Travel Plans 2026

Jeff asked:

What's the cruise line and itinerary?

Carnival Sunshine. Leaving from Norfolk, VA.

Two days at sea.

Half Moon Cay

Grand Turk

Amber Cove- Dominican Republic.

Then two more days at sea to come back.

I don't know anything about how nice this cruise line or particular ship is, or the places we are visiting are, compared to others. I'm going with my cousins, who I vacation a lot with. I have been watching videos, and it looks really nice, but I don't know how nice compared to other cruises. For someone who has never done it, I expect it will be a good experience nonetheless.

(I know we aren't supposed to quote the previous comment, but this one started a new page, so to keep people from clicking around...)

Carnival is pretty basic, and it looks like that's a pretty old ship. They have a reputation for booze cruises, so I look forward to your take.

I've only done Carnival, in 2004 for my honeymoon and then in 2005 with a group of scuba divers. Obviously I can't compare it to other lines but I'm sure it's on the lower end. That said, not having done a cruise before that time (or since), it was a great experience. I was also in my early 30s, so...yeah. I'm sure that if I tried one of the more upscale lines like RC, Disney, or Princess, it'd be hard to go back, but Carnival for what it was, was great, at least back then.

LostKause:

Amber Cove- Dominican Republic.

See if you can do an excursion to the Damajagua Waterfalls. There are something like 28 waterfalls, but most will hike up for an hour or so, then you traverse 7 of them on the way back down. Some are like waterslides, some you need to jump off and freefall 30-some feet down. It's a really cool experience.

Have not been to the two Bahamas spots. One is their private island, I think? I've only done RC and NCL.