Bahamas Baby!

My cousin Kate Baldree had invited me to join her on a cruise to the Bahamas about 8 months ago and we were doing the count down. Well, now it is in the past and this is all I have to remember it by.

 

Marie and her family just happened to be in Miami the week before the cruise, so her dad stayed an extra day and picked me up from the airport. We got a hotel, and this was the view from the room. Talk about beautiful!

 

Also, I knew there would be palm trees, but I never imagined the roads being lined with them, the parks being filled with them, and houses having lawns infested with them.

This is Kate and lady Majesty of the Seas herself. 

DAY 2 (Nassau)

This is Atlantis on Paradise island. it cost $150 to enter the water park. And if you thought that was expensive, try staying at the hotel for a night. the lowest of lows was $275/night, then $475/night, then $600.

 This arch is the presidential suite. It goes for $25,000 a night, and there has to be a minimum of 4 nights. Michael Jackson was the first person to stay there and 50 cent was the most current.

 

We took a tour bus and he showed us around the island. He took us back to the ghetto, and told us that if it was night he would not allow us to be there because it is too dangerous. This is a daycare. It was easily 90 degrees outside with 70% humidity. I do not know how they play out there all day. I was dying. 

I tried to put up the photo that I scanned of us at the formal dinner but it didn't work. Shoot, it was cute. 

 

That night Marie tried escargot and liked it. Sick. I had no desire to. But, i did try shrimp, which is gross, and duck, which is delicious. 

 

Our first towel animal. I guess the guy found a way to use my sunglasses that I left in the room.

Day 3 (Cococay Cancled, traveled to Key West)

If you didn't know, little Irene was on our tails the whole time. The day after we left Nassau, it got all shook up. So we went to Key West a day early. We just lazied by the pool, and watched some shows. The entertainment was great. We never left a show one for foul language or crudeness.

 

This is Darren (If i remember correctly) he is the activities director. He is gay and proud of it. He can shake his hips like Shakira by the way. He was a great entertainer to say the least. He squirted frosting in Maries mouth at one point during the cake decorating contest.

This is lovely Dave Chapman in all his glory. He won macho man contest, sexiest man contest, and hosted all the shows. It may have helped that he was the cruise directer that he won all of them, but I would have still voted for him anyways. He is Australian, and his accent made all the girls swoom. 

 Our towel animal of the day. 

Day 4 (Key West)

 

We walked on Duval street for half the morning until our shore excursion.

 

So our snorkeling got canceled because the waters were too choppy because of Irene, and there were too many jellyfish. So we went parasailing instead.

 

This was the guy who dunked us a billion times while parasailing, it was on purpose, and we asked to be dunked, but we got a little more wet than everyone else.

 

Despite what you may think, it is actually very relaxing. They described it as feeling like you are on a Ferris wheel, and that is exactly how it felt. I would definitely do it again.

 

The guys who took us parasailing. 

 

Our last towel animal.

Saturday, I hung out with Maddi, and when I pulled up this is what I saw...

It is a little hard to see all the details but, it was me on my cruise boat.  I absolutley love Maddi's family they make me feel so welcomed, and at home.