OUR CRUISE

First Day at Sea

 It's raining in Maryland of course...

 exploring the ship

 the interior decor is over the top luxury hotel

bye yucky bay water, hello deep blue sea and sunshine!

Cocoa Beach, FL

I got my toes in the water, bum in the sand, not a worry in the world, (no cold beer in my hand, but still) life is good today, life is good today!

Nassau, Bahamas

  

 

 The view from the top of the water slides at Atlantis

In line for terror!

Aquarium

Pearl Garden sculpture

 $1 million glass sculpture!

King of Atlantis

       

Days at Sea - On-board Activities...

Punchliner comedy club - family friendly and adult shows every night, we weren't allowed to take pictures during the show so this is the club in the afternoon, all the shows were packed

We also saw some main stage musical productions in a huge auditorium style theater and everyday they had participant style shows in the theater and in some of the smaller lounges.

  karaoke in the lounge

 

swimming on the lido deck

 basketball on the upper deck

 water slide on the upper deck

 miniature golf on the upper deck

 games on the lido deck

standing on deck, looking at the ocean and enjoying the sea breeze!

FOOD!!!

Normandie Dining Room - This is the main dining room where we had a reservation each night (all 14 of us) at the same table with the same wait staff. They got to know us the first evening and by the second day could anticipate our needs wants. The first evening Aaron was starving (as usual) and ordered a SECOND steak entree; so every evening after that our waiter had a second steak ready for him as soon as he finished his first (and he ate the second one every night!). The food was excellent and the variety of appetizers and entrees was impressive.

Our waiter made Katie a napkin rose. It was our first day in the Bahamas and we had just returned form Atlantis.

 

"didja" appetizer: frog legs

Aaron will try eat anything. After the carnage - he obviously liked them, or was so hungry he didn't care what they tasted like (or he didn't even have a chance to taste them they were gone so fast!).


The Mermaid Grill - This is the buffet area where we ate the rest of our meals.

I didn't even get pictures of all of the buffets. There was an American Grill that served hamburgers and fries and The Carvery that served different regional food every night. You could eat almost 24 hours a day if you wanted to.