Over the Christmas holidays, Bryce and I decided to go on a cruise for our 11th anniversary in April. Thanks to family members and neighbors willing to help with our children while we were gone, we got to spend a whole week relaxing and traveling and it was amazing! We flew to Galveston, Texas and boarded Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas. We spent a couple days at sea (which was so lovely–total relaxation!) and then stopped in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel before making the trip back to Texas. Before our flight home, we were able to visit the Johnson Space Center. It was such a great trip and we can’t wait to cruise again!
I can’t remember why we took this photo, but Bryce looks so cute, I just had to post it.
Inside our ship. Pretty cool, huh?
Another shot of the interior.
We had a lot of fun on the ship. We went to a couple art auctions (I had no idea the seas were the place to be for fine art!), some art lectures, listened to some pretty decent karaoke, saw a great ice skating show (yes, our ship had a rink!), saw a so-so ballroom show (the pros were great, the rest of the cast was not very great at all), went to an a capella concert (awesome!), had great food, ordered room service, read books, took naps, and just enjoyed not having any real responsibilities!
A view of the pools. Bryce liked the hot tubs.
Right before we hiked Dunns River Falls in Jamaica.
Mid-hike.
This hike was no joke! Slippery and pretty steep in sections. But it was beautiful and totally worth it.
After the hike, we went tubing down a river. Very relaxing and scenic.
At Grand Cayman, we took a catamaran out to do some snorkeling and then to visit a sand bar that has tons of stingrays swimming around. I’d never been snorkeling before–it was really cool!
I thought I might be a bit squemish about the stingrays, but I actually loved getting to hold and feed them. They’re kind of velvety.
Bryce taking his turn.
And, yes, our ship had miniature golf, too.
On the beach in Cozumel. Very relaxing. I got burned on my back and shoulders. I wasn’t even in the sun for very long and I did put on sunscreen, but I guess I needed thicker stuff with higher SPF. Lesson learned!
At the Space Center. This is where astronauts come to train for missions and life in the space station.
This was really neat–it’s the mission control room that will be used for missions to Mars!
It was such a lovely trip. So grateful for everyone that helped make it possible and for the wonderful company of my Sweetheart. Happy 11 years!
