Bubbie, Zaydie, Lily, and David left Marietta around 0930 hours to begin the journey for our second cruise. We had a pleasant, uneventful road trip to Ocala, FL where we spent the night at Country Inn & Suites. David and Lily enjoyed the indoor pool where they played with new friends.
Afterwards, we enjoyed dinner at Carrabba's, followed by ice cream at the Twistee Treat, a recommendation from our server. We slept great in anticipation of tomorrow's travels to our cruise ship!
May 29, 2016
After breakfast, we started our travels to Port Canaveral to board the beautiful Freedom of the Seas!
Our cabin, 9602, would be our home for the next week. After quickly dropping off our luggage, we headed to have some lunch, and explore!
We had a fabulous dinner, where David fell in love with shrimp cocktail!
May 30, 2016
Coco Cay - our first port! It was a gloriously sunny day, and we were off to our first excursion, Stingray City. Lily and David loved the speedboat ride! First, major find - starfish!
Then, the stingrays zoomed over, and the real fun began!
No one wanted to leave, BUT the speedboat was leaving, so.......
Back on Coco Cay, Zaydie went back to the cruise ship while the rest of us played on the beach, ate a picnic lunch, and Lily had her hair braided.
Back on board, David and Lily went to the Kids Adventure Clubs for dinner and fun! Happy Memorial Day.
May 31, 2016
A wonderful day at sea. While at the pool, the Dream Works Characters had a little performance which David and Lily loved.
For dinner, Lily opted to dine with her friends at the Adventure Club, but David wanted to eat with us because he wanted more shrimp cocktail!
June 1, 2016
St. Thomas, U.S. V.I. - our second port!
Today's excursion was to Coral Sea World where we boarded a type of glass bottom boat that allowed us to see the world below the surface! We saw several coral reefs, lots of brightly colored fish, and plenty of other sea creatures. Next, we explored the exhibits of sharks, stingrays, sea turtles, and several iguanas roaming around the park.
Back on the ship, the kids and I attended an awesome ice skating show before dinner. We all dined together tonight, but David and Lily left quickly after dinner to go play with their friends at "the club." Our late night snacks at the Starbucks is starting to become our nightly tradition!
June 2, 2016
St. Martin - Another gorgeous day in the Caribbean, and life is good! Our third excursion was to a Butterfly Garden on the French side of this island shared with the Dutch. The beautiful butterflies entertained all of us.
Back on the ship, we enjoyed the pool, had a lovely evening, and crashed into bed, relaxed and happy.
June 3, 2016
Ah - a day at sea - the BEST! We started our day with a breakfast among the Dream Works Characters.
Our day was packed! Next, on the agenda was ice skating. While David and Lily quickly learned how to ice skate, this 62 year old grandma hugged the wall! One's second attempt at ice skating should not be on a rocking, rolling cruise ship!
And finally, some relaxing by (in) the pool.
June 4, 2016
Our last full day on the ship, and we hope to make every minute count. The four part Thriller Dance class was drawing to an end. The wonderful teacher informed everyone that tonight there would be a "flash mob" performance of Thriller. The final rehearsal took place on the helipad, which was such fun!
The rehearsal went great, so everyone was free to relax and enjoy the afternoon. We played at the pool, had our daily ice cream, and then went to watch the Dream Works parade.
It was the perfect ending to an amazing cruise Tomorrow, it's home we go!
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