Almost missed our excursion because getting of the ship took way too long. Luckily, we had taken it before, so we knew which way the group was heading! We did the snorkel excursion by catamaran. This is one of my favorites! Most people are drinking on this excursion, btw. After our excursion, we went back to the ship, had lunch, got our kids out of Camp Carnival and then went to Doctor's Cave Beach which was nice. It was a $5 per person cab ride.

Had to get up at 6am to take our excursion to Stingray City and Rum Point Beach. This was the most disappointing excurstion of all. The boat was horrible. the bathroom was upwind from the passengers. It was so hot and the boat ride to stingray city was a long way. We did enjoy the stingrays though. My kids loved it. The drinks onboard tasted really strange. It was hard to drink... it was some kind of lemonade and fruit punch. My kids wouldn't drink it. When we got to Rum Point Beach, my oldest daughter (20 years old) ordered some food and it took almost an hour to get it. She was very irritable after this. :( The beach was nice and calm and very shallow for the kids to swim. There were some small hermit crabs on the beach and some small fish in the water, so the kids like that too. ( I brought three of my kids- ages 20, 6, and 3 :) )You could walk out quite a way and only be waist high in water. There were also shady areas if you've been in the sun too much. The driver on the way back had more personality than any of the others involved in the excursion. We enjoyed his candor. 

This is usually my least favorite stop because we've already been here so many times. We chose the Passion Island excursion. I was hesitant after some of the reviews online, but every single person in my family LOVED it. The first thing we did was eat. The food was good. We also took advantage of the open bar. My smaller kids stayed with the Nanny on the beach for about 30 minutes so me and my husband could try out the water toys. She did fantastic with them and we tipped her well. They were in a shaded area, got to paint, jump on a trampoline (with safety netting) and play on a little playset. They also got cotton candy and had plenty of kids drinks. The only thing that would make me more comfortable, would be a small wooden picket fence around the 'nanny area'. The crew was fantastic as well. The boatride had a nice breeze, so we weren't too hot.

Overall, I wouldn't upgrade to spa cabin over regular balcony again. Part of the reason I did upgrade was the 'no smoking'. Well, almost every single time I went on my balcony, I smelled smoke. I looked down during one of these outings and noticed someone chain smoking two floors down hanging over the balcony with their cigarette. Yuck. I think deck 6 would have been better! The noises were minimal, but the last night I did hear something being dragged across the floor loudly around 4 am. The TV channels are extemely limited, so bring other forms of in room entertainment! Especially if you have kids!

Seriously, thought, Carnival, if your comedy shows are that packed, maybe you should move them to the main show room?Camp Carnival: My kids loved it as usualy, however, my 6 year old was really sad that they never did face paint in her room, but they did it in the 2-5 year old group.

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