Vacation to Tampa, Grand Cayman and Cozumel

We took off on our second family vacation.  We took a cruise to Grand Cayman and Cozumel.  We flew out of LAX to Orlando FL.  From there, we drove to Tampa to catch our boat. 

  

  Once we got to Tampa, we boarded our boat and waited for our room.  

 We were traveling with our friends Bill and Kay, that we met on our prior cruise. Kay's parents came with us too and her sweet mama gave the girls little traveling companions and journals to write about their adventures.  Such a sweet gesture.

  

 Leaving the Port of Tampa.

 Beautiful sunset at dinner.

 Playing in the pool on board.

  

   

 The view from our deck. Not many pictures were taken with my nice camera.  I will update more with the go pro pictures and smaller camera pictures.

Day 4- St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands

On Day 5 of the cruise, we docked in St. Thomas, the only US stop for the trip.  Here we were set to go on a snorkel/kayak/hike tour.   

Getting off of our ship.

When we got to our destination, we had to go through orientation first.   Then, we boarded our kayaks and took off down stream.  Once we stopped in the place we were going to hike and snorkel, we got out and it looked like the ground was moving.  It was covered with hundreds of hermit crabs.  They were all moving toward higher ground because rain was expected that night.  They even climb the trees!  We were able to pick them up and had a hermit crab race.  Most pictures from this day are on our disposable waterproof camera that hasn't been developed yet.

Day 2- The Bahamas, Atlantis Resort

We woke up our first morning and we were pulling into the Bahamas.  It was a beautiful sight with sun rising. 

Atlantis as the sun rises behind it.

We went to Atlantis to spend the day on the beach.

The first boat is a carnival boat, then a disney boat, then our monster of a boat.

When we got back to the ship, it was our first formal night.

With Dominic, our room guy.

and flowers and chocolates at bed time.