Cruise

Warning, this is long.

Did you know that we got married?  Well, we also went on a honeymoon.  And yes, this all took place 8 months ago, and I am just now writing about it.  Better late than never, right?

Our honeymoon was a Royal Caribbean cruise.   We figured a cruise would give us the best opportunity to see as many places as possible.  Plus, we live in Florida.  So, it’s just a short drive and we’re at sea!This is the cool little shopping area on the cruise, and me awkwardly standing in the center…It was fun to stop into a different bar on the ship each night.  This was a historic/gothic type bar that we hung at the first night.The first port we stopped at was in Labadee, Haiti.When we first arrived we explored some trails in the woods…It really is such a beautiful place.  Look at that water…We also found some very interesting trees…For the rest of the day we hung at the beach, then went snorkeling.  It was amazing to see all of the different coral that made up the reefs and of course all of the fish.Did I mention that each night we had a 3 course meal!  And, FYI you can order more than one meal!  We ate wayyy too much food on this trip.Our next stop was Falmouth, Jamaica.The port we stopped at was adorable, but also very small. It was suggested that we set up an excursion at this port. It was also suggested that we don’t venture out into the local towns on our own.  So, we took their word for it, and booked a horseback riding excursion.In the photo above we are en route to horse back riding on a bus full of other cruisers.  Let me tell you, it was terrifying.  Not only do they drive on the other side of the road, but they drive like maniacs.  But, we did make it in record time to ride some horses.This excursion was at a cute little ranch in the middle of nowhere, with a bunch of hilarious horse handlers running the show.The horses were beautiful, but of course I felt bad for them.  We rode a bunch of trails in the woods, and we also got to ride in the ocean.I almost fell off my horse like 3 times and truly thought I was going to be trampled by the horses behind me, BUT it was so much fun!We also saw a couple shows on the ship.  One was an ice show and the other was a magic show, both were great. Next stop was Grand Cayman.  Now, this was probably the most beautiful stop on our trip. Look at that beach and the water!We rented some snorkeling gear and went snorkeling right off the beach.  Seriously though, that water….And, there were wild chickens and roosters everywhere.  Another win for Grand Cayman.  After snorkeling, we had lunch at a cute little place on the water.  We had some nachos and conch fritters, everything was delicious.This was at our favorite bar on the ship, it was nautical themed. Our last stop was Cozumel, Mexico.We decided to just walk the streets and do some shopping and eating here.  Along our way we saw a lot of these guys…Everywhere we looked there were iguanas, some were huge.

We had a couple drinks at Fat Tuesdays….And Justin got into a gun fight…He’s always such a thug.  Can’t take him anywhere.

Then, we had lunch at Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville.It was right on the water and the staff were so fun. They danced and made a nice balloon animal for Justin…We had so much fun and plan to go on another cruise… hopefully soon!