Fast forward five years, throw in a couple of good friends who love to cruise (Matt and Collette Pulley) and VOILA! We made plans for our very first cruise to somewhere I have always had on the bucket-list to visit--ARUBA!!
We were fortunate to have Shayne's parents agree to run our troops at home so we could go on a 7-day cruise on The Crown Princess to the Southern Caribbean. We embarked November 12, from Ft. Lauderdale to hit Princess Cays (the largest Bahamas island owned by the cruise line), Curacao, and the lovely island of Aruba. We did of lot of tanning, a lot of eating, some shopping, sleeping, an ATV island tour, swimming, reading, late-night movie-watching under the stars, game playing, celebrating Shayne's birthday and our anniversary, and lots of laughing. Matt and Collette were a blast to hang out with and we really appreciated all the tips they gave for making the cruise a smooth experience.
We were fortunate to have Shayne's parents agree to run our troops at home so we could go on a 7-day cruise on The Crown Princess to the Southern Caribbean. We embarked November 12, from Ft. Lauderdale to hit Princess Cays (the largest Bahamas island owned by the cruise line), Curacao, and the lovely island of Aruba. We did of lot of tanning, a lot of eating, some shopping, sleeping, an ATV island tour, swimming, reading, late-night movie-watching under the stars, game playing, celebrating Shayne's birthday and our anniversary, and lots of laughing. Matt and Collette were a blast to hang out with and we really appreciated all the tips they gave for making the cruise a smooth experience.
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| Boarding the ship for our first cruise ever! |
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| Sailing away from Ft. Lauderdale |
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| The 'Bon Voyage' party (and only time I got to dance on the cruise!) |
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| The view from our little shuttle boat to Princess Cays beach |
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| Princess Cays with our boat |
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| Catching some rays! |
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| In line to head back to the ship |
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| Celebrating Shayne's birthday while on the cruise (and our anniversary!) |
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| First formal night in the dining room |
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| Dinner with our friends (and cruise buddies), Matt and Collette Pulley |
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| Curacao dock |
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| The colorful island of Curacao! |
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| Heading back to the ship after a day of wandering the streets shopping |
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| Two sassy chicas getting ready to ride! |
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| They're fierce. |
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| He wasn't about to let me drive! |
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| The beautiful island of Aruba--the view from the top |
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| Our ATV island excursion headed down to the swimming cove |
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| Posin' before we jump into that water! |
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| Come on in, the water's fine! |
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| A natural bridge (the bigger one fell into the water a few years ago!) |
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| We are on Palm Beach in ARUBA, baby! |
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| Saying goodbye to our cabin |
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| The main lobby of the Crown Princess |
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| The upper deck of the ship |
You should wear a bike helmet more often. You look really great!
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