Cruise Vacation, Pt 2

Our first evening on board we took time to explore the ship a little and just hang out on the deck. This is a picture from the inside of the dining room. The dining room is on three decks.

We also signed Maddy up for the kids' camp. This was a place she could hang out with other kids her age for a few hours each day. She had a lot of fun and went a couple of evenings too.

Emmy also got her face-painted, but she was too young for the camp.
The next day was a day at sea. We slept in a little and then walked around the ship some more. This is a few of the main pool area.


That night was the first formal night of the cruise. Madalynn had been begging me for weeks to wear this dress and could hardly wait for the cruise so she could put it on.

Freddie at dinner--this was before any alcohol was involved.
Emmy's so thrilled she forgot to smile.

Our first port was Cozumel. We had been here before so we already had an idea of what we wanted to do. After renting a couple of cars we went in search of a beach bar/restaurant we had been to before. We stopped at this lighthouse first to just enjoy the view.
After that we went to the reggae bar we had visited previously. People will leave clothing for the owners to hang up and you can write all over the walls, tables, and even the floor. We looked around until we found a Round Rock Express shirt Papa had left the last time he and Grandma were there.

Freddie helped Maddy leave her own mark on the floor.

Back on board the ship we grabbed a snack. Emmy was worn out by all the fun she had that day. She was ready to fall asleep on the floor of the restaurant.