Get Ready to Set Sail...


Sail away on our first annual Diamond Painting at Sea Cruise, featuring some of your favorite YouTube hosts! Crafter Rachel Rae will be joined by Carra The Principal Painter. We’ll sail from Port Canaveral Florida on Saturday, April 11th 2026, aboard the Carnival Freedom for 5 nights. Along the way, we’ll have one sea day and visit Half Moon Caye in the Bahamas, Nassau Bahamas and Carnival Cruise lines brand new private island Celebration Key.


This is an exclusive Diamond at Sea cruise to the Bahamas and is presented by Sand In My Soul Vacations. You must book through our group to participate in group activities.


Cruising Itinerary

Five unforgettable nights on Carnival Freedom!

Saturday April 11th to Thursday April 16th, 2026

 

Take a look at this fun private island itinerary down below.

Diamond at sea with some of your favorite Diamond Painters.
While relaxing and cruising in the Bahamas



Imagine this: 5-nights of crafting with friends … those you know and those you have yet to meet … in a floating, resort atmosphere. Enjoy a beautiful gathering space with an incredible view of the sea and of course, impeccable service and beautiful accommodations. All fares will include meals in most of the ship’s dining venues, nightly entertainment and more! 

And imagine gathering with like-minded crafters from possibly all over the world, the very best (I mean the absolute BEST) swag bag, fun and games, and all of this for one flat fee. Did I mention that we also have cocktail party, Danish coffee/tea break, and a group photo included in the price of your fare. 

The ship offers many beautiful quiet locations that we can take advantage of as well as daily dedicated meeting space locations. Diamond Painting at sea will be a little different then land base retreats, as we are sharing the ship with other cruisers, we DON’T have a space dedicated 24 hours a day to us. But there will be many places and opportunities for Diamond Painting.

And although this isn't a retreat, many aspects will be like land-based retreats. We will of course have Diamond Painting, as well as a gift exchange, games with prizes, door prizes, gatherings and more!

We welcome your non diamond painting travel buddies: spouses, parents, siblings, and friends who want to travel with you and enjoy the ship’s amenities while you spend time with your fellow crafters.




Stateroom Options

 

We offer your choice of stateroom configurations on a first-come, first-served basis. All cabins have two twin beds that convert to a king. They also include a hair dryer, TV, phone, and 110/220 electrical outlets. We have a limited number of each cabin type in our group inventory.


For each cabin type, we offer both a Diamond Painter price and a non-Diamond Painter price. All prices include the cruise fare, all taxes and port fees and gratuities. Travel insurance, and shore excursions during our ports of call are NOT included in the fares listed.

 

The Diamond Painter fare includes access to our crafting space and the Diamond Painting goodie bag, cocktail party, coffee and Danish break and group photo. The Non-Diamond Painting fare is for your traveling companion who does not plan to use the Crafting Space or participate in the group activities and does not want the Diamond Painting goodie bag.

PAYMENT

We only accept payments in Canadian and US dollars by credit card.

Your invoice will be for the full fare amount, divided into 4 payments. The first payment is your $300 per person non-refundable deposit, due within 7 days of the invoice date. We divide the balance due after you pay your deposit into three payments, May 24th, 2025, August 24th, 2025 and your final payment is due on November 24th, 2025.


If you are not paying the deposit for all occupants of your cabin, then your cabin mate(s) must submit a registration form within 7 days of your registration or the organizers reserve the right to release your cabin. If you have not yet arranged to share your cabin, then you may register and a cabin will be held for you at the discretion of the organizers. Until all people in a cabin pay their deposit(s), the cabin is under a tentative hold and is not taken from the group inventory.

Pre Cruise Hotel Dinner and Crafting

Join us the night before our cruise for a crafty get together and dinner at the Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport. The Price is $145 USD per person and is based on hotel room double occupancy $260.00 USD single occupancy. The hotel price also includes airport shuttle upon arrival to this hotel, dinner with non alcoholic drink and crafting space from 6:00PM-10:00PM. Shuttles will be available for a fee of $50.00 USD per person for round trip from the hotel in Orlando to the cruise terminal on April 11th and also available upon return from the cruise terminal on April 16th to the Orlando airport. These are chartered motor coaches. The prices are secured for a limited time and subject to availability and increase.

Diamond Painting As Sea Cancellation Policy

In the event you have to cancel for any reason, the following refund schedule will be in effect:


January 28th, 2026: $150 penalty per person and your $300 non-refundable deposit.


February 17th 2026: 50% of cruise fare and your $300 non-refundable deposit.


March 15th 2026: 75% of cruise fare and your $300 non-refundable deposit.


On or after March 30th, 2026: No refund, subject to full penalty.

Supporters

This Diamond Painting Cruise wouldn't be possible without them!

The incredible custom accessories that the crafters will be receiving in their swag bag when they attend are all from these amazing supporters. A BIG thank you to all of them. Check out their shops and and show them some love.

Kevin's Creations 

KevinsDPPens - Etsy Canada

Yellow Dog DesignsCA

YellowDogDesignsCA - Etsy Canada 

Randa's Crafty Corner

RandasCraftyCorner - Etsy Canada 

Crafts With Crashley

Crafts With Crashley

Jolly Jem Shop

JollyGemShop


Frequently Asked Questions