Florida! South Beach & Hollywood Beach

swanky South Beach

my near-drowning experience..Bruce laughed at me as I was in one foot of water but the waves kept pulling me under and I couldn't catch my breath.... and my bathing suit ended up almost falling off and there I was almost naked.... awesome.

not quite the white powdery sandy beaches of the carribean

but nice warm turquoise waters...

Hollywood Beach
Bruce swimming =)
lots of seaweed in the water!
and very rough water.

Hollywood Beach boardwalk...it goes on forever.

South Beach

downtown Miami

When we arrived back in Miami we went downtown and picked up our rental car and drove along the coast, starting in South Beach. It was busy being a Saturday and we decided to keep driving. We drove past Miami Beach and stopped at Hollywood Beach for a swim and a tiny bit of shopping =)

Carnival Liberty ship pictures....

casino bar

we are newlyweds ;)

Emile's buffet
we ate here a lot
nice ocean views, casual, yummy food!

more of the BLUE team trying to win points

steam room- with an ocean view!

hot tub

pink ceiling in the victoria lounge

Bruce on our balcony

kiss!

congo line!
late night deck party

scavenger hunt pic
they were on our team!

pretty ceilings on the ship

ocean salt from the ship's railings
the decks are made of teak

blue team contest

love the staircase

our scavenger hunt team
we won!!!!

best drinks EVER.

the Lido deck

GO blue team!
It was like a cruise ship frosh week =)

we had to learn crazy line dances!

our bathroom

deck party.
BLUE...there it is! I think I lost my voice that night from all the yelling.
way way too much fun.
We were on the blue team all week (the ship was split into 3 teams)
We didn't win :(

glass elevators from the main lobby.

the party is just getting started...

drinking a bottle of wine before noon the day our grand turk port was cancelled.

We had a ton of fun on board the ship. Karaokee. Deck parties. Mardi Gras. R-Rated late night scavenger hunt. drinking. dancing. being silly. watching movies under the stars. vegas type shows. shopping. casino. dining. swimming. hot tubbing. spa. sauna. steam room. seminars. It was all very organized and so many activites going on all the time. you will never say "I'm bored" regardless of your age. The customer service was phenomenal. Every staff member was *always* cheerful no matter what.

Our stateroom was 1057. Deck 10. Pananarama.

a few random pics I found on Bruce's camera!

caves people would hide in during hurricanes (Bahamas)

St.Thomas

Bahamas
Bruce gave his shirt to the tour guide cause she wasn't feeling well

owl

Half Moon Cay- Bahamas...how I love you!

Nassau, Bahamas! our last port of call

bliss!

nearby deserted island

Bruce under water

my husband!

I love water!

the water was amazing.
look at the color of it!!

after snorkelling we went to this private island beach

lots of ships in port today!

one fish. two fish

blue tropical fish

we bought an underwater digital camera in St. Thomas
for our first snorkelling excursion we only had disposable underwater cameras BUT
It was really sunny and the reefs were SO CLOSE so I am hopeful some of those pics will turn out!!!

me...underwater!
It is like swimming in a fish tank!

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shopping in downtown Nassau, killing time until
our excursion started

"Sue Nan"
this pic is for my aunt and mom =)

approaching Nassau

We were supposed to be going to Grand Turk but the water was too rough so they changed it to Nassau. It was disappointing at first but we made the best of it. We ended up doing a second snorkelling excursion and had to give up our scuba diving adventure! Oh well. Nassau to me felt the least friendly of all the islands. Our excursions started and ended late and had too many people, felt unorganized... It definintely was enjoyable though...