Exactly 7 years ago Mom and Dad treated the whole VM Family to one of our best vacations ever! We went on a week long Caribbean Cruise. I've been thinking a lot about this cruise this week. From now until the beginning of June, we have continuous family activity on the calendar. Anticipating the time we'll soon get to spend with Kris, Eric and Dad in CA and then the whole family when we head back to Chicago and Michigan for 2 weeks makes me reminiscent of the good times we've had in the past.
So, will you indulge me? Enjoy the following favorite pics from that cruise in 2005 (no kids for us yet, but I was 5 months pregnant with Ella).
Bon voyage in Miami!
Marvelous meals!
Tons of great quality time with each family member!
Formal nights!
Fabulous Ports of Call...above and below, Cozumel, Mexico.
The bluest and warmest water we've ever swam in at Grand Cayman Islands.
Pina Coladas from Margaritiville in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
And...here are some shots of the boat. Check out our boat's name-- Carnival Triumph! If you've been following the news this week, you'll recognize that the ship you see in the following pics, the one that was our home for a week, is kinda famous right now. Last night its 4000 passengers and crew were brought into an emergency port in Alabama after an engine fire knocked out all the ship's plumbing and electricity on Sunday, leaving it completely stranded in the Caribbean Ocean. The reports have been pretty horrific-- no working toilets or showers, raw sewage running down the cabin walls, rancid air, people sleeping like packed-in sardines in make-shift tents on the deck, fights over a running-low food supply, a 5 hour disembarkation because only one elevator was working. Google it for more reports. I totally know that people who paid thousands of dollars for a luxury vacation and then got the farthest thing from it is not the saddest story in the news, but since we have a personal connection to the ship, it's been on my mind a lot.
Did you realize, siblings and parents, that Carnival's news-making ship this week was OUR cruise ship?
And do you know how much we miss you? :)
3 comments:
What a fun trip down memory lane!! In some ways, seven years ago doesn't sound that long but I am amazed at how many changes have taken place since then! Making me long for another VM family cruise (but how about in a DIFFERENT boat than the one currently covered in raw sewage?!?
Jen, I did not realize that was our ship! The pictures do bring back great memories. It seems so long ago when we now have 7 grandchildren. We are looking forward to you coming to see us this summer. It will be fun to be all together again. Love,
MOM / Grandma
Holy cow! I can't believe it's the same ship! Boy am I glad that your trip was seven years and not seven days ago! :-)
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