Girls Trip
We flew with British Airways, Unfortunately, we were not all able to sit together but we had a great flight out and the staff on BA were amazing, super friendly.
The queue to get through Immigration at arrivals was quite long, however we were able to get a Taxi quite quickly. Taxi took about 20/30 mins and cost us 70$ for all six of us. Miami beach – Wow it is stunning! I loved the Art deco buildings; the promenade and the beaches were beautiful. we spent the day exploring, visiting The Botanical Gardens, Muscle Beach, Ocean drive, Lincoln Road. We got in over 20k steps that day, but it was worth it! We stayed at The Shelbourne Hotel. It was a great located property with access to the beach and promenade, and with bars and restaurants within walking distance. Hotel was lovely with lots of facilities. Be prepared If you are travelling to Miami beach, it is VERY expensive. We ate out at NaiYaRa which is a Thai Restaurant, the food was amazing! We then went for drinks at Juvia it has the most amazing views of the city with incredible cocktails. We found using Uber when we did need to travel via car the cheapest way to travel. Carnival Carbbean Cruises – The Carnival Sunrise is a smaller ship and a little dated in décor but clean and tidy. I think I have been spoilt in the past having been on some of the newer cruise ships. I would rate this ship a 3-star standard. We prepaid for our drinks package which allowed us to enjoy a large choice of drinks without worrying about the final bill. Food was included on the cruise this included a formal restaurant where you check in for a time slot or you could go to the Buffet dining when open. There were several types of snack bars open throughout the day also. Including a Pizza Bar which was open until the early hours ?? Carnival pride themselves on being the ‘Fun’ cruise ship and they were that, with all the game shows, entertainment and watch out those water slides are fast. The clientele is predominantly American with very few other nationalities.
We stopped at: Bahamas + Princess Cay – Simply stunning, beautiful beaches with crystal clear waters, you can see that this is where the rich and famous like to holiday with all the big houses on the coastline, we took a 2-hour tour round the island with Sean a local taxi driver who did a fantastic job of showing us round and telling us all about the island. This was 30$ each. We finished off at the beach where we had a swim in the beautiful sea and then had some cocktails. The locals were all friendly and welcoming. On the Princess Cay Island this was a purely private island, with several different water sports which could be pre booked including glass bottom Kayaking, snorkelling, and fishing as well as pedal boats. Food was available in the form of a BBQ buffet with some soft drinks. Alcoholic drinks could be purchased at several of the bars across the Island. Though we didn’t have children with us they were accommodated for which included a pool and play area etc. Grand Turk – Again Simply stunning, beautiful beaches with crystal clear waters opted for a relaxing beach day here but would really like to have seen more of the island. We headed towards the end of the beach where we found Jack’s Shack. Great BBQ food and cold beers! There was a little shopping area which was tax free and then a Margaritaville which had a pool that you could sit and relax. On our return to Miami we hungout at Bayside which was very close to the port, we were able to store our luggage for 7$ each for the day, we did some shopping had a few last drinks before we headed to the airport for our night flight, I surprised everyone by flying home Premium economy with British Airways which was the perfect way to end a great trip.