Caribbean Travel Dreams Blog

My husband, my 13 year old son, and myself decided to do a little last minute getaway on Carnival Cruise Line's Triumph sailing out of New York City June 25 to 29, 2009.  Since we live in Southern NJ, it's just a 2 hour drive to Manhattan.  Weather as we left NYC was beautiful, and even the NYC natives were enjoying the view as we slowly passed the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty on our way out to international waters. 

Our cruise was almost to capacity, so we had lots of company.  The weather was not the best (overcast most of the time, a little cool), but it wasn't a "beach" cruise so we were OK.  Our 4 night cruise had one port in St. John New Brunswick.  I opted to reserve a Reversing Falls Jetboat Thrill Ride, which was 20 minutes of riding through the rough waters where St. John's River meets the Bay of Fundy ... we were fortunate enough to ride at low tide when the water was at it's best (meaning lots of whitecaps).  No avoiding getting drenched on this ride, but it looks a lot scarier than it really is.  Our driver was experienced enough to know just how to get us wet, but also made it fun.