Cruise- Day 4 and Home.

The last day of our cruise was spent at sea. This was the only day we really spent all day on the ship. Caleb was severely sunburned and I just wanted to tan all day. However, I did not want to burn so we spent the morning out at the pool and water slides. Then, we spent mid-day watching shows and playing games in doors. Then, we headed back out to the pool for the afternoon. The night was filled with dinner and a couple comedy shows. This was the BEST weather we had all week! It was beautiful and I would have sat by the pool the entire time, but I felt bad because Caleb had to keep his shirt on and it was HOT HOT! We also ate A LOT this day!

Thursday morning, I woke and looked out the window to see a HUGE Disney cruise ship. (Those Disney ships are massive!!!) This meant one thing, it was time to go home. We spent most of Thursday traveling to get home. 

 We had a little time to kill in the airport. Orlando airport has fun shopping.

We made it home and went straight to pick up Brady. We were so excited to see him and give him his souvenir's. We brought him a t-shirt, blow-up Carnival cruise ship, a book, and a fish gummy sucker. He liked the blow-up ship best. He wanted to sleep with it! Ha Ha!

Overall, it was a fun, inexpensive, quick trip. We enjoyed the cruise, but it isn't our favorite way to travel. We would consider doing it again, but have no desire to take every trip this way.

We DO recommend taking a trip(no matter how big or small) every few years or so WITHOUT the kids. It has been very helpful for our relationship and is something we look forward to continuing in the future.

Cruise- Day 3

We arrived in Nassau around 7 am. We woke up, had breakfast, and grabbed a taxi to Atlantis. This was by far my favorite day from beginning to end. I took a million pictures this one day, so get ready.

Atlantis was definitely a highlight of the trip. We saved about $80 by going ourselves instead of booking through the ship.

I really wanted to do the water park, but Caleb said it was too expensive, it would have been another $100 plus lunch and a locker.  If we ever go back, we are doing it.



I don't know if you can tell, but this is the slide that goes through the shark aquarium.



We enjoyed Atlantis anyway and the beach was beautiful. We spent all day there. The sharks and aquariums were so fun.



Eels! They are even creepier than in The Little Mermaid!



We got a little silly.

We walked around Nassau a little before heading back to the ship. We were in Nassau until 6 am the next morning. A lot of people spent most of the night out and about.

Caleb was suffering from a bad sunburn and we had no desire to experience the nightlife. That is just not our thing. We had dinner on the boat. This is a picture of our waiter dancing, but you can't really see them. It was fun!



Our table minus the 2 couples that never came back. For all we know they are still in Nassau.



We attended a huge dance party on the boat. We had so much fun. It was for all ages and included things like Congo lines, cha cha slide, and the Cuban shuffle. We really had a blast. Our friends from our dinner table took some awesome pictures of us in action. I wish I had them. They were funny. 

This night was also the Mexican midnight buffet. We checked it out, but between our late dinner and high energy dancing, we opted for water and lemonade instead.



ice sculpture for the midnight buffet.



 Day 4- At Sea

Cruise- Day 2

We arrived in Freeport around 9 am. After breakfast, we got off the boat and headed out. We had decided to go to the beach and to the main shopping area. We took a cab straight to the beach/shopping area. This was Caleb's first experience with driving on the opposite side of the road and he sat in the front of the cab. His face was priceless when we finally arrived. It was a pretty crazy drive.

 Because the ocean was rough and the weather was overcast, several excursions were cancelled. Several people on the cruise were disappointed and frustrated, but we didn't care. We were only on the island for a few hours and saw and shopped all we cared to.

 The weather was windy and overcast, so we ended up not staying on the beach long. We shopped and had lunch, then made our way back to the ship. We departed the port at 5 pm.

 This was formal night. I have realized we aren't very good at asking people to take our picture. This was the only night our entire table showed up for dinner. Two couples never came back. Ha Ha! The rest of our table really enjoyed the dinners.

 Day 3- Nassau, Bahamas

Cruise- Day 1

This was our first cruise. We were apprehensive and had no idea what we were doing.  We ended up having a great experience.

Waiting to board the plane. Look closely in the background. There were about 100 kids in mickey ears heading to Orlando!

Caleb and I left Brady at my parents the night before. We got up early around 4:30 am to get ready and loaded up. We finally arrived at the airport around 6-6:30. We were on the plane and in the air by 8. We had a stop in Panama City. We stayed put, about 2 people got off and about 100 got on. We then flew into Orlando. We had arranged transportation to the ship from the airport. It was so easy. They had a sign with our cruise line and told us exactly what to do. It took about 50 minutes to get to the port. We boarded the ship, checked our room, changed our clothes, went up to have a late lunch, and checked out the boat. Departure from the port was around 4.

I lost my sunglasses in the airport in Orlando. Fortunately, this was the only "bad" thing of our trip. Everything else went smoothly.



Our home for a few days

That night was filled with exploring the boat, dinner, and shows. I didn't take many pictures the first night. We went to a welcome aboard show and then to the late comedy show. The comedian was so funny! The comedian was definitely one of Caleb's favorites.



Caleb during one of the shows



Ready for dinner



Towel creation of the day.



Day 2 = Freeport, Bahamas.