Dinner in Savannah

After picking Sydney up in Columbia, we headed to Savannah to eat and find a convenient (and safe) hotel. We luckily came across the Crab House that looked sketchy from the outside, but was actuallyLæs mere
Buc-ee’s

What road trip is complete without a stop at Buc-ee’s??? As we were pulling in though, emergency service vehicles were as well, so for the first time ever, we were in and out in 10 minutes andLæs mere
Can’t make this up!

Upon checking into the hotel, Butters immediately starts gaming and proceeds to accidentally punch the TV…seriously!!! After a few minutes trying to calm my nerves, we walk down to the front desk toLæs mere
Cruise Eve Dinner

We asked Dad to meet us for dinner at Port Canaveral and enjoyed some fresh seafood and tried shark kebabs for the first time. They were delicious and juicy. Afterwards, we enjoyed a local ice creamLæs mere
All aboard 🚢 and leaving Port Canaveral

Parked and all aboard our first MSC Cruise, the Seashore. The ship was amazing and we have only explored a tenth of the ship. I think we have found our happy place at the Solarium on the 19th floorLæs mere
Sunset Shots 📸

After getting on the ship and enjoying the amenities, we got ready for dinner and took in the beautiful Atlantic sunset.
Our First Dinner Aboard

We were assigned to the 5th Avenue Dining Room for dinner. There are a lot of Filipino people here and the food selection was amazing. We started with salmon poke bowl appetizers and most of us hadLæs mere
Clubbin’ 💃 🎶

After dinner, Sydney begged me to go to the club…so off we went to Le Cabaret Rouge for some dancing and afterwards, we hit the buffet…nothing like some midnight pizza 🍕
Ocean Cay Marine Reserve

Our first stop is the MSC private island, Ocean Cay. We will have an overnight stay here and can remain on the island until 11:30 PM. It’s nice to be able to use your drink package on the island andLæs mere
Fun at the lagoon

More fun at the lagoon on Ocean Cay before the light drizzle set in.
On board at Ocean Cay

We found Brooklyn Cafe this morning, for specialty coffee drinks in a relaxing atmosphere. After returning from Ocean Cay, we roamed around the ship a little more and found the sushi restaurant whichLæs mere
Ocean Cay After Dark

After dinner, we headed back to the island to view the spectacular lighthouse light show and check out the island at night. We walked around and enjoyed the warm Bahamian breezes before making it backLæs mere
Bahamas Birthday for Butters 🎂🇧🇸

Celebrating the birthday boy with day 2 at Ocean Cay. To change things up, we went to the Lighthouse Beach, a little closer to the ship than yesterday. And this was a good thing since a stormLæs mere
Gala Birthday Dinner

After returning to the ship, we grab some lunch and get Butters a haircut so he will look more handsome for Gala Night! We have found our daily hangout in the Brooklyn Cafe where Butters is introducedLæs mere
Sea Day 🌊

Enjoying the first sea day with the Tour de Brunch where we enjoyed fare from Italy, Japan, and France. I wish we could have tried all the counties, and it sounds like we will have another opportunityLæs mere
Costa Maya Port

I got the crew up early to make sure we maximized our day at the Costa Maya port. We ventured through the busy port area since there were 3 ships in port today. We pushed through the throngs of peopleLæs mere
Holly’s Birthday at Malecon 21

Malecón 21 was along an avenue of restaurants, beach clubs, and vendors. We were the first group to arrive and got a prime beach location to start Holly’s birthday celebration. We started withLæs mere
More FUN at Malecon 21

We took advantage of all the available amenities, from beach massages to the fresh catch red snapper. Also delicious was the octopus, fish, and shrimp platter. There were many varieties of fish andLæs mere
White Night Celebrating

We continued the birthday celebrations with dinner and the White Night party. Holly and I enjoyed pre-dinner drinks at the Champange and Wine bar while we listened to some classic Lionel Richie. AfterLæs mere
Puerta Langosta in Cozumel

After a little bit of a frenzy having our excursion cancelled due high winds at sea, we called an audible and made our way to Tortugas Beach Club where we spent the day snorkeling and having authenticLæs mere
Snorkeling at Tortugas Beach Club

Lots of snorkeling seeing tons of marine life and feasting on fresh Mexican fare. I had wanted to see a turtle 🐢 and we found one wandering near our beach chairs.
And who knew there would be aLæs mere
More snorkeling and snoozing

We found the perfect corner bench table overlooking the water and perched here after one of the first rain showers. This provided the best place for views of the Caribbean Sea and the boats passingLæs mere
Our final day at sea

Everyone slept in as the evening before had high winds creating 12 foot swells, but we all had the best night’s sleep from the rocking of the boat. Due to it being another sea day, MSC had theLæs mere
We’re Back and Official Cruise Photos

Sad to see our trip come to an end, but happy to have made such amazing memories. Holly got some of the official cruise photos from the week.