In 2006 Troy and I got married and decided we wanted to experience a cruise so we picked what at the time was about the largest ship out there the Caribbean Princess. It was simply awesome! It was so beautiful inside and out. We went to the Western Caribbean to Ocho Rios Jamaica, Cozumel, Grand Caymans and Princess Cays. I will dedicate this particular page to just the ship then look in my other journals for stories of the stops we made and photos.
I can only say that the Caribbean Princess is a fabulous ship. The food is beyond excellent, the staff marvelous in every way, it is clean, open and we never felt crowded. Our room was very spacious, it was the junior suite and I highly recommend it. We had a covered balcony area which was great! Enjoy the pic's they speak for themselves!
Princess Cays is a privately owned island by Princess Cruise Lines so it is only fitting it go with the ship info.
We loved snorkling among the bonefish! We have our own snorkling equipment so we did not have to pay for it but you can rent it on Princess Cay along with a variety of other kinds of excursions and the necessary equipment. Odd but the fish couldn't be seen even in the clear water unless you snorkled or if you happened to be dunking each other and the one who happens to be losing at the time might spot one. These particular bonefish are very opaque so they aren't seen easily. They just sort of blend in. There were some folks throwing fish food in the water off the bulkhead so the angel fish were everywhere too. They get so close to you but you can't touch them of course.
The water in May was a bit of a surprise at first because its kinda chilly then you warm up pretty quick. The biggest giggle of my day was watching people who had rented those water bikes with the oversized tires. At first they enjoyed them, peddling them with the wind....then....they had to turn and peddle them back against the wind. I know it seems mean but hey what did they think would happen?! They weren't getting ANYWHERE fast. For the most part they spent the better part of their day struggling doggedly against the wind trying to get somewhere they couldn't. Eventually the husband would jump off and start swimming and pushing and swimming and pushing while the wife did the usual...stayed up on the water bike and gave directions to someone clearly losing his mind with every shrill, "Honey no go that way, honey you aren't doing what I said, honey you've just run over someones grandma!" I bet "honey" had brief moments of wondering just how far out to sea she would get if he just let it go. At any rate, mean or not, it was funny to watch.
Princess Cay was so spended. The staff wondered through the plentyful lounge chairs offering drinks from coconuts and they had watermelon sculpting going on too. I have never regretted so much not taking a camera with me to this island. It was as beautiful relaxing and as exotic as any other stop the ship would make. There were small huts where you could purchase all kinds of things. They had cold ice water stations everywhere and a delicious buffet that served pretty much all day. There just was nothing I didn't LOVE about the place.
Don't feel like a cruise is a structured vacation or honeymoon. It can be but only as much as you want it to be. If you have ever wanted to go on one then do it, if you think it would be dull and for OLD people only you are sadly mistaken! A cruise is like going to Vegas, a crap shoot. Take the chance and keep an open mind.
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