Seaside Spring Break Cruise - March 30, 2019

lcookie · May 4, 2019

Seaside step aside. You're not the only one who can stir up the ocean bottom.

lcookie · May 4, 2019

We made it back safe!

This guy tried to claim his stake as Alpha Male while we were gone. He quickly backed down after we got back 🙂

lcookie · May 4, 2019

Not sure what I said but she was tickled pink

Me and my girls!

Headed out but not before one last laugh.

Where's Waldo?

There he is.

lcookie · May 4, 2019

On the way to the taxi stand we stopped by the ice cream parlor. The aroma was calling us from the beach. The lady makes fresh waffle cones virtually to order and them fills them with your choice of ice cream. If you are in the area be sure to give her a try.

While at the beach we also ate burgers and dogs from Martha's. Her burgers are made to order hand patted burgers with real seasonings. The dogs were extra-extra large and bursting with flavor. It took a minute to get the food but it was worth the wait. They were very busy. I also had a slice of pizza from the pizza parlor to hold me over. It was just as appetizing. Now granted we were borderline starving by the time we finished our dive but I don't think that takes away from the flavor of the food we ate!

The ladies and kiddos ate their meal while we were diving. Don't remember what they had but they enjoyed theirs as well.

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lcookie · May 4, 2019

Headed back to port

And they think driving on the wrong side of the road is better. This looks a mess!

There she is off in the distance

lcookie · May 4, 2019

Port shots

This is her I can't believe you just said that but it was funny face

Ed is thinking what I am thinking. Party Over There!

lcookie · May 4, 2019

We headed down to the fun and got our feet wet.

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lcookie · May 4, 2019

Everyone meet my drunk uncle James. We all have one in the family! If you know who he is, tag him to this post. He really wasn't drunk but he was into having fun just like we were!

Yes she paid for this move later - Trying To Act Young!

Hey St. Thomas - We Love You Goodnight!

I even roped the crew into my shenanigans!

One last glimpse before we set sail.

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lcookie · May 4, 2019

No sooner than the kiddos said they wanted some good Italian food we enter the MDR to find out it is Italian Night!

lcookie · May 4, 2019

I was the lucky one of the bunch because I got the red dinner napkin!

Dinner went over well with no complaints from the Peanut Gallery!

My OSSO BUCCO was Phenomenal!! The pear dessert was light and refreshing.

lcookie · May 4, 2019

After dinner we caught the nightly show and turned in.

This show was good too but it had a lot more singing in it.

This one is ready to hit the nightlife!

This one not so much. (Can't Party Like It's 1999 Anymore)

Today was a long day and St. Marteen was just a stone's throw away. Stay tuned for what adventures we decide to strum up over there!

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lcookie · May 4, 2019

St Thomas Vlogs are live!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Carnival Cutie · May 9, 2019

Been following your post. Going on Seaside in September with hubby, sister and friend. Looking forward to hearing about the rest of your trip. Keep it coming!!!

lcookie · May 11, 2019

On ‎5‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 5:19 PM, Carnival Cutie said:

Been following your post. Going on Seaside in September with hubby, sister and friend. Looking forward to hearing about the rest of your trip. Keep it coming!!!

I'm back!

Thanks for following along.

lcookie · May 11, 2019

Welcome to Beautiful St. Marteen!

After all the day's adventures in St Thomas I decide to sleep in this morning. I did not make it topside until 6 AM :-).

By the time I got there we were approaching final line up with the pier.

Off in the distance I could see one Norwegian and two Royal ships making final approach also. It was shaping up to be a busy day.

The only thing busier this morning was the pilot boat. He was in and out - in and out - in and out. I don't know what he had under the hood but all I can say is I want my next boat to have it too Buddy was Gettin It!

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lcookie · May 11, 2019

I did not have time to lollygag along this morning. This day we had an early excursion planned.

lcookie · May 11, 2019

Here is my sunrise pic. I could easily see myself waking up to this every morning.

lcookie · May 11, 2019

Today's Adventure!

The dad's were taking the kiddos out for some open-air action while that ladies were headed off to do God knows what!

lcookie · May 11, 2019

After leaving top deck I got the girls up and we headed to bfast. We had a standing meeting time with the group at 7:15. After we ate we quickly made our way to the theater to sign in for the excursion

To say it was a packed house would be an understatement. Now this was my first ship excursion through MSC so not sure if this is the norm, but we booked through them because of the short port duration. There was no time for error if you booked one on your own.

lcookie · May 11, 2019

Not too long after arrival they ushered us off the boat to and directed us to the to tour bus.

A few pics along the way

lcookie · May 11, 2019

The ATV Rental spot was literally 2 minutes away from the port.

Here is the first look at our chariots

This face says I want to be excited but I just ain't quite awake yet

A better look at the wheels - Can you guess which one we chose?

lcookie · May 11, 2019

Packed House

Here is all you really needed to know!

lcookie · May 11, 2019

After a 25 min crash course and a waiver we were loaded up and headed out but not without a little bit of confusion. The tour was fully booked up which some people had to ride doubles. Well, they were not prepared to do that. Everyone thought they had paid to ride solo. MSC could have explained it better on the website but I could see how one could have interpreted what they wrote both ways. Not a problem for us as our passengers were underage anyway.