My Week in Paradise. . .

So, as everyone knew, I was DETERMINED to take last week off and enjoy a funfilled week 100% devoted to my husband and son without the interruptions of Cell phones, computers, facebook, etc, and I'm proud to say that I SUCCEEDED!!!!! My husband, son and I flew to Fort Lauderdale, Florida last week to enjoy a 5 night cruise to Grand Turk, Nassau and Half moon Cay in the Caribbean Islands :) And I must say that it was a very refreshing, invigorating, exciting experience and I didn't miss not having a cell phone or computer and nope, not even Facebook! Landon had a blast flying in the airplane, playing in the pools on the ship and swimming in the crystal clear, turquoise, waveless waters in the Caribbean! We sailed with Carnival Cruise lines on the Destiny and it was great. The staff on the ship were exceptional. They're trained to remember you by name and to remember exactly what you want but our waiters went above and beyond any expectation. Every night they danced and played with Landon, and always had something ready for him to play with when we got to dinner each night; sometimes in was something oragami and sometimes it was an awesome animal made out of napkins! They were so kind and curtious, I even cried our last night when telling them goodbye!

This was the perfect vacation for my hubby! If there was a "past life" he would have been a fish!! He loves the water and loves to swim and be in the sun so this was perfect for him!!! Unfortunately he didn't get to snorkel but that's a must for next time!! Enjoy checking out the photos below!! I wanted to share with you the reason why I ignored you for a whole week :)

TIPS FOR CRUISERS

*They don't charge you to take your picture on the ship, however prints are VERY expensive for the quality that you get but be prepared to buy them because you want to treasure these memories forever*

*Understand that not everyone on the ship are there to spend a quite vacation with their kids. . some are there to party and drink, so on the "fun days at sea" you'll see a lot of them* but there's always somewhere to go - where they are not.

*Unfortunately the only two "family" pools on the ship were also home to the "Bartender contest" and "Hairy Chest Competiton" and if you try to take your 3 year old to the "Adult only pool" (where it is nice and quiet and where there are no retarded contests or people making themselves out to be fools) you will *politely* be asked to leave * (This was the only thing that aggravated me about the cruise) I mean , why not have those competitions in the "ADULT ONLY AREA?!"

*If you go to Nassau - Go to the Atlantis or a more secluded beach. Its kind of crazy and somewhat dirty when you first get in to Nassau, but don't let it freak you out. Once you get to where you're going, you'll love it!* We loved Atlantis but it is expensive so make sure you have all day to spend there before forking over the cash! It's a HUGE resort!

*Half Moon Cay - If you're lucky enough to get an itinerary that takes you here - it is PARADISE! Quite, beautiful, unbelievable*