Spring Break 2007 - Western Caribbean Cruise One of the advantages for having a college boyfriend is that I get to go on Spring Break  DAY 0 - 3/16/07 So the entire week of 3/12 was sunny and beautiful until the night of 3/15 Due to the snowstorm on the 16th, all flights leaving out of NYC/Philly were cancelled!! Lucky for us, we re-routed our flight to depart from Washington DC to Florida. Our trip began with the 10:30pm Greyhound Bus departing from Port Authority to Baltimore, Maryland where Tim’s parents came to pick us up and drove us to the Dulles Airport at 3:30am. DAY 1 - 3/17/07 We've been up for 24 hrs by the time we boarded on the plane from DC to Ft. Lauderdale.... I can't even imagine what the fellow Penn Staters have to go through during the THON weekend. Nevertheless, we made it to our Carnival Liberty Cruise at 1pm. 
After a long nap...the next logical thing was to eat. Chris & Tim at the Silver Dining Room 
 
Here is a peek at our State Room..it was very roomy and comfy! 
We ended the first night with some dancing at the club. 
DAY 2 - 3/18/07 Another Fun Day at Sea. The map below shows our destinations for this trip 
We then walked around the cruise. Piano Bar 
Pool Area  
One of the decks..where we get sushi at 5pm everyday 
View of the ship inside 
Glove Bar 
Buffet 
Lounge 
Then we spent some time at the Arcade and played Laser Tag 
We all dressed up for the Captain's Formal Night (which means, drinks on the house) 
This picture is absolutely priceless... 
We get different towel animal every night..is it a snake? 
DAY 3 - 3/19/07 We arrived at Costa Maya, Mexico at 8am  
None of us were interested in seeing ruins (some old man from the cruise actually fell down the steps  ) and doing anything crazy, so we decided to relax on the beach and enjoy things that we couldn't do in New York. 1. Massage on the beach 
20 bucks for 1 hr...it felt like heaven  2. Snorkeling - we even hired our own captain  
3. Drinking Corona on the beach
 
The weather was in the 80s and the water was nice and warm 
I think it is a dog this time 
  
DAY 4 - 3/20/07 We've spent 4 days on a ship already...I've gone to the Duty Free Shops, free liquor tasting, art auctions (for the free champagne), comedy clubs, and even worked out at the gym TWICE. So let's fast forward to the night time to see the mystery animal... 
DAY 5 - 3/21/07 Woohoo! We made it to Limon, Costa Rica an hour earlier than scheduled. We met up with our tour guide and headed to a series of fun activities... 1. Visiting the local farm        
Holding a baby sloth 
2. Tour the banana plantation    
3. Ride through the jungle    
Trust me..I was scared 
Some kind of bats 
4. Beach Bonita  
5. Tour the town  
That's our cruise 
Wanna guess what's the animal for tonight? 
DAY 6 - 3/22/07 Speeding down the water, we arrived at Colon, Panama at 7am.  
We also had a tour group showing us around, so I threw my English- Spanish dictionary out of the window! 1. Panama Canal - Gatun Locks  
We witness a ship going through the locsk 
 
In the old days, you can fit two boats in at the same time 
2. Indian Village In order to get to the village, you need to go for a canoe ride (~ 45mins) with the Indians.  
 
This view reminded me of the show "LOST"  
At one point, the water was too shallow, so we all had to get off the canoe and walked for a bit. To reward ourselves at the end, we all jumped in the lake and drank beers with the Indians! The Indian Village  
 
 
Lunch - modified version of Fish n' Chips  
Beautiful arts & crafts 
Back at the ship..time for some party! 
Towel Bunny 
DAY 7 - 3/23/07 Fun Day at Sea..we have our 2nd Formal Night  
OK..I really have no idea what it was... 
DAY 8 - 3/24/07 Last day on the cruise - we made sure that we have enough liquor to bring back to the State. 
As we are sailing into the sunset, we are putting a period at the end of our Spring Break. 
DAY 9 - 3/25/07 Arrive safe and sound at the port..I was able to bring back 5 bottles of liquor in my luggage  We continued our journey by driving north on I95 and met up with Chris's parents at Ft. Lauderdale and Tim's parents at Jacksonville. DAY 10 - 3/26/07 Landed at LGA at noon. Good thing I was "working from home" today. Now I better get back to reality and study for my CFA exam. | 
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