IslandBoundMama

Thank you

Thank you SO much!!!!

Thank you for following!!!!

Nope...still keeps asking who I’m texting. ?

Congratulations to you as well!!!

Hahaha!!! I wish!!! I was surprised with the first gifts. Wasn’t expecting the wine to show up. Wine and cupcakes is heaven! ?

Another surprise gift showed up!!! So grateful and surprised!!!

Also...he got a blue cup!!! ?

Unexpected gifts waiting in our cabin...hats and cupcakes. Such a great surprise!

Lil guy has made several friends in the pool already! So cute! They are racing each other and having a ball. Dad and mom are relaxing...

Thank you...I know this is going to be a great one for sure!!!

Some kind of work is being done at the aqua theater:

We’re on board this absolutely gorgeous ship and it’s instantly clear why she’s a favorite among so many. ?? We checked out Central Park and the Boardwalk. It’s too early to put cash on our account and the rooms are supposed to be ready at 1:30pm. There is a different vibe on this ship. The guests and staff are ready for a good vacation. We already met “new familia” in the elevator. ? Our fish is already in the pool...

This week our only planned excursion is the rain forest in Puerto Rico. Our time was cut short in that port because of the azipod issue so we are doing the excursion through the ship to be safe. I want you all to know that this is a big sacrifice for me because it most likely means I’m giving up my Barrachinas pina colada. THAT NEVER HAPPENS! Little guy has the soda package this week and he’s hoping for a blue cup. ? We don’t have it reserved yet, but we plan on doing Izumi one night.

The suite waiting area is not that impressive after seeing the one in Terminal A’s in Miami. It’s hard to see the suite designations this week and not be able to go that route. I think we did it backwards. We went from champagne life to beer life. ???

We are in the waiting area at the terminal!!! The shuttle at the hotel would be $6/person but UberXL was $9 for all of us. Arrived at the port with no issue. Lots of sad faces on those departing this morning. The port worker checking the set sail passes looked at ours that clearly says expedited arrival, squinted and said, “Have you ever cruised before?” Then she sent us on to someone else. We got seated in the right area and we are waiting for the green light.

We’re here and waiting to board!!!! ???

I wish we had more time to explore there. It is such a great place with so much to do. I didn’t get a chance to have real Cuban coffee!

Congratulations on conquering it as well!!!???

Thank you for your always gorgeous pictures! The way you captured PR was so pretty. I absolutely love OSJ so much. Now you have me needing to go to Tortola. Congratulations on your block...what a great way to remember your trip.

Tonight’s dinner choice was Duffy’s. We were pleasantly surprised at this place. We had fried mushrooms for our appetizer, good entrees and it is happy hour there all of the time so you get 2-for-1 drinks there every time. We ordered a banana colada and got 2 for $9. Crazy!!! We are enjoying seeing all the lizards here. Lil guy said the next one he sees will be named Taco Bell. I’m starting to see a pattern to these names. ? In about 12 hours we’ll be leaving the hotel to board Allure. The last week went by fast...I’m hoping this one slows down.

No Miami location ?

I was beyond excited to see sea turtle nests roped off on the beach. I am a sea turtle super fan a.k.a stalker and it made me so happy to them. If I saw hatchlings I may have not boarded the ship tomorrow.

We took an Uber to the beach here in Ft. Lauderdale. My crab phobic son decided to snorkel again. He saw fish and even a stingray! That made his day. For some reason stingrays are on the okay list. ? The water is just BEAUTIFUL!!!!! We swam/snorkeled for a couple of hours, then went to have pizza right across the street. Best pizza crust ever and I’m not a crust eater. Now we are taking Lyft back to the hotel to swim some more. Looks like a storm is rolling in.

You’re just now finding out I was waving to you??? I hope you are enjoying your trip!!!