Saturday February 4, 2012

 

 

Back to the Beginning

Our Cruise to the Bahamas

Saturday Morning, January 28

 

 

Boarding the Advance Coach at our church on Saturday morning.

 

 

There were twenty-one of us on the coach heading to Manhattan, New York, where we would board a cruise ship to the Bahamas.

The other six drove by van from Maine, and by the time I took this picture they had already been on the road two (plus) hours.

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This cruise was our way of celebrating fifty years of marriage.

We have been planning it for almost two years, and as we discussed a date with our children and grandchildren, 2012 seemed to be better for us than 2013 – which is our actual fiftieth.

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I planned a few bus games for the three-hour trip.

 

 

Approaching Lincoln Tunnel in New York City.

 

 

Driving through the city

 

 

There she is – the Norwegian Jewel!

 

 

Getting our passports checked and receiving room keys.

 

 

The ramp that led to the ship.

 

 

We were early, so had to wait a few hours until our staterooms (we had ten) were ready. We spent the time eating lunch and looking over Norwegian literature and the schedule for the day.

This restaurant is called Mama’s Kitchen. This was one of our favorite areas to hang out during the cruise, as it was a fairly quiet area. Sometimes we played games here, or ate meals when the buffet area was full.

 

 

I think Ian’s entire meal was made up of bacon.

Jere and Kristen are usually very particular about what their children eat, but decided this was a vacation from food rules for their children.

 

 

 

 

A skyline view of New York City from the ship.

 

 

Jeff and Cerwin looking over a brochure on the ship’s layout.

 

 

It looks like Chris had Deb thinking seriously about something.

You will see patches (like behind Chris’ ear) on some family members photos during my posts. They were to avoid sea sickness.

 

 

Abby and Nathaniel looking over Norwegian literature.

 

 

We don’t know what Jordan is doing, but it looks like he is having fun. This was his last chance to use his cell phone until we docked in Florida on Monday.

 

 

Jesse and Gloria playing a game.

 

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More tomorrow night

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