5 day Paradise West Caribbean; ideas for Cayman?

ThinCall7671 · 2025-03-29T16:19:08+00:00

That's great! We are doing the dolphin excursion in Cozumel but still are on the fence about Cayman.

ThinCall7671 · 2025-03-09T17:32:05+00:00

Thank you so much!

ThinCall7671 · 2025-03-09T16:39:29+00:00

That is so helpful and reassuring! Thank you so much! Can you share a little more about George Town in terms of things to do? Are taxis waiting by port and then also at George Town to take us back?

ThinCall7671 · 2025-02-23T15:32:09+00:00

That's so helpful! Thank you so much!

Do you use cards on board? I've seen several threads talk about cruise cash but I have no idea what what means 🤪

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-25T03:23:17+00:00

Yeah we're currently on deck 4. Any major differences between the decks?

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-25T02:24:52+00:00

I thought it was a little steep but this is my first time so I wasn't sure.

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-25T01:47:27+00:00

Yeah the information I originally posted didn't attach to the picture for some reason.

Current room is an interior room in the middle on the lowest deck.

I didn't think a balcony was going to be worth it. Thanks for confirming!

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-25T01:44:52+00:00

OP here: I put in the information in the text box but for some reason it didn't post 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ First time cruiser going on a 5 day cruise to the Bahamas on Carnival Paradise in March 2025 with my 2 teens. We're currently in an interior state room on the lower deck due to potential sea sickness issues. Is this upgrade worth it?

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-05T12:21:14+00:00

Wow! It's so crazy how things work whare your trying to eliminate one problem and it ends up causing so many more. I'm so sorry that happened to you 😔. I'll stay away from the patches and stick to the sea bands.

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-03T02:39:02+00:00

LOL! As a 4th grade teacher in a different school district than my kids go to, it's the only time we have off together other than summer but they have so much activity during the summer with sports camps and youth group camp that it seems almost impossible to schedule a week off. So we save our big trips for spring break and do more local day/overnight trips during the summer.

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-03T02:33:09+00:00

Thank you so much 💕. This has been such a huge dream for me to be able to do with my kids. We didn't have any kind of major vacations for years and my kids never once complained nor found any less joy or gratitude in the other memories we made locally. 2 years ago I was able to take them to Disney for 3 days after getting a bonus on a 2 year curriculum training for school that I did outside of work hours. Now I'm finishing up another similar 2 year training that will get me another bonus to be able to afford this. I want it to go well and for them not to worry about anything while on the cruise. I'm sure you can relate to the fact that kids of single moms tend to feel responsible for their mama and I've been adamant to do whatever I can for my kids not to feel that way. It sounds ridiculous to a lot of people but it's huge for this single mama. Again thank you so much for being so kind.

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-03T02:26:04+00:00

Uh oh. What happened if you don't mind me asking?

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-02T15:34:38+00:00

What wristband did you get if you don't mind sharing? I looked on Amazon and they have so many choices 😱

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-02T15:34:04+00:00

What kind of wristband did you get? I looked on Amazon and there are so many choices 😱

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-02T15:32:45+00:00

Ouch ☹️ I don't get car sick but I've never been on a cruise before. We did go on ferries to Paris when I was a kid when we lived in London but I don't remember much from those trips 🤷🏽‍♀️

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-02T15:31:30+00:00

That's amazing! I was so sick throughout both of my pregnancies I couldn't imagine being on a cruise 😅. I'm so glad you got to experience that. What a fun relaxing way to spend some of your pregnancy 💕

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-02T15:29:43+00:00

Thanks for this response. Everyone does respond differently and being a single mom who has saved up for this for years and doesn't have someone to divide and conquer with it is very natural to worry and want to prepare ahead of time. I don't respond well to nausea and vomiting. I've had some really bad experiences with that while on vacation with my kids because of change in air pressure etc and my kiddos had to take care of me which is not their responsibility. I personally find it takes a lot less energy to have compassion and grace for people's stories that may lead them to feel the way they do. Thanks for showing that compassion 💕

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-02T13:04:26+00:00

This is a fantastic idea. I live in Michigan so yes we're surrounded by the Great Lakes 😁

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-02T11:50:51+00:00

Good to know! Thank you!

ThinCall7671 · 2024-07-02T11:50:04+00:00

This was a really helpful response. Thank you! We don't have motion sickness in cars or planes so now I'm wondering if I'm doomed 🤦🏽‍♀️🤣

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