We left for Florida at 3:00am last Monday. The drive down was so easy, which was nice. We arrived at the port at 10:30am and proceeded to park our car and head in to the terminal.
We were lucky to have been given priority boarding a couple weeks prior, and we were setting foot on the ship by 11:20am.
When this:
was one of the first things we saw, we knew it was going to be a good week indeed.
We ate lunch on the deck, and made a new friend.
Then we meandered around the ship until it set sail at 4:00pm. I quickly realized that a dress and long hair was going to be a bad choice for being out on the decks.
Our first night at dinner we got to meet our table companions for the duration of the cruise. Thank God they were normal and not insane like most people we encountered.
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| i.e. this drunk moron catching seagulls off the back of the ship. |
Our table friends were newlyweds from Alabama, and we enjoyed their company quite well.
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| Our table |
The next day on the ship was a day at sea. It was uneventful and relaxing and wonderful. This was our actual anniversary day, and how fitting that it was formal night. Unfortunately, we didn't get a good picture of us all dressed up. Just this one from the elevator ceiling...
We looked sharp, I promise.
The next day, we ported in Nassau. I had been to Nassau before, but Aaron hadn't. What's fun about this day is that Aaron's best friend and best man from our wedding was in Nassau too. Staying just a few blocks away from the port. We were excited to try to find him, because we had no phone or internet. It was really just going to be by chance.
But, before we got too far, we needed a picture with the ship. Never ask old people to take your picture...
Anyway, we set off to find Chad, who was actually waiting for us in the terminal. So it wasn't hard at all.
We visited the famous Straw Market, but were quickly overwhelmed by the heat and crowds and yelling and went to lunch instead.
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| It's not actually made of straw, nor are there many straw things for sale. Ironic. |
At lunch, I ordered a bottle of water which had the tiniest nutrition facts ever. I don't think this picture does it justice.
After lunch, we proceeded to get a picture together. However, the sun was bright, and the boys just couldn't get their act together for awhile.
These are four of literally 20 bad pictures and 2 good ones.
We made one more stop in search of souvenirs, where Aaron found this treasure:
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| Just $20 for your cassette storage needs. Special edition, no doubt. |
We said goodbye to Chad and set sail for another island in the Bahamas called Little Stirrup Cay. Aaron and I opted to stay on the boat all day instead of getting off. It was a wise choice, seeing that the ship was basically deserted. We even had time for the arcade, where Aaron chose the winning suitcase in Deal or No Deal!
If only the casino games were so easy...
We really did have a nice trip and had so much fun, obviously.
There's one more funny picture/story, but I'll let Aaron write about this one later. Here's your teaser trailer for now:
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