FreedomRing Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Taking a cruise to the bahamas for the first time What should I expect??(on a cruise, and in the bahamas?)
Clementine orange Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 It be hot there! Do some snorkelling!
FreedomRing Posted February 4, 2009 Author Posted February 4, 2009 It be hot there! Do some snorkelling! That's on the list! I've never snorkeled before...
Clementine orange Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 That's on the list! I've never snorkeled before... If you have time and availability, maybe learn ahead of time - might make it more enjoyable when in Bahamas.
FreedomRing Posted February 4, 2009 Author Posted February 4, 2009 Uh oh. Worried. I thought if you knew how to swim that's all you'd need to know??? How difficult is it?
Clementine orange Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 There's alot of safety stuff to know and it just feels kinda weird with a whole ton on weight on your back. I mean, they will give you instruction in the Bahamas but you might enjoy it more if you knew what to expect before hand having done it in the local swimming pool or something.
samantha20 Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 I work on a cruise ship and am actually based in the caribbean!! It's a beautiful place, absolutely amazing. As for the cruise, expect a lot of very old people. It is like working in an old people's home for me most of the time but it's worth it for the places.
FreedomRing Posted February 4, 2009 Author Posted February 4, 2009 I work on a cruise ship and am actually based in the caribbean!! It's a beautiful place, absolutely amazing. As for the cruise, expect a lot of very old people. It is like working in an old people's home for me most of the time but it's worth it for the places. Wow really? LOL..old folks home huh..lol. Thats what my trip to Hawaii was like, years ago. I LOVE the Caribbean, so I'm stoked! This is a girls trip so I'm sure we'll keep each other company
jengh Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 If you want to do some of the more popular activities (i.e., swim with the dolphins), sign up EARLY. I cannot stress this enough. I missed out on swimming with them because all of the slots filled up almost immediately. If possible, sign up before-hand for some of this stuff. That being said, I'm SO jealous. The bahamas are amazing.
FreedomRing Posted February 4, 2009 Author Posted February 4, 2009 I'm so weird with trips...I'm excited to go...but I usually don't get REALLY excited until like the week of.... So sign up for excursions early..will do! And surf- yep I'm going the second week of March...hopefully not too many old timers..nothing against them though! Parasailing...I don't think I'm afraid of heights...but it seems REALLY far up there!!
afc_2_dj Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 That's on the list! I've never snorkeled before... There's alot of safety stuff to know and it just feels kinda weird with a whole ton on weight on your back. The way I know it [maybe its just a terminology issue], those are two different disicplines, snorkeling and scuba. Snorkeling is just swimming along with a pair of goggles and a snorkel needing to be on the surface to breath, really simple, just know how to swim! Scuba is much more complex involving the tanks, breathing aparatus, etc, hence the weight and the need to a course before hand. I personally have never scuba dived, am about to learn in preparation for my upcoming trips, and would never consider doing any kind of dive without training. Snorkelling however - just grab a bikini and a mask and go crazy!
FreedomRing Posted March 13, 2009 Author Posted March 13, 2009 Leave for my trip tomorrow morning!!!!!!!!!!!! It came by so fast, and in the weeks between I've had such a rollercoaster of events, I CANT WAIT TO RELAX!!!!!!!
jcrisph Posted March 13, 2009 Posted March 13, 2009 JEALOUS.....just went there last year.....its an awesome place...have fun
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