The Cruise: Day One (Princess Cay)

Jason and I recently went on a cruise to the Western Caribbean with his family. We stopped at Princess Cay (Bahamas), Ocho Rios (Jamaica), Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands), and Cozumel (Mexico). I've posted some pictures below to give you a sampling of the fun we had.....

Here's our ship: the "Caribbean Princess."
Sherry, Jim, Jason and Jonathan in Princess Cay, The Bahamas.

Here we are after a day of swimming, snorkeling, paddleboating and even a little bit of volleyball.

A group picture of us all after our first dinner on the ship. Yummy!

Pictures from Jamaica

We spent one day exploring the beautiful area in and around Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

This is a view from the plantation to the ocean. So pretty!
Jonathan, me and Jason all had the opportunity to ride camels. No, the camels are not native to Jamaica but who can pass up an opportunity like this?!?

My camel's name was "Cindy." It didn't strike me a particularly camel-like name but it wasn't really up to me, now was it?

After riding camels we hopped on bikes and rode back to the butterfly area. Jason and I posed by some pretty tropical flowers. I was too busy with the camera to catch the names of the plants but I did enjoy their beauty!

More flowers.

Even more flowers.

The little "bud" type things are actually butterfly eggs. This picture is just one more reason I really love our new camera--what a neat shot.

Pictures from our day in Grand Cayman

We took a semi-sub/snorkeling tour in Grand Cayman and had the opportunity to see shipwrecks and swim with the tropical fish.

Shipwreck (not us).

The coral reef was significantly damaged by a hurricane a few years ago but is slowly growing back. Still so pretty!

Jonathan hams it up for the camera.

Me blowing bubbles!

We celebrated our anniversary a little bit early and received a seranade and even more dessert that evening (as if servings at lunch and dinner and chocolate on our pillows weren't enough).

Blowing out the candle on our cake (notice Jason looks at the camera and not the candle).

Another group shot--I think that Fred (our Romanian waiter) had just counted "one, two, SEVEN!" before snapping this picture.

What cruise would be complete without a few games of Settlers of Catan? Don't be jealous.....

Pictures from Cozumel, Mexico

Jason and I were able to visit Gary and a bunch of the kids when we docked in Cozumel. It was so great to see the children again and for Jason to get a chance to meet these "angels" for the first time.

This is one of Jason and Luis. Luis latched onto Jason immediately and it was adorable!
Me, Gary (notice: no moustache!), Marcos and Luis.

Snorkeling pictures from Grand Cayman

One of our "excursions" on our recent cruise was a trip on a semi-sub in Grand Cayman. We passed over a coral reef and several shipwrecks and enjoyed our underwater view. Jason, Jonathan, Jim and I spent half an hour snorkeling around the semi-sub and Sherry was kind enough to stay below to snap some great pictures of the four of us. I'll post more pictures from the trip soon but here's a sample!