Tampa

I told Ben the only way I would get off the ship was if he promised we would be back on one again soon. He agreed.

So we got off.

We had about 5 hours before our flight, so we got a rental car and went to a nearby beach. It was beautiful. I was glad to have one more stop in the sun before we headed home to the cold.

And, here we are about to head home. They may be smiling, but it was really sad.

Entertainment

There was phenomenal entertainment on the ship! They had 4 different comedians come to give shows, they had multiple musicians, and they had 6 performers who gave nightly shows which were so entertaining! They did a great job! We had so much fun!

The sets were so fun- especially considering the limited space they have to work with. Apparently they audition and learn all the routines in Miami, then get assigned the boat. The shows are multi million dollar productions because you have to buy the music rights and such, so instead of changing the shows on the ship, they move the ships every couple of years to different ports and keep the shows- it's cheaper for them that way.

 They did a really fun activity where on the first Sea Day they started a Clue game. Every day we had to clues to figure out who killed Mr. Boddy. I knew it was Scarlet from Day 1, and I was right! We had a blast figuring out the clues, usually over dinner.

There was literally a hundred things to do each day, from trivia games to karaoke to ice sculpture displays. Because we only had 2 sea days, we weren't able to do all the different things we would have liked to do- there was simply too much. Let's just say, we were never bored. It was awesome!

Towel Animals

One thing every cruise line is famous for is their animal towels! It was so fun to come back to a new animal every afternoon after our excursions!

 Then, on our last sea day, they offered an animal towel making class. Claire and Camille weren't interested, but the rest of us were so we went. It was a lot of fun!

Grand Cayman

The Cayman Islands are so beautiful!!!! The water is see through- it's unbelievable. This was the second time Ben and I have been here, and we can go a hundred more times and not get bored.

This time we did the standard Cayman excursion: sting rays, which is something I had never done before.

 
Legend says if you kiss a sting ray you have good luck. I think we were already lucky because, well, look where we are! That water is so incredible.

After the sting rays, we were hungry. After wandering around for awhile, we discovered beef patties- a traditional Jamaican fast food that is delicious! We LOVED them!

And, then some snorkeling! Still our favorite thing ever!!!

Audra loved it!

The only part that was hard was knowing it was our last excursion and our cruise was coming to an end.

Oh, what a glorious day- again! Everything about this trip was just such an incredible blessing to experience. We loved sharing this beautiful world with our favorite girls!