard to tell unless you look real close and you cant set it before you buy it because it has the little plastic thing that keeps the battery from activating.

 

Please dont misread my post. I am not bashing Carnival. Just wanted others to learn from my mistake.

I got a kick out of Carnival promoting their everything ten dollars "sale" of Bijoux Terner items like scarves, bags, jewelry, and other accessories. It's not a sale at all. Bijoux Terner is a retailer that can be found in airports and other places and all their items are always $10.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way! I know people will always be in the backround of photos, but I do have a problem with zooming in on unsuspecting people and then posting their pictures on the internet. I am glad I was not on this sailing. It really creeps me out. And now these posts will probably disappear.

Can I ask why it creeps you out? I am not invalidating your feelings at all - I just wonder what it is that bothers people about their pic being posted?

I am 59 married man and my wife does not want to cruise so I go alone. I haven't done so yet but I can see mutual benefit to sharing a cabin besides the obvious cost savings. For the woman. Help with luggage & carry-on bags. More safety walking about at ports. No dirty looks from women when you talk to their husbands (since you are with a man yourself) A dinner companion & dance partner (no being asked by men you don't care to dance with or none at all) and a platonic friend to spend a little or a lot of time with and no tension or expectations. For the man it is many of the same advantages plus if you are walking around the port of call and get lost, the woman can ask directions since men never want to. LOL

Safety in ports is a great point. When my mom and I were in Jamaica, we definitely did NOT feel safe at Dunns River Falls! The merchants were overbearing and scary.:eek:

Hi All!

 

I am planning my first "semi solo" (as another cruiser put it!) cruise, for myeslf and my son (who is 8).

I have ALWAYS wanted to cruise (have done so twice with my DH and family), but my DH definitely doesn't have the infatuation with cruising that I have!

 

So, I am asking all of you- who are you? Are you single adults? Married adults that like to travel solo some times (or all the time)? Do you have kids? Do any of you have spouses/partners and or kids who just don't WANT to go?

 

I have to admit, I am feeling slightly guilty about booking this cruise for us in April- not taking DH and my two other (teenage) sons (who really don't want to go anyway! Afraid there will be "nothing to do"! LOL!).

 

But here's the thing: my DH travels for his work, more than 50% of the time... so he gets away from our crazy, chaotic, loud house (with three boys, and two dogs!) often (and is always staying in a 5 star hotel, I might add!). I work full time as a pediatric nurse practitioner, in heart transplant. I have the BEST job, but it's been pretty stressfull the past 6 months or so, so I REALLY need a break! I am 43 years old, not that that matters!

 

So, I would love to hear YOUR stories! Who are all of you?!?

 

Karen

Hi Karen,

I vacation "semi-solo" every year during the first week of July. My mom and I take a vacation that week, but each like our own rooms, so I am solo in my cabin. We spend a lot of time together, but also like to do things on our own now and then. I am married and my husband also does not have the cruise bug in the way that I do. I thought it was the greatest vacation ever when he and I went. So my mom and I opted to cruise for our vaca last year. She also enjoyed it and now we will cruise again. My problem this year is the fares. They seem to have doubled since last July for solo cruisers. :(

I have three kids (one in college, one nearing HS grad, and one that is 13) and they have never cruised. The oldest is interested, but the other two are not, for some reason. I feel like if I insisted and they went, they would really like it.

Don't feel too guilty! It sounds like your husband (like mine) is going to be relieved to not be going on the cruise you are planning! When your son gets home and tells his brothers how much fun he had, you might end up with more companions on the next cruise!

Have a great time.

Sherry