Traveling is my wife and my self.

Day 1 - Arrival: We flew in to Orlando and had a sedan pick us up at the airport. I would highly recommend doing. this it is cheaper than the transfer services offered by Carnival and you don't have to wait for the bus to fill up. Once we arrived in Orlando it took about an hour and a half to reach the terminal. The check in procedure was a bit hectic and seemed to be disorganized. Apparently there was a problem with VIP checking which seemed to have a trickle down effect to the rest. Over all the check in procedure was quite smooth and we were on the ship at about 2:00. After a bit of lunch and exploring, it was time for muster drill. This went off with out a hitch and the only complaint that I have is the Chatty Cathies that feel that it is more important for them to talk than for me to hear what is being said by the CD concerning important issues that might save my life in an emergency.

Day 2 - Bahamas: We arrived bright and early in Nassau and it was a Sunday which is important because most of the shops don't open until 10:00. So if you don't have an excursion or other plans you might want to take you time getting off the ship. We had decided to strike out on our own and find a nice beach to hang out at for the day since it is such a short stop. From everything we heard Paradise Island was the place to go and to take the water ferry to get there. I wouldn't recommend the ferry to anyone it take too long to get to going and once you get going it really wasn't much more than 5 minute ride to get to island but they make it take 10 minutes so that you can hear the rather worthless speech of some of the highlights, so they can ask you for a tip at the end. Now getting to the beach on Paradise Island isn't a simple task if you listen to the ferry guide. Not sure if he just didn't know that way or just didn't care to give quickest directions to walk from the ferry to the beach. The directions the guide gave was and extra 45 minutes of walking. Once we got to the beach we also found out there really isn't any public changing rooms. The Atlantis resort was kind enough to let us use their restrooms to change. It took us almost 2 ½ hours from the time we set out to get to the beach until the time we actually had a chance to enjoy the beach. I would advise that anyone wanting to go the beach take an excursion or use the numerous cabs waiting at the terminal. Read more