I know this is WAY WAY past overdue, and I had every intention of posting our cruise review shortly after we returned. Time got away from me...and now here it is, 2 weeks later.
Overall, our vacation was FANTASTIC. It was so nice to get away and not think about anything back home. We had very few worries, rested, relaxed, and did our best to enjoy ourselves to the fullest extent.
The one disappointment to the cruise was how the weather affected our ports of call. We were scheduled to be in port at Coco Cay, which is the cruise line's private island, on Tuesday. This is the port we were both looking most forward to, as this was going to be our "beach day". We had every intention of finding hammocks or beach chairs, and sitting back to "chill" for the majority of the day. Wade even planned on getting in the water for a little bit, which is a miracle in and of itself! Unfortunately, while anchored a few hundred yards off the coast of the island, the winds were too strong for the tender boats to safely retrieve passengers off the ship. They tried and tried to get to us, but the wind was just too strong. The captain announced the bad news, and said we would just proceed to our second port of call, Nassau, Bahamas.
We arrived in Nassau an evening early than previously planned, but that was also the formal night for dinner, and Wade & I dressed up and wanted to try to get some good pictures. We also had no desire to venture into Nassau after dark. We did get off the ship the next morning, did a little shopping and site-seeing, and did a lot of walking. We enjoyed our time in Nassau, but we both agreed we would have rather missed that port than Coco Cay.
The following day, the captain was going to attempt to get us back to Coco Cay on the way back, but he received word that the winds were even worse than before. Sadly, we would head back and take our time getting back to Port Canaveral.
Even with this major disappointment, we still thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Our servers were all great, the food was amazing, the entertainment was enjoyable, and being together was the best. We played trivia a few times, played Bingo, attended the art auctions, and played Sudoku. I actually won 1st place in the Sudoku challenge! Wade was so proud of me. :)
Although I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I thought I would, I did get a few shots to prove that we actually went! They are mostly of Wade, who doesn't really like having his picture taken, but who else am I going to take pictures of?
Our towel animals, one of my favorite parts:
Wade, all dressed up, looking hot!!
Wade, in front of our ship:
One of our few successful self-portraits (it was hard with all the wind!):
A palm tree with coconuts (Wade had never seen coconuts):
Of course, we would never leave a location without first visiting the Harley store:
And a few other views of Nassau from the ship in port:
Anniversary cruise vacation: A+...and already planning the next one!
