jenseib Posted April 3, 2017 Author #226 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Our head server came over tonight to cut up Claire’s meat. I think she was embarrassed. tort30by Jenseib, on Flickr And then he fed her a bite! LOL. tor111by Jenseib, on Flickr Another fancy salad for me. tor70by Jenseib, on Flickr And I ordered my favorite…Shrimp, scallops and pasta. The pirate menu had recently changed but this was still on there. Unfortunately it was not as good as it has been in the past. I am not sure if it was just that particular plate or if they changed the recipe somewhat? tor71by Jenseib, on Flickr Ferdi made some napkin hats for the kids. tort31by Jenseib, on Flickr tort20by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 3, 2017 Author #227 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Luke was my buddy tonight since his parents were not there. Vicki sat by Jude and helped him, and I think Violet skipped dinner and was at the nursery. Luke basically doesn’t eat. His mom is a pediatrician and she has tried everything, but he just doesn’t eat much. So we found a few things he liked on this cruise and he would eat some of it….then we would just pick it up and shove some in his mouth when he wasn’t paying attention. LOL. tort21by Jenseib, on Flickr He loved his hat. tort22by Jenseib, on Flickr tort23by Jenseib, on Flickr The photographer came around and took pictures of us. 029by Jenseib, on Flickr And of Geoff and the girls too. 028by Jenseib, on Flickr Notice that Abby is wearing the costume that Claire and Alexis wore last time we all cruised....this one was Alexis'. At first Gail couldn't find it when we were packing but I told her I still had mine if she needed it. On our first family cruise, Abby had worn one of Claire's old costumes. 027by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 3, 2017 Author #228 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Then time for dessert….I can’t remember what this was. tor72by Jenseib, on Flickr One of the girls got nothing. tor73by Jenseib, on Flickr Abby and the boys headed off to the kids club half way through the meal. We wanted to get pirate shots, but we ended up doing it without Abby. It was better to let her play since she loved the clubs so much. 038by Jenseib, on Flickr 037by Jenseib, on Flickr Rob was using his prop…aka kids cup from dinner…in every pose he could think of. 036by Jenseib, on Flickr 035by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 3, 2017 Author #229 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I think Gail got in another line to get some of her and Rob and Claire and I also got a few more too. 034by Jenseib, on Flickr 033by Jenseib, on Flickr Amanda took a couple of us as well. tor112by Jenseib, on Flickr tort33by Jenseib, on Flickr At dinner we had talked about the fireworks but didn’t want to fight the crowds. I told them that I was going to watch from my balcony as they are shot on that side of the ship. Technically you are not supposed to, but many people do it. I had the only room on the starboard side so several family members were going to come to my room to watch them. tor74by Jenseib, on Flickr We stood out there and waited and waited and waited. Rob was doubting me now. Alexis and Abby both laid down and were practically falling asleep. I kept telling them all to wait and pointed to the area to look for them…and I was right! tor75by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 3, 2017 Author #230 Share Posted April 3, 2017 tor76by Jenseib, on Flickr We had a fantastic view of them and only had ourselves there to deal with. And the rooms on both sides of me were also out watching too. LOL. Rob said in the future we needed to have at least one person be on this side of the ship as this was much better than dealing with the crowds. All the kids were so tired…well except Claire who is a night owl, so everyone left. Claire and I got ready for bed and watched a bit of TV. Tomorrow was another port day for us…St. Thomas…and this was the one I was looking most forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #231 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Oct. 26, 2017, Wednesday, Day 8 St. Thomas Another early day for me. Good morning St. Thomas! stthom3by Jenseib, on Flickr Over the years as I have read trip reports about different people cruising and the ports they visit……St. Thomas was always one I dreamed of visiting someday. Today was finally that day. stt2by Jenseib, on Flickr stt3by Jenseib, on Flickr I just love this blue water! stt4by Jenseib, on Flickr stt5by Jenseib, on Flickr It was a gorgeous sunny morning. stt6by Jenseib, on Flickr We had our breakfast and I was a bad reporter and