I’m back! My little family and I just did a 7 night cruise on Royal Carribean’s Freedom of the Seas stopping at Labadee (Haiti), Falmouth (Jamaica), George Town (Grand Cayman) and Cozumel (Mexico). Needless to say we are having a tough transition back into our regular life at home. We drove back yesterday which was also my birthday (7 hours in the car is a great way to celebrate your birthday).
We had an amazing week. Maddie Grace did far better than I ever imagined. She loved all the sights and sounds of the boat, playing with the many other babies on the boat, eating all the food, splashing in water at the beach and swimming in the pools. We picked the boat we went on specifically because it had a baby pool, which not many cruises do, and a nursery where babies could be dropped off, which only some cruises have. We hardly had to use the nursery though because she was so well behaved. We bought this UPPAbaby G-Luxe Stroller
for the cruise and were thankful we did – MG loved it and took every nap on the trip in it and fell asleep in it every night. This way we were able to stay on the beach while she took her naps in the shade.
for the cruise and were thankful we did – MG loved it and took every nap on the trip in it and fell asleep in it every night. This way we were able to stay on the beach while she took her naps in the shade.
The ports our ship stopped at were great. We enjoyed the beaches of Labadee, Falmouth and Cozumel, and in Grand Cayman we visited a turtle farm where Tom and I were able to snorkel with giant sea turtles which we thought was awesome and Maddie Grace was able to look at and pet the turtles which she just loved.
I’ll be posting a detailed review of our cruise and some tips for cruising with a baby at a later time. This was one trip that I did not want to end. I’m so glad we were able to go on this adventure and will have the memories from it forever – we are already looking forward to our next one!
Where should we go next?
Looks so much fun! I am pretty sure my family and I are taking a cruise on that same ship in June!
How fun! You will love it 🙂
Adorable! And the matching outfit! And everything looks so fun! I haven't been on a cruise on about 2 years! You're making me wanna go!
Thank you! You should – SO much fun 🙂
Looks like you had an amazing time! Love the matching outfit!
We did 🙂 Thank you!
I'm so jealous!! We love cruising and Royal Caribbean! I can't wait to take the kids on a cruise one of these days.
You should! I was so worried but am glad we did it 🙂
Happy belated birthday! Love cruising best way to travel! Looks like you guys had an amazing trip 🙂
Thank you 🙂 I agree!
I'd love to try a cruise sometime – it sounds so relaxing and those beaches look wonderful!