We went on a 7-day Royal Caribbean cruise aboard the Freedom of the Seas (picture below). We left out of Port Canaveral, FL and stopped at a private island owned by the cruise line called CocoCay, and then at St. Thomas, and St. Maarten.
The ship is enormous and beautiful and has an ice skating rink and even a miniature golf course on board. The food was fantastic, and they have an amazing kids program. We were not sure if they would let Kayla participate because she isn't 3 yet, but they did, and it was so great to have several hours a day of adult-only time for Mommy and Daddy. Here are some pics of Matthew, and Kayla with my mom and Grandma at a talent show that the kids did with the kids program.
They also have this cool thing called a FlowRider. It's a surfing simulator, and is very fun to watch. I didn't get a chance to try it this time, but here is a video of Uncle Steve trying it out - very amusing.
Andrew and I went on a snorkeling trip at St. Thomas (without the kids) to a place called Turtle Cove. There were tons of sea turtles to look at and the water is so clear and warm. It was a nice little excursion.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that before we embarked on the ship we took a trip to Kennedy Space Center, which was very fun for Melissa. Here is a pic of Matthew standing under a Saturn V - the rocket that sent the Apollo missions to the moon. It's HUGE (the picture only shows a small part of it)! We also saw the Space Shuttle on the launch pad from a distance, which was also very cool.
It was such a great trip and I can't wait to do it again sometime! Here is a pic of the family on the last night of the cruise. The seas were so calm, it was almost eerie. We had a great time, and it was the perfect way to spend our last vacation of the year.
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