Caribbean Cruise March 2nd, 2010

In continuing to log our cruise adventure, the morning prior to boarding our ship, we enjoyed a breakfast buffet by the marina, and if you look closely at the picture here, you can see our cruise ship in the distance awaiting us. Actually it is the Liberty of the Seas of the Royal Caribbean, which we cruised in last year. Our first day aboard, before departing Miami, we enjoyed the final Olympic hockey game between Canada and the US on a large screen TV on the pool deck … so you can say we watched the game intermittently between turning our heads to view the sunset, South Beach at the tip of Miami and oncoming waves into our destiny. Just from that game, we knew we were surrounded not only by Americans but a great percentage of Canadians, displaying their flags, t-shirts, and enthusiasm. Now we are a day at sea, Tuesday, March 2nd, with nothing but blue sky all around, not a stitch of land in sight; however, we’re having fun, getting rosy and well tanned. The Carnival Glory cruise ship has been a very leisurely experience for us so far with sunning, hot tubs, swimming and of course filling our palate and keeping it watered! There has been lots of wind and bumping waves against the ship reminding us that we are at sea, otherwise, we would never know it with all the music, people to watch and continuous activities happening. Our first port, on Monday, was the Carnival Cruise line’s private island in the Bahamas, namely “Half Moon Cay” where we embraced the total beauty of this oasis of pure white, packed- down finely-powdered sand, as if we were playing in flour. Many photos were taken in colour and to my dismay in black and white due to a slip of the finger, where I thought I was still snapping in colour and with the brightness of the day, couldn’t tell how the pictures were turning out, only to find out that my snapshots looked like snowstorms. I’m sure you’ll be able to relate! Yes, a different kind of winter. I think you can tell which ones. So you can take some comfort in knowing that paradise has its flaws but we’ll take in anyway. Tonight, we prepare for our black-tie captain’s meet and greet dinner. Tomorrow, we will be arriving in St. Thomas Virgin Isles, where we will enjoy another day at the beach with a balmy 88 degrees, clear and sunny day, aaaaahhhh. Keep tuning in, more adventures to follow.