We left Friday afternoon, and it was hard to say goodbye to the boys. They did great and happily waved from the driveway. Troy booked us a hotel "on the beach" in Miami using Expedia. When we got there, though, they told us they had no room and had moved us across the street and down the block! This new hotel was definitely not on the beach, had techno music blaring, and the room was painted hot pink! I was really bummed about this not so nice hotel but tried not to make Troy feel bad (I don't think I was doing a very good job, though). We tried to visit the beach, but it was too dark and we didn't feel safe. When we got back to our barely full-sized bed (like, not big enough for the 2 of us, and we're not that big!), I decided that I could not stay there. We called Expedia, and they refunded our money! Then, we ran across town to the Hyatt where Lloyd was staying. It was sooooo much nicer, and a great place to start our vacation.
Saturday morning, we boarded the Liberty of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship on the ocean right now. I was a little bit nervous about this trip because we were going with the 10 other managers from Baton Rouge and their wives. I knew a few of the wives but not well. I didn't need to be worried though because everyone was very nice. Our room was really nice; we upgraded to a balcony since this is our 5 year anniversary trip.
Seasickness set in Sunday morning but wasn't too bad. It definitely didn't stop me from laying out while Troy was in his meeting. Monday was another sea day, and I spent it with Troy at the boogie board place, rock climbing, and reading. Tuesday we were in St Maarten, which had a beautiful beach but we were a little put off by all the people trying to sell stuff. Wednesday was San Juan, which we really loved! The city was beautiful, and we spent the day sightseeing and shopping. We also enjoyed an authentic lunch of mofongo; well, Troy, David, and Deana enjoyed it and I ate back on the ship. Thursday was our last port, Labadee, Haiti. I was a little worried about Haiti given the social conditions there, but this part of Haiti was owned by Royal Caribbean, so it was very nice. In the morning, we did the world's longest zip-line; 1 mile long over the ocean! It was so fun! Then we spent the day laying on the beach. Friday was our last day at sea, and we spent it ice skating and laying out. I was sad our vacation was ending ( and will especially miss the food and Menino, our stateroom attendant who made the bed 2 times a day and left towel animals and chocolate for us!) but was definitely ready to be back home with my boys! Our flight from Miami was very delayed, and we had to sprint across 2 terminals in Dallas to make our connection. I just barely made it on the plane, and the doors shut behind us! We got home on time, but our luggage did not make it with us. Thankfully, the airline delivered to our door Saturday evening.
The Liberty of the Seas. Isn't she huge!
Me, Troy, and John at one of the shows. Most of these were weird but fun anyway. The ice show was amazing though!
Right before the zip line.
Troy and Jimmy at Labadee
Formal Night.
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Cruises are so fun! I'm glad you had such a good time and things worked out with your hotel. Happy 5th Anniversary!!
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