All of us (except Lisa) flew in the Friday night before and Lisa
was amazing enough to taxi us all from the airport down to Cocoa Beach. We
stayed in a hotel right on the beach but unfortunately didn't get in till late.
Saturday we got up bright and early and
were shuttled over to the cruise terminal by 9 in the morning. We had about a 2
hour wait once we checked in before we could get on but it was a pleasant wait
and a very fast embarkation.
We went up to the deck to hang out until
our rooms were ready so we got lunch and chatted just enjoying the views. Oh
and Lisa got started on her beer bucket which Jordan took a picture with ( just
for laughs)
Our rooms were ready by like 1 and we were in our swimsuits
ready to relax, get some sun, and start exploring the "fun"
ship.
We quickly determined that the place for
us was at the bow of the ship right in front where it was a lot more quiet (by
the pools they blast music) and a lot more peaceful with less people coming by.
The chairs also had cushions which was also a nice bonus :)
We pretty much all 6 of us would start out in a row and
after while break into the reading group, the sunbathing group, and the game
group. I'd say 9/10 times there was a Gin Rummy game going on while we were out
on the deck.
Here's my Aunt Shelly, Jordan, and myself in our normal area
at the bow before we set off... You can compare our more whiter selfs with the
tan lovelies at the end of all these posts. :P
And now let's talk about the BEST part about cruisin...
EATING! This was our fancy dinner table we had each night and our seating
arrangement as well... not sure how it happened but we always ended up in the
same seats. We had breakfast in the other dining room 50% of the time and out
on the deck the other times. Lunch was always up on the Lido deck (typically pizza
because it was just amazing!) and then dinner at our fancy table. SOOOOO
delicious! We'd all get 1-2 starters, 1-2 entrees, and 1-2 desserts at
dinner....
Other nights we enjoyed the variety shows in the main
auditorium. The first night we saw one it was... well a little scandalous so we
didn't go back for another one of those. But we did get to see a hypnotist who
was fairly entertaining and on the last night the grand finale: they had
cruisers practice all week and then dress up and perform a song like a
celebrity. It was AmAzInG!
Another night we enjoyed some mini golf up by the tail or our
cruise ship... Jordan was really excited she could got touch it so we had to
capture that moment...
I think we only played half the holes but it was a great
time and we didn't have to share the course with anyone which was pretty
nice.
Our first day on the cruise ship was a fun day at Sea and then we
had one final day later on. For the majority of the day we laid out in the sun
reading and relaxing which was heaven but then we also spent a fair amount of time
eating.... To combat our heavy eating we took the stairs every. single. time.
And let's talk about that our rooms were... oh on floors 1 and 2 and typically
we were hanging out on decks... 11 and 12. So ya that was a lot of stairs you
had to do just to go change, switch out your book, or grab something you
forgot. Whew!
But in the long run I'd say it was worth
it not to gain quite as much wait... oh and to eat that extra ice cream cone.
Ya you know you have to when there's a soft serve machine available 24/7.
Cruise ships also tend to have great entertainment during
the day. Inside they've got bingo going on like all the time and tons of fun
trivia games.
Outside on the lido deck they have dance
offs and.. my personal favorite... the hairy chest competition! The first round
is just based off how hairy the guy is typically, the second round was a dance
off, the 3rd round was who had a better "woof" and the last round was
who could round up items from ladies out on the deck and make the best woman. Honestly..
Its amazing. you're just going to have to believe me.
We watched some of the shoes on the deck and some of them..
from the pool! When you're busy getting sun burned all day the pools feel
amazing! The only downside is.. it is SALT water. Yes ocean water. But the good
news is the showers are fresh water so I always just rinsed off when I got out
of the pools so I wasn't sticky. The slide was pretty fun too so all in all,
great ways to cool off!
I tasted lobster for... the first time DUN DUN DUN. It was..
ok I think I'll stick with shrimp though :)
Of course the one thing you really look forward to when
coming down after dinner: your towel animal! There were some great creations
including elephants, dogs, sting rays, swans, and everyone's favorite.. a
monkey hanging from the ceiling!
Jordan and I really like to stand out as tourists...
Lol those floaties we won at a deck party
in a dance off! Ya you heard that right... along with those beads. And our
adorable cups were supplied by my mom at the start of our trip and they worked
wonders at keeping us hydrated... (well at least when I put water in mine...
I'll be honest I drank Arnold Palmers the majority of the time.)
The classic towel and robe picture with a twist... Sun
glasses! We figured out that we are most photogenic with sun glasses
on....
Top: Our amazing waiters Clifford and German. They were real
teasers the whole week but had amazing personalities and we had a blast...
I mean Clifford even wanted the honors of giving me my last mana from
heaven bite!
Sorry these are a bit out of order... Here we are all lined
up although Lisa got a bit hidden behind me.. her legs are in the picture at
least! I was a seflie stick tourist in training when I took this one.
The view from our window. yes OUR window. I'll never go back
to an interior room. NEVER The porthole room was quite a bit bigger ( almost
like a standard hotel room) and the window was actually a pretty good size as
well!
The view from our window. yes OUR window. I'll never go back
to an interior room. NEVER The porthole room was quite a bit bigger ( almost
like a standard hotel room) and the window was actually a pretty good size as
well!
And we each had our own little twin bed which was cozy and nice.I
was coming off night shifts which was a little bit of a challenge, but after
one night of crappy sleepy, I slept pretty well on after.
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