the view of Miami from our hotel room
Michael at the American Airlines Arena where his favorite player, LeBron James plays for the Miami Heat
SUNDAY: We boarded the Liberty of the Seas
the view of Miami as we are leaving the port, from our balcony on the back of the ship
we had a lovely suite, this is Michael's room 
and our living room
and our balcony on the very back of the ship
Michael on the top deck with Miami in the background
the jogging track on the top deck
the interior promenade of the ship
Rich and Michael started their cruise with a round of mini-golf:
MONDAY: at sea
the ocean is such a beautiful shade of navy/royal blue! I love it!
Michael and me on the top deck
it was really windy and kind of tricky to maintain balance
sunset on the ocean
TUESDAY: Jamaica, Mon! We hired a taxi in Ocho Rios to take us to see some of the sights. The phrase for this trip became: "Every t'ing's gonna be irie!" (everything is going to be alright - with a Jamaican accent)
a "fire breather" along the road
our ship from the hill in Jamaica
the city of Ocho Rios
our first stop was these falls; there had been a lot of rain so the were rushing with dirty water
our next stop was Dunn's River Falls which is a long waterfall over rocks that ends in the ocean, the adventure is to climb up the falls, which Michael and I did! this beach area is where we began the climb.
a "fire breather" along the road
our ship from the hill in Jamaica
the city of Ocho Rios
our first stop was these falls; there had been a lot of rain so the were rushing with dirty water
our next stop was Dunn's River Falls which is a long waterfall over rocks that ends in the ocean, the adventure is to climb up the falls, which Michael and I did! this beach area is where we began the climb.
we started out dry, but soon were very wet!
looking back down from about half way up
at one point we had to go under this bridge
at one point Michael took a step into what he thought was waist-deep water and disappeared, fortunately he bounced back up quickly having never touched the bottom, it was an exciting adventure and we were glad we did it!
It took over an hour to climb up the waterfall.
getting back on the ship at the end of our day in Jamaica
another beautiful sunset at sea
view from the portal in our room
we had a couple of "formal nights" for dinner this staircase reminded us of the one in Titantic
my handsome men
a windy picture
Michael went down this water slide which is a straight drop and then goes into a tube with sharks swimming around you! Together we did the one that goes through the sharks on a tube and is a little more tame.
the beaches at Atlantis are gorgeous!
especially with this handsome hunk!
there is also a cool aquarium there
looking back down from about half way up
at one point we had to go under this bridge
at one point Michael took a step into what he thought was waist-deep water and disappeared, fortunately he bounced back up quickly having never touched the bottom, it was an exciting adventure and we were glad we did it!
It took over an hour to climb up the waterfall.
getting back on the ship at the end of our day in Jamaica
another beautiful sunset at sea
view from the portal in our room
we had a couple of "formal nights" for dinner this staircase reminded us of the one in Titantic
my handsome men
a windy pictureWEDNESDAY: Labadee, Haiti ~ a beachfront owned by the cruise company
Michael went on a wave runner for an hour and enjoyed the ocean
Michael went on a wave runner for an hour and enjoyed the oceanTHURSDAY: at sea
FRIDAY: Bahamas, the Atlantis resort
FRIDAY: Bahamas, the Atlantis resort
Michael went down this water slide which is a straight drop and then goes into a tube with sharks swimming around you! Together we did the one that goes through the sharks on a tube and is a little more tame.
the beaches at Atlantis are gorgeous!
especially with this handsome hunk!
there is also a cool aquarium there
SATURDAY: we disembarked back in Miami and made our way home to the snow.
It was a great vacation and we were happy to spend some time with Michael. Another highlight for me was ice skating on the ship and watching the ice show.
It was a great vacation and we were happy to spend some time with Michael. Another highlight for me was ice skating on the ship and watching the ice show.