Day 5 – Sunday, May 16 The fourth day of the Cruise!!!
Well, we slept in a little bit on Sunday too. But not too long because we wanted to be sure to get great sun chairs for our day of relaxing on the ship! So, we went and saved some chairs (which sounds very simple, but with me and Jodi being so stinking indecisive, it really wasn’t very simple!) and then ate breakfast. Then we headed up and enjoyed our time on the deck!!! There were times when there was a group of us laying out, but there were lots more times when there was one of us or so just laying there. Jodi went shopping, Mom was just walking around…I think we were just all enjoying our last day on the boat.
It seems that a lot of funny stuff happened that day, but I am already forgetting it! I do remember that Joy and I talked a lot and we just enjoyed that. We both decided that we missed our kids, but not enough to go home yet! HA! We also decided that we had to talk our husbands into doing a cruise at least once, however we are certain that it won’t be as much as this trip was! So, then we decided to go and do the water slide! So, Joy, Kelly, Jodi and I took off and went to the slide! Kelly is so funny….she is super skinny and cute, but she has no self-confidence. So, she didn’t want to take her swimsuit cover-up off to walk to the slide. So, Joy just told her to walk between she and I and Kelly’s butt would look great. That was hilarious.
The water slide was very fun! I forgot that the water would be salt water though. Oh, and Kelly went first and we were all cracking up laughing at her because she sat up so it took f-o-r-e-v-e-r for her to get to the bottom. It was almost like it was in slow motion. While we were waiting in line, they had a “hairiest chest contest”, so that was funny to watch. There was always something going on at the Lido Deck!
We also decided (me, Joy and Kelly) that we wanted to hate Jeanna (skinny cousin) because she is so perfect, but you just can’t because she is so nice! We decided that while she was sleeping on the deck in her bikini. HA!
So, the day was spent relaxing and I absolutely loved every single minute of it! Oh! I almost forgot that Mom happened to be in the dining room when they were making ice cream sculptures. So, she brought one to me to make up for not ordering me a drink the day before at Cozumel. That was sweet of her (but I was still salty about it…Just kidding)!
After spending 6 or more hours in the sun, I decided to go read or nap someplace in the shade. So, I went to the balcony in our room and dozed for a bit. It was so nice! Then I moved inside and dozed in there for a bit (after showering). Well, I need to tell you that prior to the cruise, I think for Easter or something my mom bought me and Jodi (and her) matching pajamas and robes. Well, it was a requirement that we all have said robes on the cruise….and we all wore them while we were getting ready. So, at this point, we had all taken showers and were sporting our robes just laying around the room killing time until it was time to get ready for dinner.
Well, there was a show in the theater before dinner. Mom was planning on going. Jodi, however, thought that it was the same show we had seen already, so she had talked me and everyone else into not going. So, she was just shooting for dinner-time (8:00) to be ready. Mom was shooting for 7:00. I was also shooting for 8:00 and it doesn’t take me very long to get ready. So….the cruise director made an announcement reminding us of the show and that is when we realized that we all had different plans and that it was NOT the same show. So, all of a sudden, we were sent into warp speed mode to get ready so we didn’t miss the show. It was pretty comical because you would’ve thought that we were the ones performing (since we were all in the same robes and we were all in panic mode). Heaven forbid we miss anything on the cruise! LOL
So, we all got ready in great time and went and caught the last half of the show….and it was good! Way better than the first night!!!! I am glad we caught part of it!
So, we get to dinner….and we were the last of our group of 23 to arrive. Remember how I told you that on formal night we (Mom and Jodi and I) had tried to jazz up the seating arrangements and it didn’t work? Well, when we got to dinner…the doors hadn’t opened up yet, so the other 20 women in our party were there waiting at the doors. The “cousins” (our posse) had a plan and executed it BRILLIANTLY! We ran (or walked very fast) into the dining hall when it was time and staked the claim to our table so that the “young cousins” could all sit together. It worked out BEAUTIFULLY! And we had a BLAST at dinner that night!!!!
Let’s see. Dinner was good….we all thoroughly ENJOYED our last night of chocolate melting cake (the most delicious dessert in the whole world) and we just enjoyed the company. It was a GREAT way to end the cruise! Well, just like the other night, when we were done (or almost done), the waiters sang a song. I got all teary eyed because it was about how our bags were packed and it was time to go and I just didn’t want to go! But it was great…..and then the music picked up and they started dancing on their tables again – LOVED IT. UNTIL…..see, there was this bachelor party that had their dining table next to one of ours. Well, they had picked up two girls that night for dinner and all throughout dinner, they would chink their glasses and the girls would kiss…nice. Well, when the dancing started, the girls (or one of them) got up on their table and started dancing. The music stopped and they got her down and then the music started up again and then a guy from their party got up on the table, so the music stopped and this time…it didn’t start again. So, we all boo’d them and they left with their heads hung in shame…..too bad they ruined the great entertainment that night. But we still had a blast at dinner!!!
We got some great pictures of our group that night and then the P-A-R-T-Y started! We went up to “our band” and danced the night away! I mean….we literally danced the night away! When we got to the lounge, our band was so excited to see us (and were excited to see them) and we all were dancing and having a blast! Even Joy’s mom (the preachers’ wife) joined us! She had a hoot too! And my mom’s cousins who were with us, they danced! They were in their 50’s and had NEVER danced in their life! They were raised strict Baptist and just never did that…..so they did and they had a blast!
