At Sea on Adventure of the Seas

May 9-15, 2015

At Sea

The last day of our cruise was spent at sea.  But I just lumped all of our sailing time in this post.  Dinning, reading, soaking in the sun by the pool, and of course, karaoke!  After karaoke there was a piano guy who would play anything you want and he invited us to come sing with him a couple of nights.  The second night he told us that in his mind he labeled us as the couch Mormons.  And when he talked with us, he found out that his label was right!  

We loved spending time playing together and making such great memories with the Stone family on our Caribbean cruise.  I'm so grateful for my amazing grandparents and the legacy of love, faith, service, and music that they have given each of their posterity.  Happy 60th Anniversary to these phenomenal human beings.

White, white legs.  I should not have been in the front of this picture.

Karaoke.  

We may or may not have taken over the karaoke bar a couple of times.

Grandpa stepped in when the piano guy needed a break for water.  The crowd loved him.

Our dining waiters were awesome.  We loved them.  

Barbados

Thursday, May 14, 2015
Bridgetown, Barbados

Our last excursion was on the island of Barbados.  My dad arranged for our entire family (Grammy, Grandpa aunts, uncles cousins etc.) to go on this one excursion and it was delightful.  We chartered a catamaran and went snorkeling and sailing.  LOVED it.  Swimming in the beautiful turquoise waters, feeling the sea breezes on my face, speeding over the water when the sails went up,  I think it was my favorite day.

Captain Graham and his crew

St. Lucia

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
St. Lucia

St. Lucia was the most beautiful island we visited.  It was lush and green and probably the best kept.  The roads were better maintained and it just seemed like the economy was a little better on this island.  We went zip lining in St. Lucia.  Our group had to split into two different times but we happened to run into each other as we were getting our equipment on and right as they were coming down from finishing their excursion.  So we got this fun shot of all of the zip liners even though we really went at two separate times.  We all got to wear these really special hairnets under our helmets that made the experience feel especially glamorous.  

Mel and Leah were the guides for the Gariety/Uncle Dave's fam/Natalie group.  We sang them songs while we zipped from place to place.  They each had their own theme song:  "Candy Girl" and "You are my Sunshine."

Watching St. Lucia go by as we left dock that evening.  Mom and Dad had beautiful views from their balcony room.  If I ever do another cruise, I think it might be worth paying for a balcony.