Monday, May 4, 2015

Sailing the High Seas - Memories to last a lifetime

One of the first points in trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle is to schedule in some fun time in life!  And what a fun time me and my main squeeze experienced this past weekend.

We took a cruise to the BAHAMAS!!!!


Day 1

We entered the ship and were just wide eyed the whole time.  This being our first cruise, we weren't sure what to expect but our expectations were exceeded for sure!


This is pic of our stateroom.  It was an interior room and a little smaller than I imagined but it worked out well for 3 nights.


My honey had the idea of getting this heart filled with rose petals to wait for us when we got to the room. I loved it!!!!  So thoughtful and really meant a lot.  



He also had this bag of suntan lotion waiting on the bed for me too. 


Pictures around the cruise ship





One of the first things we caught on to, was the amount of food on the ship.  It all tasted so good!



And the drinks were endless, Tom is holding a red bull concoction.  It was a red bull mixed with strawberry puree and maybe Sprite.  It was really tasty.






The cruise ship was 11 decks high.





Day 2


We arrived to the Bahamas!  A cute, young couple took our picture for us.



Walking with the crowd into Nassau



There were 3 boats that pulled into port on Saturday - Disney, Royal Caribbean and Carnival


We stopped by Señor Frog's to take a quick pic






Day 2 was formal night, so for our evening dinner, we got dressed up!




Honey in his tux!


Beautiful picture with the sunset and Carnival cruise lines in the background








Day 3 Our trip to Coco-Cay.  Royal Caribbean has their own private island called Coco Cay.  To say that it felt like we were in paradise was an understatement.  Sitting in hammocks enjoying Pina Colada's.  That is the life!








Bermuda, Bahama, Come on Pretty Mama....

Back to the Boat! 


This boat took us back and forth from the cruise ship to the island.  To say it was a little rocky, was an understatement.  There was at least a 30 minute delay to the island because the seas were a little choppy.  The cruise director said the winds were 25 knots and not safe to transport.  So we waited it out and boy was it worth it!




End of Day 3



What a fun time.  We came home this morning while the kids were in school and napped and unpacked.  We can not wait to go again.

Some definite musts on the next cruise.....

Schedule tours on the island. So we can fully get a glimpse of the area and day to day life and truly make the best use of our time there.
Go snorkeling at Coco Cay!
Get a room with a balcony or just a view in general.

Overall, it was a great experience and we would definitely do again.  I was so impressed by the staff and their willingness to help and accommodate our every need.

Thank you Lord that we were able to take a cruise!  We are definitely doing again and next time bringing our kiddos.  They would have enjoyed a lot of the activities on board too.

With that, I am ending this long post!  Make it a great week!

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