There were some guys there….we had a nickname for one of them, but I can’t remember what it was. But he was there with his wife, but she wouldn’t dance with him. So, he danced with anyone that he could…..and had fun getting everyone to dance with him. It was comical. He was pretty harmless even though he tried to dirty dance with my mom! Then there was this other guy who was very harmless and just enjoyed dancing…so he danced with a bunch of us too.
We danced and we danced and we danced! The band played for a long time and lots of people came in and out of the bar. One lady who was dancing with us was like….we wish we would’ve found this bar earlier…this is the most fun we have had the whole time! I was like….yes, we are a fun group! LOL We took pictures with “our band” and told them how much we enjoyed them! The guitar player had a Jesus sticker on his guitar….they were just awesome. I mean, really…really AWESOME!
So, we shut that place down and reluctantly left our band. But the night wasn’t over yet (even if it was after 1:30)! We all went up to the Lido Deck and found the ice cream machines and walked around the top deck. So, that isn’t the brightest idea with an ice cream cone. It is very windy and so the ice cream was blowing all over the place. HA! And it was raining a little bit. And I was wearing a skirt and it was very windy. LOL But we walked around the deck and laughed and took pictures and just had a ball. Then we found some chairs and sat down and started singing! We sang some Acapella songs and just cherished every minute of that evening.
Finally, when we were so tired we couldn’t hold our eyes open any longer….we went to bed. I set the alarm on my phone and it literally told me that my alarm would be going off in like 2 hours and 40 minutes or something like that. Needless to say, we didn’t sleep much that last night…..but we sure didn’t care! We had a ball!!!!!
Stay tuned for my final Cruise Update. The trip home….not as much fun as the Cruise, but quite the adventure!!!!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Cruise Recap - Cozumel
Day 4 – Saturday, May 15 The third day of the Cruise!!!
So we were able to sleep in a little bit this day. And I have to be honest, I have taken too long doing these updates and I am already starting to forget stuff! So, I might leave out some very important details!
Let’s see….we got up and we did order room service for coffee, juice and croissants again. We went and ate breakfast and I guess we just got our stuff ready for our day at Cozumel. I don’t really remember what we did…oh no! I am pretty sure we just went and ate breakfast and had a slower morning getting ready to get off for the day. We got off the boat at Cozumel and BOY WAS IT EVER HOT! Oh my….I don’t know if I could put into words how incredibly hot it was! But it was pretty neat because we pulled up to our dock right next to another Carnival Cruiseship. We could see right onto their boat and ours was bigger! HA! But it was neat. Jodi, Mom and I watched us pull up from our balcony….and Mandy, Chelle and Joanne did too! Their balcony was right above ours, so we chatted and just watched how cool it was to see this big ship come into dock. Once we docked and heard the “all clear” type announcement, we hopped off the boat! We walked down the long pier to Cozumel! It was so pretty and looked just like what I thought commercialized Mexico would look like. We took some pictures at Three Amigos bar and did a little bit of browsing before we joined up with the folks for our excursion to a place called “Playa Mia”. This excursion was a bus-ride to a beach. The price (which mom bought for us…THANKS MOM!) included a Mexican Buffet, lounge chair, water fun stuff, umbrellas….and DRINKS! There were 10 of us that chose to do this excursion….Mom, Jodi and me, Mandy, Chelle and Joanne and Joy and her cousin Kelly and her mom Janet and her Aunt Betty. So, we all start following the “guide” to our bus….only SOMEHOW we got separated. Joy and I were busy taking pictures and enjoying the scenery on our way there and the moms were following us and we somehow got separated from Jodi. I was a bit panicked, but we quickly found them. LOL The bus-ride over was fun because the tour guy was a hoot. So, we get on the bus and away we go! We get to Playa Mia and we get off the bus and start our little walk back to the beach. There were cute shops on the way, but we all really wanted to see the ocean and beach, so we kept walking. We get to the sand and the beach and AHHHHH….it was heaven! We found 10 chairs together and I immediately know that we need umbrellas because it was H-O-T. So, I go off with the little dude to get our umbrellas….only to find out that I wasn’t able to get enough for everyone, they would only give me two. So, I head back to where I had left everyone and proceed to have the little service guy put our umbrellas up. Then, they all wanted to move our location, so they start moving and I have to move the umbrellas and the service guy ditched me at that point. I guess he didn’t want to put the umbrellas up again. Now, it was a great idea to move spots, but I was a bit perturbed at first because I was fooling with the blasted umbrellas. So, we get to our new spot and I am trying to put the umbrellas back up and it isn’t working and I am hot and perturbed and then the drink guy comes and brings everyone (BUT ME) a drink. I was really perturbed at this point. Here I was trying to get everyone taken care of with the dumb umbrellas and they all ordered drinks but no one ordered one for me, the umbrella girl. HA. Funny how looking back on it now, why would they have ordered me a drink? They were just trying to enjoy themselves and here I was trying to take care of everyone and I didn’t have to do that! LOL Oh well, I was salty just until I got my drink….LOL Then I was fine! It was all about the margarita, you know. LOL So, we got all set up (the service guy did come back and do our umbrellas again) and we headed off to eat. I was a bit disappointed with the Mexican Buffet because I was expecting super yummy authentic Mexican food and it was really just like anything you would find here at our local “authentic” Mexican restaurants. But it was food…and it hit the spot.
