Second trip. Great trip. Here's the view:
In the middle of nowhere, alone in the middle of the night... Just the silence and the wind for company. Still wondering? OK, I also have a day shot of the same decor:
Yes. Water and sky, with nothing in between. Awesome time, on a tiny boat. I flew to Fort Lauderdale with some family members, spent a few days there before going on board. We had a good time between the Sawgrass Mills Mall and the Seminole Casino, riding the Water Taxi...
Saturday morning, the bus picked us to take us to Port Everglades. We made it on time, even if the driver didn't know where the hell he was going... He even destroyed part of the bus and some flowers because he couldn't reverse the luggage trailer. We then met with our ship, The Oasis.
And that's just Deck 16.
It's in one of the pools that I had to reveal my first tattoo... It was 4 months old by then, and my family didn't even know I wanted a tattoo! All went pretty well, even with my grandmother...
There's also the Boardwalk, the Royal Promenade the Aquatheater, the Ice Rink, the Vitality Spa and all the entertainment venues, such as bars, clubs, even kids and teens reserved sections.
It also has a park with actual plants and trees, with birds taking vacations between the Caribbean islands and even an elevator with seating that serves drinks! And it's all you can eat! Not just the buffet, even the formal dinners. I had a seven services meal one night!
5 PM, the ship set sail. First destination after two days at sea is St. Thomas. There is a nice little market right off the ship, built on purpose at the new pier, made for the Oasis, because the other one is too... small. Plenty of transportation to Charlotte-Amalie touristic quarter. Jewels, clothing, jewels, souvenirs, jewels... Shops everywhere. Lots of pirate stuff there too, probably related to the movies. I honestly didn't spend enough time there... I came back to the ship too soon.
The Wednesday, we got to visit the island with double citizenship, Saint-Martin/Sint-Maarten. The port is on the Netherlands' side, once again with lots of boutiques. I went on a tour around the main part of the island with a local driver/guide, who took us to some of the French side, showing us all the good spots... including the French free beach, where there was nothing interesting to see...
Part of our group went to the beach next to the Princess Juliana International Airport, you know the famous beach where planes fly only a few meters above people on their approach to land just on the other side of the small fence? Check out some videos if you don't know that beach...
After another day at sea, on the way back to Florida, we entered the Bahamas. A late arrival in Nassau, noon compared to 6 AM on previous islands, left us with just enough time to do a quick tour of the city. Where I discovered Tortuga... A little storefront on a side street, with a pirate holding the sign. Very addictive. Caribbean Rum Cakes are so good...
After the tour, back to the port to catch a boat to Paradise Island and visit Atlantis. Casino, hotel and aquarium all in one, we walked through the slot machines to see sharks and rays.
We walked back to the ship, had to get ready to leave the following morning. The week is over, we have to leave the ship once in Port Everglades, with a plane to catch in the morning, there is no time to loose. We received our purchases (read Rum and other funny liquids) that evening, packed everything and went to sleep.
After a way too early breakfast, we sat down in the dinning room, waiting for our turn to disembark...
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