Cruisin

Our dog may not have liked us being on vacation, but we had a great time! It was the first cruise for both of us and will definitely not be the last. It was by far the most relaxing vacation I've ever taken.

Neither of us are good at taking vacations where you just sit and relax, we always have many places we want to go and things we want to see, which are great to do, but tend to end up with us go-go-going and we are worn out by the end of it. This trip we were able to see great sights at the two stops (Progreso and Cozumel) and also had a lot of relaxation time during our days at sea. All of the logistics were taken care of for us once we got on the boat, much of the travel was done while we slept and we could just relax the entire time. Most of the time our biggest decision was when and what we wanted to eat. There was so much food available it was overwhelming!

We did a 5-night cruise out of Galveston, which was an easy trip for us, and no planes needed (a big plus since plane travel is such a pain with the liquid restrictions and costs for checking luggage).


Getting on the ship was an ordeal, there were 4 different lines to wait in, each one longer than the last (ID check, security, verify credit card and get room key, get photo taken for the ship's system), but that headache was quickly forgotten once we get on board.


Once we got out of Galveston I could not get over how blue the water is! Most of the water I’ve seen is on the Texas coast and it is NOT blue. As kids my parents took us to Destin to try to see blue water, but there was a storm in the gulf and so even then no dice.


Thinking good thoughts for the passenger who had to be taken off the ship by coast guard because of a medical emergency within the first few hours of setting sail, felt so badly for that person and their family, but they were quickly taken to the help they needed.

To be continued..the next post should have pictures :)