After eating, and I am sure some more drinks, we headedoff to the ocean. Mom got us some great rafts and we enjoyed laying on our rafts (drinks in hand) and laughing and talking. For some reason, we kept drifting on our rafts over towards this rope and on the other side of the rope is where these boats were coming in. So, Joy was the designated swimmer and she would pull us over away from the rope. It was quite comical because we kept drifting. Then Joy and I had the bright idea to both get on my raft together and after several attempts and nearly going potty in our suits because we were laughing so hard, we gave up on that.
It was so nice and so relaxing and so fun to just be in the ocean! I think Jodi was annoyed with me and Joy because we kept laughing and she was trying to nap. Also, you know that Jodi likes to have her own space….it was so funny when Joy’s mom just grabbed a hold of Jodi’s foot because she was scared to float too far away. She actually (we didn’t know this at the time) is very afraid of water but didn’t want to miss out on the fun, so she joined us. Anyways…..Jodi did really good at tolerating that, but inside I am sure she was like…get off me! LOL It was just so much fun!!!!
We came in and used our rafts on our chairs (which was an awesome idea) and enjoyed laying on the beach. It was so beautiful! I ended up dozing for a bit and our mother (Jodi and I both fell asleep) had the service guys put more umbrellas up while we were asleep so we wouldn’t burn….that was awfully nice of her! We woke up from our siesta (ha! Appropriate since we were in Mexico!) and Jodi and I went and got “henna-like” tattoos. We got them on our feet and I have to tell you….I LOVED it and really, really, really want to get a tattoo on my foot now! Anyways, we did that and then we went to sit back down for a bit….and then….
Kelly (Joy’s cousin) really wanted to go parasailing. The price that was listed was $60 a person. Well, when we first got there, they told her they could do it for $50 a person if the three of us did it. Well, we were in Mexico, right? So I told Joy and Kelly that we should go back down there and only take $40 each with us. We did and we got there and I did the talking and asked the guy what his lowest price was. He said it was $50 a person. I said, we will do it for $40 a person. He said no. So, Kelly had decided that she was going to do it no matter what, but Joy and I were not. So, she started asking us for money so she could do it for $50. We started to give her money and walk off and the guy suddenly changed his mind and we did it for $40 a person! WOOHOO! Now, if you know me at all, that is a big deal for me….I am never that assertive!
Okay. So, we walk down the pier to this little tiny boat with four Mexican guys on it. We get on the boat and they don’t speak hardly any English….so who knows what they were saying about us. But they get us all suited up and we get ready to go up and let me just tell you….It was AWESOME! We are all three together…I was in the front….Joy was on my back (behind me) and then Kelly was behind her. So, we go up off the boat (we do not get wet) and go high in the sky and it was so beautiful! It was like the second part of my skydive, once the chute was drawn….only longer. The view was spectacular! The water was so many different shades of blue….we could see the entire island….we could see our cruise ship….and all the adobe huts…..and the beach….it was so gorgeous! I LOVED every second of it….Joy and Kelly….not so much. Joy’s harness (that was supposed to be around her legs) wasn’t very secure and ended up around her waist. She was never afraid that she was going to fall because she was securely harnessed, but the harness just wasn’t staying in the right place. So, she was worried and tense because of that. And I am not sure if Kelly just had motion sickness or what, but they were both a little green around the gill by the time we landed back on the boat. Again, you don’t get wet. Very neat. So, we get on the boat and Joy and Kelly are both super pale and not feeling well. I was alright, but I was feeling a little bit queasy. But that was because here we are in the middle of an ocean on a tiny little boat and the boat is just rocking on these huge waves. Well, our rope from the chute somehow got wrapped around the motor when we came in, so one of the guys had to dive in the water to unwrap it. So, we had to sit there rocking the waves while he did that. So, finally we start moving and get back to the dock. We get out and the guys are all talking in Spanish and then they try to offer us a ride back to our cruise ship (on the boat) and we say no and keep walking. Well, Joy knew enough Spanish to know that they said something about “the pretty one”. Come to find out, when they were putting Kelly’s harness on….the guy pretty much fondled her! GROSS! She is very cute and very little….and so, Joy and I were a bit offended that we weren’t “the pretty one”, but it just gave us one more thing to laugh about from our trip!
So, after we got back from parasailing, it was just about time to get back on our bus. We packed up our stuff and went shopping at the little shops they had there. This one guy from a jewelry store called me into his store for “a free gift”. When I went inside, he offered me a free shot of tequila. I looked at him and told him that I had just gone parasailing and the last thing I needed was a shot of tequila. LOL We bought some souvenirs and then got on the bus. I will let Mandy tell you about their experience with the bus ride and their mom.
When we got back to the main area, we spent the next several hours shopping and enjoying the beautiful scenery there at Cozumel. OH! And I also bought a pop which was heavenly since I didn’t have any pop on the cruise. It is the simple things in life!!!! We had fun shopping and buying cheap gifts and great jewelry for ourselves and just enjoying the evening there. Finally we decided to get back to the cruise ship. So, we walked down the long pier again and back to “Destiny”!
