10. Take a cruise
I just got back yesterday from the best vacation EVER--a 7 day cruise around the West Caribbean. It was A-MAZ-Ing! I had previously never been on a cruise before but had heard good things so I decided to put it on my 101 in 1001 list last February. And it definitely exceeded my expectations. I was a little worried I'd be sea sick the whole time but I didn't have any problems. The ship was HUGE and you could feel the movement but it wasn't enough to make me nauseous. So that was good.
I went with my friend Amy, who was one of my roommates in college. She lives in CA but we've kept in touch and she visits me about once a year. We were talking and decided we should vacation together since both of us have a ton of married friends (we love you all!) but are about each other's only single friends left. Amy is super-sweet and giggles constantly and was the perfect travel companion--letting me win ever game of cards we played :). Here she is waving goodbye as we "thrusted off," as the Italian Captain said, from the FL coast:
I just got back yesterday from the best vacation EVER--a 7 day cruise around the West Caribbean. It was A-MAZ-Ing! I had previously never been on a cruise before but had heard good things so I decided to put it on my 101 in 1001 list last February. And it definitely exceeded my expectations. I was a little worried I'd be sea sick the whole time but I didn't have any problems. The ship was HUGE and you could feel the movement but it wasn't enough to make me nauseous. So that was good.
I went with my friend Amy, who was one of my roommates in college. She lives in CA but we've kept in touch and she visits me about once a year. We were talking and decided we should vacation together since both of us have a ton of married friends (we love you all!) but are about each other's only single friends left. Amy is super-sweet and giggles constantly and was the perfect travel companion--letting me win ever game of cards we played :). Here she is waving goodbye as we "thrusted off," as the Italian Captain said, from the FL coast:
The whole cruise world really blows my mind. We had 2600 passengers and like 1100 crew on our ship. And it was quite the well-oiled machine. I felt so pampered and spoiled the whole time--the service and food were amazing. And I loved the diverse crew from all over the world. Everyone you talked to had a fun accent.
Our cruise ported in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and the Bahamas. I'm going to post more later from each of these stops, but for now I'll share some fun shots of the ship. Here it is docked at Jamaica. You can see the tiny people boarding at the bottom:
Our cruise ported in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and the Bahamas. I'm going to post more later from each of these stops, but for now I'll share some fun shots of the ship. Here it is docked at Jamaica. You can see the tiny people boarding at the bottom:
Another view:
Here's a tiny boat guiding us into shore:
We splurged and stayed in a mini-suite with a balcony. Here's our bedroom:
The living room area:
The balcony which I spent a lot of time on--it was so cool to wake up to a view like this everyday--watching the water pass by:
And I knew you would all be curious--here's a shot of the bathroom:
Our entire time on the ship was spent in the jacuzzi, laying out on the deck, eating, sleeping, eating some more, reading, napping, exploring the ship, watching shows and just relaxing. I read two books and had a couple spa appointments as well. We even made it to the gym a couple times. Now that I'm home I'm wondering where the menu for the day is and when someone is going to take my order :). I was so spoiled!
I'm ready for my world cruise--anyone want to join me?
That's it for now but in the days to come I'll be sharing more about our fun port days and the excursions we took--stay tuned!
I'm ready for my world cruise--anyone want to join me?
That's it for now but in the days to come I'll be sharing more about our fun port days and the excursions we took--stay tuned!
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