Royal Caribbean "Monarch of the Seas". We left from Port Canaveral, Florida on Monday, August 20th. We woke up on Tuesday (after enjoying our first dinner in the dining room & some activities) on CocoCay - a small private island in the Bahamas. We took the "Tender" out to the island, and it POURED rain for about 30 - 40 minutes. And I mean...it POURED! But, thankfully - it finished and the sun shone down on us for the rest of the day - and the whole week! The next day was spent in Nassau, Bahamas. We took a ferry out to the "Blue Lagoon" (where Splash & Flipper were filmed). There, we spent the day swimming with the dolphins. Austin made a "special" friend! Andy the dolphin took a special interest in Austin, and wouldn't stop trying to make out with him. Fairly amusing! All the boys LOVED playing with Andy! It was definitely a highlight and worth the cost! After the dolphins, we spent the rest of the day just enjoying the BEAUTIFUL water & beach, snorkling, and sleeping in the hammocks.
We finished the day with a little shopping (after going back to the ship for some food & a quick shower). Cade did NOT enjoy the Straw Market - where the Bahamians tried to push their merchandise on us. Cade ran away from some large Bahama dude, and decided that serving a mission somewhere like Salt Lake City - or better yet, somewhere in Texas, was perfectly fine with him. He's not so keen on 3rd world countries!
We finished the trip with a full day at sea. We enjoyed rock climbing, watching "Belly Flop" contests, did some dancing (Blake & Brian learned the "Wobble"), enjoying some sun, and of course...TONS of eating!!! The boys' highlights were the food - especially eating in the fancy dining room every night - and ordering anything they wanted from the menu! Austin tried some new things: duck, lamb, and scallops. We all ate VERY well, and enjoyed all the deserts and the 24-hour ice cream. All-in-all, it was a FANTASTIC vacation. We hope that it is something that the boys will never forget!
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| "Sailing Away" from Port Canaveral |
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| "Sail Away" Party!!! |
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| Kelly & Blake |
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| Where's Frito? |
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| There he is! |
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| All the boys... |
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| First port: CocoCay, Bahamas. It rained for the first 30 minutes. Actually, it POURED! |
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| And then...it looked like this for the rest of the day! No more rain the whole week. |
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| Austin & Blake did a "Photo scavenger hunt". Here are a few pics they took while on the hunt! |
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| Mom & Dad...chillin' like villains! |
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| Blake, Mom, Frito |
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| SO beautiful...wish I was there now! |
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| Happy couple |
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| On the way back on the Tender |
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| Formal night...the boys LOVED eating in the formal dining room every night. Gipson was a big hit as our Waiter. |
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| We climbed the wall |
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| 2nd Port - Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Austin snorkling |
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| We should have more snorking pics...too bad we forgot to bring the camera out with us! |
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| Yes, Cade did participate! |
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| Dolphin time...Blue Lagoon, Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Austin did his "thang"! |
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| Cade did more laughing and smiling, than dancing... |
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| So Cade got this! |
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| Austin had an admirer... |
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| Yup...still a cheerleader! |
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| Don't ask Cade about his experience at the "Straw Market". He was NOT a fan! Some big Bahamian dude is probably still looking for him! |
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| Watching the "Belly Flop Competition"! |
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| Farewell, Monarch of the Seas! |
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