Motoring Around the Bahamas

We awoke the second morning in the Bahamas. Steven and Patricia had planned a snorkeling excursion and so they were eager to get up early and get off the ship so they could meet their group and we ended up running into them right on the dock.



I tried to get a good picture of our ship, but it was so huge I couldn't get it all in one frame.



Glen wanted to rent a motorbike and ride all around the Bahamas for our shore excursion. He got some instructions on how to use the bike and then went on a test run--to the orange barricade and back--and was pronounced proficient enough to be able to ride out on the streets. Scary--considering they drive on the wrong side (left side) of the street. Took some getting used to for me, and I was just the passenger. The third picture is a fake-out--I didn't really ride the bike. It was just a pose for the picture.




We had to laugh when we stopped to look at our map to try and figure out where we were and where we wanted to be going and another tourist stopped to ask us for directions. As if we knew where we were going...???!!!



The Carnival cruise ship was our companion through all of the trip. We docked by that ship at each port and we even saw it out on the ocean on our sea days. It was kind of comforting to know there was another ship out there in the middle of the ocean with us. Our ship stirred up a lot of sediment from the ocean floor as we were leaving port.



That evening was formal night and after our delicious meal, we went to the karaoke lounge--which quickly became a favorite nighttime activity.







And here was the first towel creation we found upon returning back to our room.


Sweet dreams!

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Bon Voyage!

Our much-anticipated cruise aboard the new Oasis of the Seas was finally happening!



Steven, Patricia, Glen and I were excited to explore the gigantic ship. We girls were so happy to be there that we stopped to give the balloon man in front of the Johnny Rockets restaurant a kiss.



Steven and Glen shared a giddy guy hug in front of the aqua theater.


We loved the beauty of Central Park right there in the middle of the ship. The Park Cafe in Central Park soon became Glen's favorite place to eat lunch.




We found the walking/jogging track and got a kick out of the incentives to keep moving written in various places along the track.



We found our room and whenever there, Glen would immediately get settled in front of the T.V.



There were lots of places on deck to lounge around. We found a spot to sit and enjoy our dessert after our meal in the Windjammer.




Glen's and Patricia's favorite dessert was ice cream cones. They stopped for one (or two or more) every time they passed the ice cream machine.


The kids' pool looked very colorful and fun.


There was a zip line on the ship that Glen, Steven and Patricia could hardly wait to do. Turns out it was in preparation for what was to come later on in the trip...





Just a little more fun we had on deck.






Dinner that evening in the dining room with our waiter Heri from Indonesia.



Some after-dinner entertainment--Glen and Patricia watching football on numerous sports screens while Steven and I went to look for some dessert at the coffee bar.


We walked through the Boardwalk where Glen was happy to learn that his Blackberry still worked while at sea.



Our evening's entertainment was a diving show in the aqua theater.





It had been a great first day aboard the ship.