I won't share
all the details of our honeymoon but I will try to give you a short version of the highlights. We left Sunday morning from Charlotte on a flight to Miami. It was earrrrrly! We left our hotel at 5:15 and the flight left at 7:30 but I wasn't even tired. The excitement was pumping through my veins. I had never left the country before or been on a cruise. Also, this flight would be our first together!
Back in middle school I was a huge Will Smith fan. Suddenly landing in Miami brought back this hot jam to my mind:
You know you dig it too. As we rode in the taxi to our port I soaked in the Miami views and secretly sang "Welcome to Miami" in my head. Yup, I'm special.
We arrived at the port, went through customs, registered and were put in a holding area along with the other 2, 998 people waiting to board. My college room mates who have gone before me (honeymooned on the same ship) told us a secret about talking the attendants into getting on the ship first. I was a bit weary but tried it anyway and it was too easy! We were immediately placed into a VIP room that boarded first on the ship. Score!
We tried to keep it cool as we passed all these people.
Once on the ship we were able to eat and beat the crowd. We ran around the ship like a couple of kids in a candy store checking everything out. Finally we were in our room and crashed!
The entire week was a amazing! We visited Cayman Islands, Roatan, Belize and Cozumel (where we bought an authentic blanket to remember our trip). My favorite stop was Cayman because the water was breathtaking. Todd bought snorkel gear at local diver shop on the island and had fun using it all week wherever we went. I seriously thought he was going to turn into a fish from how long he spent in the water.
We also had two days at sea where we enjoyed late afternoon snacks such as chicken fingers & fries, ice cream and of course sweet drinks.
I also love the upper deck which was for adults only. Here I would read my book until I fell asleep. Ahhh, where can I buy one of these at?
Each night was fun to dress up and go to dinner where we sat with two other couples. The chocolate melting cake was my choice of dessert every night and I'm about to drool on my keypad just thinking about it. Isn't my husband handsome?
During our excursion we met the sweetest family. We all became friends instantly and since they are from South Carolina, we had so much in common to talk about. For the remainder of the week we spent time with them on a private beach, soaking up the sun together and watching a show together on the last night. They also sat in our dining room so we saw them every night and they even helped Todd with his terrible sunburn. We quickly became a part of their family! Thanks to facebook, texting and phone calls, plans are already in the works to go visit them soon. Meet the Welsh family!
Overall we had a complete blast. I highly recommend a 7 day cruise! Everything exceeded my expectations and we found plenty of time to relax. I'm looking forward to a lifetime of vacations with Todd.
Afterwards we were exhausted but ready to return home to start our married life together back in the mountains! More to come soon!