Carnival Sensation September 16 2009 Cruise to Nassau Bahamas
Thursday stars out with us leaving Atlanta at 3:30 am.....approx an 1 ½ than planned but we had to get some shuteye..... we hit the road and were on our way....
around 4:30 we were getting low on gas. We waited to find somewhere cheaper than Atlanta’s 2.69 a gallon.... so we are in forsyth GA...... my friend takes an exit and im like... ummmm we riding around in Forsyth GA in the middle of the night.... ummmmmmmmmmm ok.... that gas station was closed so we quickly returned to 75s and back to civilization.
We ended up getting gas on 275 bypass at 2.55 a gallon.... ill take that
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we went to st Augustine to visit my friends cousin who was in the hospital recovering from gallbladder surgery(hence our change of leaving date from Wednesday to Thursday) we also met his cousin and gf the other couple going on the cruise.....
we combined cars and headed off to find a Walmart to pick up last minute items
we stopped for gas and ended up buying some boiled peanuts for my friend.... ive always declined his offer to taste the boiled peanuts but this time.... that hot bag was calling my name.... they were hot and spicy and super hot(skrait out the pot) and DE-LISH... I have truly been sleeping on the boiled peanuts lol
once on the road again... 2.5 hours later we were pulling into cape Canaveral...... after parking and getting our bags together... we started walking toward the terminal..... not a terrible line but a line.... got to the front...our passports were checked and it was on to the metal detectors.....
its 3pm ish... .and the lido deck closes at 3:30 so we drop our stuff in our rooms and head toward the food. Not much food was left in the seaview bistro once we got there but I ended up with some very nice chicken, potato salad and some of the vegetable medley...
by now im starting to feel drops of rain.... is someone spitting on me lol nope its raining and it begins to pour..... as we eat... I try to decide where I want to be for sail off..... aft or forward?????? decisions decisions lol
shortly after the rain starts pouring.... its time for muster and we head to our individual stations.... our friends are in f and we are in b..... during muster.... I tell my friend.... ummm when this is over... ill be heading forward and up lol to watch the ship pull out.....
after muster I head off to find my choice location to watch the ship sail off..... after various twists and turns and a lil rain... I find myself on the sun deck at the very front of the ship... at the very top of the ship.... KEWL FRACKING BEANS.... IM loving it.... im talking to my mom as we pull out and I video us setting sail...... and then......i hear three very loud horn blows..... ouch..... my poor ears..... lol but it was fan-wonderful. The wind is blowing... the rain has stopped and the sun is shining bright.... my friend finds me and we stand there watching the ship sail out to open waters..... once again.... three loud horn blasts lol.... whew..... I think I stayed out there for at least another 30 mins before going to explore the ship... my friend went to go get a drink..... I walked from forward to aft.... going down levels till I ended up near the water slides.... taking pics and video....
it was a lil rocky but felt wonderful.... I ended up going back in via the lido deck seaview bar and heading back to my room..... so here I sit.... listening to judge judy lol and relaxing as I figure out what to do next and try to wait till dinner to eat..... lol more later
around 8pm we get up and start getting ready for dinner..... we are supposed to meet our friends on the lido deck.... dressed in a sundress and espadrilles we head up...... we walk around and the movement of the ship is truly being felt..... we cant find our friends and hunger is calling so we head down to the fantasy dining room.. we are seated immediately. I order a kiss on the lips (drink). Our server is Napa.... I order a caesar salad and my friend orders shrimp cocktail, fruit cocktail and the flat steak.....
ive already informed everyone that I will be taking pics of the food yet when my salad arrives............i forget lol....
the movement of the ship is wild... one moment im moving front to back.... 5 mins later im moving side to side... it takes a min to get our food and the ship's movement is making me less hungry.
