Spring Cruise, Part Three

One last post about our cruise.  I have so many fun pictures of US, I wanted to share them.  For starters, here we are at the Atlanta airport, having just gone through security.  Hopes are high as we set off on our big vacation--and enthusiasm is high too, even though you would not know it from the expression on the boy's faces.

After long travels and taxi-woes, here we are the next day, being dropped off at the terminal.  We've already stared at the big ship, just off camera, and are now hastily gathering bags and trying to get out of everyone's way.

Once aboard the ship, there was much to do.  Benny in particular made use of the Flowrider.  He was very good at it and enjoyed it a lot!

Had to make sure and get some pics of Sam--who is a bit camera shy. Here I made him stand by the elevators for a quick picture as we were on our way back to the room.

 

Getting ready to sail!  We stood on deck and admired all the other cruise ships, then watched ourselves sail out to sea.  It was fun to see all the people gathered on the nearby beaches and hotel balconies, waving to us.  Somebody on a balcony nearby even had a huge pair of cardboard hands that they were waving.  It was quite a procession to see all the cruise ships head out.

At night we had dinner in the formal dining room.  We had a table all to ourselves.  The food was great and our waiters were wonderful.  We also had a table by a window, and it was nice to be able to look out and see the view.

Hanging by the Flowrider!

Brittany does the zipline!

Benny admires "Central Park," the portion of the ship that is full of trees and bushes (all real) and upscale shops and resteraunts.  There was a free cafe there which became a favorite breakfast stop.

The kids soak in the hot tub on our first day.

Benny took this photo of me, making a stuffed animal at "Pets at Sea."

Mom and Louise, after exploring the ship on our first day, grab a rest break.

Benny wanted us to shuffleboard one afternoon, so we did. Here, Mom shows us how it's done. The court was on the very edge of the back of the ship, behind the Aqua Theater.  Quite a view just outside this picture!

Last but not least, the kids really enjoyed the rock-climbing wall and did it several times. I even tried it---once.  (Once was enough.)  They were very skilled at climbing that wall and enjoyed trying to better themselves each time. 

A great time with many happy memories.  Thank you, Gram!!