Here we are saying goodbye to Tampa, Florida as the Carnival Inspiration sets sail. The adventure begins!





We spent plenty of time outdoors, relaxing by the pool, eating, standing in the pool(I say standing because there was only one pool on the whole ship! And lots of people....), going down waterslides, reading, laying out & eating. Did I say eating already? I did, oh well. We did a lot of that:) Oh, and sorry for posting such a gross picture of me and my paleness, but I like this picture because it shows the blue water I was so excited about:)
The first full day of sea was "formal night." Here we are posing for our Cruise Prom picture:) Super lame backdrop, but we had to buy it. It was our first cruise afterall!
The top of the ship at night and a girl standing there.

And here is towel dude #2....the lil froggy. Yes, I took pics of each towel animal. They're cute darnit!
The next day we stopped at Grand Cayman. Joey took this picture of our ship after we took a little tender boat over to the shore. This was actually the first time I had ever seen a cruise ship, let alone cruise on one. A cruise ship is quite the sight. So massively huge!


I wrote Holly + Joey in a heart on the sand:)



And my story continues....well, I didn't think I would be extremely scared of the sting rays. I knew I would be a little bit frightened, but well, I was um, screaming. As soon as our boat stopped and I saw all of the shadows coming towards us, I panicked. Joey had to coax me out of the boat assuring me I could do this. And as soon as they got near us and one touched my leg, I screamed. Like a little girl. Everytime one touched me, I screamed and grabbed onto Joey. I think I hurt him. Here are pictures for your viewing enjoyment. . .
I didn't know until we got home that Joey had given his camera to the tour guide to take pictures of me while I freaked out. Thanks Joey. :) Actually, I'm glad he did. I laugh so hard every time I look at these pictures of me choking him to death with his own shirt.
I mean, wouldn't this kinda freak you out?
By the end of the excursion, I loosened up and really enjoyed it. Really! I actually snorkeled a little bit. Watching these majestic creatures swim under the crystal clear water was amazing. The water at the sandbar was gorgeous. Here is a picture of Joey and I with a stingray smiling above us.
And then one of me holding it-yes, I held one! And here I am snorkeling at the coral gardens. We were able to see lots of beautiful fish and really pretty coral all around. I love the brainy coral(not sure what thats called, but thats what I call it). For some reason, I became nauseated after I dove down and snorkeled some. Not sure if it was the change in ear pressure or what, but that was fun. Another addition to the exciting day:) Ha! I almost puked in front of the whole group while they were snorkeling. And it would've been floating in the water they were snorkeling in. That would've been lovely. I can imagine the scene and one of the people saying,"Look at that beautiful fis...ew, whats that its eating?" LOL. I know, I'm gross. Hopefully you aren't eating while you are reading this.
Grand Cayman was beautiful. The pictures don't do it justice at all. Seeing as that most of those pictures were taken with a crappy underwater camera. It was a once in a life time experience I will never forget, especially since there were so many "unforgettable" moments-hahaha. Even with all of the bad things that came my way, it was fun, really really fun.
Oh, and I can't forget our towel elephant from night three. I thought he was the cutest out of them all.
14 comments:
OH that just looks heavenly!!! So glad you got to get away :)and congrats to joey
how fun! i'm glad ya'll had a good time.
p.s. i love the towel elephant.
love it!!! especially the sting ray screaming pictures. :) I just don't know if I could handle a cruise--I get sea sick quite easily---remember my catamaran ride---I was in the bathroom the whole time & drugged up on my second try at it---did you ever get sea sick?!
amber, i really really doubt you would get sick. i haven't talked to anyone that has gotten sick on a cruise ship. the ship is so huge and it has high tech stabilizers, you rarely even feel it moving. you feel like you are in a huge hotel on land the whole time! we did feel the ship moving the last two days a little bit because of the choppy waters that day. but i didn't get sick at all. and i'm the type that gets carsick easy and needs dramamine/bonine for flights anywhere. if i can handle it, anyone can.
These are delightful. The towels are hilarious.
What a trip. So glad you could go and stay in the cabin so much wink wink....
Love the water pictures too. How romantic and how renewing in your relationship. You are as cute as a button :)
Loved the stingray pics, I seriously laughed outloud. :) And those pictures of the sun coming up on the water were magnificent! Loved them all, I have to go on one now. Looks amazing!!!!
tara, i had a feeling you would laugh out loud(did i make you pee? i hope so:)
i think you, me and mom should go on a cruise. a little girly cruise. mom sounds like she is scared to go on a cruise, but i bet we could talk her into it. they have these super duper cheap 3-4 day ones out of galveston during offseason. we should totally do it sometime! and if mom won't, you and i should!
They say you can judge a cruise by the size of the window. Yours must've been heavenly! Those sting ray pics are classic and the towel animals are priceless. Did you ask for a folding lesson?
Aren't cruises just the best! I love the stingray part. You both deserved a fabulous break and some time together. Glad you had such a great trip.
I'm so glad you and Joey had a wonderful trip. I loved looking at the pictures. I was laughing so hard at the stingray pictures, mostly because I would have been doing the exact same thing. I can't wait to do something like that with Matt. The towel animals are so cute, too.
Great pictures. I'm afraid I'd be exactly the same way if a sting ray swam past me as I looked at the pictures of the lot of them I got a chill down my spine and I just can't imagine being so close to them I'm afraid I wouldn't be very good in that water. Sunsets are so gorgeous. Isn't this great world beautiful.
I am so happy that you enjoyed the cruise. Thank you for letting me book it for you.
I am glad that it turned out so well for you. I can't believe that you swam with sting rays!! You are brave and I love the pictures.
Congrats again to Joey on his graduation. That is a great accomplishment.
I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures.
By the way I've found a great deal on a 4 day cruise to Mexico in Jan. for only $110pp(+fees) for an ocean view room. It leaves from Long Beach, CA. Want to join us???
Have a great week. Love, Lura
I am laughing so hard at the stingray pics. Your expressions and Joey's near death experience ( the strangulation one) has me rolling. I am so glad you two had fun and great memorable experiences. I expect a phone call soon to hear all the details and I miss you!
Wow, looks like you guys had a great time. Nice song, by the way!!! :-)
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