Today Andrea and I returned from an 8-night Southern Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas! Our traveling party included friends, Brent and Tracee.
We sailed, round trip from Port Canaveral, to these ports:
- Willemstad, Curacao
- Oranjestad, Aruba
- Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic
- Perfect Day at Cococay, Bahamas
Andrea and I were in cabin 1305, located on Deck 10 mid on the starboard side. Brent and Tracee were in cabin 9279, on deck 9.
Our cruise staff for this cruise
- Cruise Director: John
- Head Server: Ivor
- Waiter: Joseph
- Asst Waiter: Joan
Throughout the cruise we played a few games that included “The Game”, “Forbidden Island”, “Zombie Chickens” and “Exploding Kittens”.
Day 1 – Port Canaveral. Also in port were Disney Wish, Disney Magic, Utopia of the Seas, and Carnival Glory.
Day 2 – sailing. The four of us ate at the steakhouse Chops Grille.
Day 3 – sailing.
Day 4 – Curacao. Brent, Tracee and I took the excursion that visited the Hato Caves and took a walking tour of historical Willemstad. While in the caves, we got to see some fruit bats. During the tour, the power supplying lights for the caves decided to experience a temporary power outage, causing a complete blackout for a few seconds.
Day 5 – Aruba. The four of us took a submarine excursion. We boarded a boat, and met the submarine and transferred to it while floating. At one time near the end of the tour, the pilot actually touched down on the bottom at a depth of 141 ft. About an hour and a half after we left Aruba, the ship had to return to Aruba for a medical emergency.
Day 6 – Dominican Republic. Brent, Tracee and I went on a Reef Snorkel excursion, during which I managed to temporarily lose my camera. After about 15 minutes, one of my fellow swimmers was able to locate it and it was recovered by one of the crew about 30 ft down.
Day 7 – sailing. Andrea and I experienced “Sip, Tour, Bruch”, where we got to have a quick drink, tour the galley, and have a brunch.
Day 8 – CocoCay. We didn’t spend much time on the island. We got off to find a light mist and once we found our seats we were going to use, it started thundering. A little bit later it started with the light show with a bunch of lightening, so we decided to head back to the ship to see if the weather would get better, which it never did. Also visiting CocoCay was the Icon of the Seas. While at dinner, we saw a Disney ship sailing a few miles away.
Day 9 – Port Canaveral. Also in port were Disney Treasure and Carnival Freedom.
During the cruise, we watched a few of the shows including:
- “The Misfit of Magic”, Ed Alonzo
- “Cool Art, Hot Ice” ice skating show
- “Invitation to Dance” and “Can’t Stop the Rock”
- “Battle of the Sexes” and “Crazy Quest” adult game shows
This was our 1st cruise on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (Adventure: 1) totaling 8 nights, making us Crown and Anchor Society Gold members.