Well we got back from our honeymoon cruise this week. We had so much fun and we were sad to have to come home! We started off in Miami, and stayed there for a night before our cruise ship left the next morning. We got on the ship and were all prepared to head to our room and take a nap, but they told us that our rooms wouldn't be ready for another 20 minutes, so we headed up to the deck where they had lunch. As soon as we stepped foot onto the deck it was vacation time! There were already waiters walking around serving drinks with little umbrellas in them, even though we hadn't even left the port yet! :)
The first day at sea was fun. There was a lot going on around the ship so we did a lot of walking around getting to know where things were. That night we headed up to the dining room for dinner, and were suprised (only because we didn't know the in and outs of a cruise) that we had a shared table at dinner. Our dinner table had us and two other couples our age. The first ones were from Michigan- Amanda and Ben. That gave Brock plenty to talk about since he loves watching college football and michigan is his favorite. The second couple- to my delightful suprise- were from Albuquerque- Leila and John. And obviously that gave ME a lot to talk about. :)
Our third stop was in Belize city. We decided to spend the day in the city to do some shopping in Belize instead of doing an excursion. We found some fun stuff, and a LOT of stuff! We liked the shopping but were a little taken back by how bombarded you get by the locals as soon as you step off the boat. As long as you stayed in town and on the inside of the gates it wasn't too bad. Brock brought home some really cool hand carved wooden sharks for his shark room. Our fourth stop, and our last one sadly, was in Cozumel, Mexico. We had so much fun here- we decided to go swim with the dolphins! We were hesitant to do it, because it was one of the more expensive things to choose from, but afterwards we thought it was totally worth it. We fell in love with these dolphins! We got to touch them, they took us for a ride with us holding onto their fins, we got to do tricks with them... it was a blast! John and Leila went with us on this one, and it was an awesome experience for all of us!
We had one more day at sea on the ship to head back to the U.S. The staff on the ship we so much fun!!! They knew us by name even. We had 3 main waiters that we got to know over the course of the week- Jose, Franklin and Giri. Every night at dinner the entire staff fills the lower level of the dining room and does a choreographed dance to a different song every night. The upper level of the dining room all watches from the balconies. Its pretty funny to see this formal dining room, and formal waiters all dancing around, some even standing on podiums and tables, all shaking it to "low" by Flo Rida! It was so fun! Getting to know Amanda and Ben and John and Leila was definitely a highlight for us too! We now have friends to keep in touch with and hopefully we'll know them for years to come...
We were talking with an older couple on our cruise who said that this was their 30th cruise together, and we were really suprised by that. But by the end of the week, we can totally understand why. That was by far the funnest vacation i've ever had! There is so much to do on the ship even if you are just at sea the whole day. And the staff go out of their way to make sure you have fun. We are definitely going to take a few more cruises. If you have never been on a cruise, you NEED to do one!!! :)
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