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We recently went on our first cruise together (my 3rd cruise). Originally, Price and were supposed to go to Greece for 10 days back in March but that trip fell through at the beginning of the year. It was a huge disappointment as it was totally out of our control, but serendipitously everything else fell into place resulting us getting our first house. We felt that we still needed a little vacation so we began looking around and found a great deal on a 4 day Carnival cruise out of Boston cheap all inclusive vacation packages that would take us up to Saint John, NB. A fun, quick trip up to Canada cheap all inclusive vacation packages was just what the Dr ordered!
We each took a half day so we could head over to the port early on. Plus I had to buy a pair of sneakers before we left. After a quick T ride to South Station and then a Silver Line bus to Cruise Port and we were quickly breezing cheap all inclusive vacation packages through the lines to board the boat. Everyone was really friendly as they ushered us through security, checked us in, and gave us our cards that act as our room keys, security to get on off the boat, and our debits cards for anything we purchase on the boat.
I was completely and utterly loosing my mind every time a plane came in for a landing at Logan. There is just something so fun and amazing about their power and I love knowing cheap all inclusive vacation packages that people are going on or returning from an adventure. cheap all inclusive vacation packages (Unless of course they are on a bussiness trip).
Prior to leaving the port we went back to the room, changed into our bathing suits, went on a tour of the spa, went through the safety cheap all inclusive vacation packages drill, and went back to the spa for a raffle.  Sadly, we didn t win any spa services so we high tailed it back up to the decks to wave bye to Boston and enjoy the sun on the Serenity area. Unfortunately, we went opposite ways when we left the spa couldn t find each other for a while so I just grabbed cheap all inclusive vacation packages a lounge and enjoyed the music, sun, and time to relax.
Price did find me so we hopped into a hot tub and enjoyed the whole novelty of being in water while being on a boat. dorks. Serentiy started to clear out as people went to the first seating for dinner so we were able to get a hammock and relax for a bit before we had to get ready for dinner.
This happy towel animal greeted as when we came back to the room. We headed off to dinner and that is when things went poorly for Price who started to battle a headache. He didn t make it through dinner since he went back to the room to lay down. I went to the duty free shop and paid though noise ($12) for a small bottle of Tylenol cheap all inclusive vacation packages for Pricer. (Remember to be prepared so you don t have to pay so much too!) Thankfully he woke up feeling fine the next day
There are Fun Days at Sea which is just when the ship needs a day to travel to get to the next port. Our cruise has 2 Fun Days at Sea, which were the days that brought us to Saint John and then back again to Boston. The daily Today at a Glance brochure that is provided in your stateroom outlines all the activities to available to participate in. We decided to generally keep our days relaxing so we didn t do a whole lot, which was just perfect!
I went to a foot analysis seminar. It was focused on a set of orthotics cheap all inclusive vacation packages from Good Feet that they were selling but it actually was really interesting and informative. We did imprints of our feet and that would tell us about our foundations and how that could relate to any pain we have. Well my imprints showed my right foot is flatter than my left, which could relate to my issues with my hip on my right side. hmmm should prob see a DR about that
Thankfully, I grabbed some seats quickly so we spent the afternoon laying out by the Azure pool . After getting too hot we would just take a dip into the pool and then layout again. Oh, and we would sip on pina coladas as well. My kind of vacation!
Friday night was the Captain s Dinner night so it means getting dressed up. Apparently that memo did not get to everyone as there were 2 winners for the night. One guy wearing plaid (not madras style) cargo shorts and a polo with some graphic on the back and the other guy who wore jeans and an orange hoodie. (Overall, orange hoodie guy won as we saw him wear that for the rest of the cruise)
After dinner we went to one of the on board Broadway/Vegas style shows called Livin in America . It was good but I dozed off a bit since we enjoyed a bottle of wine with dinner and all the afternoon sun caught up with me. Instead of walking through the ship to get to the elevator bank to take us to Riviera cheap all inclusive vacation packages Deck we went up and walked along top. Very cool as it was really foggy.
