00:00I'm Lucy Fink and this is Five Days of New Experiences!
00:07Hello! Hi guys!
00:09I wanted to try five days of trying something new every day so I partnered up with Carnival Cruise Line
00:13and here I am in the Caribbean getting some sun and fun and having a new experience every day with
00:18my best friend Lauren
00:19who has never been on a cruise so this entire thing is driving me wild. It's the most amazing and
00:24it's only day one.
00:25We're going on vacation from island to island but being on a cruise it's almost like you're on vacation on
00:30your way to vacation.
00:32So what we've decided to do in these five days of new experiences is prioritize our friendship.
00:39Phones down, no laptops, putting the work away, sitting with my best friend. I know a lot about you but
00:46getting to know who you are when the sun is shining.
00:49We changed immediately into some really cute matching patterns of shirts and t-shirts.
00:55Unintentional.
00:56And jumped up to the top deck. You have to tell them about the ropes course.
00:58Okay. We got harnessed in.
01:00We just couldn't believe that as we were up, elevated 15 feet in the air, the ship was moving.
01:05We're racing along, heading to the Dominican Republic while we're running races around the ropes course.
01:11I won the first race.
01:12I won the second.
01:13I won the third.
01:14I won the fourth.
01:15And then we did rock, paper, scissor, shoot to see who was going to have to do the hardest course
01:20for the last race.
01:21I got it.
01:22She lost.
01:23And then...
01:24Oh my god, we're naked now.
01:25We tied.
01:26We tied.
01:26We were sweating.
01:33We got our bathing suits on and we went to Water Works.
01:36Massive buckets of water dumping on our heads.
01:41Water slides everywhere.
01:42It's essentially a water park on the ship.
01:44To step back and be with your best friend and go to a place you've never been and try something
01:49you've never tried.
01:50I'm just so excited to expand our horizons this week and for you guys to see how amazing this is.
01:56I mean we're hitting new countries, we're meeting new people, we're trying new foods, we're challenging each other.
02:01I can't even imagine what's to come tomorrow because today is so perfect.
02:05See you tomorrow.
02:06Bye guys.
02:06Bye.
02:09Last night we went to a piano bar.
02:12The piano man let me and Lauren go up behind his piano.
02:16And sang with him.
02:18And when we woke up this morning.
02:20Where were we?
02:21In the Dominican Republic.
02:22I've never been to the Dominican Republic.
02:24You tried something new today.
02:25That was my new thing today is I've never been to the Dominican Republic.
02:28I had never been snorkeling before.
02:31We went on a catamaran.
02:33Ooh.
02:34You're like Cinderella.
02:37One, two, three.
02:40We literally jumped off this catamaran.
02:42Holding hands.
02:54Holding hands.
02:55Something we don't normally do on a Tuesday is swim with tropical fish.
02:59The crew on the catamaran just dance and sing with you in the sunshine.
03:04They give you drinks.
03:05They give you lunch.
03:06We were swimming in the ocean one minute and doing the Macarena on deck the second.
03:11First day of snorkeling, great success.
03:14Day three, we're coming for you.
03:18Last night we went to a full four course Italian restaurant together.
03:23It was like being in the heart of Little Italy but on a floating island.
03:27And then we followed the Italian dinner with a comedy show.
03:30Did you even know cruises had comedy shows?
03:32No.
03:33Crew's rookie here.
03:34No idea.
03:35We woke up this morning and we decided let's treat ourselves.
03:38Why not?
03:38We're aboard a ship.
03:39So we went to Guy's Burger Joint and we got the biggest cheeseburgers you probably have
03:44ever seen in your life.
03:45With fries.
03:46With a side of fries.
03:48And that was when we really said, let's slow down.
03:51So we chose to go get hot stone massages together.
03:54We put on these fancy fluffy robes with fuzzy slippers, slipped into our couples massage beds.
04:02I have always assumed that a hot stone massage would literally be hot stones kind of sitting on your back.
04:07It was absolutely the opposite.
04:09They were massaging our pain areas with heated stones and oils.
04:14I was kind of in a meditative state.
04:16Oh, just tell them the truth.
04:17We were so relaxed.
04:19This girl fell asleep in the massage.
04:21I heard a in the middle.
04:23After we did all of that, we then explored the ship.
04:27After a full day of walking and talking and getting to know each other in a way that we certainly
04:32can't do at the office,
04:33I learned so much about you.
04:35Oh my god, what did you learn?
04:36I learned she worked in a bakery for 12 years.
04:39Valid. I did.
04:41She touched Paul McCartney's hand.
04:43I did.
04:43Didn't know that.
04:45And what did we do tonight, Lauren?
04:46We went to a karaoke bar.
04:48Being up on that stage and facing that crowd and seeing the hundred people looking at us while we sing
04:54and have the best time,
04:55it's really only something that Lauren and I got to see.
04:58That point of view was from our eyes only.
05:01Lauren was shimmying.
05:03I ripped my jacket off and twirled it in the air.
05:05It was so much fun.
05:06I'm always going to remember the moment that we shared tonight on that stage dancing and singing our hearts out.
05:14Today we dove head first into an entirely new culture.
05:17We were in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the capital of Puerto Rico.
05:20We walked through the tiny cobblestone streets of old San Juan.
05:24The buildings there are vibrant colors, European looking almost.
05:29We learned so much history about San Juan, about Puerto Rico.
05:33At the very end of our walking excursion, we got to sit down and actually try the signature dish of
05:39Puerto Rico.
05:39Mofongo.
05:40Mofongo.
05:40And we made it today.
05:42We'd been walking in the sun and they hand us mojitos as we walk in.
05:46And they're like, alright everybody, let's make mofongo.
05:49The chef that came out to show us how to do it.
05:52Salud.
05:53He showed us the local rum of San Juan.
05:55He showed us the best food we've ever seen.
05:58This man was like our guide into old San Juan.
06:02Salud!
06:03We're so far away from home, but we could not have felt more welcome and more at home.
06:07Now we'll always have San Juan.
06:10Mojito.
06:11Mofongo.
06:12Mojito and mofongo.
06:14Woo!
06:16It's Friday!
06:18And I lost my voice last night dancing the night away.
06:22We started our night at a bar where we hung out with a mixologist who was slash a science teacher.
06:28And we provided him with our favorite ingredients.
06:31So I went with tequila, lemon juice, blackberries.
06:34And I went with sugar and pineapple and sugar.
06:39And then he made us our drinks, mixing all of our favorite things in together, having us taste along the
06:44way.
06:44Topped off with a flaming orange.
06:46We took a little orange peel and a lighter and blazed!
06:52The fire blazed our drinks and it completely changed the flavor.
06:55Oh my gosh.
06:56He was like, do you believe in magic?
06:58And we were both like, yeah.
06:59We do.
07:00And then we danced to some classic rock to end our final night here on the ship.
07:04We embarked on this journey five days ago together to explore new places and challenge ourselves and try new things.
07:11And at the end of this five days, we feel truly accomplished.
07:14For us, getting away from real life for just five days, we now have this magical, unforgettable experience that we've
07:21shared together.
07:21The world is so huge.
07:24We've popped our travel bubbles and now we're going to get out and explore it way more.
07:28I want to try to find the little things in every day that make me smile or challenge me because
07:33the feelings we've had this week, nothing can measure up to that.
07:37In true form to the series, now you guys need to take what we did this week and apply it
07:41to your lives.
07:42I think it's as easy as grabbing a friend and instead of going to brunch with them saying, we're going
07:47to a museum, try something new.
07:48Try new things, get out there, push yourself and explore the world.
07:53Any chance you get, try something new.
07:55Every day.
