My first cruise...

Originally Posted by icantbejon

We're heading out of Ft. Lauderdale and stopping in Ocho Rios and Cayman Islands. The boat is the Navigator of the Seas (or something like that). Headed out on Royal Carribean.

Cool; I've heard great things about RCL (Royal Caribbean) and we went on Celebrity most recently (owned by RCL) and loved it. We also stopped in Ochos Rios and Grand Cayman as well as Cozumel and Key West. (I just now noticed that you're probably already crusin' as we speak!)

Ochos Rios was really nice. We chose to do the ZipLine but did want to see the Ochos Rios Falls so we just took a cab to see it from the outside and to the beach and secluded cove below it (where the falls meet the sea). The ZipLine was a lot of fun (it was our first time) and we enjoyed the secluded cove but I was wary of our driver (who really was a really nice old chap...you just have to be careful of who you leave to watch your clothes and cameras...).

Grand Cayman was great, we did the Catamaran trip to StingRay City which was one incredible experience, as a large hammerhead shark circled and left us alone.

Originally Posted by Willygt

In these cruises, do you really feel the movement enough to feel sea sick?

Originally Posted by tobii3

And Willygt -

You only feel the ship move in rough seas....technology has come a LONG way with these cruise ships - you can be in 8 - 12 ft swells and the ship barely rocks

Yep!