On Day 3, we found ourselves in Nassau.
We had signed up for another beach day, mainly out of fear that Coco Cay
would be cancelled due to weather. I had
read that Coco Cay only happens about 50% of the time during late summer due to
weather concerns, the perils of a tender port.
Somehow, we found ourselves with a 7:45 muster time. We, and about a dozen other people, mustered on the pier bright and early. The boat to The Blue Lagoon arrived promptly at 8 and we were off! It was a 30ish minute boat ride. The Blue Lagoon also offered a sea lion
encounter and dolphin swim. After
reading about animals in captivity, I am unwilling to participate in those type of
excursions (no judgment on others), so ours was just a plain beach day.
Our day was supposed to include a floating mat and/or tube. However, there were exactly 5 tubes available
and 1 mat. For everyone. That was pretty frustrating. We did get 1 tube, which I put to great
use. The water was amazingly clear,
although I would have called it the “Aqua Lagoon.” Regardless, the color and clarity were
stunning! At one point, Thomas was out
swimming when I heard a loud yelp. I
turned and saw him swimming quickly toward shore. It turns out that he was viciously attacked
by a crab! Apparently, he put his foot
in the wrong place. The crab put a nice
little puncture in his big toe, but Thomas is tough and we were able to
continue the excursion. There were some
awesome hammocks and it was a cute little island, but since we had spent the
previous day at the beach, we were ready to try something else after a couple
of hours. We caught the next boat
leaving, which was actually perfect timing because that boat must have released
500 people to the island. Thomas joked that it was a prank and people must be
getting off and circling somewhere to get back on, because the line was
never-ending. I hope they weren’t too
disappointed when they learned that all the mats and tubes had been claimed.
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| Beautiful aqua water |
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| A view of the beach, great with a couple dozen people, maybe not so much with hundreds |
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| On the ride back from the beach, the tour guide pointed out some celebrity homes, this one is Oprah's. Michael Jordan's was the most impressive, but I didn't get a picture. We also saw Jay-Z and Beyonce, Barry Bonds and Tyler Perry's homes and Eddie Murphy's island. |
After a quick souvenir hunt, we were back on the ship by 1. We planned to change, have lunch, see a movie
and go back into Nassau. However, during
the movie (Avengers: Age of Ultron, which they showed inside this time so the
screen was visible) I fell asleep. Thomas gently woke me when I began to snore and we decided a nap was in order. We slept until dinner and had another average
meal in the main dining room. I ordered
a seafood “mashup,” which turned out to be a fried platter that looked like
something from Long John Silver’s, with 2 fish planks, 2 shrimp and a
hushpuppy. It wasn’t bad, just not what
I was expected. After dinner, we called
the kids and then went to the evening show.
The evening entertainer was Sideshow Bert. He put on a fun variety show that we
enjoyed. He juggled, threw cards, told
jokes, etc. It was good. Even though it was just yesterday, I can’t
recall exactly what we did after the show. Probably went up to the Windjammer for a late-night snack. At 8:45, we played a majority rules trivia
contest. We did not win, but we had
fun. Finally, at 10, we went to the Love
and Marriage game show, which is run like the Newlywed Game. I found it really funny. They chose 4 couples, one married less than 6
years, two between 7-24, and one with 25+ years. The first couple were newlyweds (there were
24 honeymooning couples on the ship!). For the middle category, the audience was equally divided between two
couples (anyone interested in being chosen had to “audition” by saying a silly
phrase and the winners were chosen by audience applause), so both got to play. I think one was married for 13 and the other
16 years. The final couple had been
married for 49 ¾ years. It was funny and
cute. However, I am pretty sure the
longest married couple were ringers. I
would be willing to bet that they had seen the show before and knew what would
be asked. Also, there was no love lost
between one couple. The host asked the
husband to name one thing about his wife he would make bigger and one thing he’d make smaller. For bigger, he said
her heart and for smaller her said her mouth, and that wasn’t even his meanest
comment! Ouch! But, it was still a really funny show and
thankfully, the other 3 couples were very much in love.
After that, we called it a night!
Our final day was a sea day. We
woke shortly after 7 and were excited to start the day. We did some more trivia and came in 3rd
place in a Name that 80s/90s T.V Theme Song (out of over 50 groups!). Thomas did the rock climbing wall and played
in a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament. We
watched a cake decorating contest and played “Name that Tune.” One of my favorite parts of the day was the
Belly Flop Contest. They had 7 guys, who
were weighed in and arranged from smallest to biggest. They had them dance before the flop and the
flops were replayed on the large screen in slow-motion. The audience got to rate them on a 1-5
scale. It was just really fun to be
poolside on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic watching people
bellyflop in slomotion.
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| He rang the bell! |
Dinner was the best food we had on the ship (chicken marsala for Thomas
and steak for me). We saw the evening
production, which was an old-school Broadway Revue. They did songs from Westside Story, Chicago,
Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors and a couple we didn’t know. It was a very relaxing, entertaining
day. Oh, we also booked another cruise
for 2017. This one is for the whole
family. We aren’t sure we will keep it,
but figured we could lock in the price and decide later.
It was a wonderful, calming, much-needed vacation. As much as we love being with our kids, not
having to tend to anyone but ourselves for 5 days was pure bliss. We kept in constant contact with Summer, who
sent us lots of texts and pictures, so we knew the kids were in good
hands. And, although I am ready to go
home, I am also ready to plan another adult-only vacation (unfortunately, I am
guessing it won’t happen again for a few years).
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| Customary shot with the ocean view |
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| No cruise blog would be complete without a picture of a towel animal! |
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