Liberty, Freedom and Cruises for All

Last year, we spent Christmas cruising the Caribbean on the Allure of the Seas. While we had an incredible time, we missed being home for Christmas. So this year, we wanted to do a holiday cruise and opted for Thanksgiving. The thought of having someone else cooking and cleaning for this normally labor-intensive holiday sounded great.

So we set sail on the Liberty of the Seas out of Ft. Lauderdale for a 5-Night cruise. But we didn't want to go alone, so our good friends, the DiPaolo's, came with us. We left on Monday, November 21, and spent the first day wandering around the ship to check everything out.

Brianne didn't want to hold hands with Marty or I, but jumped at the chance to hold Bradley's hand. They were the cutest little tourist couple walking around the ship. They would take turns pointing stuff out to each other. Here they are taking a stroll over the rainbow bridge.


After taking a tour around the ship, we went back to our rooms to unpack and rest a bit before dinner. But there were a couple little monkeys who wanted to jump on the bed. I was exhausted just looking at them!


The next day, we stopped in CocoCay, which is Royal Caribbean's private island in the Bahamas. Before we got off, we walked around the ship some more. Here we are checking out the FlowRider surf simulator.

Shooting some hoops.

We took a tender to the island. It was a gorgeous day! Here is the Liberty in the distance as we pulled into CocoCay.

The water was freezing, but Brianne wanted to swim!

On the island, they have a Power Wheels track. Brianne had a blast driving a pink jeep around.

After a few hours of fun in the sun, we made our way back to the ship. Brianne wanted to make a pit stop for some ice cream before going back to the room.