PRE-TRIP PLANNING
My wife and I enjoy cruising. With the Norwegian, Princess, and Royal Caribbean cruise lines, we have explored the Eastern and Western Caribbean. The decision to take the Carnival Miracle was because it was going to the South Caribbean and was a different cruise line. The port of calls for the cruise were Grand Turk, La Romana, Aruba, and Curacao. We enjoyed ourselves ...
We flew from Richmond, VA on Jetblue, as always a great direct flight. Stayed at Courtyard Marriott in Dania they pick you up for free and give you free transport to the port the next morning. Rooms are a little pricy but you can walk to the Bass Pro Shop eat at their restaurant on the porch by the water and it's the perfect start to a vacation.
Embarkation: Took the free shuttle at 10:00, ...
I wanted to take my family on a cruise for Spring Break this year. I have 5 year old twin boys and thought a cruise would be a good way to see some sights while leaving plenty of time for relaxing, and hopefully take advantage of the included child care (so Mommy and Daddy get some vacation time too!). They took their first cruise last year, 5 days on RCI Navigator of the Seas, and did pretty ...
This is my 8th Cruise and 5th on Carnival and my husbands 3rd cruise. I must start by saying it was my favorite ship. It was most like a merge of Carnival meets RCL beautiful ship with a unique charm and theme to it. It is a smaller ship with only 2100 passengers and thought that was so much better then some of the larger ships such as the Splendor or the Glory. I felt the ship was more quaint due ...
First, let me preface this by saying that my wife, Kerry, and I booked this cruise specifically for the itinerary. We are newly certified SCUBA divers and chose these ports because of their diving opportunities. It was also our first cruise without our kids...that may have colored my opinion somewhat...LOL!
That said, I really have to say we where surprised by the Carnival Miracle. She is a ...
Just back from the 8 day Carnival Miracle Cruise to Grand Turk, La Romana, Aruba and Curacao. 15th cruise, 13th with Carnival. 52 year old male, 50 year old female, married. 7th deck, aft, port.
First, arrival at Port Everglades via our own car. Dropped my wife of at the terminal and then just right next door to the second floor of the parking garage. Parking at Port Everglades is $15 per day; ...
This was our 5th cruise with Carnival. We had sailed on the Legend before and loved our suite, so booked the same cabin on the Miracle. We actually liked the Miracle better than the Legend--the decor was more to our taste. The dining room was the only area we thought was too much. We flew into Orlando 4 days before our cruise, and drove our rental car down the morning of the cruise. We used ...
We flew from Portland, OR to Ft. Lauderdale the night before our cruise on Feb. 6. Booked the Days Inn at $69.60 a room, as we are members of their Choice program. Was a little wary after reading so many negative reviews on Trip Advisor and Cruise Critic. But, they now have hteir own van which was waiting for us as we got our bags. The 5th floor rooms (we had another coule with us) had good views ...
10 Cruises -- 11th first time on Carnival
Carnival Miracle Southern Carib -- 2/14/2012
Grand Turk, Catalina Island, Aruba, Curacao
After 10 previous cruises on Royal Carib, Princess, Celebrity and NCL, we decided to try a Carnival cruise. After all, it is a cruise and we had an open mind. I have heard really good things about Carnival lately and we picked a ship per my TAs recommendation ...
We arrived early in the morning at the port which turned out to be a good thing. To enter the port you need cruise documents and ID. The car in front of us had to open their trunk to find theirs. After waiting a while for that to end we preceded to the terminal. I left my family at the VIP check in and went to park our car.
Upon arriving back at the VIP check in the line had grown to over ...