We woke up early this morning and were SO EXICTED to head down to the Port of Charleston to board the MS Carnival Fantasy for our 5 day cruise! Granny came and picked us up so we didn't have to drive down and park our car. Daddy loaded up the van with all of our luggage and Stryker & I got a before picture :)
When we arrived downtown, we unloaded on the road and dragged our luggage (all 6 pieces!) to the shuttle so we could be driven over to the boat (Charleston really needs to rethink their terminal situation if they plan to keep this cruise business up). Anyway, we timed the shuttle bus perfectly, b/c we were seated and it was time to take off! We were excited, can you tell?!?!?!
We were pleasantly surprised at the ease of check in & getting onboard. Since we were upgraded to the OWNER'S SUITE (YEAH!), we were escorted up by a special concierge (oh la la!). When she opened the suite door (complete with DOORBELL no less!), all of our jaws dropped. It was beautiful! Here is a few pics of our new home on the sea for the week:
Our Master Bedroom with panaromic windows and a super big King size bed!
Uh.. Yes, this is our BATHROOM! Walk in shower and jacuzzi tub!
Double glass bowl sinks... classy!
HUGE walk in closet for all our stuff
Stryker making himself at home in the living room
A shot of the dining room and front door from the living room
Our bar
On our private balcony overlooking the Lido Deck
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The view from our room
Of course not 5 minutes in to the trip, we have our first injury. Stryker opened the bathroom door and didn't realize how heavy they were; resulting in smashed fingers :( We put some ice on the hand and he watched out the window for a bit and was good as new in a matter of minutes. He didn't want to pass up the opportunity to explore the big boat and get his first taste of pizza and ice cream!
Our boy, Co-Pay :)
First stop, lunch! Stryker chose Pizza and Ice Cream
After lunch, we found the waterpark on the back of the boat and walked around onboard to explore the main promenade deck
Our Suite Windows from on deck
Nothing like a Drink of the Day to officially start vacation!
Our little fish
Crazy Corona Bottle!
He had to snap a few shots with my phone of the "Big Whale Tail"
And you have to make sure you got the shot you wanted :)
What a 'Daddy' Look!
After hanging on deck for awhile and a nice swim, it was time to head back to our suite and have our own Sail Away Party! We lounged on our private balcony and watched and waved as we left our beautiful city.
Pretty soon it was time to get ready for dinner. Daddy decided a bubble bath in the jacuzzi tub was in order! He and Stryker filled up the HUGE tub, added bubbles and walah! Daddy's a funny guy!
After baths and dressing, I wanted to get some shots of my handsome little guy on our way down to dinner. This is his "model" look:
I wasn't thinking when we booked an 8:15 dinner reservation for the week when we were now traveling with a 3 year old. He did pretty good most nights though. His favorite part was the bread and butter course. He ate so much butter!
Apparently 'model' shots were not on the agenda with Mommy.
Note: He also passed out on my lap approx 10 mins after this picture was taken. Tired little guy!
After dinner, we headed back to the suite and changed little man into his PJs. As soon as we got him ready to snooze, he was awake again (after sleeping through dinner!). There was a 'Welcome Aboard' show at 10:30 so we headed down...Stryker in his PJs carrying blankie all the way :) We were entertained by the cruise director, a couple comedians and a sneak peak of a Carnival Show. Stryker loved every minute of it.
We headed back up to the suite afterwards and Stryker got to see his first towel animal. He thought that they were pretty cool surprises waiting on us nightly :)
Day One was exciting and exhausting all rolled into one. This Mommy was looking forward to a Day At Sea the next day to relax!
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