We just got home from an awesome couple's cruise to Mexico. We went with Chris' brother Phillip and his wife, Stephanie. We boarded on a Saturday and went on Royal Caribbean for a 5 night cruise. It was so fun.
After you board, it's a while before your luggage is delivered, so we wandered around the ship and explored.
We fell in love with the solarium area. It's adult only and so nice and quiet. We immediately ordered some mocktails and started the relaxation process for the week.
Before we left the port we got to watch these cute little dolphins playing next to our ship. They were so cute.
Eventually we got into our rooms, unpacked and then went to dinner.
The next day we slept in, ate breakfast and then went to the pool.
We basically just hung out and relaxed all day. It was so nice. If Chris and Phillip got bored, they would take off together to explore the ship or find something to eat. Stephanie and I mostly just laid out and ordered mocktails all day.
That night was formal night so we got all dressed up and went to dinner at the main dining room.
The men folk wanted to spend some time outside after dinner so we wandered the ship, watched the waves and the stars. The weather was so nice every night. We really enjoyed our evenings after dinner.
Monday was our first port day and we went to Costa Maya. We wandered the port for a while and then decided on renting a golf cart and driving over to the beach. We had so much fun driving around and exploring.
We ended up at the Krazy Lobster beach resort and we had a great time.
We ordered food, got massages and went snorkeling.
We headed back to the ship eventually and enjoyed the sunset on our walk back.
We loved Costa Maya and we are excited to go back with our kiddos in November!
Tuesday was another port day and we went to Cozumel.
We didn't book an excursion in Cozumel so we just wandered the port and did some souvenir shopping for the kids.
After our shopping, Stephanie and I went back to the ship while Chris and Phillip went snorkeling at the port. They said it was way better snorkeling then at Costa Maya. Stephanie and I just enjoyed a very empty ship and endless mocktails.
When we the husbands came back to the ship we decided to try the flowrider.
First Chris and I did it and then after seeing us wipe out, Stephanie and Phillip decided to try.
We conquered the flowrider on our knees. None of us attempted standing and that was probably for the best, we definitely would have hurt ourselves.
Then we had dinner and I had to snap a picture of all of our drinks because every night our table was covered in glasses.
Mocktails and cokes were not in short supply at our table.
Most evenings after dinner we hung out and talked or played games. There weren't really many comedy shows in the evenings but we did go see some fun shows during the day.
Wednesday was our last day at sea and we did our best to fully relax and enjoy our time.
We really just hopped from pools and sunning decks, drinking mocktails and reading. It was so relaxing!
Then we had our last dinner and on our way to the dining room we saw this amazing sunset and had to take advantage and snap some pics.
I sure love this man of mine. I love our getaways and time together and I love getting to explore together. These couple trips are so important and I'm so grateful that they are a priority to both of us.
The next morning we had to wake up early-ish and disembark. Then we drove Stephanie and Phillip to the Houston Airport. Then we drove ourselves the rest of the 9 hours home. It was fun to get home and see our kiddos but the cruise was wonderful and it made me so excited for our family cruise in November.
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