more cruise notes

More cruise reflections: I’m remembering more of the fun stuff instead of the logical details as time goes by. I recall that when we were climbing through the rocks in the Baths and we climbed up a ladder, across some planks and down a ladder on the other side to get over a rock, Chloe said “they put stuff in here for kids!”. I guess she figured it was a jungle-gym and she’d never seen adults climbing on a jungle gym before.

I also remember that while we were eating lunch in St Thomas and the lizards kept getting closer and closer Alex was very flattered by their attention. He said “I think he loves me!” I guess we tell him that the stray cat that we call “Walt Disney” comes to visit us because he loves us, so Alex figured the lizard came over because it was affectionate. An hour or two later as we walked through the lunch area on our way out of the park, the lizard was begging from another family and Alex said “Good bye my lizard friend. We love you!”

While we were on the cruise everyone who worked for the cruise line smiled and greeted us anytime we got anywhere near them. I figured it was company policy. After a while I noticed that even the passengers on the ship smiled and/or said hello as we passed by, even as the kids were engaged in one of their favorite activities which was running down the corridors passed the doors of all the other cabins. Being surrounded by cheerful people really made my vacation a little nicer.

The kids got to practice their numbers on the ship. By the end of the trip they knew that the pool and the buffet dining room were on deck 9, so they’d look for the 9 on the elevator buttons and press it. They also knew that Grammy Barb’s cabin was on deck 1 and our cabin was on deck 4. They loved the power of getting to control the elevator (and they’d fight over who got to press the button).

While on the cruise I saw a shooting star, Casey and I saw manatee, we all saw flying fish, all while on the ship!