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As I approached my 25th milestone cruise with Carnival, I started planning for my milestone cruise credit which gives you 25% of the cost of the cruise as onboard credit. I wanted that to be an expensive cruise to maximize the onboard credit benefit. Hawaii immediately came to mind.
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Good morning! Today is debarkation day and we are already docked in Galveston. The hat over the touchscreen in the room did not work last night. When the screen came on you could see it through the hat.
Self-assist debarkation began at 7:13.
Here are the TV stations in the room.
They…
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Good morning. Today is a sea day and the last day of the cruise. I was able to get caught up on sleep with 8 hours which is about the maximum I can sleep.
I’m not a fan of that control panel on the wall. Last night it was black…
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Good morning. I didn’t sleep very well last night. That panel that is working now was lit up bright all night. When I tried to cover it up, I accidentally turned the heat all the way up. I got about five hours of broken sleep.
We are in Cozumel today….
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Good Morning. We’re docking in Coxen Hole, Roatan today. I’m going to the Gumbalimba Animal Reserve & Sanctuary.
This is standing in front of my door. That is the entrance to the studio lounge straight ahead.
It’s a port day morning and I don’t have a bunch of time to drink…
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In Roatan, I normally use the free beach when I’m with Carnival. Since we aren’t going to be in the Carnival port this time, I’m using this opportunity to do something different. I booked Gumbalimba Preserve & Animal Sanctuary. That’s an $85 tour that I paid $35 for after…
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Good morning! Today we’re going to be at Harvest Caye in Belize. That’s one of Norwegian’s private islands. I’m used to tendering in Belize so this will be a nice change.
At 7:57 a room has an alarm going off that the entire hallway can hear. Not my hallway but…
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Harvest Caye is a private island in Belize owned by Norwegian Cruise Line that has a beach, pools, shopping, zip lines, cabanas, wildlife exhibits, bars and eateries. The nice thing about Harvest Caye is it eliminates the lengthy tender boat ride to shore required with other cruise lines in…
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I booked the Black Swan Electric Boat Cruise. though Norwegian. It’s a $49 excursion which makes it free with the $50 More At Sea discount. It’s just a 45-minute tour. I’m hoping to see some manatees out there.
I headed to the tour sales desk at the Marina and they showed…
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