For our 30th anniversary in late January, we opted for a cruise to the Bahamas. At the time we booked it sounded like a good idea! Temperatures were forecasted for the mid-70's and since we were experiencing colder-than-cold weather in Seabeck, why not, huh?We knew we were in for a "special" week when our arrival into our debarkation port of Charleston, SC was met with freezing temps and rain. It did manage to get a little better, but not much!
We sailed on the Majesty, the smallest ship of the NCL fleet and that had its advantages and disadvantages. The entertainment and food were good (especially the never-ending cookie tray and the Chocoholic buffet on the final night), but there wasn't much else to do on the ship, especially when sitting out on deck in the sun was pretty much ruled out due to the cold winds.
We did have a great day in Nassau (warmest day of the trip) and spent a majority of it getting to know the locals at the Straw Market. Row after row of local hand-made items and special deals awaited all the "pretty ladies" and "big men" that wondered through. Julie had her choice of Coach purses (trust me...they were real...just ask the locals) but refrained from purchasing!
Our day on the Grand Island and Freeport was spent kayaking through the Mangrove trees. Look closely, does this resemble something out of Pirates of the Caribbean (they shot part of the movie there)? And it was here that we met a wonderful couple from Lynchburg, Virginia, Bill and Pat Lease. We had dinner with them the final night of the trip. It was great!
We were going to take this picture regardless of how cold it was! Actually the water was warm enough to go swimming in, but unfortunately, we would have froze when we got out!
This is the beach in Freeport where we had lunch during our kayaking trip.
So we haven't decided whether or not cruising is for us...we'll let you know once we do!
