Cruise Photos

Here are some pictures from our cruise (about half of the ones we actually took). Captions are given below each photo and you can click on a thumbnail to get a larger view of each picture. Enjoy!!
Radisson of Miami: Miami from our hotel room. Radisson of Miami: Miami from our hotel room. Radisson of Miami: Miami from our hotel room. Radisson of Miami: Port of Miami from our hotel room. Radisson of Miami: Miami from our hotel room.
Radisson of Miami: Miami from our hotel room. Radisson of Miami: Miami from our hotel room. Radisson of Miami: The pool of the hotel from our hotel room. Radisson of Miami: Miami at night from our hotel room. Radisson of Miami: Miami at night from our hotel room.
Radisson of Miami: Us in our hotel room. Radisson of Miami: Port of Miami from our hotel room. The ship in the back is the Paradise. We had about 2000 people on board. Radisson of Miami: The lobby of our hotel. Embarkation: A shot of the Paradise as we board the ship. Touring the Ship: The atrium.
Touring the Ship: Miami from the ship. Touring the Ship: Justin on the Sun Deck. Touring the Ship: Looking at the front of the ship from above. Touring the Ship: The atrium from above. (All those poor souls are waiting in line to book shore excursions. I'm glad we organized ours on our own.) Touring the Ship: Blue Riband Library.
Touring the Ship: Blue Riband Library. Touring the Ship: Blue Riband Library. Touring the Ship: Our Cabin. Leaving Miami: The Radisson from the ship. Leaving Miami: Miami from the ship.
Leaving Miami: Miami from the ship. On the Ship: Our first towel animal (Swan?). Nassau, Bahamas: Our ship in port. The ship in the background is the Disney Wonder. Nassau, Bahamas: The Atlantis Resort from the port. Nassau, Bahamas: A shot of our ship from the public beach we walked to.
Nassau, Bahamas: The view from the public beach. Nassau, Bahamas: A bird eating a fish at the public beach. Nassau, Bahamas: Justin at the public beach. Nassau, Bahamas: Us returning to the ship. Leaving Nassau, Bahamas: Nassau from the ship. Notice the lighthouse and the beach where we were.
On the Ship: Our tablemates at our first formal night in the dining room. (Amanda, David, Tamara, Arthur, Shaun, Kim, Justin, and Rachel -- listed from right to left starting from the back row) On the Ship: Eduardo and Gede (assistant and head waiters for our table) singing in the dining room. The dining staff sang and/or danced for us each night. On the Ship: Our second towel animal (Bunny?) On the Ship: Justin relaxing in the sun during our first "Fun Day at Sea." On the Ship: Rachel relaxing in the sun during our first "Fun Day at Sea."
On the Ship: Justin still relaxing in the sun during our first "Fun Day at Sea." On the Ship: Our third towel animal (Hermit Crab?) La Romana, Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic from our port window. La Romana, Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic from our port window. La Romana, Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic from our port window.
La Romana, Dominican Republic: Justin and I leaving the ship. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Us waiting for a taxi, like the one in the picture, at the transportation center at the port. La Romana, Dominican Republic: The streets. La Romana, Dominican Republic: The buildings along the road. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Typical view from the taxi.
La Romana, Dominican Republic: Our first stop in the DR was at Cueva de las Maravillas, a newly opened cave system that used to be a burial ground for the indians. The walls are covered with coal paintings of the Bat God, the god of the dead. La Romana, Dominican Republic: The grounds outside the caves. La Romana, Dominican Republic: A lizard sitting on a rock outside the main cave. La Romana, Dominican Republic: We couldn't take pictures in the main cave but we could in this smaller cave. Here we are. What you don't see is that the floor is completely tiled in marble. La Romana, Dominican Republic: A neat formation in the cave.
La Romana, Dominican Republic: Part of the cave. Notice the skylight in the roof. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Rachel walking back from the caves. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Justin walking back from the caves. La Romana, Dominican Republic: An old church in downtown La Romana. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Our ship from the taxi as we head to Altos de Chevon after going shopping.
La Romana, Dominican Republic: Justin and I at Altos de Chevon, a replica of a 17th century artist village. It is set above the Chevon river. Part of Apocalypse Now was filmed on this river. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Gargoyles at Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: The church at Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: A burro at Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Altos de Chevon.
La Romana, Dominican Republic: The Chevon river from above. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Sheena and Mike, the couple who shared our taxi, at Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: The inside of the church at Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Altos de Chevon from the bell tower.
La Romana, Dominican Republic: The cross of the church at Altos de Chevon from the bell tower. La Romana, Dominican Republic: A waterfall in the museum at Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Justin at Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Rachel at Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: The entrance to the amphitheater at Altos de Chevon.
