29 Jan Cruising
We got back this past Sunday from a last minute trip booked to Honduras, Belize, and Cozumel!
We never considered ourselves cruise people, but we ended up having a blast. There were so many benefits that we didn’t even realize. The first being the cost! Wow, talk about a cheap vacation. You know that we love to travel on a budget. Other thing we loved: the delicious (mass amounts) of food, wonderful service, visiting multiple places, plenty of entertainment and things to do on board, and meeting a lot of people. Even though we had both cruised before, it had been awhile. Instead of Mexico all-inclusives, this might be our new go-to trip!
Besides the fact that we only saw the sun for 2 days, we still had a great trip! The highlights for the week were cave tubing, zip lining, and the beach. On board we loved the ropes course, playing dodge ball and soccer, trivia nights, putt putt, the water slides, working out, the comedy shows (Christian comedian, pretty cool), and laying in the sun on the serenity deck (aka the quiet/relaxed part). We met some wonderful people and it was hard to come back (especially since it’s 30 degrees out).
Party on the top deck of the ship
Zip-lining in Honduras. Side note: funny story about this shirt. I bought this shirt for Colby which says, ‘Jesus is the Light’. Someone asked Colby if he liked Twilight and we were super confused. We now know it’s a knock off of the Twilight logo. This proves how out of the loop we are!
Beach in Honduras. Right before the rain storm!
Putt-Putt on the ship!
Selfie on the ship!
This is me up on stage, playing Jeopardy! Clearly, I’m focused and taking it seriously.
Ropes course on the ship!
Formal night on the ship!
Cave Tubing in Belize (apparently this is what pictures look like when you use a disposable)
Mr. Special Agent man climbing on the water toys in Cozumel!
The last day on the ship. The weather was so bad they shut down everything on top. We spent 5 hours in the hot tub! This is me excited that no one else is up there! Not pictured: 50 mph wind gusts.
The pictures wouldn’t be complete without a towel animal!
We aren’t sure where our next trip will take us, but we are so grateful for all the traveling we are able to do!! We are excited to see where the next adventure takes us!
Charity
Posted at 06:37h, 29 JanuaryOh this brought back fond memories of our cruise. You aren’t kidding about the food, it was overwhelming at times but much appreciated after long tiring excursions. Having meals included makes the traveling so much more affordable. Oh and I think you guys did the cave tubing with the same people we did. I think it was called back a bush tours. Did you try the cashew wine?? Seriously makes me want to go on a cruise right now I absolutely love the winter time but I am so over this single digit weather totally wishing for a reason to put on a swim suit!!
Aubrey
Posted at 07:33h, 29 JanuaryLove how you guys are such worldly travelers! Looks so fun! Did you win Jeopardy?!
Kasey
Posted at 08:02h, 29 JanuaryIt looks like you guys fully enjoyed yourselves!!
Marianne
Posted at 08:08h, 29 JanuaryHow fun!!! I’ve never cruised but you may have talked me into it!!!
We did cave tubing in Hawaii last summer and we loved it! Although a little scary at first 🙂
Mrs. Lost
Posted at 09:00h, 29 JanuaryHow exciting!! I’m glad that you guys had such a great time! We would do the cruise thing but both of us get motion sick. Ugh.
Jessica
Posted at 09:08h, 29 JanuaryThat looks like so much fun!!!! I love cruises. What cruise line did you go on? It looks like they had tons of awesome things to do onboard.
Allison
Posted at 09:17h, 29 JanuaryHow Exciting! I did a very similar cruise a couple of years ago.. same locations! It was an awesome break, and like you said, super cheap! We have become cruise people ever since. Your pictures are beautiful! I am glad that you and Colby were able to spend time together and enjoy this nice mid-winter vacation.. especially during the Polar Vortes 😉
Suzanne
Posted at 09:37h, 29 JanuaryBeautiful pictures!! You guys are both adorable. So glad you were able to get away on a fun vacation. We’ve been on a couple cruises and always had a fabulous time. Welcome home!! xoxo
Amie
Posted at 09:56h, 29 JanuaryThis looks like so much fun!! You two are a beautiful couple 🙂
Shay
Posted at 10:24h, 29 JanuaryOoh! Looks like such a blast! I love me some cruises! You guys look so cute!
Gypsy Mama
Posted at 10:40h, 29 JanuaryWow looks like an amazing time!!
Isabelle
Posted at 10:45h, 29 JanuaryNever been on a cruise before since I have some reservation about staying so long off concrete land. But it looks like so much fun or you made it look like so much fun! Glad you could go and relax. 🙂
Elaina
Posted at 11:21h, 29 JanuaryHow fun! Glad you guys were able to have a little get away together. Looks like you had lots of adventures. Did you enjoy the cave tubing? We have been toying around with the idea of taking a cruise and that is one of the excursions I would like to do.
Kara
Posted at 12:20h, 29 JanuaryLooks like it was a blast!! Cruises are so fun 🙂 Way to go being courageous enough to go up on stage for Jeopardy! That is hilarious that you bought that shirt for Colby without knowing what it was in reference too! My uncle, who is a pastor, has it and loves that people recognize it for Twilight.
katie
Posted at 12:35h, 29 JanuaryGood for you, Caroline! So glad you got to get away! I’ve been to Belize before (a few times) and love it!!! (I wouldn’t have known that about Twilight either! lol) Looks like an amazing time!
