Our First Cruise!!

Last May we finally went on a cruise! We had been talking about doing one for a long time, but it was all just talk and nothing really happened. I got the idea to see if our friends would be interested in going with us. I asked and they loved the idea! We were finally accountable to actually make it happen!

We chose to do a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas and Key West. We got things booked and planned our excursions.

We drove over to Colorado to drop off the kids with Grandparents and flew out of Denver with our friends. I had never been to Florida before and I also had never left the country, so this vacation was full of firsts for me!

Don't mind Brandon's creeper face!

We made it to Miami and it was so humid! (Goodbye non-crazy hair!!!) We took the train to our hotel and explored a little.

The next morning we took an Uber (another first for me) to the port and boarded our ship. We were amazed by how big the ship was, and we were apparently on one of the tiny ones.

We set sail and relaxed by the pool! The next morning we came to our first port, Nassau, Bahamas.

We were supposed to go snorkeling, but it got canceled, so we explored the city instead. We also found a beach and went swimming.

Making a shack with palm tree branches for the roof

This guy was so fast chopping the coconut

That night was formal night for dinner.

The next day we came into port at Coco Cay, Bahamas. This is Royal Caribbean's private island. It was SO beautiful! Here we did kayaks, wave runners, and just relaxed.

The boat that took us to the island. It is too shallow to take the ship closer.

The water was the most beautiful color and so clear!

We had joining rooms on the ship!

For our last full day we ported in Key West, Florida. It was a cute little island town! While we were here we went paddle boarding. Once I got the hang of it, it was so much fun!! We saw a sea hare, a star fish, and tons of nurse sharks.

Southernmost point of the U.S.

Sea hare

Nurse shark

More nurse sharks

We ate lunch at this hidden food truck that our shuttle driver recommended to us. It was YUM!

 While on the cruise, we were assigned a table for dinner every night. We quickly became friends with the other couples at our table! We had so much fun talking and were one of the last tables to leave each night.

Next cruise, I am taking a hair straightener..... just saying...

We arrived back at Port of Miami the next morning, checked out, and Ubered to the airport for a long day of flying back to Colorado. When we got there we got to hug our babies and tell them all about our trip. It was a trip we will never forget, and we may or may not have already booked our next one!