Hey Ben!
For MEA break this year, we decided to try and take our first cruise. We weren't sure if we would like cruising, being on a boat or have sea sickness. Verdict - we all LOVE cruising. It also helped that we went on a Disney cruise and the weather was perfect :)
First, we flew into Miami and stayed at a hotel overnight. It was a slight drizzle and you guys thought the stainless steel pool was slightly weird.
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| At the port and ready to go |
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| Waiting to board |
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| Heading onto the boat!! |
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| Safety first, heading over to our safety course |
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Pool one - not very big but also not very crowded on day one.
Mama did my homework and ensured we had swimsuits in our carry on.
Day one pool was the best! |
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| Back of the boat |
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| Pool time! |
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Aquaduck
Both of you were slightly nervous but couldn't get enough of it! |
Vanellope's! Ice cream, gelato, desserts and your fav - mickey coconut dipped in chocolate.
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| Our room - plenty of space |
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| The halloween package includes benoween! hahaha |
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| Getting ready for dinner |
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| Spooky |
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Our first night of dinner in the restaurant rotation.
Both of you love our server Sean! |
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| Movie night |
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| Unlimited Mickey bars with sprinkles?! |
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| Day 1 - Bahamas! |
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| Ready for port activities |
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| Taking the ferry |
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Blue Lagoon Island
After lots of time and negotiating, we took home the biggest shark and turtle |
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| Big water playpark |
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| Ready to head back! |
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Dinner night 2
Costumes night! |
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Trick or treating
Yes, we did pack big dragon |
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| Bradley is ready to help |
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Dragon was a huge hit
Lots of candy, lots of compliments and lots of candy! |
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| The stash |
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| Day 3 Castaway Cay |
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| Feeding stingrays |
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| Holding the food until the stingray swims up |
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| Dozens of friendly stingrays |
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You and baba had such a good time, swimming to the end,
watching and playing with all the stingrays |
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Relaxing after lunch.
Love that you still like the simple things |
In addition to swimming with stingrays, we also did aqua bikes and beach time. Lunch was fun - buffet style burgers, hot dogs, all the sides, desserts, you name it. Next time, we need to go to the end of the island and snorkel - I hear there's a surprise!
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Heading back on the boat
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| Pirate night |
Night 3 - Pirate dinner
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Pirate Dance Party
(a little loud) |
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| Very cool |
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| Mama's birthday |
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| Last dinner night - Animations Palate |
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Ice cream on ice cream on ice cream
with lots of candy |
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| Having fun with your brother |
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| Ready to depart |
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| Veggies made it home |
Overall the Disney cruise was a hit! Favorites - ordering room service at 11pm and going to sleep at midnight. Pizza, chicken tender, fries and ice cream were A+. Breakfast buffet was a blast with the brown sugar and bacon. Dinner was a winner each night as we got to order all your favorites.
The activities were amazing too - Blue Lagoon Island and swimming with the dolphins, Castaway Cay - feeding sting rays, beach time, pool time, trick or treating, just hanging in the room. We didn't miss wifi at all. Both you and your brother definitely want to go on another cruise again. Love you Beni!