Our food arrives and while I looks good... I again forget to take pics.... my friend reminds me and I take a pic of my food.... there is an error with his food so I give him part of a rib while he waits.....the food is tasty
pause... the music on the carnival information channel is really rocking.....steady...rock …. ohhhhh rock rock.... steady rocking all night long.....
ok...so I was telling my friend that the wait staff puts on a nightly show.... we figure that since we are a lil late we have missed it when it starts....i dont remember the name of the song but it went.... and we can get low low low low.... they really rocked....
ahh olivia newton john... dancing queen....
we left dinner to find our friends but ended up just walking around a bit and then heading back to the room.... i was tired.....
Day 2
day 2 started at 8am..... I had given up my thoughts of seeing a sunrise because I was TIRED lol....so now the day starts...... more later......
el debarge.. ohhhh I like it...... you send chills up my spine every time I take on look at you...
ok its almost 7pm and we are back on the ship
we started out getting breakfast on the lido deck and then sitting around talking/exploring the ship until almost time to head down to disembark in Nassau.... we head down and finally are able to get to dry land. We start out taking a taxi to arakay .. the fish market. We ate at twin brothers 2 on the recommendation of a fellow mason. The food was pretty good.... since im allergic to fish I got chicken fingers....go figure... all the way to the Bahamas for chicken fingers...... the peas and rice were nice as was the coleslaw and strawberry lemonade.... after eating we made our way across the street to the beach... and my friends played in the surf a lil. Then we figured we could just walk back around the shore instead of paying for a taxi. So we walked backed. We stopped at a eddys ice cream and then continued along window shopping.... we found the Bacardi store and racked up lol …. I got me some raspberry mojito.... mmmmmm
we then took our liquor back to the ship.... refreshed a lil and headed back out because I still had to buy souvenirs for my family..... we walked along and found a store to buy some stuff....it was after 5 and folks were closing up fast...... we headed back to the ship and here we are 7pm getting ready for formal night..... I want my lobster........ hopefully tonight we will stay up a lil later and see some of the ships night life.
We head toward the dining room and lobster tails lol I ordered the greek farmers salad and of course the lobster tail and shrimp. I also ordered a drink..... the cruise ship or something like... that.... it came with a souvenir cup.... the food arrived and I remembered to take a photo of everyone's food. The lobster was nice and so were the shrimp... I decided on the warm melting chocolate cake for dessert.....very nice......
after dinner we headed round to see what was happening on the ship and ended up watching folks practice karaoke...... ok.....
around 10pm my friends local buddies called and we went off ship to go hang out with the locals. 2 hours later and much more liquored up and tired from dancing... we headed back to the ship....its still early so we go back to see what folks are karaoking. Lol.....i had another kiss on the lips while being entertained and then it was time to take my poor tired feet to bed.
Day 3
I set the alarm for 5 am so that I could get up and watch us cast off and catch at least one sunrise this trip...... yeah well I guess ill have to catch the sunrise next time....(yep already ready for next time) because that alarm went off and I told my friend to unplug the clock lol.....
today we chilling... I think ill go hang near the pool and read or play some games on the laptop while enjoying the sun.... not really hungry.... but I could eat.....
will smith's Miami is playing on the guest services channel so im jamming right now..... out my window I see sun and sea..... man this is the life....
after breakfast near the pool area... we ended up in the adult only section... reading sleeping and relaxing for a few hours.... around 3ish, we went back to the pool area to get some lunch and a dip in the pool.
We head back to our room to shower and meet up with our friends. After sitting around for a couple of minutes we head to the lido deck for dinner.....after dinner I watch the sunset and take loads of pics while everyone else goes back to the rooms.
We later meet up and plan to go to the 9pm comedy show. While waiting we watch the karaoke contest. It is quite entertaining but after a while becomes more of a kiddie show and we head to the 11pm comedy show. It must have been a long day because within minutes of dude starting..... I was sleep..... we left early and called it a night.
Up early Sunday morning to finish packing up our gear and getting ready to debark.... we do breakfast on the lido deck and by 8:30 are headed to the car and the long drive back to da ATL.
A good time was had by all.
