Life at Sea

My mom and I just got back from our cruise in the Bahamas. We went to celebrate her birthday (August 31) and mine (September 26). We had a great time. The cruise ship was interesting, but the whole trip was priceless.

We found the Imperial Majesty cruise line through a promotional offer. We originally believed it to be a scam although we eventually jumped on board and paid all due fees. However, from the moment we arrived to the hotel the night before the cruise, the whole thing screamed dingy scam everywhere. Later on I discovered we're not the only ones angry about the scam.

We actually tried to get off the ship. It was so dirty, stunk so bad and there was so little to do... but we stayed on. Let's put it this way: When the lady at guest services in the Bahamas asked what ship we were on, she said, "Oh- the dingy!" Needless to say, we (and all of the "guests", really) made fun of the ship A LOT! We ended up meeting some really great people and having an awesome time.

Here's a recap in photographs.
Longest post EVER.

A little about the ship...

Towels spotted with brown and yellow... topped with a few hairs. (That screams clean!):
Artwork in our closet. Oops, I mean in our "room":
Don't worry- they had sculptures by the water coolers.
Our "hallway"! (Notice the "Dead End" sign- they were at the end of every hallway):
...tons of on-board entertainment:
See how enthused my mom was about the ship!:
Smoky karaoke (this was so much fun! We actually stayed here for hours)...
Olympic sized swimming pool (yes, this was the only pool):
...THE Grand Lounge:
When all else fails, there's drinking.
But thank God we splurged and upgraded to the window room (you had to stand on the bed in order to see out the "window"):
The cruise ship was small. Needless to say, there was some serious cruise ship envy at the port. See this picture below? That's it. That's the entire open section of the cruise ship.:
Styrofoam cups and coolers of water. Classy.:
At least they had an arcade!!!
Let me tell you- there were so many hotties on board!
This has got to be the funniest part. Most cruise ships will take pictures of the guests in front of their grand staircase on the formal night. What does our ship do? They bring in a screen with a photo of a real ship's staircase for people to pose in front of!!!!!:
We did make friends (from all over the world, too! England, Russia, Alabama, Cuba, Amsterdam..!):
In the Bahamas my mom and I rented a scooter to take around town:

We went to the gorgeous resort Atlantis. There we walked through their aquarium and hung out on the beach and in the pool!:
A Bahamian marketplace ("Hi pretty girl... Why don't I show you something nice... Make an offer.."):
I got a sunburn :( All over..:
It was a memorable experience with my mom.