Lots of Attention

Kenzie received LOTS of attention from all of the cruise staff. At first it was a little annoying and very disruptive, especially during our meals. However after talking to one of the waiters, he shared that he left his 9 month old daughter at home to work on the cruise and she is now 15 months. From then on we realized that many of the employees probably had small children they hadn’t seen in quite a while, so we had more patience as people stopped us to talk and play with her throughout the rest of the trip.

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Third Stop: St. Maarten

This time we knew we were in the right place for the bar at the end of the airport runway! So we all got off the boat again and took water taxi to the Dutch side of St. Maarten. There we grabbed a taxi and, after a 20 minute ride, ended up at a beautiful beach near the airport. We stayed for about 30 minutes so we could watch a few planes take off and land. We had originally planned a Segway excursion but decided that we would hang out on the beach instead. Kenzie got to play in the ocean with her grandmas again.

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Second Stop: St. Thomas

For our second stop we all decided to get off the boat and take a taxi to the end of the airport, where there was supposed to be a great bar for people to watch planes take off and land. Upon arriving, we found a great beach but no bar near the airport! Turns out that bar was at our next stop in St. Maarten. Regardless, we had a great time hanging out at the beach and Kenzie got to swim in the ocean for the first time! After we made our way back to the ship, Jean went on a dive excursion, while Jodi, Brad, Cindi, and Kenzie stayed in town to do a little shopping. Notice Cindi chatting up the locals.

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First Stop: Nassau, Bahamas

Our first stop was Nassau where Cindi, Jean, and Jodi swam with dolphins! We took a water taxi to the Blue Lagoon island (dolphin pictures to be posted soon). Brad and Kenzie went along to take pictures, then we stopped at Senior Frogs to get out of the rain and grab some food. Brad continued on his search for a fan, while the girls got in a little local shopping before heading back to the ship.

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