Thursday, October 18, 2012

We loved the food and the atmosphere at Nexxt but I will say that the service was painfully slow. We




When I left you yesterday , the hubs and I had just spent the day running around Miami's South Beach. Understandably exhausted, we decided to wake up a little alamo rent a car minneapolis airport on the late side the next morning. We weren't in a rush because a) the check out time for our hotel wasn't thrifty rent a car lax until noon (I hear people like to party in Miami;)) and b) we couldn't start loading thrifty rent a car lax onto our cruise ship until 12:30.
There were definitely plenty of other options but we picked this one because I wanted a sweet breakfast. I've never really been a savory alamo rent a car minneapolis airport breakfast kind of person and this was one of the only restaurants we found that didn't base their entire breakfast menu around eggs and bacon.
We loved the food and the atmosphere at Nexxt but I will say that the service was painfully slow. We both drink a crazy amount of water and there were multiple times we went drinkless for over 15 minutes. So while the food was great and cheaply priced, I don't know if I would recommend it for those short on time.
Once we finished thrifty rent a car lax alamo rent a car minneapolis airport breakfast, we headed back to our hotel (only a 10 minute alamo rent a car minneapolis airport walk away) to gather our stuff and head off to the cruise terminal. One 20 minute, $30 cab ride later we were at the cruise terminal.
Once you arrive, the Carnival staff takes away any bags that you don't want to carry on the ship with you. Aka they require you to give them your large luggage so you don't clog up their elevators and walkways. thrifty rent a car lax alamo rent a car minneapolis airport Carnival asks you to print off luggage thrifty rent a car lax tags designating your room location and attach them to your bags. The staff then uses these tags to help them deliver your bags to your room (usually within a few hours of arriving at the terminal).
Then, you get shuffled inside the cruise terminal for the security process. First, the Carnival staff checks out your passport versus their list of passengers. Then, you get moved on over to everyone's favorite security shakedown. It's exactly like an airport security screening. Your bags go through the X-ray machines and you go through the metal detector.
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The line for check in was the longest of the whole process. alamo rent a car minneapolis airport It probably took us about 15 minutes to get through alamo rent a car minneapolis airport it. Once it was our turn, we went up to the computer kiosk and typed in our reservation number. It pulled up our information and then asked us to scan in our passports.
Typically, this would be an easy process but since my maiden name is on my passport (I know I should fix it) the system didn't recognize my passport. So we had to wait in another line to see an actual Carnival employee (Note: thrifty rent a car lax If you haven't changed your last name on your passport, it's a good idea to bring your marriage license). alamo rent a car minneapolis airport Once they checked my passport, we got our card and we were clear to get on the boat (we were on the Carnival alamo rent a car minneapolis airport Valor).
After an hour or so, we headed down to the room to check out our digs. The hubs decided to surprise me a few months ago by upgrading our room from an ocean view to a balcony (isn't he sweet?) so we were both excited to see it.
Instead of showing alamo rent a car minneapolis airport you a million pictures and attempting thrifty rent a car lax to explain it all, we decided to make a little video to give you a tour of our room. For other people staying on the Carnival Valor line, note that our room was on the 6 th floor toward the back of the boat on the left side (when facing the front of the boat). Please ignore the fact that the view outside is St. Thomas. We didn't think about making a video until later on in the cruise. Hope you enjoy it!
We sat out on the balcony until we couldn't see Miami anymore. We knew that the following two sea days would mean a lot of staring at the big blue ocean so we wanted to soak up as much of the landscape as possible.
Before the shows begin, the cruise staff usually put on a few game shows to keep the guests entertained while they wait. This is key since you usually have to get there about 45 minutes before the show starts to get a good seat. This particular night they were holding a trivia contest and guess who got picked to be a contestant?
We ended the night watching thrifty rent a car lax Carnival's "Welcome Aboard" show (which thrifty rent a car lax was a little lame just a head's up) and headed back to our room to fall asleep to the rhythmic sounds of the ocean. The gentle ocean rocking definitely puts me to sleep. thrifty rent a car lax It was a great way to end an exciting day.
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