Erika B.
Posted at 12:59h, 29 JanuaryFunnnnn!!!! I’m so jealous!!! Yall definitely took advantage of all the fun stuff to do. Love your cute patterned sunglasses, too. And that yall didn’t realize Colby’s shirt was the Twilight logo. Ha!!! 🙂
Jojo
Posted at 13:31h, 29 JanuaryI’ve never been on a cruise but u have convinced me to look into it. Looks like you two had a blast.
Allison
Posted at 14:06h, 29 JanuaryI love cruises! It looks like you had a wonderful time! Great pictures – you look beautiful. 😉
Emily@EatLoveProcreate
Posted at 14:20h, 29 JanuaryOh what fun! Cave tubing sounds like a fun little mini adventure! Hot tub looks like it hit the spot on a cloudy day too. Beautiful pics!
Elisha
Posted at 15:34h, 29 JanuaryYou look fabulous as always and your trip looks amazing!!! xoxo! I’m glad to have you back 🙂
Stephanie
Posted at 16:03h, 29 JanuaryGreat pictures! Looks like you had such a great time! I would love to get out of this cold weather right now! I’m so jealous! 😉
Holly
Posted at 17:09h, 29 Januarywow you guys are so cute!! I <3 those little get-aways 🙂
Amy
Posted at 18:25h, 29 JanuaryI’ve never been on a cruise, but looks like you had a great time! I love vacations with the hubby!
jennifer prod
Posted at 18:37h, 29 Januarythis post is filled with so much happiness — i love your sunglasses and zip-lining (i went in cancun and loved it) and rock-climbing in the water (will need to add to my bucket list) and the elephant is so sweet 🙂
Ashley
Posted at 19:05h, 29 JanuaryWe are going on a cruise in March to The Bahamas, Cococay, and Key West. I can’t wait!! i love cruises!
Amber
Posted at 21:24h, 29 JanuaryThis looks so fun! I went on a cruise in Alaska during the summer of 2010 with my grandmother. It was truly amazing.
Jennifer T.
Posted at 22:14h, 29 JanuaryYou two are so cute and it looks like you had a blast! Makes me want to go on another cruise!!! So fun!
Lindsay
Posted at 22:30h, 29 JanuarySo glad y’all had a great time!! Looks like so much fun!!
Mallivan
Posted at 22:56h, 29 JanuaryLooks super fun! So glad you shared those! Makes me excited about our upcoming cruise. Ya’ll did very cool excursions.
Nat
Posted at 02:45h, 30 Januarylooks amazing! I would LOVE to go on a cruise but am terrified of becoming seasick! (something that has happened on a ferry between mainland Australia and Tasmania!)
Kim Adams Morgan
Posted at 06:58h, 30 JanuaryLooks like you had a fantastic time! Live the photos, the zip line looks fun; how did you do in Jeopardy? Cute towel elephant.
Megan Davis
Posted at 08:35h, 30 JanuaryHow fun!! We love cruises…the price is awesome and it is such a worry-free trip!! So fun!
By the way-red looks amazing on you 🙂
Jennie
Posted at 20:43h, 30 JanuaryLove all your awesome pics as always!! My fave might be Jeopardy! You know how I’ve always wanted to be on Wheel of Fortune ;). So glad you had such a great trip- loves you!!!
Amy
Posted at 21:13h, 30 JanuaryYou look beautiful! I’m so glad you had a great time! The twilight shirt and the comment made me literally laugh out loud!
Kailey
Posted at 21:55h, 30 JanuaryLove the pictures!!! So glad y’all had fun! Much love 😉
Lisa
Posted at 09:53h, 01 FebruaryWow. Looks like you guys had fun. I’ve been on a similar cruise. We love to travel and usually get good deals. If it was up to me hubby every vacation would be a cruise. I’m actually in the midst of trying to pick a vacation for our 5 year wedding anniversary without breaking the bank. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Sara
Posted at 15:35h, 04 FebruaryI LOVE this!!! We were scheduled to go on this exact itinerary for our girls cruise in March, but when one of my other aunt’s decided to join us, we had to book a shorter one to fit her schedule. I’m so glad that you guys had a great time! I am dying to go to Belize and do the cave tubing, that looks incredible! I’m glad ya’ll had so much fun 🙂
Farin Vazquez
Posted at 16:41h, 15 MayOk…. seriously, what cruise line did you go on that had clean entertainment? This has been the biggest pain for us, and we love cruises. This last week we were on one with Norwegian, and we attended only one. It was opera. We left a minute into it, but choices are so limiting.
Alexis
Posted at 14:53h, 17 SeptemberI LOVE cruises for all the reasons you stated. It’s just SO cheap and easy and you don’t have to plan hardly anything! I took Jason on his first cruise last year and wasn’t sure if he’d like it or not. Sure enough, he loved it for all the same reasons. Who doesn’t love laying by a pool and then eating whatever you want and then doing a zipline in an exotic location? Ok, somebody maybe but not us!