Geo: 25.4631, -77.4536We were at Castaway Cay again today. We met in Enchanted Garden for breakfast. Then my parents, Regan, Kelsie, Nikki, Jana and I went up to swim and wait for the AquaDuck to open so that we could ride it. Once we had our ride we went onto Castaway Cay and met up with Justin and Bethany and their girls and Laurel. The Justin, Bethany, Nikki and I went out to Serenity Bay to see what kind of sealife we could see out there. Then back to Cookies Too for lunch with everyone.After lunch, Justin, Bethany, Regan and I went back out to Serenity Bay where we spent a few hours looking at all kinds of intersting sea creatures.Kelsie, Nikki, Laurel and Jana went bike riding and my parents and Abby and Olivia hung ... read more

Geo: 25.06, -77.33We started the day without any real plans. We met mom, dad, Laurel and Jana for breakfast in Royal Palace. We decided that we would go to Nassau for a little while to shop then get back on the ship. Kelsie didn't really want to get off and we ran into Justin and Bethany who were going to swim so Kelsie stayed on the ship with them and the girls. Shopping in Nassau was exactly as usual, crowded and HOT. Once we were back on the ship Nikki, Regan and I grabbed some lunch at the V8 Café.We had planned on going to the Family craft and Kelsie joined us tor that as well as Justin and Bethany. We made mosaic coasters and then went out on deck to play shuffleboard and then mini-golf.Justin ... read more

Geo: 28.4108, -80.6081We got up this morning and got ready to head out to the ship. We had continental breakfast in the Orchid Bar then our shuttle picked us up and we headed to All Star Sports to get Laurel and Jana and then Coronado Springs to get mom, dad, Justin, Bethany, Abby and Livy.After a brief stop at the Boardwalk and the Hess to grab some snacks for the ride we are on our way. Before we knew it we were on the ship and having lunch in Cabanas. The rest of the day was spent exploring the ship and taking care of necessary business like unpacking and going to the life boat drill. Dinner tonight was in Enchanted Garden. Dinner choices included: Appetizers: Lobster Ravioli, Brioche, Tuna CarpaccioSalads/Soups: Baby Spinach Salad and Wedge Salad.Dinner: ... read more

Geo: 40.7595, -111.888We spent the day doing last minute things, packing, mowing the lawn, pulling weeds, that kind of stuff. The cab picked us up at 3 and we were at our gate by 3:40. Flight departed on time and we arrived in Orlando 30 minutes early. We met Bob, our driver at baggage claim and then he took us to the Royal Pacific Hotel at Universal. We check into our room and went right to bed. We were going to have to be up bright and early to get to Harry Potter tomorrow.... read more

Geo: 48.8566, 2.35097We started out early this morning because we had many things we wanted to see in Paris.Breakfast was in the restaurant of the hotel at 7 and then we went to the RER station to take the train into Paris. The ride was an hour and went very smoothly until we got close to central Paris. There was a problem and we sat at a station for about 15 minutes. It was hot and the train was packed so we decided to get off the train and try to find our way on foot. After getting off the train, we figured out that we could take a different Metro to get us where we wanted to be so we did that.We got out near Notre Dame cathedral since we had been advised to go ... read more