The Slocum Super Six

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Christmas Cruise Part 3 Shore Excursions

I love the sun and feel so lucky that we were able to see the sun like this in December! This was one week before Christmas! So incredible! Our ship made three stops. The Bahamas, Nassau and Grand Turks. We took our own snorkel gear. In the Bahamas, we walked through town a bit, and then found a place to snorkel that wasn't far from the ship. We booked a shore excursion in Grand Turks. It was a snorkel and swim with the sting rays. It was so incredible. We took a boat ride out to a reef. They guides were great to make sure the kids had a lot of fish around them. There was even a reef shark, that the everyone got to "pet." After we snorkeled for quite a while we took a boat ride over to a little beach where the they circled the boat a few times and called in the Sting Rays. It was so fun. The water was crystal clear. The boys were a little skeptical to touch the Sting Rays. I definitely stepped outside of my comfort zone and held the sting ray first, so that they could see it was okay. I knew that if we left without holding it, we would all regret it. We got some really great shots and videos of it. We were also able to take a couple of family pictures for a Christmas card. Right after we got back from the shore excursion, it started raining. We went back to the ship and ate some lunch. By the time we were done, the rain had stopped and we went on the beach and searched for Shells. Chad loves to search for a rare treasure and the boys love to join him! I think that my favorite thing to is watch the boys and Chad enjoy each other and bond. I hope that this cruise is something that they always treasure and appreciate. I hope that they will always remember how important we feel that family is. I hope that they always remember that we love them and love spending time and making memories with them.

Christmas Cruise Part 2

Chad made sure that the ship had lots of amenities for the kids. They had a great time on the ropes course, 4 water slides, hot tubs, ping pong, mini golf and movies at night. The boys were on the ropes course whenever it was opened. Chad and I even tried it. It didn't look very scary, but once up there it was a lot more difficult than it looked.