Cruise...Excursions

Tom and I decided to go cruising again, this time just the two of us. It was amazing! We didn't want to come home. We boarded the Norwegian Dawn (Norwegian Cruise Lines) on Saturday, November 29th out of Miami, FL and came back on Saturday, December 6th. 7 days!!!

We ported 4 times while on the cruise: Samana, Dominican Republic; St. Thomas; Tortola and Great Stirrup Cay. We took advantage of the excursions offered and did some really neat things.

In Samana, we went on a Hike, Bike and Kayak. It is so green and the beach we Kayak'd at, was gorgeous! Our tour guide was really nice and it was a really great experience.

In St. Thomas, we went Scuba Diving. Tom had been before (in a lake) but I hadn't. I was a little intimidated by it at first....so many things to remember (i.e. equalizing your ears, what to do when water gets in your mask, breathing techniques under water, signs to communicate under water, etc). We aren't scuba certified but if you go with someone certified, you can go down 20 feet. It was so worth it! We both would LOVE to do it again. After our trip to the underworld, we kept our snorkles and did some snorkling. There were tons of fish all around us.

In Tortola, we just chilled and walked around.

NCL owns Great Stirrup Cay and has for about 30 years now. We layed out on the beach and went snorkling. The water was kind of cold because it was a little overcast but still beautiful.