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We flew to Fort Lauderdale the day before the cruise (St. Patrick's Day) and stayed at the Embassy Suites Hotel. Great hotel, with a beautiful pool. The weather in FL was sunny and warm!! We enjoyed some quiet time by the pool to enjoy being on vacation.
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Chris at the Providence airport. You can tell he needs a vacation!!
The Embassy Suites in Fort Lauderdale - Even though it was sold out for the night, it was a great place to stay pre-cruise. Great breakfast and happy hour included!
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The pool at the Embassy Suites in Fort Lauderdale. Great place to begin a vacation!!
A view of downtown Miami as we sailed away.
Our dining room and bedroom in the suite.
The living room was pretty comfortable for the two of us! It was nice having a second bathroom and an extra bedroom to store our luggage. We sure got spoiled!
View of our balcony from the living room.
View of NCL's Pearl from the jacuzzi tub!
Nothing like a beautiful Caribbean sunset from your own balcony!
View of the Dawn from Cayo Levantado Beach.
It started to cloud over a bit so we decided to have something to eat at Patricia's. We had read on the internet how great her potato salad was, so we had to try it. We also had some of Patricia's jerk chicken. Wonder if the chickens were wild? Even so, it was all very good!!
We were not due to dock in St Kitts until 1pm, so we made no plans. We docked a little early and the sun was shining, so we decided to take a taxi to the beach. We ended up sharing a taxi with a couple from Brazil and asked the driver to take us to a nice beach. He brought us to the Carambola Beach Club on South Friars. Although it was a bit pricey for the umbrella and lounge rentals, we could not have been happier. They even bring your food and drinks to you on the beach!
Chris snorkeled around a reef the entire afternoon! It ended up being one of our favorites on the cruise.
While in Barbados, we arranged a day pass at the Almond Casaurina Beach Hotel.
Deb's happy feet in Barbados!!
Chris loves swimming in Barbados!
Deb couldn't do that with both hands holding the basket!!
Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas made the Dawn look like a row boat! Allure sure is huge!
What does it take to own a yacht like this? This is the Serene and is owned by Yuri Scheffler the Russian CEO of Stoli Vodka.
Chris says he doesn't nap...don't let that book fool you....he is napping behind it....I checked!!
Waiting for dinner in the main dining room.
This guy is wearing Deb's Versace sunglasses!
This one was our favorite!
Several times throughout the cruise, NCL offered laundry service. It was $24.99 for all one could stuff into this bag. They wash, dry and press! Deb brings duct tape with her to reinforce the seams, and she has gotten quite good at stuffing a lot of clothes in the bag!
Some of our favorite food on the ship:
Yummy cheesecake!
Crème Brûlée
One of Deb's favorites at Le Bistro - the tenderloin!
Chris loves the lamb with mint jelly.
Shrimp cocktail for lunch at Cagney's Steakhouse. Having breakfast and lunch at Cagney's is a great suite perk.
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