Hey!!
Paul and I went on a much anticipated 8 day cruise last week, to the eastern Caribbean.
When we left to go to the Detroit airport, it was 6° in Ohio. We boarded Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas on Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale.
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| On our way to the port with ships in the distance |
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| exploring the ship until our stateroom is ready |
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| A totally different ship from the Alaskan cruise. Being in the warmth enables the hollow center of the ship with pools, slides and rock walls. |
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| lots of shops and restaurants |
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a floating bar with fountains underneath.
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| The Boardwalk has 2 slides, a carousel, hot dogs and... |
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an ice cream parlor.
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So, since starting WW last year, I've lost about 20 lbs and haven't had ice cream that wasn't vanilla birthday ice cream in about 9 months. I decided to treat myself and got a 2 scoop, birthday cake, salted caramel cone. I realized quickly, a 1 scoop little bowl would have been a much better choice. Oh well.
Evenings on the ship were beautiful with all the different colored lights and music etc.
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| I love the decor we get to look at while riding the glass elevators. |
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| The metal gowns with all the sparkles were gorgeous! |
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| The photos just don't do them justice. |
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We spent a lot of time here in Central Park reading and knitting
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The food was amazing and the lasagna was THE BEST I've ever had.
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| door jam |
Since my skin is so thin, they put steri-strips on and the doctor said, absolutely no water (meaning no swimming) for the rest of the trip. Ugh!
The next day, Paul's nose was running and he was coughing and feeling lousy. We went back to medical and..
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| Yep, positive for Covid 😖 |
We had to quarantine and let me tell you, we were so happy we got a balcony! We would sit in the sun with 80+ degrees with free room service and even got to watch free movies. I saw the Farewell Downton movie that I didn't want to go to the theater alone to see.
Needless to say, we missed our excursions to St. Thomas, St. Kitts and San Juan, Puerto Rico. We did get off the ship when we got to Royal Caribbean's Island CocoCay.
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| RC Wonder of the Seas is docked there already. |
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| I'm amazed these 2 ships can dock so close to each other! |
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| my phone camera had a setting wrong. super overexposed. |
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that's better
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I loved the plants and flowers in Central Park on the ship..
The same day Paul tested postitive, I was in the shower and a shampoo bottle fell from about 6' and landed on my toes...MAN DID THAT HURT! It actually was more painful than my arm!
I did enjoy a couple of mudslides (and only gained 2.2 lbs!! the whole trip) and Paul spotted a ducky which I had been looking for.
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| He will reside in my craft room 😊 |
On our last night of the cruise, I had one more appointment with the doctor to check my arm. She was so sweet. I gave her a thank you card and she got all teary eyed. God bless her-she took good care of me.
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Dr. Daniela from Columbia
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Of course we were in constant contact with the kids when we could. Eric sent us this after saying we need to be kept in a bubble! LOL!
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| looking out at the vast ocean in my opinion is very humbling. |
Of course I'm home for one day, feeling like I have a bad cold...
And now you know why I titled my blog post The Fiasco Cruise.
As always, thanks for stopping by.
First of all your pictures are just gorgeous and I'm glad that you and Paul enjoyed so many beautiful days. I will pray for you and Paul to get clear of your COVID and for your arm to heal perfectly I love you girlfriend
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend. We did have some beautiful days and enjoyed the weather, the ship and food. All in all it was great!
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ReplyDeleteWow, what amazing pictures you've gotten here, Val! Never been on a ship that big, and some of these photos blew me away. I hope it was overall good, despite the fiasco parts. Thanks for sharing your adventures. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Frankie! Yes the ships just keep getting bigger and bigger and we had a very nice time in spite of the issues.
DeleteWell that was a interesting trip! I love all of your photos. The food looked wonderful and I'm so glad you only gained a little weight because I think most people gain about 10 pounds on a cruise. I'm sorry to hear you husband got COVID (and you later got it when you returned home) and you had to quarantine, but at least you had good movies and a beautiful balcony, but sad you had to cancel the excursions. You arm looked awful and I'm glad it wasn't worse but your foot (OUCH!!). I've never been on a cruise and I hope your next one is easier. Seems like you made the best of the situation though. (PS: The putting you in a bubble picture is hilarious)
ReplyDeleteDebra! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. I am feeling much better and my arm is almost completely healed, thank you. If you ever get the chance to cruise I hope you do. It's so fun!!
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