The Woody's, Est. 6-21-08: Just a cruisin'...with the family!

Over Spring Break we went on a caribbean cruise with my Dad, Johnette, John, Chad, and Mamoo. We left out of Galveston and our first stop was Cozumel Mexico. Chad, John, Kurt, and I took a cab from the pier in Cozumel and went to Paradise Beach where we soaked up some rays and enjoyed Mexican beverages. Then we went to Carlos 'n Charlies cantina before heading back to the ship. Dad, Johnette, and Mamoo took a tour of the island while we did our exploring. After leaving Cozumel we headed for the Cayman islands. It was beautiful weather, so we did an open-air trolley tour and ate lunch at Breezes cafe. In the Caymans, the ship didn't actually dock so we had to take tender boats to get to shore. We had a wheelchair for Mamoo, and she was such a trooper. She never slowed us down, and kept up the entire week! After leaving the Caymans we headed for Montego Bay, Jamaica. The scenery in Jamaica was beautiful when we docked early that morning. We took a tour bus around the island and stopped at Margaritaville before getting back on the ship. The Jamaican drivers that took us around the island ended up staying in Margaritaville with us for the afternoon. It was interesting to learn about their customs and everyday life. Jamaica was a real eye-opener, as it appeared beautiful but when we toured around there were lots of very poor areas and 5 or 6 people at every corner selling things they made in order to make a living.

After leaving Jamaica, we had 2 full days at sea. As far as you could look there was nothing but water surrounding us. It was so relaxing, and the weather was beautiful. It got a little rough coming back into Galveston on Saturday night, and we arrived to find very cold, windy weather. We had an amazing trip! It was a wake-up call having to come home and fix our own meals, as we had gotten so used to eating 3-course dinners and being waited on hand and foot. Ah, what a life it was...and a fabulous Spring Break 2010! Hanging out for first day at sea at one of the bars on the ship. There were windows surrounding the bar, and it was a great place to hang out.