The McMillins

We had a lot of fun on the cruise. It was nice to spend some time with Gretchen's parents. We didn't see them a whole lot. They took Zach the entire week. We ate dinner and lunch with them several times. We also had a competition game of cards going on between us. lol We played 500 Rummy all week. Most of the time, we would play it by ourselves almost every night but then Gretchen's parents joined in the last 2 days. We did get Zach one time for naptime because Gretchen's parents had a rough night with Zach and needed some sleep. We didn't mind the cuddle time with Zach, though.

We were suppose to go to Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Key West but we lost one port. A guy got deathly sick and they needed to get him medical attention right away. So, we went to Cozumel for 2 days instead and ended up saving the guy's life. We didn't like that we had to miss a port but if it saved someone's life then it was totally worth it. The ship was really good about changing our shore excursions and things like that. Corey ended up going scuba diving while Gretchen went with her parents and Zach to the beach for a couple of hours. The next day, we went kayaking and snorkeling by ourselves. It was a lot of fun. We saw a baracuta, a stingray and lots of tropical fish. It was really nice.

Key West was our last stop. It was nice to be in a clean place like that, compared to Cozumel which seemed kind of dirty. The water was a little bit colder in Key West than in Cozumel. We went parasailing together. It was Corey's first time and Gretchen's 3rd. We asked for them to dip us in the ocean. They certainly did. It was FREEZING!! It felt like they were dragging us through the water. It was so fun, though! After that, we walked around, got something to eat and then went to this place that was right on the water to see the sunset. There were people performing, which was quite entertaining and other people who had stands set up. It was really nice. After the sun went down, we went back to the boat. We were exhausted from all the walking that we did.

It was a nice trip. When we got back, both Corey and Gretchen got sick. Corey got a little stomach virus and Gretchen has a head cold. Oh well.... at least we didn't get sick on the cruise.