We had our somewhat regular family reunion event the week between Christmas and New Year. This was another Carnival cruise but leaving from Port Canaveral. Also, my side of the family crashed it so had lots of people on the boat!
After leaving port, we had a day as sea. It was quite rough going but I didn't get sick like some. The first port was Grand Turk. Grand Turk is a tiny island that is basically a big beach. We didn't do an excursion but hiked around. We found some cool shells but the boat didn't let us bring them on board.
The second port was in the Dominican Republic. We had an excursion planning at the waterfalls of Damajagua with Iguana Mama. It was awesome. We hiked a few miles into the jungle and then followed the river jumping down cliffs and sliding down waterfalls. Highly recommended.
The next day we spent getting back to port. Overall, it was fun but the amenities like food and the entertainment seemed a notch below previous cruises.
After departing, we hit Kennedy Space Center which was great. I am not a big space fanatic but loved the older rockets like the Saturn V.
Lastly, we drove up to Blue Springs State Park to see manatees. They spend the winter there due to the warmer waters. It was pretty interesting and well worth the drive.
After leaving port, we had a day as sea. It was quite rough going but I didn't get sick like some. The first port was Grand Turk. Grand Turk is a tiny island that is basically a big beach. We didn't do an excursion but hiked around. We found some cool shells but the boat didn't let us bring them on board.
The second port was in the Dominican Republic. We had an excursion planning at the waterfalls of Damajagua with Iguana Mama. It was awesome. We hiked a few miles into the jungle and then followed the river jumping down cliffs and sliding down waterfalls. Highly recommended.
The next day we spent getting back to port. Overall, it was fun but the amenities like food and the entertainment seemed a notch below previous cruises.
After departing, we hit Kennedy Space Center which was great. I am not a big space fanatic but loved the older rockets like the Saturn V.
Lastly, we drove up to Blue Springs State Park to see manatees. They spend the winter there due to the warmer waters. It was pretty interesting and well worth the drive.
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| Blue Springs State Park |
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| Business End of a Saturn V at Kennedy Space Center |
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| Kennedy Space Center |
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| Grand Turk and John Glenn |
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| No Loafing! |
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| Hiking on Grand Turk |
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| Columbus Was Here |
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| Dominican Republic |
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| End of the Line at Grand Turk |
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| Docked at Grand Turk |
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| The Docks |
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| Clan Takes Over Deck 5 |
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