The adventure began when we went on an airplane for 4 long hours.We flew to Florida and then we stayed at the Renaissance hotel.
Then out of the blue BAM!!!!! a plate fell on my chair, but luckly it did not fall on me, it just fell on the floor. So I could not get up, then another out of the blue another plate fell and broke, so again I could not get up. I was flabbergasted! Then we finally left and by that point I was like they definitely don’t like me, but they were very nice so I would recommend that place to anybody who is going to Florida.
We also had fried clams which were surprisingly very good.
We had lobster as well.
Anyway, after dinner we went to Winn Dixie - and no I did not see a dog who was knocking everything off in the produce section. If you read the book or watched the movie - “Winn Dixie” - you would get my terrible joke.
The next day we checked out of the Renaissance hotel and we were off in a taxi. We were dropped off at Port Everglades and we had to go through customer service and then go through another long line to get our room cards and to take my credit privileges away. Finally, we got on Holland America Line’s Eurodam for a 7 day Caribbean cruise.
On Day 1 we looked around and then we did the life boat drill and I was not feeling very well so I barfed and then the medic came and the rest is history. Then my ear was really hurting, so we went to see the medic again. I also barfed again. You know the saying “1st the worst” - that was true - “2nd the best” - untrue - “3rd wins the treasure chest” - it is actually true because 1st was the worst and 2nd was the best because it was the last time and 3rd was the treasure chest because it did not happen again. Thankfully the day was over YAY!!! Finally.
Day 2 was a sea day. We did some Trivia and got 5 out of 15 right YAY!!! But we did not win, the winning team got 12 right and won a bottle of Champagne. We also played Pictionary and met Alexis and Ernestine - our team lost by 1, but I still got a pin!
Then we discovered our Cabana and the guys are super nice. We have a very nice view of the water.
Day 3 we sailed to Turks and Caicos. We got of the ship and explored the shops. We went to Margaritaville and I had a virgin margarita and we sat in hammocks and swinging chairs on the beach. On our way back to the ship, we went into a shop and bought 3 postcards, then we went to the post office.
Day 4 we sailed to San Juan and we got off the ship. We did a history tour and it was also a culinary tour. First we learned about San Juan and about the Mayor and stuff. We learned that Puerto Rico is actually part of the United States, but they cannot vote for the President. We saw a nunnery and a Cathedral. Then we got to the culinary part. First we made Mojitos which has rum in it. I had a virgin mojito so mine had mint, lime, ice, sparkling water, and last but not least simple syrup. Then we made mofongo, a very popular dish in Puerto Rico. Mofongo has plantains, which look like bananas, but are used more like potatoes. We added chicken stock then we smashed the plantains and added butter,oil and garlic and then we mashed again. We made the mashed plantains into the shape of a bowl and we put chicken and a creole sauce in it, then we ate it. After the tour, we went on a shopping spree and I bought a Michel Kors purse and my mom bought a Louie Vuitton. It started pouring rain so it was very hard to get back to the ship.
Day 5 we sailed to San Maarten and met the Yoda guy. He is the guy that created and helped build Yoda. He was all about following your dreams and do not be average. In the Yoda museum there were lots of plaster masks, like Bob Hope, Katherine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and klingon clown.
Day 6 was a sea day so we hung out on the ship and Day 7 we sailed to Half Moon Cay. We stayed on the ship and played ping-pong and played Bingo but we did not win. We also played trivia and got 11 out of 15 YAY!!!
Day 8 we were back in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We stayed on the ship and just chilled. We played ping-pong again and got ready for the next cruise.
TO BE CONTINUED ….
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