Journey of a Lifetime - 11 Night Sunshine November 2015

[big ragu 1950]

and enjoying your pics! so many ports and will consider not pre booking excursions, like your thinking and not rushing to enjoy your port visit. going on sunshine journey next may 10 day from Charleston sc.:cool:

[vamartha]

Ok, the Journey’s part! I was pretty lazy on this cruise and went into port every day except for St. Lucia and every port day except one was NINE hours long! So I didn’t do a lot of ship things! All the employee are wearing special Journey’s pins, I wanted one of those! I did go the Q&A with John Heald. The Midnight Gala Buffet is every bit as marvelous and spectacular as you remember! Oh, my! What a spread and absolutely beautiful! You’ll have to pardon my pics, I didn’t make it on time for the photo session and so I was balancing a plate and the camera at the same time and trying to take in the moment too! And you know, beyond that I didn’t really see too many differences. I didn’t go the frog races or the knobby knees contest, mostly hung out on the upper deck, around the corner from the view of the Lido deck. Lobster and shrimp two nights – that was a big plus! I’m sure someone like NCTribefan will have more Journey’s info. I was just worn out most nights by the extensive ports and didn’t spend as much time out and about on the ship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[vamartha]

St. Croix! What a life! We went to Rhythms at Rainbow Beach! A whopping $6 shuttle ride round trip! What a deal! Just a great day! Jimmy Buffet playing on the sound system, the best food and drinks we’d had in the past 11 days, the most wonderful sugary white sand, a sorta-kinda-once-you-get-over-the-rocks nice and sloping, warm and gentle water. What else could you ask for? Spent the whole day here, floating in and out, drinking and enjoying the jams, just a great day! We aren’t usually beach day people but this place could change my mind!

 

 

 

 

 

Most of the people you see in the group in the water are standing up.

 

 

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[Crusin Karen]

GREAT review. We are doing the Pride Journeys cruise in March-14 days and to islands we have never been to, so I am excited. One is Dominica, another Antiqua...I have to start doing some research!!! :eek: Interesting pronunciation of Dominica. Who woulda thunk? :confused:

[crusinpsychRN]

Is smoking allowed on port deck 3? That's what Carnival's pdf for each ship says.

 

Who was vendor in St. Thomas?

[crusinpsychRN]

Beautiful pics! The Midnight buffet was beautiful too! I remember going once when it was only picture time and I saw the most yummy looking deviled eggs right in front. Man, did I want to just grab one! The picture time lasting so long I got tired and went to bed and never got anything to eat.

[vamartha]

Is smoking allowed on port deck 3? That's what Carnival's pdf for each ship says. There was supposed to be but I never could find it!

 

Who was vendor in St. Thomas?

We just walked off the ship and some guy approached us near the middle of Havensight shopping area. I had his card, I'll see if I can find it.

 

[edpeeks]

We take a cruise every 90 days and I want to thank you for the inspiration to get off of our duff's, get on a open air vehicle and see the sights again. My wife rarely gets off the boat ("I've seen 'it' before"!) But your pictures are beautiful enough to get us back on the trails again. Thanks for the review and to all of the other CC reviewers as well!

[missdebi]

We are doing the 10 day out of Charleston in May.. I told my DD today that we are booking our excursions port side!! I will research each port to have an idea of what we want to see and have that to negotiate our tours. I will have to check but I think most ports have regulated tour operators.

[vamartha]

Our last morning we had an invasion overnight! It was the day we visited St. Croix and about 24 hours prior to debarkation! I always love this and I always feel sorry for those who are on lower decks and just get off without coming up to Lido! This is our third cruise with the whole animal farm coming out to greet us!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I loved the frogs at the Red Frog Rum Bar and the iguanas at the Blue Iguana Tequila Bar, so appropriate!

 

 

 

 

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[FloridaGram]

I have looked at these cruises and thought they looked to port intensive. I would not want to miss the ports I have not seen, or St Thomas, that I love so I would be worn out too!

[singbluesilver1]

I'll be in st croix looks like a nice place!

[Thebosn1]

Fantastic photos ont he ship! I sail Sunshine for the first time this spring, thank you for the great views!

[Cruiser 4 Life 66]

Thanks for all the pics.

I've been to all those islands before (except Grand Turk) so the pictures brought back memories of things I saw on them.

[carolinagalcruise2011]

I love reading your review and was excited to see that you visited 4 out of the 5 ports that I will visit in May on the Sunshine since they are all new ports for me. Excellent tip on the excursions, the best ones I've done in the past were alway doing what you did at each island. I cannot imagine doing 9 ports on a 11 days cruise, that would be too much for me and I'm 36. Lol! I cannot wait to see what the Journey cruise will be like and I love the Sunshine so thanks again for your review.