After being so hot and so yucky all day….we all couldn’t wait to get in the shower! So, I took a quick shower and a quick get ready and then headed up to the Lido Deck because our band was playing there that night. I found my way there and looked for others from our group, but I didn’t see anyone. So, I got a piece of pizza (loved that 24 hour buffet) and sat down on a lounge chair and enjoyed listening to “our band”. I was by myself for awhile (it is so fun to people watch on a cruise) and then Mandie and Amanda happened along. We chatted for a bit and then I decided to go see if I could find anyone else. Well, I went to the karaoke bar and there was a bunch of our group! I kinda forgot about it…but I guess I sang a song then too. I sang Independence Day. I missed Mandy and Chelle singing. So, we hung out there a bit and then we all went and hit the Midnight Mexican Buffet! That was very yummy and the company was great! I went out and listened to our band some more and watched the crowd get a little crazy. Then I went back in and joined the rest of the ladies and we (the younger generation) sat and talked for a long, long time. We laughed and talked and just had a great time enjoying each other’s company!
So, when we all decided to go to bed, Jeanna’s room was on our same floor, so Jeanna, Jodi and I got to our floor and there was this woman standing in front of this door. Now, some of the room doors were decorated for special events or what-not and this door looked like it has been toilet-papered, but it looked that way the whole time. So, this woman was short and older and we had seen her earlier with a group of people dancing to “our band”. So, she is standing there in front of this door just looking at it. So, we ask her if she is alright and she keeps saying she is looking for her room….”D”…..her room “D”. Well, rooms are numbers and they are not on your sign and sail (or door key) card. The only thing on there is the letter that corresponds to your “muster station” or the place you would go in case of an emergency. So, when she says she is looking for “D”, that really doesn’t mean anything. So, I explain to her that “D” is her muster station, not her room number. She was so confused. Jeanna was so sweet and put her arm around her and I was just annoyed and told her she needed to go to the front desk and ask for help. Jeanna offered to walk her down there and she said no, she would be alright. She could go there by herself. So, she takes off down the hall saying “D” over and over again. We about died laughing. Poor soul. We don’t know how she got “home” that night, but we saw her the next day and she looked no more worse for the wear!
We went to bed that night…tired and sun-burnt, but with big smiles of another wonderful day on Destiny in our hearts!!!!
Stay tuned for our last day on the ship….It was a DOOZY!!!!
So we were able to sleep in a little bit this day. And I have to be honest, I have taken too long doing these updates and I am already starting to forget stuff! So, I might leave out some very important details!
Let’s see….we got up and we did order room service for coffee, juice and croissants again. We went and ate breakfast and I guess we just got our stuff ready for our day at Cozumel. I don’t really remember what we did…oh no! I am pretty sure we just went and ate breakfast and had a slower morning getting ready to get off for the day. We got off the boat at Cozumel and BOY WAS IT EVER HOT! Oh my….I don’t know if I could put into words how incredibly hot it was! But it was pretty neat because we pulled up to our dock right next to another Carnival Cruiseship. We could see right onto their boat and ours was bigger! HA! But it was neat. Jodi, Mom and I watched us pull up from our balcony….and Mandy, Chelle and Joanne did too! Their balcony was right above ours, so we chatted and just watched how cool it was to see this big ship come into dock. Once we docked and heard the “all clear” type announcement, we hopped off the boat! We walked down the long pier to Cozumel! It was so pretty and looked just like what I thought commercialized Mexico would look like. We took some pictures at Three Amigos bar and did a little bit of browsing before we joined up with the folks for our excursion to a place called “Playa Mia”. This excursion was a bus-ride to a beach. The price (which mom bought for us…THANKS MOM!) included a Mexican Buffet, lounge chair, water fun stuff, umbrellas….and DRINKS! There were 10 of us that chose to do this excursion….Mom, Jodi and me, Mandy, Chelle and Joanne and Joy and her cousin Kelly and her mom Janet and her Aunt Betty. So, we all start following the “guide” to our bus….only SOMEHOW we got separated. Joy and I were busy taking pictures and enjoying the scenery on our way there and the moms were following us and we somehow got separated from Jodi. I was a bit panicked, but we quickly found them. LOL The bus-ride over was fun because the tour guy was a hoot. So, we get on the bus and away we go! We get to Playa Mia and we get off the bus and start our little walk back to the beach. There were cute shops on the way, but we all really wanted to see the ocean and beach, so we kept walking. We get to the sand and the beach and AHHHHH….it was heaven! We found 10 chairs together and I immediately know that we need umbrellas because it was H-O-T. So, I go off with the little dude to get our umbrellas….only to find out that I wasn’t able to get enough for everyone, they would only give me two. So, I head back to where I had left everyone and proceed to have the little service guy put our umbrellas up. Then, they all wanted to move our location, so they start moving and I have to move the umbrellas and the service guy ditched me at that point. I guess he didn’t want to put the umbrellas up again. Now, it was a great idea to move spots, but I was a bit perturbed at first because I was fooling with the blasted umbrellas. So, we get to our new spot and I am trying to put the umbrellas back up and it isn’t working and I am hot and perturbed and then the drink guy comes and brings everyone (BUT ME) a drink. I was really perturbed at this point. Here I was trying to get everyone taken care of with the dumb umbrellas and they all ordered drinks but no one ordered one for me, the umbrella girl. HA. Funny how looking back on it now, why would they have ordered me a drink? They were just trying to enjoy themselves and here I was trying to take care of everyone and I didn’t have to do that! LOL Oh well, I was salty just until I got my drink….LOL Then I was fine! It was all about the margarita, you know. LOL So, we got all set up (the service guy did come back and do our umbrellas again) and we headed off to eat. I was a bit disappointed with the Mexican Buffet because I was expecting super yummy authentic Mexican food and it was really just like anything you would find here at our local “authentic” Mexican restaurants. But it was food…and it hit the spot.
