When we booked our cruise several months ago the only thought I had in my head was how much I wanted to have a nice RELAXING vacation. NO cooking, NO cleaning, NO laundry, NO chasing my kids a thousand different ways, AND absolutely NO being over scheduled. We have been all over the place with our kids and each time I find myself coming back and wishing I had another vacation from my vacation just to relax. Between taking care of the kids, to planning out the entire fun trip, to meals, and all of the other craziness that comes with traveling with kids & family.
Disney is a madhouse each time running around, getting up early, trying to get on all the rides at all the parks. Anyone who has gone to Disneyland OR DisneyWorld knows just how busy and crazy it can be...ESPECIALLY with 3 kiddos. Same thing when we go to NYC, or even to the beach. I am always trying to find ways to keep the kids busy, fed, taken care of, and clean (hahaha).
We disembarked (fancy word for left from) Galveston Texas and spent 2 whole days at sea. Getting on the Carnival Breeze was literally such a breeze. We arrived to the port around 1:00, parked our car and unloaded the crap load of stuff that I packed. YEP, I am one of those over packing people. And I was so amazingly thankful for the Ship porter that came down to help us and check our luggage. I originally thought we would carry on our bags, but after hauling it just from the shuttle to where the ship port met us, I was so thankful we didn't have to lug that stuff all the way through the ship and to our room. When we walked up to board the ship it was roughly 1:30 and the line moved through so super fast. Every.Single. Carnival worker smiled and welcomed us it felt so heart warming to be greeted upon our arrival. They checked our travel documents really quick and we were on the ship, and they even had our room ready! We walked right up and to our room set our stuff down, looked around where we would be spending the next 7 days. We booked a balcony stateroom that connected to another balcony stateroom. The kids were in one, and we were in the other. The conjoining door was awesome. And the room was cozy. I decorated our door super duper quick and we were off to grab some lunch and meet with my Facebook group. Everyone of us chose Guys Burgers and it was delicious! I think we all ate at least one a day the entire trip.
The one thing I have to say I loved about this trip was the FOOD...and sitting on the balcony everyday enjoying the beauty in front of me. (No not my husband hehehe, he's a hottie too though), but the sun, clouds, sky, etc) AND the kids clubs. OMG my kids woke up in the morning and was like Peace. We are going to the kids club or hanging out around the ship with the groups from their kids clubs. My youngest asked every day when the kids club was opening because he wanted to bounce. WHO am I kidding...I LOVED EVERYTHING about this vacation. I was in hog heaven eating, drinking, watching shows, seeing my kids and husband having a great time, and just being on the water was nice and relaxing. I fully planned to enjoy the spa but I didn't get around to it, which was fine because I had absolutely no plans of being over scheduled.
The ship was so beautiful. The art was so pretty, it was clean, and the shows were super amazing. We saw 88 Keys, but missed the Motown show. It was pretty spectacular, the stage moved, they had fog, and also sparks. We all loved the Carnival Hub app, which allowed us to stay in contact with one another, and was really helpful when looking for activities to do. There was also a map on the app, I never had a clue where I was going and I even got lost on the ship and couldn't find my room. I am direction-ally challenged. And the app also had a way to view all the photos that we had taken with a photographer throughout the week.
Plus I just adored our Stateroom steward Deranee. I really wanted to bring her home with me! Everyday she took care of us like we were part of her family. She cleaned our rooms, and made sure we had everything we needed, she greeted us and told us goodnight, and every evening our room and the kids room had a new towel animal special for us. I was so sad to leave.
Can't wait til our next Family Cruise!
Until the next time...
