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December 19, 2016

Cruising, Part 1

Despite my earlier stance that cruises are terrible and I’ll never go on another one, I ended up on another cruise. Except I justify this by saying that it was (mostly) paid for, and Dave’s entire family was going on it. It was a family reunion of sorts.

We were booked on the largest cruise ship in the world, the Titanic. Just kidding, it was Harmony of the Seas. But we were told so much that it was the largest cruise ship in the world, I felt like we were going to be hitting an iceberg, or small island. Good thing the water is warm, so instead of freezing to death, we’ll just all be eaten by sharks.

cruise ship

Docked in St. Thomas, in the American Virgin Islands.

Lined up with other cruise ships. It's the big one, on the left.

Lined up with other cruise ships. It’s the big one, on the left.

The islands were fun, but being on this ship has not changed my opinion that being on a cruise ship is like being locked in a hotel. This time, it was like a hotel/mall, but pretty much the same. If you like being locked in hotels and malls, cruise ships are the perfect vacation. If not, well, probably should pick another place to vacation.

My favorite part of cruising is definitely eating in the fancy dining room. We ate there almost every night, and I like that it’s like eating at a fancy restaurant, except I don’t have to pay anymore than I already paid to be on this ship. I ordered delicious tender beef in various forms every single night, and I tried escargot, except I’m not classy, so I just call it snail. It was weird and chewy, but I’m still alive so I rate it a 3/5, so-so, would eat again if I was starving at a fancy French restaurant. I also like dressing up, so formal nights are fun for me.

Formal night 1. Obviously spent with Puss in Boots.

Formal night 1. Obviously spent with Puss in Boots.

Formal night 2

Formal night 2, because I’ll be damned if I’m paying $20 for an official photo.

We signed up to go to every show. Some of them were a bit mind boggling.

Columbus! The Musical, included sharks and dancing cheeseburgers.

Columbus, The Musical! included sharks and dancing cheeseburgers.

It was amusing and featured lots of modern, popular songs. The plot went all over the place.

Life raft of backup singers.

Life raft of backup singers.

There was an ice skating rink on board, and they also had a show put to popular songs. It was like watching a music video on ice.

"Hit me with your best shot", or something similar.

“Hit me with your best shot” included actual hitting.

There was a second ice show, 1887, but I had trouble following the plot. A woman somehow got trapped in some kind of time warp which took her into space and under the sea. That’s about as much as I could figure out.

Other than shows, they had some activities on ship to help you through the long stretches at sea.

minigolf

Mini golf occupied at least an hour.

That's about as high as I got.

That’s as high as I got.

Later, I shocked myself by going in the pool and going down a slide. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a pool. The pool space was incredibly crowded, and I got bumped into the whole time. Other than that, it was fun.

The real fun was in visiting the islands. That’s coming up next.

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  • rooth
    December 19, 2016

    You and I feel 100% the same about cruises. I think I’d go stir crazy

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    • Courtney
      rooth
      December 21, 2016

      I need to be able to fly free!

      Reply
  • Jenn
    December 19, 2016

    I will second your opinion on cruises, I just don’t find them super appealing. Even though the ships are huge, I still feel claustrophobic and trapped with thousands of people I don’t know. Not my idea of fun, but I’m glad you didn’t get eaten by sharks.

    Let me park my butt on a beach for 7 days, adult beverage in hand!

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    • Courtney
      Jenn
      December 21, 2016

      Drinks and beach sounds way better to me!

      Reply
  • Olivia
    December 19, 2016

    I actually like cruising. But I am the sort of constantly active person that will plan 20 different activities in a day if I’m planning my own vacation (like my most recent road trip) that cruising can force me to relax. I bring a bunch of books, I read, watch movies, eat fancy food, go to high tea in the afternoon, and relax in the hot tub. Then we’ll do activities in the ports. It works for me, but I still don’t do all my vacations by cruise, I’d get bored. The last cruise I went on stopped at Turks and Caicos and there were “wild” donkeys everywhere. That was awesome.

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    • Nicole
      Olivia
      December 19, 2016

      I’m the same – I like cruise ships to sit in the hot tub and read, sit on the pool deck and read, sunbathe and read, snuggle down in the library and read… you get the picture. My family likes the forced family fun time too. We end up playing a LOT of mah jong and bridge. And I get incredibly, immensely fat from eating everything I can get my hands on.

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      • Courtney
        Nicole
        December 21, 2016

        There was a mah jong group on board! They all had signs on their cabin doors.

        Lots of food is a plus. If the food followed me as I wandered around town, that would be perfect.

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  • Olivia
    December 19, 2016

    BE MORE ATTRACTIVE WAIT NOT POSSIBLE ALREADY MAXIMUM HOT

    Reply
    • Courtney
      Olivia
      December 21, 2016

      I should be in my own makeover movie, except the only plot is me getting ready to go out!

      Reply
  • Joan Watkins
    December 20, 2016

    Glad you liked your cruse. Next time someone needs to go up the mast we’ll call you

    Reply
    • Courtney
      Joan Watkins
      December 21, 2016

      I’ll only do it if there’s lots of hand and foot grips

      Reply
    • Courtney
      Joan Watkins
      December 21, 2016

      Also, “like” is putting it too strongly.

      Reply
  • Micaylah
    December 23, 2016

    I have one in a few weeks and I’m super excited because not having to cook, do animal chores, and SUN and WARMTH. But yeah I’m terrified of going in a bikini

    Reply
  • Cruising Part 3: More Island Photos - An Equestrian Life
    January 3, 2017

    […] picks up from my earlier complaints about my cruise, and then my post on how amazing flamingos at the zoo […]

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