Where has the time  gone???

So the last  time I blogged was January 26. I do not  know where the time has gone.  I thought sure I would be bored to tears with tons  of time on my hands.  But, not is the  case.  I really don't know how we survived when we worked and only had one day off.  I now have 7 days off and can't get everything done that I want to.

When I left off we were getting ready for a cruise.  We arrived at our ship on Sunday, January 27.  The ship was magnificent.  It is the Celebrity Shilouette.  Boarding was easy and having sailed many times before, we knew to head right to the restaurant, have lunch and a glass of wine while we waited for our state room to be ready.  We sailed out at 5 pm on a week's cruise of sheer relaxation.

Our state room was wonderful, our balcony divine. There is nothing nicer than  a balcony at sea.  We had room service breakfast there every morning.  

Our first day was a day at sea.  We love those days.  No getting off, just relaxing by the pool, reading (I read 2 1/2 books on this cruise), eating, drinking a little wine, and just plain relaxing.  The next two days were port days.  The first was Cozumel and the second was Grand Cayman Islands.  As we had been to both before we did not leave the ship. We had visited Mexican ruins, and swam with the sting rays in Grand Caymen.  Now, days at port, on the ship are really wonderful.  All the "tourists" get off, leaving the ship inhabited by those of us too lazy to go ashore, or those of us just wanting more peace and quiet.  We really fit into both those categories !!!!!

One of those in port days we rented a private "alcove" cabana on the Lawn Club Deck. This ship has a real lawn on one of the upper decks where you can play croquette or bocce ball.  They also have little cabana style get aways you can rent for the day.   It was wonderful, butler service, peace and quiet.

On our day in Falmouth Jamaica, we did go on shore and took a Bamboo Raft trip down the Martha Brea River.  It was delightful seeing all the foliage, along the shore. Upon boarding our raft, the lady in the raft in front  of us said "You look very familiar"  Well, I was!! She was the daughter of one of my favorite ladies at the TowerHouse Condominium. What a small world.  We enjoyed lunch together.

Our next port was Coco Cay.  The island owned by the cruise company.  Beautiful beach, many activities if you are so inclined, lunch served and many bars.  We enjoyed our stay there very much.

We were very lucky with our Dinner seating.  Other than the fact that we had the table closest to the kitchen, we had a delightful couple at our table.  They had survived "Hurricane Sandy", but did suffer much damage to their home. We really enjoyed their company.

I think this was our most relaxing cruise to date.  With a little luck it will not be our last.