Majesty of the Sea

Sorry for the absence, we went on a three day cruise and it was awesome!!! We wanted to get away before our busy season starts at our jobs. Man and I needed some alone time anyways. Relative was left in charge of the boys and the house (more on that later). We got a great deal on a cruise out of Miami, 3 days with stops in Coco Bay and the Bahamas.

Day 1 Friday

We were on the ship by 1:30 pm and explored for a few hours. Of course we had drinks on the deck because someone is constantly asking you if you need a drink. I had more drinks with umbrellas in them this weekend than in my entire life! We were on the ship for 4 hours and Man suddenly breaks out in hives-really bad ones!! I thought we would be the first to see Medical, but there was someone else there. The doctor saw us right away since it was an allergic reaction. After 2 shots in the butt (HA!) and some Benadryll, Man was feeling better. Man was wearing a sea sickness patch and the Doc took it off and advised against it. Doc said a lot of people get reactions from them! Nice! After the Doc, Man laid down in our room and passed out for a couple hours. There I was, our first evening on the ship and I was alone!! I borwsed the shops, enjoyed the sunset, and had a drink, Man woke up when I went back to our room and he was feeling a lot better. He felt really bad about screwing up our first day, but I told him it was fine-he couldn't help it!!! We had dinner at the buffet (very good) and hit the casino and went to bed kind of early.

Day 2

We were at Coco Cay on day 2, Royal Caribbean's private island. After breakfast we got on the ferry to the island. It was beautiful-crystal clear water. We didn't know what to expect, so we wore shorts and shirts. We aren't beach people, so we didn't wear our swimming suits. What a mistake!! There was a breeze, beautiful water, hammocks, and lounge chairs. There was plenty of clean bathrooms, food/drink stands, and shopping stands. It was perfect. We sat in the shade facing the ocean and just laid there for a couple hours. We are rookie cruisers so this was a learning experience for us. Next time we'll know-bath suits & towels & sunscreen!! We stayed on the island until about lunch time and headed back to the boat. We had lunch, hit the casino for a while, and watched most of the Penn State game in a bar and on the top deck. PSU won!!! We then relaxed pool side for a while and met some other PSU fans-all nearly twice our age. We had a late dinner, shopped, gambled, and enjoyed the night air outside. It was a great day!

Day 3

We slept later than normal this day-730am!! We were docked in the Bahamas at 7am. After breakfast (I loved the b-fast buffet) we headed off ship to the Bahamas. It was hot!! I was not really impressed with the Bahamas. Most of the shops were closed and the ones that were opened were full of pushy sales people. We walked the main streets where most of shops were. It was very run down and old looking. The streets were a bit crazy-cars honking and speeding. Overall it was a little scary. I bought a t-shirt for Relative and I bought a purse at the straw market. It is a cute little Coach purse. Man thinks it's a fake, but if it is it's a good one!! They wanted $25 for it, but I bargained down to $15. I would have paid the $25, but I wanted to try my hand at bargaining. I did very well! After shopping, we went back on the ship for our forgotten credit card and headed back out. We wanted to check out Atlantis on Paradise Island. I was told that Atlantis was a must see. We were told a taxi was the fasted and cheapest way to get there. Once on the port again, we were bombarded with taxi driver fighting over us. We were herded to a taxi with some other couples. I kept telling Man to find out how much it was before he drove off. I had seen on the Amazing Race where racers were screwed over with taxi fare in other countries. I didn't want to get over there and find out it is $20 per person. We asked and it was only $4 per person!! The taxi ride was an experience in it's self. I felt like we were on the Amazing Race!! There were no seat belts and the speed limit was not obeyed. There was a lot of honking and swerving. I white knuckled it the whole way. The Atlantis resort was absolutely gorgeous and expensive!! It is a lost city of Atlantis theme-very Greek god looking. We walked around and gambled in their casino, which was huge and beautiful. We window shopped in the resort because the shops were Gucci and other ones like that. We tried to walk out to the beach, but were stopped since we weren't staying at the resort. We tried to go to the aquarium, but were stopped since we weren't staying there. We could have paid to get in but we figured it was too expensive. We heard it cost $125 to use the swimming pools. Now they are huge and beautiful, but come on people $125!!! We just walked around for an hour or so and caught a taxi back to the boat. We spent the rest of the afternoon at the pool on the boat. We showered for dinner and went to the casino for a drink and watched some football. We went to play Name that Tune and came in second! It was really fun. The rest of the evening was spent walking around and at the casino-of course. Man likes his blackjack.

Day 4

Off the boat by 7:30am and home at 9:30am! The boys really missed us.


We will definitely go on a cruise again, it was fun. There is a list of activities everyday for every hour! Just people watching at the pool is fun or hanging out on the deck watching the ocean. Man really enjoyed himself too. We didn't do the late night partying, but we heard it was wild. Next time we will do more activities and go with friends. On a side note I was really surprised with all the obese people on the cruise. Now I certainly am not judging these people because I could use to lose 15 lbs. I was blown away by their confidence. They wore bikinis!!! Sometimes it was just too much to see!! Then we would see them at dinner or breakfast with their plates piled high! I ate a lot this weekend, but I had egg white omelets, wheat toast, fruit, spinach salads, fish, veggie stir fry, and a few desserts! I guess I just can't understand how someone can be so large and not care what they eat?? And also put on a bikini in front of hundreds of people!! I won't even wear a bikini. EVER!!!

Yes, we took pictures and I will post some this week. Bye!