Cozumel, Mexico

Our third stop was Cozumel, Mexico.  This was Dave's favorite stop. 

We went to Chankanaab National Park and did the Royal Dolphin Swim, Manatee Interaction with lunch excursion!  It was everyone but Carter's favorite excursion (his was swimming with the stingrays).  We absolutely LOVED it!!!

The first thing we did was feed the Manatee . . .

Then, the best part, swimming with the Dolphins . . .

We got to hold them . . .

Play with them . . .

Dance with them . . .

 Kiss them . . .

And be kissed by them . . .

But our favorite part was the foot push.  Two dolphins push you on the flats of your feet causing you to fly like superman!

 

Lauren . . .

 

Dave . . .

Halli . . .

 

Carter . . .

 

Taylor . . .

 It was awesome & so much fun! 

 

A close second favorite was the dorsal tow where two dolphins pull you across the water! 
Carter . . .

 

Taylor . . .

 

Lauren . . .

 

Halli . . .

 

Dave . . .

 

We also did a little window shopping . . .

 before heading back to the ship . . .

It was a fantastic day. 

Grand Cayman

Our second stop was Grand Cayman.  What a difference from Jamaica.  It is gorgeous and so, so clean!  It was the kids & my favorite island.  We got to swim with the stingrays & snorkel (Carter's favorite excursion!)  First, we took a relaxing boat ride . . .

to the famous "stingray sandbar". . .

 where we got to swim, feed, & interact with hundreds of Stingrays!  The water was warm, crystal clear, & only waist high.

We even came prepared with our waterproof video camera . . .  

 And we got some pretty cool underwater video . . .

 

And lots of great pictures . . .

 Lauren & Carter even got their first kiss!

 

If you kiss a stingray, you get 7 years of good luck.  So, we were all game!

 

  After that, we headed to the "coral gardens" & got ready . . .

to go snorkeling . . .

~ Taylor ~

~ Dave ~

 ~ Halli ~

 ~ Lauren ~

~ Carter ~

 ~ Lauren & Carter ~

 

 We all had a great time! 

 It was a perfect day. 

Jamaica

Our first port day was Montego Bay in Jamaica.  We arrived at 9:00 a.m. & left at 6:00 p.m.  We got up, worked out, had breakfast, then jumped on a bus . . .

 to go zip lining!

We all zip lined but Dave had the camera so unfortunately we didn't get any pictures of him!  But, I promise, he did it too!

 

Lauren . . .

 

Taylor . . .

 

Carter . . .  

 

Halli . . .

  It was a blast!  Afterwards, we headed downtown to browse through the flea markets & see the beach. 

We didn't stay long as we were hot & hungry.  Not to mention, all the locals were very pushy trying to get you to buy their merchandise which was a huge turn off.  We loved zip lining but Jamaica is not what we expected at all.  It is very ghetto & not the safest place for tourists.  I don't think I'd ever go back. 

 

We barely got back to the ship before it started pouring rain!

 

The kids headed off to hang out with their new friends while Dave & I took a nap!

I love vacations.