We boarded the ship and remained in port a few hours before pushing off. This was taken on the deck before embarking:
Since New Orleans is 90 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, it took a few hours before we reached full speed. Matt and I stood out on the deck for quite a while looking at all the other ships and what lined the shore along the way. It was neat to hear him explain everything he saw. He recognized almost everything and I enjoyed him telling me about it, including a natural gas transfer station and a sand dredger. It was a bit cold out, so we didn't linger too long outside.
Here are some more pictures and highlights from our trip:
We played ping pong on the Lido deck with our friends. I need more practice :)
A good shot a friend took of the pool area of our ship. We laid out by the pool one day, but never got in it. Oh how I missed my chance to go down the slide!
One evening at dinner toward the end of our trip.
One of my favorite areas of the ship was the Serenity deck. No one under 21 allowed :) We wandered out there a few times, but didn't stay long except when we soaked in the hot tub. If we weren't scheduled to be in sessions for the marriage retreat, I could see us spending more time out on the serenity deck reading and enjoying the outdoors. I LOVE being on the water.
Here's a picture they took right before boarding:
This was our first cruise so I wasn't sure what to expect. We'd be up for going again one day. An Alaskan cruise. A Mediterranean cruise. Hmm...we'll see what's next. :)
No comments:
Post a Comment