La Romana, Dominican Republic: The amphitheater at Altos de Chevon. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Behind the amphitheater at Altos de Chevon is the resort Casa de Campo. La Romana, Dominican Republic: Us in the amphitheater at Altos de Chevon right after we were serenaded by a couple of musicians. Leaving La Romana, Dominican Republic: The DR from our ship, notice the rain. Leaving La Romana, Dominican Republic: A crazy boat sailing during the rainstorm as we leave port.
On the Ship: Our fourth towel animal (Elephant!) St. Thomas, USVI: Our ship as we leave the port in our tour van. St. Thomas, USVI: The famous shopping district of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. St. Thomas, USVI: Blackbeard's Castle can be seen in this picture...look a couple of inches from the tip of the ship. St. Thomas, USVI: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
St. Thomas, USVI: The red building is an old dutch fortress. St. Thomas, USVI: Bluebeard's castle is just to the left of the center of this image, along the coast. St. Thomas, USVI: Our ship and Blackbeard's castle from a slightly different angle. St. Thomas, USVI: Us above St. Thomas. St. Thomas, USVI: Rachel; our tour guide, Godfrey; and a crazy Italian who lives in Australia, Mic :).
St. Thomas, USVI: Bougainvillea, they grow wild in St. Thomas. St. Thomas, USVI: Magen's Bay. This beach was named one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world. St. Thomas, USVI: Magen's Bay and some islands. St. Thomas, USVI: Us on Mountaintop, the highest point in St. Thomas. St. Thomas, USVI: Magen's Bay.
St. Thomas, USVI: Magen's Bay. Random fact from tour--The white building along the far coast is one of the places where the Clintons vacationed. St. Thomas, USVI: Rachel at Drake's Seat. Sir Francis Drake supposedly used this location to look for ships to plunder. St. Thomas, USVI: Rachel at Drake's Seat. St. Thomas, USVI: Mahagony Run Golf Course, the only golf course in St. Thomas. St. Thomas, USVI: The view from Sapphire Beach where we stayed for a couple of hours.
St. Thomas, USVI: Sapphire Beach. St. Thomas, USVI: Sapphire Beach. St. Thomas, USVI: Rachel at Sapphire Beach. St. Thomas, USVI: The water at Sapphire Beach. St. Thomas, USVI: A jut of land at Sapphire Beach.
St. Thomas, USVI: Justin and two ducks at Sapphire Beach. St. Thomas, USVI: More of Justin and his two friends. St. Thomas, USVI: Rachel walking along Sapphire Beach. St. Thomas, USVI: More of Rachel walking along the beach. Leaving St. Thomas, USVI: St. Thomas from our ship.
Leaving St. Thomas, USVI: The sun reflecting off of the water. Leaving St. Thomas, USVI: A flock of seagulls following the ship as we pull out of port. Leaving St. Thomas, USVI: Mountaintop from the ship. Leaving St. Thomas, USVI: A seagull. Notice how they have black tipped wings and nose...never seen a seagull like that before. Leaving St. Thomas, USVI: The sunset.
Leaving St. Thomas, USVI: The sunset. Leaving St. Thomas, USVI: Rachel watching the water, wearing her new Tanzanite earrings from St. Thomas. On the Ship: Our fifth towel animal (We are stumped on this one -- maybe a dog?). On the Ship: The atrium at night. On the Ship: The elevator in the atrium at night.
On the Ship: Our tablemates and our assistant waiter, Eduardo, during our second formal night. On the Ship: Our tablemates and our head waiter, Gede, during our second formal night. On the Ship: Grand Gala Buffet Entrance. Everything in this picture and the next few are all made of food or ice. Notice the ship ice sculpture at the top of the picture. On the Ship: A pirate ship made of watermelon at the grand gala buffet. On the Ship: A chicken band made of, well, chicken and veggies. (grand gala buffet)
On the Ship: An ice dragon at the grand gala buffet. This was REALLY cool. The picture just doesn't do it justice. On the Ship: Roses at the grand gala buffet. On the Ship: The chocolate scuptures at the grand gala buffet. On the Ship: An ice sculpture of a dolphin at the grand gala buffet. On the Ship: Us on one of the stairwells in the atrium during the second formal night.
On the Ship: Our sixth towel animal (Scorpion) On the Ship: Rachel at breakfast on the last day of the cruise. On the Ship: Cuba from the ship as we sail by (it's hard to see, but I promise, it is behind the boat out in the water.) On the Ship: Our seventh and final towel animal (Sting Ray?) -- Thanks to Ben, our cabin steward, for making our towel animals and keeping our cabin in such good shape during the trip. Orlando, FL: After the cruise, we went to Orlando and saw Rachel's family. Here is her brother Cory in his band concert.
Orlando, FL: Here is Cory again, playing in the jazz band. Formal Pictures: This formal picture was taken by one of the fabulous ship photographers. Formal Pictures: Another formal picture taken by one of the fabulous ship photographers. Formal Pictures: Another formal picture taken by one of the fabulous ship photographers. Formal Pictures: A black and white version of the previous formal picture.