did not take pictures. We gathered at our meeting spot….again I believe it was at the Tube. A few times people had to run back to the room to grab this or that, but we had plenty of time. Our group today consisted of Claire and I, Geoff, Gail, Rob, Abby and Alexis, and Katie, Thad and Jude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #232 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Once everyone had been checked in we were led off the ship. stt7by Jenseib, on Flickr stt8by Jenseib, on Flickr And we just played follow the leader and walked and walked and walked. stt9by Jenseib, on Flickr stt10by Jenseib, on Flickr Geoff and I were talking and I told him that Mariah Carey was the Godmother to the Fantasy……we had seen Mariah Carey in the Macy’s parade last year….and then I went on to say that I can’t stand Mariah Carey. LOL. The people walking in front of us turned around and laughed…I said sorry and they said they agreed. Hahaha. We were led to a pirate ship which was going to take us out snorkeling today. stt11by Jenseib, on Flickr stt12by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #233 Share Posted April 4, 2017 We got seated and it wasn’t long before we were heading out. stt13by Jenseib, on Flickr stt14by Jenseib, on Flickr stt15by Jenseib, on Flickr This boat was pretty rocky and Gail started feeling sick instantly. I felt so bad for her. She is prone to seasickness but when taking meds she is usually ok on the big ship. We never thought what this little boat would do to her. She said “OH, I should have never come”….and I wished I could help her. I knew it was going to be along day, most spent on this boat or in the water. She moved to where she could feel air better and I told her to take a second bonine since she only took one that morning. I asked one of the crew if they had ginger ale and they did not, but the gal (I no longer remember any of the crews name, but they were fabulous!), got Gail a bag of ice and told her to hold it on her neck. Gail said this helped immensely and though she wasn’t feel totally well, she could bear it. We finally reached out snorkeling destination and were given quick instructions and then we jumped in. stt26by Jenseib, on Flickr This was Geoff’s first snorkeling experience. stt27by Jenseib, on Flickr At first I was slightly disappointed. There didn’t seem to be much to see, but they told us we may see turtles. stt28by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #234 Share Posted April 4, 2017 And then we did!!! stt29by Jenseib, on Flickr Just one guy, but I followed him around for a bit. stt16by Jenseib, on Flickr stt17by Jenseib, on Flickr stt18by Jenseib, on Flickr And as you can see I kept snapping away. stt19by Jenseib, on Flickr He came up for a breath of air….so cute. stt20by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #235 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt30by Jenseib, on Flickr I missed his head going above….people kept getting in the way. stt31by Jenseib, on Flickr And back down. stt32by Jenseib, on Flickr stt33by Jenseib, on Flickr stt34by Jenseib, on Flickr stt35by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #236 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt36by Jenseib, on Flickr stt37by Jenseib, on Flickr This was great…but I could only take so many turtle pictures before it would become boring. The girl from the crew had been pointing out where the turtle was going and now that we got our fill she told us to swim over to the reef….OK, I am a bit more excited now. stt38by Jenseib, on Flickr Now I don’t know the technical names of fish and sea creatures…but I know we saw Dory fish (Tangs), parrot fish and sea urchins and cucumbers, tube things, fans, and coral and other fun stuff like that. Feel free to name things for me. stt39by Jenseib, on Flickr stt40by Jenseib, on Flickr stt41by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #237 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt42by Jenseib, on Flickr stt43by Jenseib, on Flickr stt44by Jenseib, on Flickr stt45by Jenseib, on Flickr stt46by Jenseib, on Flickr I was very impressed with my camera down here. It was the first time I really got to try it out. I had used it last summer in Jamaica while snorkeling but the water was so rough that I had a lot of trouble that day and didn’t get anything good. stt47by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #238 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Claire stt48by Jenseib, on Flickr stt49by Jenseib, on Flickr stt50by Jenseib, on Flickr Some video that will make you sea sick. At parts the reef was really close to the surface and I scratched my foot on that yellow coral…that hurt! stt51by Jenseib, on