Early Sunday morning Kyle & I arrived at our local airport to wait for a delayed flight. :( We ended up sitting in the airport for 2 1/2 hours before taking off.
We stayed positive though and were excited for our upcoming vacation!
We missed our connecting flight and got to Tampa around 6pm, rented a car, and picked up my sister, Mindi, & her hubby, Preston.
We hit up Giordanos for 2nd time in 2 weeks! Chicago anyone? ;)
Mindi & Preston were more than excited to try Chicago style pizza!!
And of course Kyle knew all the yummy, pizza goodness that was he was about to devour!
We met up with my sister, Stef, and her husband, Geoff.
And my cousin Dar, and his fiancé, Julie!
We all stayed in downtown Tampa for the night, just a hop, skip, & a jump away from the port!
We all met up for breakfast the next morning and couldn’t wait to get on the boat!!
It was a short bus ride to the port.
Everyone was all smiles!
Especially me & my Superman…aka Kyle! ;)
Checking in was a breeze, this was the first view of my home for the next 5 days!
We spent the first few hours exploring the ship. Check out our room!
The bathroom wasn’t quite big enough for my burly husband!
We even squeezed in a few activities before we left port.
At 5pm sharp, we left the Tampa port…..
and we had front row seats!
Everyone cleaned up & changed for dinner!
Brent & Shelly were the last couple to join our group, 10 of us total!
The menu was full of options!
Even healthy options!
And maybe some not so healthy ones! Gotta splurge on vacation!
Dessert is our favorite course!
After an excellent dinner with happy tummies, we headed to the front of the ship for the opening show!
Day 2 – At Sea
We spent the majority of the day, RELAXING! We slept in, enjoyed a wonderful breakfast was a view of the Gulf, and soaked in the sun! It was glorious!
Dinner day 2 was the formal one and I LOVE to dress up!!
I picked up my dress at Younkers, a size too big, had it altered and still only had $17 total in it! LOVE good deals!
We met up at the President’s Reception before dinner for some complimentary champagne!
Who can say no to free drinks?!?!
It was SO fun to go on the cruise with my sisters! One little sister was missing though! :( Next time, Wendi, right?!?! ;)
Once again, the food did not disappoint!
But of course, dessert was, as always, my favorite!
And I love that you can order more than just one! ;)
Heaven!
I ended up calling it a night after dinner. I know, I know, party pooper! I was feeling a bit under the weather. The rest of the crew enjoyed the show & some dancing!
To save you from picture overload, I’m going to split my cruise re cap into a few posts. Check back tomorrow for more!
9 comments:
I was waiting for this post! :D I spent Thanksgiving week on the Oasis of the Seas and I was wondering if we somehow were on the same ship without knowing it! How weird would that have been?
Did you try the vidalia onion tart? It is one of my favorite menu items!
Looking forward to the remaining cruise posts!
Have to say that I couldn't get past that pizza! OMG that looks so good!
Looks like you had an amazing time Darci, can't wait to read the rest!
You guys are having so much fun!! All the food looks good :)
Looks like an awesome trip! I really want to go on a cruise!
I love your dress, I can't believe what a great deal you got!
The food on the cruise sure do look healthy and so yummy. Dessert is not my favorite option, I prefer starters. Salty things are my weak point :)
Looks like you had the ball of your life.
love the pics! Looks like a fun time! :)
How much fun! Those desserts...I'm not sure I could resist any.
But that pizza has my attention. Dang, that looks good!
Looks like everyone had a great time.
I'd never noticed that your "burly man" had one blue eye and one brown. So cool!
I'm glad you got to go on such a wonderful vacation. You looked so pretty too.
Love the recap! Cruises are such a blast. I love vacation!
Love the pictures. Hubby and I really need to go on a cruise!
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