Danielle goes cruising.

Today my cruise paperwork arrived in the mail and I am so excited! A friend gave me the idea to blog about it. As I mentioned in my previous post, I am going on a Western Caribbean cruise for spring break with I.Gar. My trip will be March 10-19th (2 nights in Miami and 7 nights on the ship). I've never cruised before, but I always hear good things. We'll be on the Explorer of the Seas from the Royal Caribbean cruise line. The price is rather reasonable as well since it includes all of our food, etc. We will have four different stops: (1) Belize City, Belize (2) Costa Maya, Mexico (3) Cozumel, Mexico and (4) Grand Caymen.

So far I.Gar and I have booked two excursions. In Belize we are going ziplining through the rainforest and cave tubing. Cut and paste this link for details: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/shoreExcursions/product/detail/view.do;jsessionid=0000GQHwzEKss-Y0LddNRVPiaXV:10ktdmm42?sourcePage=shorexByPort&ProductCode=BE51&DestinationCode=CARIB

In Grand Caymen we are going snorkeling at three different sites including a reef and the famous Stingray city. The stingrays are actually very tame and enjoy people. They all congregate on this giant sandbar. Apparently it's like walking around on an underwater beach where the water is always 3-4 feet deep. We will get to pet the stingrays and everything! I bought an underwater camera for the excursion. We travel between all the snorkeling sites on a 50-foot catamaran. I absolutely cannot wait. Here is some more information on this excursion: http://grandcaymancruiseexcursions.com/Stingray_City_Buccaneer_Catamaran.htm

If we book anymore excursions I will be sure to let you know. I definitely want to spend a day on the beach which shouldn't require any booking. I guess Costa Maya is a good place to do that. If anyone has any advice that way, please let me know!
Ah, only one month more to wait! Yipee!