My boyfriend had to work, so I found a group for people traveling alone. Yes, some of these people were truly single and there were some affairs that happened over the week, but I just wanted a congenial bunch of people to eat dinner with and to go dancing with afterward.
We all met aboard the Carnival Liberty in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. It's a huge ship with all the amenities, and we were traveling to St. Thomas, St. Martin, and Cozumel. The ports of call were wonderful.
I'd always wanted to try snorkeling and I did this in two of the three ports.
The beaches were so amazing, and in St. Thomas I took a ferry over to St. John, where you can snorkel right from the beach and there's an underwater pathway of signs telling you what you're seeing.
In St. Thomas I did something different. I'd met a woman friend in the group and she liked designer things. I'm not much for that, but it was fun to follow her around and be treated like royalty as she checked out and purchased some high-end jewelry and designer bags.
The meals on the ship were wonderful, there was a sense of ease and freedom, and (I made sure I had my own cabin even though it cost more) I had a nice balance between new friends and time alone to sun and exercise.
No minor disagreements with the boyfriend, no feeling as if other people were having more fun than I was. It turned out to be one of my best vacations ever.
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