ah yes… finally… my long long overdue post about my fabulous cruise in the caribbean.
so, back in May, myself and 7 of my coworkers had the pleasure of being hosted on the Carnival Breeze for a 6 night cruise from Miami and visiting Key West, Grand Cayman and Cozumel.
here she was, as viewed from the Miami port before we embarked. she’s a big girl and beautiful, shiny and new.
this was my view… deck 2 outside cabin. we had this fabulous little window well that i used many afternoons to sit in and read my book while enjoying the gorgeous caribbean water… there’s nothing like that colour…
the ports were fantastic… we rode bikes in key west… i did the stingray city excursion in grand cayman (so cool!) and in cozumel we did a catamaran boat cruise with snorkeling and beers & guacamole.
my main challenge on this cruise was to keep active and to try to restrain myself around the food…
there was a Guy Fieri’s burger joint on the ship and I managed to restrict myself to only 1 burger. which was a miracle, because that was a damn fine burger. my boss ate 7. so basically i was the only one showing restraint.
my main temptation was the blue iguana taco bar… they made the tortillas fresh right infront of you and then you got to load up your tacos as you liked and there was even a hot sauce carousel that included my all time favourite hot sauce; a honey habenero.
i could never decide between the pork or chicken taco, so obviously i ordered one of each… there was also a fish option, but it was breaded and deep fried, so i said no to that.
*drool* makes me hungry just thinking about it…
i also did well in the breakfast department… i’m not a huge breakfast guy, but i did love that i could have my bagel and smoked salmon whenever i saw fit…
and then one day, i splurged on the huevos rancheros…
oh man, it was good. three kinds of salsa… and these little hush puppies on the side… yup. that was a winner.
and because the best part of cruise ship life is having no limit to what you order, we also got a breakfast mac & cheese for the table… which was garnished with fried chicken and bacon. hells to the yes.
there was 3 of us digging in to that and it was still too rich to finish.
so there’s a little snapshot into how damn easy it is to indulge on a ship.
there were a few nights i definitely went overboard… i ate 3 lobster tails one night. why not? they’re free and i was still hungry. there were nights filled with beer until 3am… (couple of those nights infact)…
but i balanced everything out with 4 trips to the gym (which was REALLY nice BTW) and tons of walking. while you’re onboard a ship, you’re constantly walking from one end of it to another… and in port, with bike rides and swimming excursions, we kept moving.
and at the end of everything, i’m quite pleased that i didn’t gain a single pound. so that is a total win to me.
carnival really wowed me with their ship, facilities, service and food. i’d definitely go on the breeze again!
