Our Recent Cruise

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I mentioned in a previous post that my husband and I recently got back from a cruise. I promised a post about it. So below are the details about our trip. We went on a 10-day cruise on the Norwegian Getaway. This is the second time we have cruised on the Getaway but about our 7th cruise on Norwegian. The cruise ship left from New York City and it was fun sailing past the Statue of Liberty. We had 4 stops. The first was an overnight stop in Bermuda. Bermuda is one of our very favorite places to go on a cruise. We have been there a few times and it was one of the first places we stopped on our very first cruise together in 2006. This was the only stop we made where we had an excursion planned. If you remember, my husband was suffering from sciatica so we decided to just go and relax and not be too active. We had booked this cruise before he got Sciatica and didn't want to cancel it. I did get off the ship in Bermuda on my own in the afternoon and went and sat on a beach near the cruise port for an hour. I also went to a pharmacy and picked up a few things we needed. Then that night we went on a catamaran rum swizzle tour. Unfortunately, it rained while we were on this tour but we still made it fun. The other stops were at Great Stirrup Cay (the cruise line-owned beach in the Bahamas), Nassau in the Bahamas, and Orlando. We enjoyed the days when most people were off the ship and it was quieter. We worked out almost every day, even though my husband was in pain. He is a real trooper. We ate delicious meals and it was so nice not having to cook for 10 days. We went to 2 specialty restaurants on the ship that normally you have to pay for but we got them free as a promotion. The first one was a Brazilian restaurant where they would bring different types of meats to your table periodically. This included beef, chicken, and lamb. There was also a bunch of side vegetables that were brought to the table and a brown sugar and cinnamon baked pineapple which was amazing. The second specialty restaurant was a seafood restaurant which was delicious. I had salmon and my husband had tuna. We even tried acupuncture, which didn't work for either one of us, but was very relaxing anyway. I also had a chair massage right next to the pool where they only do your back, neck, and shoulders. Those are my favorite types of massages and I loved it. It was supposed to only be 15 minutes but she gave me a 30-minute massage. These types of massages are cheaper than the full body massage so it works for me! We ended up renting a scooter for my husband so he could get around the ship without as much pain and that made the cruise much more enjoyable for him. We usually cruise on Princess Cruises, but our second favorite cruise line is Norwegian and we are already looking at upcoming cruises on both cruise lines to see if we can find a good deal. Do you like to cruise and if so, which is your favorite cruise line?