Bermuda Cruise!

Lina and I had never considered or thought we would find ourselves on a cruise ship, but when my sister decided to plan her wedding on one heading to Bermuda we found ourselves on a new travel adventure.
We went on a 5 night cruise from New Jersey to Bermuda with nearly two days on the island itself.

Here's just a few of our hundreds of pictures but I hope they help you get a feel of the Cruise and the parts of the island that we saw!

In our first moments we got to exploring the boat. It had lots to do and see and the weather was mostly warm and sunny! Here's the deck of the boat and the interior gallery which had shops, art, casino, and at the end a auditorium.

 

Here's our boat just after we landed in Bermuda.

Our first day in Bermuda we went to a nearby beach for swimming, kayaking, volley ball, laying in the sun, and coconut drinks for Rachel's birthday. It wasn't the most beautiful beach on the island by it was close to the ship and the water was beautiful and blue!

 

Every evening we had a formal dinner in the dining room as all of the members of the wedding. We got to eat delicious food, with great service, while overlooking the beautiful blue ocean! On our way back to the states we even saw dolphins swimming outside while we were eating!

The second day in Bermuda Lina and I rented a scooter and visited some further out parts of the island. We visited this lighthouse with great views from the hill. Unfortunately it was closed so we couldn't climb up for an even better view! We then went to Horseshoe Bay which was an amazing beach! There were rocky bits and pink sand beaches! The scooter itself was an adventure as we hadn't driven one before. Lina was the driver for the day and although there were a couple of scary moments we got along pretty well. It was great to be able to get around on our own without having to navigate the bus or ferry systems.

 

 

Back on the boat there was plenty to keep us busy! Lina did rock climbing and her and others in our party took part in a dodgeball tournament. The dodgeball tournament was great as the team were definitely the underdogs and the spectators were cheering for them! Also, imagine Lina's despair when she figured out that dodgeball is played with more than one ball! We spent time in the games room playing Uno and Cards Against Humanity. We went to a sub-par musical with hilarious costumes and spent plenty of time sunbathing on the deck. We played basketball a bit and of course ate lots and lots as there was tons of good food all of the time!

 

Here's a picture of our room, it was a bit surreal being in a room without windows and waking up in total darkness. I think the movement of the boat actually helped us to sleep really well. Some others of us felt a bit seasick in the beginning but thankfully that wasn't an issue for us! Also we loved the towel animals/creatures that we got on our bed every evening. Here's our little Eskimo!

All in all we had a pretty great time seeing somewhere tropical for the first time and our first time on a cruise ship. It's not likely that we will go on a cruise any time soon again because it does feel a bit limiting even thought there is so much to do. We've put it on our list to revisit when we are a bit older and would like a packaged holiday more! 

Like I mentioned we went on the cruise for my sister's wedding and I'll post about that soon! Sorry about the delay in posting about our travels but summer is too great to spend on the computer :) 

more soon! 

x Becky