After eating, and I am sure some more drinks, we headedoff to the ocean. Mom got us some great rafts and we enjoyed laying on our rafts (drinks in hand) and laughing and talking. For some reason, we kept drifting on our rafts over towards this rope and on the other side of the rope is where these boats were coming in. So, Joy was the designated swimmer and she would pull us over away from the rope. It was quite comical because we kept drifting. Then Joy and I had the bright idea to both get on my raft together and after several attempts and nearly going potty in our suits because we were laughing so hard, we gave up on that.
It was so nice and so relaxing and so fun to just be in the ocean! I think Jodi was annoyed with me and Joy because we kept laughing and she was trying to nap. Also, you know that Jodi likes to have her own space….it was so funny when Joy’s mom just grabbed a hold of Jodi’s foot because she was scared to float too far away. She actually (we didn’t know this at the time) is very afraid of water but didn’t want to miss out on the fun, so she joined us. Anyways…..Jodi did really good at tolerating that, but inside I am sure she was like…get off me! LOL It was just so much fun!!!!
We came in and used our rafts on our chairs (which was an awesome idea) and enjoyed laying on the beach. It was so beautiful! I ended up dozing for a bit and our mother (Jodi and I both fell asleep) had the service guys put more umbrellas up while we were asleep so we wouldn’t burn….that was awfully nice of her! We woke up from our siesta (ha! Appropriate since we were in Mexico!) and Jodi and I went and got “henna-like” tattoos. We got them on our feet and I have to tell you….I LOVED it and really, really, really want to get a tattoo on my foot now! Anyways, we did that and then we went to sit back down for a bit….and then….
Kelly (Joy’s cousin) really wanted to go parasailing. The price that was listed was $60 a person. Well, when we first got there, they told her they could do it for $50 a person if the three of us did it. Well, we were in Mexico, right? So I told Joy and Kelly that we should go back down there and only take $40 each with us. We did and we got there and I did the talking and asked the guy what his lowest price was. He said it was $50 a person. I said, we will do it for $40 a person. He said no. So, Kelly had decided that she was going to do it no matter what, but Joy and I were not. So, she started asking us for money so she could do it for $50. We started to give her money and walk off and the guy suddenly changed his mind and we did it for $40 a person! WOOHOO! Now, if you know me at all, that is a big deal for me….I am never that assertive!
Okay. So, we walk down the pier to this little tiny boat with four Mexican guys on it. We get on the boat and they don’t speak hardly any English….so who knows what they were saying about us. But they get us all suited up and we get ready to go up and let me just tell you….It was AWESOME! We are all three together…I was in the front….Joy was on my back (behind me) and then Kelly was behind her. So, we go up off the boat (we do not get wet) and go high in the sky and it was so beautiful! It was like the second part of my skydive, once the chute was drawn….only longer. The view was spectacular! The water was so many different shades of blue….we could see the entire island….we could see our cruise ship….and all the adobe huts…..and the beach….it was so gorgeous! I LOVED every second of it….Joy and Kelly….not so much. Joy’s harness (that was supposed to be around her legs) wasn’t very secure and ended up around her waist. She was never afraid that she was going to fall because she was securely harnessed, but the harness just wasn’t staying in the right place. So, she was worried and tense because of that. And I am not sure if Kelly just had motion sickness or what, but they were both a little green around the gill by the time we landed back on the boat. Again, you don’t get wet. Very neat. So, we get on the boat and Joy and Kelly are both super pale and not feeling well. I was alright, but I was feeling a little bit queasy. But that was because here we are in the middle of an ocean on a tiny little boat and the boat is just rocking on these huge waves. Well, our rope from the chute somehow got wrapped around the motor when we came in, so one of the guys had to dive in the water to unwrap it. So, we had to sit there rocking the waves while he did that. So, finally we start moving and get back to the dock. We get out and the guys are all talking in Spanish and then they try to offer us a ride back to our cruise ship (on the boat) and we say no and keep walking. Well, Joy knew enough Spanish to know that they said something about “the pretty one”. Come to find out, when they were putting Kelly’s harness on….the guy pretty much fondled her! GROSS! She is very cute and very little….and so, Joy and I were a bit offended that we weren’t “the pretty one”, but it just gave us one more thing to laugh about from our trip!
So, after we got back from parasailing, it was just about time to get back on our bus. We packed up our stuff and went shopping at the little shops they had there. This one guy from a jewelry store called me into his store for “a free gift”. When I went inside, he offered me a free shot of tequila. I looked at him and told him that I had just gone parasailing and the last thing I needed was a shot of tequila. LOL We bought some souvenirs and then got on the bus. I will let Mandy tell you about their experience with the bus ride and their mom.
When we got back to the main area, we spent the next several hours shopping and enjoying the beautiful scenery there at Cozumel. OH! And I also bought a pop which was heavenly since I didn’t have any pop on the cruise. It is the simple things in life!!!! We had fun shopping and buying cheap gifts and great jewelry for ourselves and just enjoying the evening there. Finally we decided to get back to the cruise ship. So, we walked down the long pier again and back to “Destiny”!
