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Once down, we both agreed that it was too much fun not to do it again.

 

 

So up the stairs we went.

 

This time around I told my uncle to carry the GoPro, I was telling to make sure the lens would always point at him.

 

 

 

 

 

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And here I come! Cool picture, it always helps to have different angles.

 

 

 

I got a little water in my eardrum.

 

 

That cross was bought and blessed at the Vatican City. My ex gave it to me as a gift. I was actually looking at the cross without Christ in it, I like simple things. But he got this one for me, I still love it nonetheless. And the necklace I’ve had since I was 15, it was the first piece of jewelry that I bought for myself.

 

 

Love this picture!

 

 

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A ship on the horizon.

 

 

We headed to the room to relax a little.

 

 

 

 

We headed out for a little walk, I think this is when mom finally bought her shirts.

 

They had a vows renewal ceremony in the Disco, not very private if you ask me. I think maybe they were trying to get more people to go in?

 

 

 

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And I guess I was not very respectful either :D

 

 

Photographs anyone?

 

 

 

I took some pictures of the Arcade. Remember I promised you some?

 

 

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We continued walking, towards the MDR my guess.

 

 

 

 

 

We stopped by the taste bar.

 

 

We missed the second day.

 

 

 

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It was really nice. Quite nice presentation as well.

 

 

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We stopped at the casino, the family played a few bucks.

 

 

 

 

My uncle teaching my aunt how to play.

 

 

 

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On our way out, I took a few pictures of the candy store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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And I guess I also took pictures of some of the items for sale at the stores.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is when my mom also bought my model ship.

 

 

 

 

They had already setup the shore excursions for the next cruise, that is a nice way of kicking us out :D

 

 

 

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You have me in suspense and you haven't even made it to your cabins! I sailed this same five day cruise in September of 2013. My first solo venture. Interestingly enough the itinerary was the reverse of yours. Day One was a sea day in as much as Grand Turk was the first port of call followed by Coco Cay and ending with funky Nassau. There was no sea day between Nassau and return to Miami. From looking at your photos except for the Kermit Green overkill. I believe this ship went into drydock for an extreme Carnival Cruise Ship Makeover. I was impressed with the Victory (pre-drydock). The dining room looked redone. Actually liked the decorating scheme better than the Monet Dining Room aboard the Conquest! The only way I could tell the ship had some age was my cabin TV which was an old school tuber 19 incher. But who takes a cruise to watch TV? I had a fantastic perfect inside cabin on Ledo deck. I got a special deal (airline employee). Only problem was the poor cabin air conditioning. I had a box fan provided by the ship and I made do. Otherwise an excellent cruise. This was my first cruise in three years too. :cool:

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We then went to the MDR, they asked us our usual questions and they told us they were full and we had to wait. They gave us one of the vibrator warning devices to alert us when our table was ready.

 

 

While we were waiting mom told me that she noticed our good friend in MDR giving the evil eye again, and that we were waiting because of her, and not because they were full. I found that hard to believe, but if it was true, I would surely make a big deal out of it. In the end, I could not prove what my mom said, there was some truth to it, but not fully. Some people went in, and others were put on the waiting queue. I decided to drop it and wait for our table to be ready.

 

We went outside and took some pictures of the sunset.

 

 

 

 

I decided to go get in line on the Carnival teller machine to see what my bill would be at the end of the cruise. Unfortunately the lady in front of me was scrutinizing a $1300 bill, item by item. She was almost done when the vibrator went off. So I decided to just head to MDR, I had no intentions of waiting more for a table due to a no show. I think we waited a little under half an hour.

 

 

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We were given our first table for dinner near a window, it was really nice, specially because the of the upcoming sunset.

 

 

We brought the cake topper.

 

 

Soon after we got there, the singing waiters started singing the Farewell song.

 

 

 

 

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The bread aboard the ship is really good.

 

 

There was a couple relaxing right outside our table.

 

 

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Mushroom soup, good I guess.

 

 

The crab cake was really good.

 

 

Tomato and Mozzarella were really good as well.

 

 

 

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I got the Veal parm, it was really nice. I normally would not get this, especially considering that I had not brought the lactose pills with me that night. But I decided to wing it and try it out anyway.

 

 

The seafood pasta was tasty, but it lacked seafood. It only had a few shrimp and a scallop. I was glad I did not get it.

 

 

The Mahi Mahi was really good, I was quite surprised. Considering the fish had been in the freezer for 5 days, and how knows how much longer before that.

 

 

 

 

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The Amaretto cake was way too rich for my personal taste.

 

 

Butter pecan ice cream, really good.

 

 

 

 

I had also ordered a baked Alaska, but it came later on and I forgot to take the picture. My aunt was given what I think was my baked Alaska while we sang her happy birthday.

 

 

 

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Here is the leftover of my baked alaska, it was really good. Not too sweet like some I have tried on RCCL,

 

 

 

We left the MDR in a hurry because my family wanted to see the show that night. I told them I would be in the jacuzzi up stairs. They said the show was excellent, I think this is the second show that they got to fully enjoy. You know up until today, I regret not going into the Disney Dream shows. But other than those I am ok, just spending time elsewhere.

 

BY the way, this show was named Vrooom! (Yes, with 3 ooo) :rolleyes:

 

 

 

I found this in the room.

 

 

I got changed, and headed upstairs.

 

 

 

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They were polishing the floor.

 

 

A few people waiting for their last delicious slice.

 

 

 

I spend a couple of hours in the water, while enjoying a few drinks. I think my mom came after an hour or so. This was the perfect closure to one fantastic cruise.

 

Back in the room, I noticed what looked like an island in the distance. It was ridiculously bright! I have never seen a ship that bright before!

 

 

As she came closer to us.

 

 

We all met in the room, and started packing. What a great cruise that was!

 

 

 

Day 5, End.

 

 

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Day 6, =(.

 

We woke up early enough to watch the ship pull in, my uncle actually woke up earlier and went to the upper decks to get pictures of that.

 

 

 

 

My aunts went to get some breakfast before getting off the ship. Since we had our bags with us, we could technically get off the ship when we wanted to. After X lost my bags once, I decided that I would not allow that anymore, and now I carry my own bags.

 

 

 

Security and customs were really quick, before we knew it, we were out and waiting for the bus to pick us up.

 

Overall, it had been a smooth ending.

 

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I still have to work on the conclusion and scoring sheet. I will most likely post it later on tomorrow.

 

Thank you for being a part of this review, I hope that everyone had as much fun reading it as I had writing it.

 

Until next time =)

 

 

Edited August 25, 2015 by gambee