TBT: Our Honeymoon Cruise

In an effort to dig my way out of this rut, I'm going to feed Amy's request for stories about my adventures, starting with a recap of our honeymoon cruise.  Apparently winters are tough for me around these parts, because I went a whole seven months without blogging (Oct-May) before/after our wedding.  By the time I returned, there wasn't time or space to hash out the details of our adventure.

What:  

7-day cruise aboard the Carnival Conquest

Where:  

Departing from New Orleans, Louisiana
with ports of call in Isla Roatan, Honduras; Belize Citiy, Belize; and Cozumel, Mexico 

When:  

December 30, 2012 - January 6, 2013

Highlights:

- 7 days in a row...alone, together!

- Our balcony.  I'd cruised twice before, but never with a private balcony.

- Ringing in the new year with 3,000 of our closest friends (ha).

- Alex won $100 in a "claw-like" machine thingy.

- Splurging via our onboard wedding registry.
(Definite WIN.  Bet ya didn't know those were available.)

- Food.  All.the.food.All.the.time.

- FREE room service!

- Excursions.
(Zip-lining in Honduras, hiking the Mayan ruins in Belize, and taking a salsa-making class in Mexico)

Lowlights:

- Being sick (both of us, at different times) on vacation.

- Fights with shady tour guides. (Ask Alex about that one day.)

- Did I mention being sick?

- Oh and, returning to real life, moving, and starting a new job a week later...

Next time:

- New ports!

- Someday, Alaska.

- Friends...everything is more fun with friends!

Yeah, so I'm pretty much convinced cruising is THE way to do vacation.  Who's in for the next one?

-Lauren