Wes and I had a fabulous one year anniversary. We spent the whole week cruising on the Carnival Dream. We flew out Friday morning to Florida. When we arrived at the airport we had a limo waiting to pick us up to take us to our hotel. It was about a 45 minute ride, it was awesome! Once we got all checked into our hotel we walked to the Coco Beach Pier for dinner. We got to experience Alligator bites, they tasted like a softer version of chicken. After dinner we walked around the town where we stumbled on to the Sandbar where we listened to a live band and watched Beer Pong all night.
Saturday we took a shuttle from our hotel to the ship. The ship was amazing. I have never seen anything like it. That first day we just laid out by the pool and roamed the ship. It was such a relaxing day. The people we sat with at dinner were from Minnesota. It was fun to get to know them.
Sunday we arrived in the Bahamas. We had planned an excursion to go on a catamaran ride and snorkeling. I couldn't believe how crystal clear the water was, it was amazing. Snorkeling was fun we saw lots of tropical fish and we even saw a little barracuda. This is also where we met our friends from Virginia. Once we got off the excursion we had about an hour to kill so we went to Senior Frogs. That was a party waiting to happen. :) Once we got back on the ship we rode the water slides for the rest of the day. Dinner that night was our first formal night, it was also our Anniversary. Our waiters brought us a cake and sang "Happy Anniversary".
Monday was a day at sea. I seriously slept the whole day out in the sun and Wes read an entire book! It was definitely a lazy day!
Tuesday morning we arrived at St. Thomas. We met up with our friends from Virginia, caught a taxi, and headed to Megan's bay! It was gorgeous. I have never seen anything like it. We played at the beach all day. Poor Sarah and Val got poked by a sea urchant. The life guard said they have never seen anything like it! That is never a good sign. Then we headed back to the cruise ship where we relaxed until it was dinner time!
Wednesday we were in St. Maarten. This was my most favorite stop. We got up and had breakfast with our friends then we caught a taxi to Maho Beach - airport beach. I can't even describe how beautiful this beach was... you will just have to look at the pictures and get an idea for yourself. :) Right at the end of the beach is the landing strip for the airport. It was crazy - the planes would fly right over us all day. The DANGER sign isn't a joke, when planes would land or take off people would literally have to hold onto the fence so they wouldn't blow away. People who were directly behind the landing strip would have all of their stuff blow into the ocean. It was an adventure that's for sure. Then we had lunch at a restaurant right off the beach. This was our favorite day of the cruise.
The next two days were spent at sea relaxing, reading, sun bathing, and swimming. Saturday we arrived back in Florida where we met our limo driver and he took us to the airport to head home :(
This was a fabulous trip to celebrate a fabulous year of marriage. We met great friends, ate yummy food, relaxed, and spent quality time together. What more could you ask for?
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| Plan ride home :( |
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| Day at Sea |
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| The Group |
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| hee hee! |
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| Val, Me, Sarah, & Trish |
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| Sarah & Dave |
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| DANGER: Jet blast of departing and arriving aircraft can cause severe physical harm resulting in extreme bodily harm and/or death |
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| Maho Beach |
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St. Maarten
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| Me, Megan, Val, & Sarah |
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| The Carnival Dream |
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| Mike, Megan, Dave, Sarah, Wes, Me, Alex, & Val |
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| Wes, Dave, Mike, & Sage |
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Trish, Sarah, Me, & Megan
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| Happy Anniversary! |
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Our dinner friends from Minnesota
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| Our towel animal |
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| The Pool |
