Inside the boat

Royal Carribeans' Majesty of the Seas!

This ^ is my best picture of the boat; captured on our way out to snorkel.  They say it was the smallest of all Royal Carribean's ships.  Coulda fooled me.

Our small and sweet suite

Lindsey and I loved our room.  Our steward quickly separated the beds for us and attened to our every wish.  Cleaning out room, replacing towels, bringing need items... I wasn't used to having my bed made and room cleaned for me while I was eating breakfast.

I was spoiled.  And I loved it.

Wonderful time of day - LUNCH!

By the time we got through check-in and registration we were all famished.  Lunch never sounded so good.  I quickly snapped this shot from the second floor of the Windjammer.  Good thing, because I never took a better picture.

Formal night
Anna, Lindsey, Kori and Andrew

Dressing up for an elegant evening was a special treat.  The food was always delicious in the dining hall, and formal night was no exception.  We were all grouped together during evening meals - at least

Andrew and Kori (having been on a cruise before) took Linds and I under their wing.  We loved tagging along behind them, sharing countless memories.

Ryan and Friends
Ventriloquist

These guys (Human: Ryan, Dummy: Jeffery) made me laugh.  Ryan was a very talented ventriloquist, making a baby cry, singing, male/female voices, arguing with himself and everything in between.

*fan girls!!* haha

Fun Story

Yes, the picture below does have a story to accompany our signs... haha!  Still makes me laugh.

I was in Orlando for several days before disembarking on the cruise.  I was staying with the Johnstons (Lindsey house) and so every night was spent thinking/planning/scheming for the upcoming cruise.  Our friends, the Wissmann's, were going to be some of the entertainment for each evening so Lindsey and I hatched a plan.

We mellowed out our original ideas and decided to bring a little encouraging fan action to the concerts.  Getting out a big red marker and a black marker we made *fan-girl* signs to hold up during their first concert on-ship.  They affectionately read;

We {heart} the Wissmann's

We underestimated the croweded concert room and bright stage lights.  We waved our signs, yelling louder and louder after every song.  Never once did their faces reveal that our signs had been noticed.  Their 30 min time-slot was running out.  We knew our time was running out.  The audience around us had to think we were crazy... and I was beginning to think the same thing.

We made desparate move; ran up and sat right in front and held our sign while they were singing.  Several smirks and smiles told us our effort had not been in vain.

The emcee for the evening, Ryan himself, came on saying;

"Wow!  Wissmann's evening have their own fan club that follow them everywhere.  What devotion, going on a cruise just to show their support!"  He smiled at us and continued; "I've always wanted my own fan club!"

That was all the encouragement we needed.  That night, after asking our steward for a piece of paper and scrounging around for a suitable marker, we made an extra sign that read Jeffery. 

We had to wait several evenings for Jeffery, the puppet, to make his appearance.  It was worth it.  Lindsey and I learned from our past mistakes and just ran right up front as Ryan and Friends began their performance.

Unknowingly, Ryan prepped our *fan-girl* moment perfectly.  Here's a tast of what he said;

"Jeffery was quite excited about coming on this cruise with me.  He loves the beaches and all that, but more importantly he was hoping to pick up a girlfriend on this boat..."  that's all the further he got.  Lindsey and I screamed like a typical teenage girl when she sees her favorite star in-person. We held up our signs;

We {heart} Jeffery!

The reaction was priceless.  Ryan was speechless.  He bent over and laughed.  And then laughed some more.  And more.  Lindsey and I were pleased.  There aren't many opportunities you can render a ventriloquist speechless.

Thanks, Linds!

Wissmann Family

I met several lovely ladies on the boat.  Check out their blogs for wonderful pictures and stories.

I wish I had taken more pictures of the ins and outs of boat life.  But I was too busy living every moment.

Food.  Did anyone mention food?  I miss the cruise food.  Seafood heaven.no joke.

Salmon, scallops, roasted duck, fried cod, shrimp... and we could have as much as we so desired.  Trust me, it was amazing.


And on that tasteful note; have a wonderful week!

Blogs:
Rebecca Vandermark
The Wissman Family
Alison Turner