CrUiSInG In ThE CaRIbBeAN!

Todd and I just got back from an 8 Day Eastern Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean and let me tell you - it was AMaZiNG!!! By the end of the 8 days we still felt like we could go 8 more. We loved it - the ship was amazing, the ports were beautiful and we met a lot of really great people!

{Safety drill - it is the only bad part about the cruise but we made the best of it}

{The people we sat with at dinner - they were great}

{Our waiters - Garth & Wayan}

{Miniature golfing on the ship - it was a little windy}

{of course it wouldn't be a good cruise if you didn't have towel animals}

Puerto Rico

Our first port was San Juan, Puerto Rico

St. Thomas

In St. Thomas we met up with my cousin Aaron and his little boy, Jayden and my other cousin Tessie. We went out on a boat called "Sea Blaster" to a cove to go snorkeling. The name of the boat tells you how the ride to the cove was - we were soaking wet even before we got in the water to go snorkeling. The water was absolutely beautiful - it was so clear and blue. We saw a lot of different fish, a barracuda and 3 stingrays. We had so much fun with Aaron, Tessie and Jayden - it was so nice to spend time with them.

{Jayden didn't want his picture taken - hence the towel}

{Aaron and Jayden}

{My cute cousin - Tessie}

St. Martin

Our third port was St. Martin. We took a taxi over to a beautiful white sand beach and then walked through the little shops that they have right by the port.

{Pictures of the sunset as we were pulling out of port in St. Martin}

Labadee, Haiti

Our final port was Labadee, Haiti - it is Royal Caribbean's private island. It was only our cruise ship on the island and they have several different beaches. They had a huge zip line, a water slide and all sorts of different activities. Todd and I went on a little hike to the Old Bell Tower and soaked up the sun on Barefoot Beach.

{Self portraits are always so hard}

{The ship we were on is the largest cruise ship in the world}

{Dragon's Breath Point - the rock is shaped like the head of a dragon and as the waves pass through it, it sounds like the dragon is breathing}