After being so hot and so yucky all day….we all couldn’t wait to get in the shower! So, I took a quick shower and a quick get ready and then headed up to the Lido Deck because our band was playing there that night. I found my way there and looked for others from our group, but I didn’t see anyone. So, I got a piece of pizza (loved that 24 hour buffet) and sat down on a lounge chair and enjoyed listening to “our band”. I was by myself for awhile (it is so fun to people watch on a cruise) and then Mandie and Amanda happened along. We chatted for a bit and then I decided to go see if I could find anyone else. Well, I went to the karaoke bar and there was a bunch of our group! I kinda forgot about it…but I guess I sang a song then too. I sang Independence Day. I missed Mandy and Chelle singing. So, we hung out there a bit and then we all went and hit the Midnight Mexican Buffet! That was very yummy and the company was great! I went out and listened to our band some more and watched the crowd get a little crazy. Then I went back in and joined the rest of the ladies and we (the younger generation) sat and talked for a long, long time. We laughed and talked and just had a great time enjoying each other’s company!
So, when we all decided to go to bed, Jeanna’s room was on our same floor, so Jeanna, Jodi and I got to our floor and there was this woman standing in front of this door. Now, some of the room doors were decorated for special events or what-not and this door looked like it has been toilet-papered, but it looked that way the whole time. So, this woman was short and older and we had seen her earlier with a group of people dancing to “our band”. So, she is standing there in front of this door just looking at it. So, we ask her if she is alright and she keeps saying she is looking for her room….”D”…..her room “D”. Well, rooms are numbers and they are not on your sign and sail (or door key) card. The only thing on there is the letter that corresponds to your “muster station” or the place you would go in case of an emergency. So, when she says she is looking for “D”, that really doesn’t mean anything. So, I explain to her that “D” is her muster station, not her room number. She was so confused. Jeanna was so sweet and put her arm around her and I was just annoyed and told her she needed to go to the front desk and ask for help. Jeanna offered to walk her down there and she said no, she would be alright. She could go there by herself. So, she takes off down the hall saying “D” over and over again. We about died laughing. Poor soul. We don’t know how she got “home” that night, but we saw her the next day and she looked no more worse for the wear!
We went to bed that night…tired and sun-burnt, but with big smiles of another wonderful day on Destiny in our hearts!!!!
Stay tuned for our last day on the ship….It was a DOOZY!!!!
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Another Cruise Update!!!!
Here is my next update! I am already starting to forget the details...I better hurry up and finish this before I forget everything!!! LOL
Day 3 – Friday, May 14 The second day of the Cruise!!!
Jodi hopped out of bed at 6:00 something in the morning (CRAZY GIRL) with her binoculars to go out on the deck and watch us pull into Key West. Once she was up, we were all awake because none of us wanted to miss one thing! So, we opened up the curtains and enjoyed looking out our window at the island of Key West. It was cool because there was a Royal Caribbean ship docked on the island too and there were little boats beside them (like, the kind of boats that you would own) so it gave you an idea of just how big these cruise ships are. At one point, Jodi was laughing at me because I was like…Oh! What are they doing? I thought perhaps it was pirates (NOT REALLY) because the little boat got close and then a few guys jumped onto the big boat….they were helping to secure it. What a hoot. It was neat to see the difference in size.
Mom called and ordered us room service so we ate some fruit and croissants while we got ready for the day. Jodi and I were ready before Mom, so we went up to the Lido deck and ate breakfast and then found our way off the ship! We got off and boarded a trolley that took us into Key West! This was my second trip there, but it felt like my first because I saw some things I didn’t see last time and I also saw some of the same things but didn’t know how to find my way around! LOL Mom met up with us pretty much as soon as we got there and we started shopping and looking for Margaritaville! I mean, you have to go to Margaritaville if you are going to Key West….that and have a piece of Key Lime Pie! We actually did both! We found a quaint little Key Lime Pie Shop and we split a piece….none of us really liked it, but we had to have it!
We had so much fun shopping at this one store, especially. It was called “Yours and Mayan” and they had the most beautiful beaded jewelry! I could’ve spent a fortune in there, instead I just spent a small fortune! LOL There were just lots of neat little shops and things to see. We found Mandie and Amanda and they joined us on the last leg of our journey to find Margaritaville. We all enjoyed a yummy Margarita there and then got some souvenirs. Mom decided to head back to the cruise ship to save us some lawn chairs on the lido deck while Jodi and I finished shopping. We finally hopped on one of the last trolleys to the boat. I was in line waiting for Jodi and thought that I would not get on without her because it would be one thing to be stranded in Key West with her and an entirely other thing to be stranded by yourself! In reality, we had PLENTY of time…but I was just thinking about all the “what-if” scenarios. We got on the trolley with this group of high school boys, or actually recent high school graduates. There was a party of about 35 kids on the ship for their senior trip. They were funny because they made fun of the girls on their trip and just listening to them talk was funny. Thankfully, we did not see them the rest of the trip. LOL
Anyways, Key West was wonderful. I wish we could’ve stayed there longer. There was this really neat jewelry and clothing shop that I went to the last time I was there, but I couldn’t find it this time. Funny thing happened..there was one of those living statues (people who pose like statues) and we saw him when we were all together. Well, when we split up and I was walking back to the trolley stop to save our place in line, I was on my cell phone talking to a friend at home. Well, I walked right by him and he yelled at me when I was in front of him to get off the phone because I was on vacation. I about died….I nearly dropped my phone he startled me so much! That was a hoot!
