As luck would have it we had fantastic weather for our journey. We only had a couple hours of rain on the last day of our cruise, otherwise it was sunny and lovely--despite it being hurricane season. We learned that there were several tropical storms all around us but our crew was able to navigate around them. The only effects we saw of the storms was one day of 5 foot swells. This was the day I donned the motion sickness patch and spent a lot of time reclining while my poor mother got intimately acquainted with the loo.
We were also pleasantly surprised with a beautiful full moon for several nights. There really is something magical in standing on the top deck of a ship and watching the moonlight ripple over the waves. Admiring the constellations without anything marring your view is an amazing experience as well. Of course when you do not have good sea legs the whole looking up and keeping your balance thing can be a bit difficult......
Trip Recap:
Day One: One piece of luggage was lost. Hubby and I rummaged through hundreds of suitcases to find ours. Vacation is underway! I won a medallion for my uber nerdiness knowledge of random trivia.
Day Two: Maid knocks two times and tries to enter our cabin without waiting to see if we are inside. I yell at her to let her know we are indisposed.....meaning I am freshly showered and seated at the vanity in all my naked splendor. Maid still pushes on the door. I jump up to stop her, get tangled in my blow dryer cord, launch myself across the room and face plant. I went to the ship infirmary for bandages and neosporin. My bandaged leg looked fantastic with my dress at elegant dining night.
Day Three: Toured Nassau with a guide named Dr. Peepers.
Day Four: Floated for two hours in the ocean at a private island. Visited the spa and got a hot stone back massage, facial, foot and scalp massage. I also got an exfoliation that consisted of a wire brush scouring my body.....this sucked out loud by the way.
Day Five: Choppy water drove me to motion sickness meds. The meds left me stoned and oh so sleepy. I went into to Grand Turk and ate at Jimmy Buffet's restaurant and returned to the ship for a nap. I felt like an old lady.
Day Six: Relaxed. Unwound. Won $10 in the casino. Reflected that even though I had a few rough patches, this really was a nice trip.
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