Day 2/3 - Cruise at Sea
I returned the car in the morning which was a hassle - there are no normal lots in South Beach, just a storefront, so I had to find a spot down the block then go to the storefront, then I had to get the car and the sole employee had to leave the store to put the car away. Took way longer than expected (and I forgot to gas it up), but luckily the dropoff was only two blocks from the hotel, so Shellie and the kids checked out while I was screwing with that.
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| Miami's South Beach, from the ship |
We got to the port just ahead of Michelle and Glenn, earlier than our projected time, and they joined us in line. Simple procedure to give porters the bags and just head into the terminal. In no time, we were on the ship. We are sailing on the Carnival Vista, the newest and biggest ship to date, however our fist impression (and last) was that this ship sucks. It's very compartmentalized. For example, the atrium only goes three stories, unlike most ships where the atrium is very grand with glass elevators that go to the top. Also, getting around is more complicated with more corridors. I think part of this is due to the IMAX on board (which we never saw, but takes up massive space).
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| Shellie and Michelle get crazy at dinner |
Our rooms were adjacent on the 11th floor near the pool, which we thought was going to be noisy (wasn't) and cheaper (wasn't). Adjoining rooms also only house three (3) beds instead of four (4) so, there was no bed for Brooke. We booked 3 and 3 for the rate, but planned to sleep 4+2, but we didn't realize the cabin only had one bunk per room also. It was actually a big hassle to have Brooke on Michelle's room instead of ours for charge reasons. Never again.
The first two days are just at sea. So we spent them just getting to know the boat and watching some shows. Then we are in port four consecutive days - Grand Turk, La Romana Dominican Republic, Curacao, and Aruba. Then two more days at sea to get home.
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