Bahama Cruise (A&C)

Compared to my parent's normal taste, any blogs from my vacations will be focused on budget friendly options. This is my first post, so allow me to introduce myself. I'm Alex, Robin's daughter, and normally I stay behind the scenes and help manage the website for my mom. When my husband, Chris, and I go on vacation, I'll be writing blogs too! This first blog is a little special to me, since I'm writing about the vacation Chris proposed to me on! Anyways, lets get down to the details.

Boarding/Stateroom

We stayed on one of the lower decks, deck 3, and did not upgrade for a balcony or special access. We loved out stateroom, and it was the perfect size for the 2 of us. Boarding for Royal Caribbean was extremely straight forward, and we were able to get on the ship relatively quickly from Port Canaveral.

Things to do on the ship

The first thing we did once boarding was explore the ship. I highly recommend downloading their app, it is easy to read with a deck by deck map. It was our first cruise, so it seemed overwhelming at first, but once you see it yourself it makes sense. We sailed on Voyager of the Seas, which had most of their activities on deck 5 and 11-13. Multiple pool options, an adults only pool section called The Solarium, mini-golf, surfing, and more! We only had one day at sea, but that one day was great. We recommend looking at the activities through their app, and saving things to do since those were some of my favorite memories.

Ports

We stopped at 2 ports, and opted out of any shore excursions, the first was Royal Caribbean's island, CocoCay. Lovely island with multiple food options, space, and beach options. This was our "chill" day by the beach. The water was a little chilly, but so clear and peaceful. Our second stop was Nassau, which is a more popular Bahamas port. We mainly walked around and shopped to see the city. We opted to go back to the ship early, since we aren't really shoppers. I'm sure it would've been more fun with an excursion, but we enjoyed walking around and going back to the boat.

Food/Drink

There were three places to eat for free on the ship. The main dining room, the Windjammer, and the Promenade. We ate at the main dining room every night for dinner, everything was delicious, and our waiters were so sweet! We tried the dining room for breakfast one morning, and it wasn't as good of an experience. The Windjammer was the best place for a casual meal throughout the day. We had breakfast and lunch there everyday, it had beautiful views and a massive buffet so there were more than enough options. You can take the food out of the buffet and take it anywhere with you, so we opted to sit outside most of the afternoons. The Promenade is a smaller place, and only served pizza, desserts, and small sandwiches, but they were open really late. Chris and I tended to eat there as a late night snack almost every night.

12/5-12/9/2024