As with all ports, you can book an excursion cheap all inclusive vacation packages through the boat to have something secured for the day. We didn t plan on booking a tour through the cruise line and after having the info session on Friday our initial cheap all inclusive vacation packages feeling is that we would not. Saint John is not a very large city and if we can handle 8+ miles in NYC on a typical visit we could handle Saint John. And if we felt we wanted to go with a tour company we could easily book a tour just outside the port, where a lot of companies set up. In the end we just figured we would wing it and we are glad that we did. w
When we got off the ship I was handed a rose from a member of the chambers of commerce. I manged to safely cheap all inclusive vacation packages hang on to it the whole day Also, one of the tour guides was really helpful as she provided us with a map of the city and explained how to get around, if we didn t take a tour. We would simply have to walk a few blocks and then could follow the pedestrian trail of  Harbor Passage  towards Reversing Rapids.
Reversing Rapids with Irving Paper and Crow Island. Truthfully, I was really disappointed to have the paper mill right across from the park, and therefore cheap all inclusive vacation packages in the photos. It was annoying but watching cheap all inclusive vacation packages the rapids pick up pace in the hour we were there made the whole experience worth it. The birds would drop down into the water from the island, ride the current for a bit, and then fly back up to the island and repeat the process. It looked like they were having a blast on the rapids.
The funny thing was that our intent was to book the zip line at the falls but once we got there we decided not to do it. It was not like what we expected with it being out in the open, not really over the rapids,  and having such short runs between the platforms. So we decided to save our money and plan on going zip lining again in the Berkshires.
After leaving the park we following the map along the route the tour buses take along Douglas Avenue. There were so many beautiful houses along Douglas. And then we turned cheap all inclusive vacation packages on to Main Street which gave us the perfect shot of the Saint John sign (above). We did get a little lost at one point as Main Street became a bridge over Rt 100 and there was no sidewalk anymore. We figured out we had go down to Hilyard St, which became Paradise Row and then take the Somerset Street Bridge over Rt 100. That brought us right into the older area of Saint John and by the cruise ship.
And after strolling around a bit we decided to have lunch in Saint John. They were getting ready for the Canada Day festivities so there were bands playing on a stage in Market Square. We had lunch at Lemongrass  where I had Thai Fried Rice and Price had a Chicken Pad Thai. The service was great and the food was good but the time it took for the kitchen to prepare simple dishes was unreasonable. At least we had a beautiful day with  some live music.
After our trip I figured out we walked over 6 1/2 miles that day. It was tiring cheap all inclusive vacation packages but a perfect adventure together. We got to experience Saint John at our pace and get plenty cheap all inclusive vacation packages of exercise doing it. We came back to the ship and spent the afternoon relaxing in the Serenity area of the ship for a while and then got ready for dinner and enjoyed the beautiful sunset.
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We went back to our room to relax a bit and get ready for the rest of the day. We started to roam around the boat, including browsing cheap all inclusive vacation packages the duty free shops and the casino.  And then we enjoyed a picture cheap all inclusive vacation packages perfect sunset.
Most of the wait staff gathered together. I really give them a lot of credit as they leave their families cheap all inclusive vacation packages for months on end and really cheap all inclusive vacation packages work hard during the cruise. The trays they carry are stacked to the top and they are always running around getting you what you need. Keep their hard work that you see and don t see in mind when you are tipping on the boat.
I got up at 5.30am so I could see the sun coming up and our entry back into Boston Harbor. (If you are going to want to to sleep in just see Boston while still lounging in bed get a room on the Starboard side of the boat.) I made it up in record time to snap photos of the sunrise at 5.35am. The sunrise and entry into the Harbor was so beautiful. I was glad that I woke up early for it. I rushed down and got Price later on when we were further into the Harbor. We then had breakfast and enjoyed the views together.
After break