My cruise was amazing. We had such a great time that we are already planning our next trip, possibly a transatlantic cruise that would allow us to have ports of call in Europe. I cannot rave enough about Royal Caribbean and our trip. We were 2 of 4000 passengers on board the world's largest ship. They pride themselves with having a very diverse staff of 1400 from over 73 different countries. I think it was the Captain who said wouldn't it be great if the world could get along as well as everyone on the ship. About half of the passengers were from different countries.
We were never bored, never unhappy, and never hungry. I'm embarrased to say how much weight I gained but all I can say is I wish it was easy to drop this amount of weight as easily as it was to gain it. There's so much stuff to do on board which include shows, casinos, singing, ice skating, rock climbing, flow rider, miniature golf, the gym, spa, shopping, swimming, going in their hot tubs, lounging around, sunning on the deck, participating in tournaments, games, dancing in one of their nightclubs and that's just on the ship. I indulged in a very relaxing spa treatment while on the ship. It was just glorious.
Danielle won several free gifts on board, she also won two basketball tournaments (against all guys), and took 3rd place resulting in a few hundred dollars in a blackjack tournament in their casino. We were in Puerto Rico on my birthday which was kinda cool. Ironically, we both forgot it was my birthday until that afternoon (maybe my issues with turning 30?) But it's really easy to lose track of your days while on board.
The ports of call were incredible. I wish I had more time to get a true sense of the islands but the beaches were stunning. I had so much fun snorkeling at Coki Beach (St. Thomas). We were given fish food and the fishes literally ate out of our hands. At Orient Beach (St. Martin) I had fun sporting my boobs on the clothing optional side of the beach. There was something absolutely liberating about being able to do that. However, poor Danielle was truly traumatized by the sight of the men sporting their stuff. LOL!
When I have my pics organized I will post some. Sorry so short but I have to get back to my disaster of a house.
***3 weeks and counting until we ttc again (If all goes according to plan).
9 comments:
Sounds amazing. I am very jealous.
Welcome home (despite your homes less than stellar welcome to you!)
Jill
I wanna go there - NOW!
Where is Coki beach?
Glad you had such fun!
i watched that beautiful video this morning, then looked at the piles of paper on my desk and had tears well up in my eyes. (i think im a little emotional these days!) the trip looks amazing, im SO jealous.
hope your transition back into work-life isn't too bad. can't be worse than the broken pipes, at least! :)
Glad to hear your trip was amazing! I was really interested in hearing what you thought of the cruise. My partner and I have thought about going on a cruise but we have never been sure that we wouldn't feel somewhat beholden to their schedule, since we typically like to play it by ear when we're on vacation - but it sounds awesome!
Cindy (lurker!)
What a beautiful beach! I just love cruising - it is the best way to vacation!
Looks like we'll be cycle buddies again. I am about a week into this cycle and will start again with next cycle!
oh, my!!! we so totally should have went on a cruise instead of going to NYC for christmas! i absolutely love the beach!! thanks for the video - it was amazing and i wish i was there!
urgh.... can you say JEALOUS MUCH????
must you flaunt it :-)
We're with Gia - JEALOUS MUCH!?!?! J's been so cold this whole pregnancy and we've been looking to take a long weekend somewhere warm. You're video just sealed the deal. Ex.pedia.com, here we come!
The cruise you were on sounded awesome!! Welcome back!
I'm so glad you had such a great time. I'm green with jealousy :)
PS - I'm at the Northside Y - bummer we won't bump into each other
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