Freedom on the Carnival Freedom

Mark and I had a wonderful trip to celebrate our 6th anniversary! We took an eight day Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Freedom! My quote was "Eight days and not a sippy cup or diaper in sight! Nice!!" Our itinerary included days at sea, St Thomas, Antigua, Tortola and the Bahamas. It was so nice to read, relax and hang out with my fabulous husband. We missed the little one but it was wonderful! Thank you to our parents for splitting Madeline duty for the week!

May 20, 2012- our 6th anniversary and it was formal night on the ship

Here we are before a show in the theatre

On the beaches of St. Thomas. We then headed to our traditional drinking place for nachos and bushwackers, as we have for the last 4 times we have been to St. Thomas. It is our fun tradition!

On the ship, there was an adults-only retreat called Serenity. I loved these hammocks.

Antigua (locals pronounce it antiga, which goes against my spanish pronunciation of the word meaning "old" but I like to sound like a local)

We took a catamaran sail around the entire island of Antigua. The crew was awesome and lively, we snorkelled and also sailed quite fast through rough waters. It was fun!!

Devil's Bridge in Antigua

In Tortola, Mark headed off on a fishing charter and I took a boat to Jost Van Dyke. Here is a beautiful picture: a bushwacker on the Caribbean beach. I read and relaxed while soaking up the rays.

I took a walk and found this coconut!!

Ahhh, warm chocolate melting cake. My absolute favorite dessert and what I had every night of the cruise along with a glass of milk!