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In the 1800s ships were used for transporting goods and other materials across the country. Ships were also used to transport people to several different countries, islands, and states. The very first luxury cruise ship was The Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Prinzessin Victoria Luise was the first purpose- built cruise ship that launched on June 29th 1900. Albert Ballin was the managing director that oversaw the building and construction of Prinzessin Victoria Luise; with the help of Blohim and Voss. At that time cruising was targeted toward wealthy travelers and Prinzessin Victoria Luise was designed to look like a private yacht. That particular ship had a five-year run, and while on a west Indian cruise the ship tried to enter the Kingston Harbor. Instead of Prinzessin VictoriaLuise entering Kingston it anchored at Port Royal and collided on to the rocks bow.
Carnival Cruise Lines, was formed by cruise industry pioneer, the late Ted Arison. The launch of Carnival Cruise Lines is a classic tale of the American Dream in 1972 and, with a boatload of creativity a single secondhand ship had just enough fuel to make a one-way trip from Miami to San Juan. Years down the line Carnival Corporation didn’t come into existence until 1994. One of Best Life Cruise’s favorite cruise line is Carnival. We love how affordable most carnival cruises are, and how each ship is so different and diverse in the themes and layout of the boats.
Best Life Cruise’s first Carnival cruise was Carnival Liberty on March 12th 2011 which was a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise that departed from Port Miami. We wanted to support our good friend that was a singer and dancer for Carnival Cruise Line. He was currently working on Carnival Liberty and we were college students that planned to cruise for spring break that year. It was four of us and we booked two sperate interior cabins that cost $754 per person, taxes and port fees was added up almost to $300. We decided to save money and instead of flying we drove from Dallas Texas to Miami Florida, which was an 18-hour drive. At that time gas was very reasonable back in 2011 ranging to $3.05 per gallon. We parked at the cruise terminal which cost around $56 including tax for that week.
Carnival Liberty was a western carribean cruise that ported in Jamaica, Cayman Island, and Cozumel. Jamaica was the first stop and we decided to hang out at Margaritaville to eat, drink, and relax at the beach. The second stop was my favorite the Cayman Islands. I was blown away at how clean and beautiful the Cayman Islands were. The water itself just glowing and phenomenal, we decided to go to 7-mile beach that day and enjoyed our time eating, drinking, and swimming. That was the very first time I tried fried conch fritters and it was beyond delicious. The last stop was Cozumel and we went to No Name Bar with the beach at the back of the bar. We were very grateful to spend time with our friend and we definitely took his suggestions on which shows to see on the ship and places to visit at each port.
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