Our cruising adventure

Josh and I were blessed by the fact that Josh's work pays for him to go to conferences to get his required Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits every year, and this year he found a conference on board Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas.


So we got to go on a "2 for the price of 1" 5-day cruise through the Caribbean. Our girls were well taken care of as they took turns staying with each set of grandparents - they had a blast! Josh and I flew to Fort Lauderdale and met up with our good friends Teryl (Josh's P.A. school buddy) and Maria (a fellow P.A. wife I spent lots of time with in WV!), then hopped onto the cruise ship.

Teryl and Josh

View from our room

On board the ship, there was so much to do: rock climbing, jumping on a bungee trampoline, shuffleboard and ping pong, pools and jacuzzis, great performances and game shows, and lots and lots of delicious food! It was such a relaxing trip, despite a couple of days of rolling waves that kept the boat rocking!

Deck 10 had 3 pools

Erin rock climbing - I didn't make it far due to my bad knees!

Josh doing flips on the bungee trampoline

We ate many meals in the buffet-style Windjammer cafe on deck 9.

Formal night

On day 3 of our cruise, we arrived at the Grand Cayman Islands ~ the day they were experiencing a tropical depression so it POURED! We did a little shopping, and when we were thoroughly soaked, we returned to the ship.

It's raining, it's pouring...

Wild chickens roamed the streets...looking for long-lost relatives?

On day 4 we cruised on over to Cozumel, where Josh & I got to have an amazing swim with a beautiful dolphin at this lovely beach park called Chankanaab.

And a few great pics from our disposable waterproof camera...

Josh captured the dolphin flying!

The dolphin is pushing Josh by the foot!

Yes, I kissed the dolphin back ~ she sure is a sweetie!

What a fun trip!