First Stop CocoCay in the Bahamas

Because there is no dock you have to ride this ferry boat "tender" to the island...it was a very interesting ride

Looking around...

The one side of the island was very shallow and you could walk out a pretty good distance...Brandon is holding a starfish we saw and Karyn is holding a conch shell with the snail or whatever you call it still alive inside...apparently they are good/yummy to eat

Here I am pretending to lick a sea cucumber...they were everywhere

Relaxing and getting some sun on our little white bodies...

The Ship, Shows, and Games...

Freedom of the Seas...

Main pool area...two pools, and three hot tubs...The adult pool...

The Kiddie Pool...It had this pool for the kids that was like a tank and it was a continuous whorl pool (you know when you were little and would walk in one direction to make the water go fast and faster and then you would float) Also, this is one of two hot tubs that hang over the side of the ship

This is the Promenade where they had shops and places to eat and then we had a different towel animal in our room every night...

Hanging out at the back of the boat and by the pool. The pool deck also had a ice cream machine with the vanilla, chocolate, and swirl ice cream all you could eat...very bad for everybody ;)

Dinner Pictures...Janelle and I and my favorite in the middle Jene proposed to Karyn at dinner and we are so excited she is going to be a part of the family...Brandon and I...look how red he got

Picture of Brandon and I before dinner at sunset...Aunt Jo and I at dinner...the lobsters that didn't make it...Kate's favorite dish

The comedian on board doing his show and Janelle and I waiting for a show to begin

The ice skating show was really good...that guy spun that circle thing all the way to the ice till it was moving like when you drop a lid on the floor and then maneuvered it back up again...crazy...

They have a huge 70's dance party on the promenade and then there was a Once Upon a Time show where they did modern day songs to fairy tales...guess what Pinocchio was...No Strings Attached by NSYNC...

The love and marriage show was a hoot (yeah that's right I said hoot) and then they have a adult game show and Katie and Jon-Jon where the team captains for our group...you did crazy things like...we had to show the host 4 bras not being worn...2 pairs of male slacks not being worn...false teeth...a human pyramid and canoe... a piercing not in your ear...stupid human trick...splits...favorite sex position..and other crazy things...It was TONS of fun...

Here is Katie and Janelle judging the sexy legs contest...lots of laughs

Cruise Activities...

I climbed the rock wall and made it to the top...(see I am ringing the bell) It was really tall and freaked me out so I only climbed it once because I was shaking when I made it down...

Here I am boogie boarding and Brandon  is surfing on the Flowrider...

Also, on the ship with us was the #3 in the world for Flowrider and the #1 woman's U.S. Flowrider  (if you want to put one in your own backyard which would be awesome the cheapest one starts just over $700,000) (also that golf ball in the background is where the putt-putt was...nobody on the trip has a picture of us playing...oh well)

Here we are ice skating...and trying to help others learn to ice skate... I mastered the 180 degree turn and for the life of me couldn't figure out how to go backwards...

Here is Brandon playing volleyball on court and in water...the team he was on for the water volleyball competition won (he was on a team with everyone from Scotland a.k.a the Cocky Jocks)...they drain one of the pools so it is low enough to play...it was funny to watch because the ship was rocking and there was a wave and it would go from one side to the other so you couldn't serve till the wave went to the other side...

They had a thing where you donated $10 to the make a wish foundation and you walked a mile (4.5 laps) and got a tee shirt...supporting at sea

And when all else fails you have to have a game of cards (this was in the Sky Bar and it overlooks everything)