Just in case you missed days 1 & 2, click here.
Day 3 – Costa Maya
I woke up at a perfect time Wednesday morning, I worked out while the view of Costa Maya came into sight!
This tiny little boat helped us dock!
Check out the rainbow that welcomed us!
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I almost forgot how big our boat was, until we got off! Wow!
We first scoped out all the local shops!
And then found the pool in the middle, with a view of the Gulf & our boat!
We enjoyed a dolphin show! 
We spent the afternoon in the pool, ate some yummy Mexican…
and just lounged!
Gotta love vacation!
We were wore out from the sun, but made it back to the boat, can’t miss dinner!
These were the wonderful people who took care of us each night at dinner. This night all the wait staff came out singing & dancing, it was too fun!
Of course we had to join the party!
So glad this is a food blog, I know you guys appreciate good food, otherwise I worry you would get bored with all these food pictures!
Yes I was one of those nerd-y cruise passengers that wore the Royal Caribbean lanyards, but it was so convenient to keep my SeaPass card & Cruise Compass (our daily list of activities!) for the day!
It was so fun to get to know Julie, my cousin’s fiancé. They got married the weekend after we got back from the cruise!
We all got a good laugh out of this random guy that decided to join Brent & Shelly for a picture…Brent & Shelly didn’t know till afterwards when I showed them the picture!
I think it’s funny I mainly only took pictures of dessert! ;)
After dinner we hung out in the Centrum, enjoying the tree that was put up while we were at Costa Maya for the day.
Us girls sat & chatted the evening away…
The boys did…well boy things! ;) Drink beer & gamble!
In the spirit of gambling, we played a friendly game of Texas Hold ‘em! Julie & I were the newbie’s at the table, but check out all those chips I have! Beginners luck?!?!?
Day 4 – Cozumel, Thanksgiving Day
This was the extent of my Thanksgiving…lounging on the beach & in the Gulf!
It was perfect!
So it’s not the traditional day with family, but we were both ok with that! I mean who can say no to lounging in 80+ degree weather!
For lunch we sat by the pool & bar, water fall included!
Cheers to Thanksgiving vacations!
Do nachos count for Thanksgiving dinner? They were delish!
So when we pulled into port Thanksgiving morning our Captain said we were docked next to our big sister, the Liberty of the Seas, he wasn’t kiddening! I thought our boat was big!
It felt like we were walking in between 2 sky scrapers, rather than 2 boats!
When it was time to get back on the ship we headed to the front to see how everything all worked!
Look what we saw, a boat that almost sunk that was getting pulled into shore! That sucks!
See those ropes, they are actually HUGE!! And those 2 guys laying down were just waiting for there cue to un hook us!
We watched us leave port and waved goodbye to Cozumel. Then it was that time again, to eat! ;)
They had traditional Thanksgiving options on the menu! I went for the ham, it was BY FAR the best ham I’ve ever had!!
Kyle went for the turkey, he said it was awesome!
I’m so thankful for this wonderful man and that we had the opportunity to go on this vacation with family & friends! We are truly blessed!
No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without apple pie a la mode!!
Or pumpkin pie! ;) Yep, once again I had multiple desserts!
The show that night was the Love & Marriage game!
The questions & answers kept us entertained!! I even quizzed Kyle in our seats!
Day 5 – At Sea
Friday came & was bitter sweet! We looked forward to a fun day on the ship, but it was our last. :(
We spent the day at the pool, in the sun, and of course eating! ;)
So jealous of my cousin & his new wife, they went with us on the cruise for a week, came home for 4 days, got married, and this week they are on their honeymoon in Jamaica! Sounds like an amazing 3 weeks!
Our last dinner together on the cruise. :(
I think the chef saved the “fancy” foods for the last night! Mindi was excited to have lobster!
Going in…and she liked it! :)
Us cousins like to be silly! Keep things fun! ;)
The waiter even took the lobster out of the shell! What service!
Kyle & I aren’t sea food fans, but he decided to give it a try! I think that’s an “I’m not sure about this” smile!
Still smiling….not for long though! He wasn’t a fan!
We decided we’ll stick with dessert! A triple threat this time! :)
There was a variety show for the last night! Music, singing, & dancing! Very fun!
And a former Olympic gold medalist who did circ de soleil, but comedy too!
This dude was pretty impressive!
Such fun memories!!
We docked the next morning at 7am and got off the boat by 9am and headed to the airport.
Can’t wait for our next group vacation!!
9 comments:
Looks like an absolutely fabulous time with lots of delish food and cute outfits! That tree is gorgeous!
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Wow, i am sooo jealous :)
The pictures look great! I love the purple dress! Too cute, where did you get it? Glad you had a great vacay
What an amazing trip!
I love your last dress - very cute!
Awesome!!!! I am going on my first cruise EVER in May 2011. These pics are really jazzing me up to go NOW!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Wow- your cousin and his now wife are so lucky to have such a long vacation! Looks so fun!
Your trip looks like SO much fun. Ahh, to relax in hammocks like that. I absolutely LOVE your pink dress in the last pictures. Very cute!
That looks like so much fun. We took a cruise for part of our honeymoon, and I want to go back! We would like to do the Alaskan cruise next time.
aaaaaand now I'm hungry and wish I could go on a cruise even more ;-) I'm so glad you guys had such an amazing time! And kudos for the in depth recaps!
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