Casey's dad and his wife were gracious enough to take us on a cruise, and it was fabulous. We were able to get some much needed rest and just relax. Although, I have to admit at first I kept thinking I was forgetting something, but the feeling quickly subsided and I was able to enjoy myself completely. Our ship was fabulous. It was the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas.
We visited 4 different ports:
Labadee, Haidi
Royal Caribbean has a private beach here and it was fabulous. Warm and peaceful. I did dip my toes in the ocean, and for those who know me, know that is hard for me to do. I mostly enjoyed laying in the sun, and then changing to lay by Casey in the shade. So relaxing!
FalMouth(?), Jamaica
My Father-in-law has been to another port in Jamaica and he didn't like it, but this one was great. The buildings were new, I'm sure the port was made just for cruise ships. We got some great shopping done here. The craft market it where I found the matching sundresses and shirt.
Grand Caymen
What beautiful water that surrounds all of these islands. It is too shallow around Grand Caymen, so at this port our ship had to dock off shore and we had to tender in. We did more shopping here and just enjoyed a little sight seeing.
Cozumel, Mexico
Well, we didn't see much of Cozumel as this was the only island we did an excursion, which took us on a ferry to the mainland of Mexico (Playa del Carmen to be exact). We went to the Tulum Mayan Ruins. Although it was hotter than Haides, the ruins were fabulous. It was a long day and we were exhausted by the end, but I am glad we did this excursion.
We spend 2 solid days at sea (one each way) which was nice just to relax. We had a great/funny cruise director and saw a lot of great shows. We got to dress up...which is a rare occasion for us. We bought Casey his first suit since we have been married for the cruise! I can't wait until Casey and I can escape again!
We had an ice rink in the bow of the ship and enjoyed a great show!
We brought back lots of small things for the kids. The girls got matching sun dresses and Zan got a shirt to match. We brought necklaces, bracelets, hats, jewelry boxes, etc. They had fun while we were gone, but were definitely glad to have us home.
