Life on the Ship

The thing that makes a cruise so great, isn't just the ports of call, but it's life on the ship itself.  Our vessel, Mariner of the Seas, was huge.  There was food to eat, shows to see, activities to try, places to play, and friendly faces all day and night.  Life on a ship is the vacation.  Please, please, please, let's go again soon!

Lots of walks outside to enjoy the clean ocean air...

With so many things to do on the ship, we didn't spend too much time in our cabins...

Our ship had fun play areas for kids of all ages...

Our rooms were right off of the promenade deck, which was designed like a main street.  We walked up and down this street hundreds of time each day during the week. 

Even though we have a pool in our backyard, one of Liam's favorite parts of the cruise was swimming.  He went at least once every day and made new friends each time he went.

The sport's deck was fully equipped with a climbing wall, an enclosed basketball court/soccer field, an in line skating track, and a miniature golf course.

Debby and I liked our karaoke girls' night out.  This girl can sing!

Eating!  It was so wonderful not to plan, cook, or clean-up meals the entire week!  Snack bars, the Windjammer cafe, our evening fine dining, 24-hour room service, our little unlimited soft drink stickers...it was glorious!  Now that is a vacation.

Our ship even had an ice-skating rink.  Liam tried out his blades...for about 15 minutes, and then he was done.  They also had a professional ice show that the girls and I went to one afternoon when Jon and Liam were swimming.

 

 
We met so many sweet, interesting people from all over the world.  Marin's favorite guy was Mr. Allistar, our cabin attendant.  Ms. Abigail loved Liam, brought special little treats to the Windjammer cafe just for him, and by the end of the week, they were best buddies.