Summer vacation has come and gone in the Phillips house hold. This summer we decided to visit my girl friend in Jacksonville, FL and then cruise to the Bahamas. Oh to live in Jacksonville....we just love it down there! Kevin and I had such a wonderful time visiting Sharon and her friends. We passed our time in Jacksinville by going to the San Sebastian Winery (a must see if you visit St. Augustine), shopping at the St. John's Towne Center, lounging at the beach and spending late nights at "The Landing" in downtown Jacksonville. Regae Sunday was on the agenda, but that fell through due to bad weather. Anyway, Jacksonville was a blast! We cannot wait to go back for more!
As far as the cruise was concerned, Kevin and I chose to cruise to the Bahamas to celebrate our one year anniversary. Honestly, for it to be our first cruise, it certainly was not an impressive cruise! We chose Royal Caribbean Cruise Line because we had heard many wonderful things about them versus all of the not so great things we had heard about Carnival and Norwiegan. So we decided to try a four night, five day cruise to the Bahamas, and it is a good thing! If we had stayed on that ship any longer than that, I think we would have jumped off the boat and swam to shore! Pro's about the cruise: 1. The couple we sat with at dinner were from the same area (Norfolk, VA), so we had a lot in common with them--very nice people, 2. Our waiter gave us wonderful service and had quite a sense of humor, 3. Our stateroom attendant also gave a very good service. With Pro's, there are also Con's. Con's about the cruise: 1. The food was absolutely disguisting (we lost weight, not gained weight), 2. There was not a whole lot to do onboard the ship--it was a very small ship, 3. The service at Guest Relations was a joke--no wonder they did not call it "Customer Service!"
I guess it all boils down to the fact that: we are always so spoiled when we go on our all inclusive Disney Vacations, so we kind of expected a cruise to be slightly comparable since it is all inclusive and all! But over all, it was nice to get away, however, there is also no place like home!
2 comments:
I'm so sorry your cruise was a bust, but Happy Anniversary (a month late). So glad you have a blog and looking forward to keeping up with you guys. Next time you're in Jacksonville, let us know, we're not all that far from there (relatively speaking). And y'all look great!
Hey Lauren-I just started a blog as well!! I am glad you guys had fun on your vacation and a great anniversary!
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