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Carnival Conquest 2 Day 4: St Thomas USVI
Our first port of call – St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. We had breakfast then went ashore. We debated what to do and how to do it and eventually agreed to walk into town (Charlotte Amalie). It was about a 3-mile hike, which was pleasant in the sense that much of it was along the … Continue reading
Carnival Conquest 2 Day 3: At sea
Marlene started the day in the casino while I blogged. Or, more accurately, prepared to blog by writing the posts but not actually posting them as I had no internet access. Mental note: look into acquiring satellite internet before the 45-day cruise in 2027. I may need it then. I spent a couple of hours … Continue reading
Carnival Conquest 2 Day 2: At sea
We started the day in the casino before breakfast, convinced that we would recoup our first day losses. Marlene did, to some extent, but I continued to lose, miserably. I am down $300 with two paltry “bonuses” totalling $14 to show for it. I am going to stay out of the casino for the rest … Continue reading
Carnival Conquest 2 Day 1: Embarkation in Miami
We began the trip on Thursday, the day before embarkation. The plan was to leave by dinnertime but Marlene had developed an infection in her hand. She went to see her doctor Thursday afternoon and he prescribed two medications. Walgreens took their sweet time filling those prescriptions so we didn’t get on the road until … Continue reading
Carnival Conquest 2 preview
Yes, we are going on yet another cruise on a Carnival ship. It will be our second cruise on the Carnival Conquest (see our Carnival Conquest cruise back in January, 2024) so I will call this one Carnival Conquest 2. Okay, not very original but pretty descriptive. This will be a 14-day cruise out of … Continue reading
MSC2 Day 5: Disembarkation in Miami FL
Every cruise comes to an end and this one, being shorter than most, came to an end earlier than most. We had delayed packing until morning, so we set the alarm for 7am and got right to it. We exited the cabin at 8am, went down to the buffet for breakfast and finished just as … Continue reading
MSC2 Day 4: Ocean Cay, Bahamas
This second day on Ocean Cay started cloudy and hazy. We took our time getting ready to go ashore. We had a late breakfast and when got to the island buffet shortly before it closed at 2pm we weren’t very hungry. But we had to eat something, so we got some blackened fish, french fries … Continue reading
MSC2 Day 3: Ocean Cay, Bahamas
I visited Ocean Cay back in 2020, with Jett and her sisters – her last cruise. I was impressed with it. Nice beaches, a scenic lighthouse. So when I saw that this short cruise on the Seaside included an overnight stay at Ocean Cay that became a major factor in my decision to book this … Continue reading
MSC2 Day 2: Nassau, Bahamas
The day started with a leisurely breakfast. We were in no rush because we have been to Nassau many times before. We didn’t expect there to be anything new here and we weren’t disappointed. Nassau, as always, was overrun with cruise passengers. Besides the Seaside there were 4 other LARGE ships in port. We wandered … Continue reading
Carnival Venezia 2 Day 8: Disembarkation
We started the day at 6:30am, finishing our packing (just the little bag and backpack – we packed the large bag last night and put it out to be taken ashore). We had breakfast with Paul and Carol and wished them well on their much longer (about 11 hours) drive home. Then we disembarked, found … Continue reading