Last week our family enjoyed a 7-day Western Caribbean Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas. The trip was a gift from our church in celebration of our ten-year anniversary as pastors of Crossroads Church. We had such a wonderful time and we're so grateful for this opportunity.
Our ports of call were in Jamaica, The Grand Caymans, Cozumel Mexico and a little island off the coast of Haiti called Labadee. In Jamaica we enjoyed a thrilling zip line course over the rain forest. In the Caymans we snorkeled over coral reef and a shipwreck. In Labadee we soaked up the sun on pure white sand bordered by sparkling blue ocean. Our favorite excursion was in Cozumel where we swam with dolphins! (What a thrill!)
The Freedom of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world (although Royal Caribbean has two larger ships they are introducing to their fleet in 2010). It is complete with an ice skating rink, mini-putt golf course, rock-climbing wall and a surf-simulator that was a BLAST!
The food was good, the shows were incredible and there's not a more restful vacation than cruising.
The best part of it all was seven days with our two teenagers completely uninterrupted by telephones, work, school, emergencies or any other distractions. At this stage of our kid's lives this type of time with them is rare and precious and we enjoyed it SO much!
Thanks to a wonderful church family for blessing our family with this trip!