So, we got back on the ship and changed into our swimsuits and went to find where Mom had saved us seats. She chose the loudest spot (LOL) but also the best people-watching spot! At this point, I started feeling bad because we couldn’t save enough chairs for everyone. Mom told me that my Dad worries about this all the time when they are cruising with the group too. So, I had a hard time with that because I wanted to be able to take care of everyone, but I just couldn’t. And that is hard for me. So, I had a hard time relaxing. Then we had some chairs open up next to us right as Mandie and Amanda walked up…so I was able to take care of them. LOL And then Jodi and Mom were leaving right at the time that Kelly and Joy were looking for a spot, so I was able to take care of them. LOL I realized that I was getting a bit burnt, so I went and read a book on our balcony and dozed in the shade. It was just a nice and peaceful afternoon. Then it was time to get ready for formal night!
Formal night on the cruise is the night that nearly everyone dresses up fancy! Mom, Jodi and I got all gussied up and we went down to the Main Atrium. We had made plans to have the entire group meet there for a group picture. Since we were early (SHOCKER), we posed for like a million pictures. They have all these different “photo stations” set up with different backgrounds and so we stopped at all of them, I think! It was funny because the photographers kept calling us sisters…..Mom was eating that up! I don’t think we planned it, but Jodi and I were both wearing black and Mom was wearing red, so we got some really good pictures! It was fun…I felt like we should be hearing Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi song while we were posing. LOL So, the entire group showed up (all 23 of us ladies) for our group picture. There was a little bit of drama with that (go figure…with a group of 23 ladies there was drama, right?) but we got a good group picture and went into dinner! Mom, Jodi and I were trying to jazz up the seating arrangements for dinner, but our attempt failed. Although, we did get to sit at a different table and had a lovely dinner again. The food was delicious (of course) and the dessert was amazing! The after dinner music was wonderful. The waitstaff sang to us again. I am such a dork, I actually got all teary when they sang that night. It was just such a magical experience – being on this dream vacation with all of these ladies.
After dinner, we went to a show that night. They had a “Las Vegas-Style” show in the main theater, so we all went to that. It was a little weird, but still a pretty good show. Something about a big couch and Paris and the couch talked….just a little bit odd. The highlight of the show, well there were three highlights for me. First, Chelle spilled her drink. That was funny to me for some reason. (Sorry George…neither Mandy nor I were about to share ours with her because they were so yummy!) And then the guys in the show came out to do YMCA and one was scantily clad and it was fun to hear my mom and the Aunts hoop and holler about that. The third highlight…I was sitting next to Joy’s mom and Joy was whooping about something in the show and her mom leans over and commented on how loud Joy was since she had had so much to drink. I leaned back over and said, she hasn’t had anything to drink…that’s just Joy! She lives up to her name! It was funny. Joy’s mom was so stinking cute and sweet. I am not sure that she knew how to take our little group, but she was a trooper!
So, we left there and went to check out what was happening at our “bar”. I don’t know if we even went into the karaoke lounge that night….maybe it was a comedian or something instead. But we found “our band” again and had yet another evening of dancing and closing the place down. That night they went on really long because there was another group there enjoying them. They were more rockers then we were, so they requested Free Bird and some other “rocky-type” songs. But let me tell you, that band is AMAZING! We loved every minute of it and danced our butts off again! What a riot!!!! I think the drummer actually broke his cymbal at one point because they were jamming so much. LOVED IT.
We left there and went to our room. We were pleasantly surprised to have received a lovely treat in our room! Since Mom was a VIP, she had a nice photo frame as a gift and we had a plate of yummy treats with Good Night written in chocolate. It was very cool and a nice surprise! We took our showers and finally went to sleep during the wee hours of the morning! It was another day in paradise and another day where I don’t know how we could’ve crammed more into it if we had tried!
I love vacation!!!!
Day 3 – Friday, May 14 The second day of the Cruise!!!
Jodi hopped out of bed at 6:00 something in the morning (CRAZY GIRL) with her binoculars to go out on the deck and watch us pull into Key West. Once she was up, we were all awake because none of us wanted to miss one thing! So, we opened up the curtains and enjoyed looking out our window at the island of Key West. It was cool because there was a Royal Caribbean ship docked on the island too and there were little boats beside them (like, the kind of boats that you would own) so it gave you an idea of just how big these cruise ships are. At one point, Jodi was laughing at me because I was like…Oh! What are they doing? I thought perhaps it was pirates (NOT REALLY) because the little boat got close and then a few guys jumped onto the big boat….they were helping to secure it. What a hoot. It was neat to see the difference in size.
Mom called and ordered us room service so we ate some fruit and croissants while we got ready for the day. Jodi and I were ready before Mom, so we went up to the Lido deck and ate breakfast and then found our way off the ship! We got off and boarded a trolley that took us into Key West! This was my second trip there, but it felt like my first because I saw some things I didn’t see last time and I also saw some of the same things but didn’t know how to find my way around! LOL Mom met up with us pretty much as soon as we got there and we started shopping and looking for Margaritaville! I mean, you have to go to Margaritaville if you are going to Key West….that and have a piece of Key Lime Pie! We actually did both! We found a quaint little Key Lime Pie Shop and we split a piece….none of us really liked it, but we had to have it!
