cruisin'

My husband and I went on vacation with my parents a couple of weeks ago.

Have you ever noticed that the amount of work you put in before and after a vacation almost make it not worth it?  But let's be honest, it is still awesome to get away, even for just a few days.  Get away from the noise, the busy-ness, the work.  Ya, it is pretty great.

We went on a cruise to Florida and the Bahamas.  If you have never been on a cruise before, let me tell you, I think they are GREAT!  There are so many great things about cruising that I just don't feel like you get with many other vacation experiences.   *Disclaimer: I have never been to an all-inclusive resort, but I imagine it might be similar to the perks of a cruise.  I think one of my favorite things about being on a cruise is the great food that you don't have to prepare yourself!  Not only is the food delicious, the service is top-notch and dining is available nearly 24-hours.  (This is why people gain weight on cruises.)  I also really enjoy the entertainment that is offered on a cruise.  Between live music, dance, musicals, comedians, and orchestras, there is something for just about everyone.

Anyway... this is really starting to sound like a commercial.  Sorry about that :)

Would you like to check out some photos?

Coco Cay, Royal Caribbean private island

Bionic Bar, Quantum of the Seas

Pool Deck, Quantum of the Seas

Nassau, Bahamas

So onto my story about how, even in the year 2015, internet sleuthing is hard:

During our time on the ship we made two friends, Max and Susana, who worked for Hublot, a watch company.  Both Max and Susana were not technically ship crew members, but they did have to work some during the week.  We had the chance to hang out with them several evenings and had a great time getting to know them.  So naturally, when we returned to the land of wi-fi, we tried to find them on facebook to connect.  It turns out, if you don't know someone's last name and you literally don't know any other facts about them besides the company they work for, it is really hard to find someone!  We did find one random article about Susana on some watch fanatic forum, but that only gave us the first initial of her last name... So, our friendship with Max and Susana will have to be short lived, I suppose.  If we wanted to be really creepy and desperate we could make one of those posterboards with our story and post it to facebook and have it shared around the world... but we aren't really that desperate.  They were fun though!  That is another great thing about being on a cruise, it is easy to make friends because most everyone else on the ship doesn't know anyone either :)

Now we have to get back into the swing of things... who wants to come to our house and cook for us? ;)