Flickr stt53by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #239 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt54by Jenseib, on Flickr stt55by Jenseib, on Flickr stt56by Jenseib, on Flickr stt57by Jenseib, on Flickr stt58by Jenseib, on Flickr stt59by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #240 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Claire once again! stt60by Jenseib, on Flickr We had the option to use flippers or not and Claire and I chose not to. stt61by Jenseib, on Flickr Rob…who looks dead. stt62by Jenseib, on Flickr stt63by Jenseib, on Flickr stt64by Jenseib, on Flickr stt65by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #241 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt66by Jenseib, on Flickr stt67by Jenseib, on Flickr It was cool to see a sand dollar. stt68by Jenseib, on Flickr stt69by Jenseib, on Flickr stt70by Jenseib, on Flickr stt71by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #242 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Continuing with more pictures. stt72by Jenseib, on Flickr stt73by Jenseib, on Flickr stt74by Jenseib, on Flickr stt75by Jenseib, on Flickr stt76by Jenseib, on Flickr stt77by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #243 Share Posted April 4, 2017 This was the most variety of creatures I had ever seen snorkeling. stt78by Jenseib, on Flickr stt79by Jenseib, on Flickr stt80by Jenseib, on Flickr stt81by Jenseib, on Flickr stt82by Jenseib, on Flickr stt83by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #244 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt84by Jenseib, on Flickr stt85by Jenseib, on Flickr stt86by Jenseib, on Flickr stt87by Jenseib, on Flickr stt88by Jenseib, on Flickr stt89by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #245 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt90by Jenseib, on Flickr There were just so many colors…..orange, yellow, blue,red, purple, black…it was amazing! stt91by Jenseib, on Flickr stt92by Jenseib, on Flickr stt93by Jenseib, on Flickr stt94by Jenseib, on Flickr stt95by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #246 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt96by Jenseib, on Flickr Taking a peek above water. stt97by Jenseib, on Flickr Every so often I would have to look up to be sure Claire was around and that I wasn’t too far from the group. I got so lost what was going on underneath me it was hard to remember that I was there with family. stt98by Jenseib, on Flickr stt99by Jenseib, on Flickr stt100by Jenseib, on Flickr stt101by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #247 Share Posted April 4, 2017 One of the crew hollered that there was an octopus so I went in search of him…and found him. He was a fast moving guy though and hard to keep up with him. stt102by Jenseib, on Flickr Every so often he would stop and blend in with his surroundings. It was just amazing. I kept trying to get pictures to see if I could capture him. I think some are failures while others I succeeded. stt103by Jenseib, on Flickr Bottom left in the picture above. stt104by Jenseib, on Flickr stt105by Jenseib, on Flickr See how he has changed color in this next picture? stt106by Jenseib, on Flickr I know in some of these pictures I posted he was blended in with the bottom but I can’t seem to see him now. I did though when I edited them and was just amazed at how well he could hide himself. stt108by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #248 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt109by Jenseib, on Flickr stt110by Jenseib, on Flickr And now he is in more open water and harder to hide. stt111by Jenseib, on Flickr That was such a cool sighting. stt112by Jenseib, on Flickr stt113by Jenseib, on Flickr stt114by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #249 Share Posted April 4, 2017 stt115by Jenseib, on Flickr stt116by Jenseib, on Flickr stt117by Jenseib, on Flickr stt118by Jenseib, on Flickr stt119by Jenseib, on Flickr stt120by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted April 4, 2017 Author #250 Share Posted April 4, 2017 I think that is Claire. stt121by Jenseib, on Flickr A snorkel selfie. stt122by Jenseib, on Flickr Abby was using a noodle to help stay up. She did a lot of complaining. LOL. She liked what she saw but she said it was hard work. She had been practicing snorkeling all summer long in swimming pools and was actually very good at it, but out in the ocean it was slightly harder and you can’t take breaks. stt123by Jenseib, on Flickr stt124by Jenseib, on Flickr stt147by Jenseib, on Flickr stt148by Jenseib, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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