We had so much fun shopping at this one store, especially. It was called “Yours and Mayan” and they had the most beautiful beaded jewelry! I could’ve spent a fortune in there, instead I just spent a small fortune! LOL There were just lots of neat little shops and things to see. We found Mandie and Amanda and they joined us on the last leg of our journey to find Margaritaville. We all enjoyed a yummy Margarita there and then got some souvenirs. Mom decided to head back to the cruise ship to save us some lawn chairs on the lido deck while Jodi and I finished shopping. We finally hopped on one of the last trolleys to the boat. I was in line waiting for Jodi and thought that I would not get on without her because it would be one thing to be stranded in Key West with her and an entirely other thing to be stranded by yourself! In reality, we had PLENTY of time…but I was just thinking about all the “what-if” scenarios. We got on the trolley with this group of high school boys, or actually recent high school graduates. There was a party of about 35 kids on the ship for their senior trip. They were funny because they made fun of the girls on their trip and just listening to them talk was funny. Thankfully, we did not see them the rest of the trip. LOL
Anyways, Key West was wonderful. I wish we could’ve stayed there longer. There was this really neat jewelry and clothing shop that I went to the last time I was there, but I couldn’t find it this time. Funny thing happened..there was one of those living statues (people who pose like statues) and we saw him when we were all together. Well, when we split up and I was walking back to the trolley stop to save our place in line, I was on my cell phone talking to a friend at home. Well, I walked right by him and he yelled at me when I was in front of him to get off the phone because I was on vacation. I about died….I nearly dropped my phone he startled me so much! That was a hoot!
So, we got back on the ship and changed into our swimsuits and went to find where Mom had saved us seats. She chose the loudest spot (LOL) but also the best people-watching spot! At this point, I started feeling bad because we couldn’t save enough chairs for everyone. Mom told me that my Dad worries about this all the time when they are cruising with the group too. So, I had a hard time with that because I wanted to be able to take care of everyone, but I just couldn’t. And that is hard for me. So, I had a hard time relaxing. Then we had some chairs open up next to us right as Mandie and Amanda walked up…so I was able to take care of them. LOL And then Jodi and Mom were leaving right at the time that Kelly and Joy were looking for a spot, so I was able to take care of them. LOL I realized that I was getting a bit burnt, so I went and read a book on our balcony and dozed in the shade. It was just a nice and peaceful afternoon. Then it was time to get ready for formal night!
Formal night on the cruise is the night that nearly everyone dresses up fancy! Mom, Jodi and I got all gussied up and we went down to the Main Atrium. We had made plans to have the entire group meet there for a group picture. Since we were early (SHOCKER), we posed for like a million pictures. They have all these different “photo stations” set up with different backgrounds and so we stopped at all of them, I think! It was funny because the photographers kept calling us sisters…..Mom was eating that up! I don’t think we planned it, but Jodi and I were both wearing black and Mom was wearing red, so we got some really good pictures! It was fun…I felt like we should be hearing Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi song while we were posing. LOL So, the entire group showed up (all 23 of us ladies) for our group picture. There was a little bit of drama with that (go figure…with a group of 23 ladies there was drama, right?) but we got a good group picture and went into dinner! Mom, Jodi and I were trying to jazz up the seating arrangements for dinner, but our attempt failed. Although, we did get to sit at a different table and had a lovely dinner again. The food was delicious (of course) and the dessert was amazing! The after dinner music was wonderful. The waitstaff sang to us again. I am such a dork, I actually got all teary when they sang that night. It was just such a magical experience – being on this dream vacation with all of these ladies.
After dinner, we went to a show that night. They had a “Las Vegas-Style” show in the main theater, so we all went to that. It was a little weird, but still a pretty good show. Something about a big couch and Paris and the couch talked….just a little bit odd. The highlight of the show, well there were three highlights for me. First, Chelle spilled her drink. That was funny to me for some reason. (Sorry George…neither Mandy nor I were about to share ours with her because they were so yummy!) And then the guys in the show came out to do YMCA and one was scantily clad and it was fun to hear my mom and the Aunts hoop and holler about that. The third highlight…I was sitting next to Joy’s mom and Joy was whooping about something in the show and her mom leans over and commented on how loud Joy was since she had had so much to drink. I leaned back over and said, she hasn’t had anything to drink…that’s just Joy! She lives up to her name! It was funny. Joy’s mom was so stinking cute and sweet. I am not sure that she knew how to take our little group, but she was a trooper!
So, we left there and went to check out what was happening at our “bar”. I don’t know if we even went into the karaoke lounge that night….maybe it was a comedian or something instead. But we found “our band” again and had yet another evening of dancing and closing the place down. That night they went on really long because there was another group there enjoying them. They were more rockers then we were, so they requested Free Bird and some other “rocky-type” songs. But let me tell you, that band is AMAZING! We loved every minute of it and danced our butts off again! What a riot!!!! I think the drummer actually broke his cymbal at one point because they were jamming so much. LOVED IT.
We left there and went to our room. We were pleasantly surprised to have received a lovely treat in our room! Since Mom was a VIP, she had a nice photo frame as a gift and we had a plate of yummy treats with Good Night written in chocolate. It was very cool and a nice surprise! We took our showers and finally went to sleep during the wee hours of the morning! It was another day in paradise and another day where I don’t know how we could’ve crammed more into it if we had tried!
I love vacation!!!!
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