Cruise: A Review

When B was looking at all the different options for our honeymoon, one kept coming up over and over- a cruise.  I was a little iffy at first as I had never been on one and was a little nervous about the potential for sea sickness; but in the end, I could not deny that it sounded like a great trip and a great first vacation for us to share.  So he booked it, we scheduled the on board entertainment, picked our dining hour, looked at a plethora of other options, started perusing the excursions in each port and booked our flights.

 
We flew out bright and early Sunday morning (I do mean early- 5:30 to be exact) and made it into Ft. Lauderdale after a quick flight change in ATL.  There's is nothing like stepping into Ft. Lauderdale where it is sunny and a nice 70-ish or so temperature.  We were allowed to board the ship and meander while they finished getting the rooms ready, so we found some lounge chairs, sat, and took in the largeness of this ship.  There were so many different places to go and things to see on this boat; I sometimes feel like we still missed something even though we were on it for a week. 

 










Our first stop was Nassau, Bahamas.  We decided to make our own tour schedule and walked to Fort Charlotte.  On our way back towards the boat, we took the scenic route and stopped by several local churches.  We also made a stop at a local restaurant for lunch before we wandered through some of the stores.  B got a conk sandwich (which I tried a bite of) and found it to be...interesting.:)

Our second stop was St. Marteen, where we decided to hop on a tour bus and see the island and go to Maagen's Beach.  Cannot describe how blue the water was and how serene it was, despite how many people were there!

Our last stop was St. Thomas.  We spent most of our day there snorkeling (no pictures...sorry).  We lots of sea urchins and sea cucumbers and a few small schools of fish.  We also did a fair bit of shopping in the downtown area.
 

The other days on the ship were cruise days- ie, sleep in and be lazy days.  It seems like we walked the entire ship multiple times a day and continued to find new things.  We got a round of putt-putt in one day, frequented the pool, found our way to the hot tub (as the pool was too cold for me the first 2 days), went to the jazz club, karaoke (only to listen), some trivia, and the piano bar (B indulged me and ended up having a good time too).





 



The food was fantastic!  I know we didn't even try half of what they made every night between the two of us (and we always ordered different items).  It was quite dangerous actually.  There were several places you could just stop into for a snack whenever you wanted during the day and there was a pizza parlor open late into the night.









 

So all in all, we had a great time!  We also really want to go back!!!  It was the perfect way to spend a worry free first week of marriage!!