At noon on Friday we left our house and in a little over an hour we were on Monarch of the Seas. The weather was sunny and beautiful.
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I don't know why -- maybe because it was such a short cruise, maybe because it was Superbowl weekend -- but this ended up being one of the biggest non-stop party cruises I've ever been on! They started out the first night with a huge 70s disco party with great stage acts and the drinking and dancing went on way into the night.
First stop -- Nassau, Bahamas. I had been a little worried that the weather would be cool and overcast, but it was not! :)
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| Colorful condos as you pull into Nassau |
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| The colors of the Caribbean waters are amazing |
We grabbed a water taxi and headed over to Paradise Island for a little beach time -- what a day! not a cloud in the sky. We moved away from all the hoopla on the beach and found a relatively secluded area to relax and enjoy the beautiful day.
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| Check out the white, white sand |
This night was the "formal dinner" night but ended with an upper-deck pool party with a great band -- and lots of formally dressed people in the pool. Hilarious!
Next stop - Coco Cay (Royal Caribbean's private island) for a Caribbean beach barbeque:
Coco Cay is a really cute little island with lots of brightly painted shops, bars and sheltered picnic areas; hammocks and lounge chairs; snorkeling, jet skiing, parasailing; a shallow bay for swimming; and some great barbeque food! Royal Caribbean has really done a great job with their island.
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| Hey! Can you bring my drink out here to me? |
Then back to the ship for the Superbowl bash -- and what a party! Big movie-theater-size screens, huge buffet tables of wings, poppers, hotdogs, and nachos, waiters walking around with drink specials, green & white and black & yellow balloons everywhere -- such fun!
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| Our ship - Monarch of the Seas -- took this picture from our water taxi |
It was a great cruise, we got to renew our fading tans, and now we're home to rest from all the fun :)
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