Dinner in Savannah
June 21, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 79 °F
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 actuallyRead more
Buc-ee’s
June 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌩️ 84 °F
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 andRead more
Can’t make this up!
June 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
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 toRead more
Cruise Eve Dinner
June 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
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 creamRead more
All aboard 🚢 and leaving Port Canaveral
June 23, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
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 floorRead more
Sunset Shots 📸
June 24, 2024, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
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
June 23, 2024, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
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 hadRead more
Clubbin’ 💃 🎶
June 24, 2024, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
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
June 24, 2024 on the Bahamas ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
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 andRead more
Fun at the lagoon
June 24, 2024 on the Bahamas ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
More fun at the lagoon on Ocean Cay before the light drizzle set in.
On board at Ocean Cay
June 24, 2024 on the Bahamas ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
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 whichRead more
Ocean Cay After Dark
June 24, 2024 on the Bahamas ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
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 backRead more
Bahamas Birthday for Butters 🎂🇧🇸
June 25, 2024 on the Bahamas ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
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 stormRead more
Gala Birthday Dinner
June 25, 2024, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌙 84 °F
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 introducedRead more
Sea Day 🌊
June 26, 2024, Caribbean Sea ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
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 opportunityRead more
Costa Maya Port
June 27, 2024 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
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 peopleRead more
Holly’s Birthday at Malecon 21
June 27, 2024 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
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 withRead more
More FUN at Malecon 21
June 27, 2024 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F
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 andRead more
White Night Celebrating
June 27, 2024, Caribbean Sea ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
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. AfterRead more
Puerta Langosta in Cozumel
June 28, 2024 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
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 authenticRead more
Snorkeling at Tortugas Beach Club
June 28, 2024 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
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 aRead more
More snorkeling and snoozing
June 28, 2024 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
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 passingRead more
Our final day at sea
June 29, 2024, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
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 theRead more
We’re Back and Official Cruise Photos
June 30, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
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.
