An hour later, we were in Port Carnival at the dock for the Royal Caribbean. It was due to leave in half an hour. This would be my second time on the cruise. The first one when I was one of the mother's helpers with Stacey and the Pike family. Kristy and her family came along, too. That was fun.
Meredith and Carlo never been on the cruise. I love exploring, so I'd show them around. Neither Dad or Sharon actually. My siblings are going to share the same room while Dad and Sharon would be next to us. That was neat.
We already had our suitcases in our rooms. We were on the deck when the ship's whistle blew and started moving.
"Wow. I can't believe we're actually leaving for Bahamas," said Meredith.
"Me either," said Carlos.
"We also rented a house that is right on a beach," said Dad.
"Really?" asked Dawn.
"Yes," said Sharon.
"Sweet," I said excitedly.
"Your mother and I came here for a honeymoon and for our wedding anniversary," said Dad.
"Wow," I said.
"We even took you here after you were born before she had cancer," said Dad.
I wonder how come he stopped. It must have something to do with his memories he had with Mom, but I didn't ask. I'm sure he would tell me though. I like to find out about Mom since I never knew her.
"How long it would take to Bahamas by cruise?" asked Meredith.
"Almost four nights," I replied. "I was on it once, but it was a different one."
"Wow," said Meredith.
Later, I must have been daydreaming because I didn't hear anyone calling me until now
"It's time to go to dinner," said Carlos.
"Okay," I said.
To be honest with you, I was hungry, which isn't good for anyone who has diabetes. I had pork chops, which I can have. I had mashed potatoes and bread with that. I already told our waiter about my diabetes so he would know during the cruise. He told me he has it himself, so he knew what to give me. I'm grateful about that.
After dinner, the waiter knew I couldn't have desserts, but added, "We do have fruit."
"Okay, I'll take that," I said.
I went out to take insulin first. Fruit can raise your blood sugar. Stacey does the same thing. I came back when the waiter arrived with fruit while others had pies. I don't mind missing out on treats since diabetes is serious to take care of it. I plan to be strict about that to have a healthy life. I don't want any health issues that is related to diabetes. Dad doesn't blame me. Plus, I don't ignore my blood sugar
The best thing we didn't have to pay for dinner. The crew that takes reserved sports covers that. That is very neat. From there, we went back to our rooms. I hear we can get up anytime. I remembered we used to get up at seven am. You do not have to on Royal Caribbean, which is great. And, we get to stay up late.
At ten pm, we went to bed. In the middle of the night, I couldn't breathe as usual, but I used my inhaler and felt better right away. The odd part is that my inhaler something works and sometimes, I still have issues with breathing.
The next day, a few of us slept until around nine am. I was already thirty minutes ago. That's because my blood sugar was high. I wrote a note saying, going to get a bite to eat. Then, I left to get breakfast after I got dressed. I was still there when the others met me.
"My blood sugar was high, which was why I'm here," I said.
"That's fine, honey," said Dad.
After breakfast, we wanted to do exploring.
"We can always go separate ways if you want and we can meet back here for lunch," said Sharon.
"Okay," said Meredith.
"Sure," said Carlos.
I didn't mind either. That's what we did. We went swimming for awhile until it was almost time for lunch. We had our clothes over our bathing suits in case if we want to go back. The pool was fun. That was when we met up with Dad and Sharon. We had a good lunch and most of us went back to the pool. Then, later, we went to the arcade. I remember seeing an arcade on the other cruise. That's always fun. That keeps a family busy while enjoying any cruises.