Carnival Dream Cruise - Half Moon Cay, The Bahamas

 Carnival Dream Cruise - Half Moon Cay

Wednesday, 8 June 2022

Our snorkeling excursion for this stop was canceled before we got on the boat, so we just slept in.  Leisurely got up & went down for breakfast.  Had another good omelet & this time there was bacon too!  Decided not to take the tender to the island - it's really hot & there's nothing there that we'd really want to do - have to purchase your own food & drinks there.  Strange.  

Up for lunch about 1:30pm.  It was rather relaxing up there today.  I just had a beer.  Saving my appetite for dinner.

Spent the afternoon relaxing.  I would go out on the balcony periodically looking for birds.  Saw several Tropic Birds.  They are gorgeous.  An addition to my life list!!!  These are pictures from BOW website.  

Enjoyed the sail away from Half Moon Cay about 3:30pm.  Played with the panoramic setting on the phone.  Got some pictures of the Laughing Gull.  Just an over all lovely day!!!

Dinner was nice & fun again.  Just the 6 of us.  The table staff guys are good & the dancing is entertaining.  No magician tonight!

No show or comedian tonight either.  Went to kareoke with Joe & Patty.  James sang.  Blagh.  Not a single good singer among the group!!!  Just back to cabin & watched House.  Asked George if he minded that we were just being lazy & he said he was fine with it.  Bed about midnight.  Early morning tomorrow!!

 Carnival Dream Cruise - Freeport, Bahamas

Tuesday, 7 June 2022 - 

Woke up at 7am when the ship started shuddering as we slipped into the port.  Annoying way to start the morning!!!  But beautiful view outside the window!!!

The positive side of the early wakeup was plenty of time to go have breakfast!  Not much of a crowd, so we even got to have omelets!  And they were really really good!  But no slices of bacon!!  Really????

Debarked the ship easily & down to where we were supposed to meet our excurions rep.  No one around!  Wandered a bit & finally found a cruise ship guy on a cell phone.  Asked him about it & he said the snorkeling excursions were canceled.  He was annoyed & waved me off to someone at a booth.  We went over there & they confirmed all snorkeling trips were canceled, no explanation & nothing else available!!  Back upstairs I looked & there were some nice looking bird tours, but all were 9am, so obviously it was too late.  Next time!!  

Back to our cabin & we spent a lazy day reading & relaxing.  With occasional forays out to get food (George stood in line for an hour & a half for Mongolian & I went for pizza which took a half hour & was not worth it!!!!) & drink & get some pictures.  Watched as we sailed away from Freeport!!

Another nice dinner.  It's not the best, but it's enjoyable & we like our dinner mates.  Had a strange single guy show up - James.  He was big into Kareoke, so went to listen.  It was pathetic!!!!!  No more PG early comedians & no Theater show.  Only 1 musical group we like - the Carnival band & they weren't playing anywhere.  Several of the venues are closed.  There is a couple that sing, kinda English folksy - not danceable.  There are 2 guys that sing CW - they are horrid!!!!

Back to the cabin to watch a Harry Potter movie.  The menagerie is growing!  Made a couple of trips down to refill our wine.  Still enjoying the cruise.