Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Cruise in Review 2014




Allure of the Seas 4/27 – 5/3/14
Eastern Caribbean
“Drinking Before Noon Makes Me a Pirate”
#winewench (Andrea)
#ridemepegleg (Joe)
#sb2k14never2oldforspringbreak


Day 1:
·         Bon Voyage from Fort Lauderdale, FL
·         Ocean view balcony 9568
·         Pool, drinks, friends
·         OceanAria Aqua Show
·         Nauti Shark
·         But first let me take a selfie

Day 2:
·         Nassau, Bahamas
·         Hard Rock – Wait, what do you mean it closed!!!
·         Senor Frogs – drinking and dancing
·         Formal Night
·         Captain’s Welcome Party
·         Sailor Joe

Day 3:
·         At sea
·         Pool time
·         Karen’s Bachelorette Party

Day 4:
·         St. Thomas
·         Karen and Boone get married
·         Beautiful ceremony at Magen’s Bay
·         “Reception” following at the beach! Great times!!
·         Too much Rum Punch, wait, never can have too much rum punch!
·         Incident #1: Cab to go back – transmission broken, had to wait for another cab
·         Continue the party on the Ship

Day 5:
·         Philipsburg, St. Maarten
·         Power Rafting Excursion for our group of 30ish: Snorkeling and Beach tour
·         Super fun, Snorkeling – Check, Beaches – Check, but the plan for more beaches had to be adjusted when one of the engine blew (Incident #2) and it took us a bit longer to get back to the ship! We got a great tour of St. Maarten!!
·         Quest Game Show

Day 6:
·         At sea
·         More pool time
·         International Men’s Belly Flop Contest
·         Zip Line
·         Formal Night

Day 7:
·         At Sea
·         Soaking in as much sun as possible knowing that it was the last day
·         Mini Golf
·         Robe time
·         Kentucky Derby (2 hours later…)
·         Dinner for 17 at Samba Grill (A Brazilian Steakhouse)

Day 8:
·         Departure
·         Shuttle to Miami to go to Hard Rock for lunch then catch our plane home
·         incident #3– The shuttle gets a flat, but no worries, another came to pick us up from the side of the freeway

Day 9:
·         Back with our babies

So lucky to have met wonderful friends while cruising!
So lucky to be able to go on an AMAZING vacation!
So lucky that we have fantastic parents who will watch our girls!