Gonna Soak Up The Sun

AKA The Honeymoon

We stayed at the luxurious Ritz Carlton in San Juan, Puerto Rico for 3 days:

             Comical trip to the liquor store:
  

                  Tiffanys in our hotel!
     

Exploring San Juan:

Then we got on the Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas for 7 amazing nights in a balcony room:

I surprised DH by having the stateroom decorated, as well as having champagne, chocolate covered strawberries & cozy slippers awaiting our arrival!

                                                     Having fun around the ship:

          The Beatles in the Caribbean LOL:
  

           The Honeymooners Reception:
  

On the 2nd to the last night of the cruise our stateroom attendant surprised us with a bed of rose petals & "towel art" of 2 swans & a heart.  It was very sweet & super romantic!

Ports of Call:

Barbados:

We went on a catamaran & went snorkeling with turtles & stingrays, then we had way too much Rum Punch : )

                 Guest bartender LOL:
  

Behind me is the hotel where Tiger Woods got married:
          (ranging from $2500-$25,000/night)
   

St. Lucia:

Even though it was a very rainy day, we had a blast!  We went on a coastal cruise of the island & visited the Piton Mountains & again drank a lot of Rum Punch!

Antigua:

This ended up being our favorite island!  It has 365 beaches...1 for each day of the year : )  We went on an amazing helicopter ride of a nearby island with an active volcano.  The views were amazing, but the devastation of the 1996 eruption was very sad, as ~75% of the island was wiped out.

                                                          Pics from the helicopter:

After the helicopter we went to a gorgeous beach:

St. Maarten:

This was our 2nd visit to St. Maarten & we loved it again!  We went horseback riding & even went for a little swim with the horses!!

After horseback riding, we went to a nice beach & then had some Pina Coladas @ a local bar!  

St. Croix:

DH surprised me with a massage & facial in the Cruise Spa on this day, so we got a late start on the island.  That was ok though, because this was our least favorite island.  It was very pretty, but just so tiny (50,000 population) and it was kind of a ghost town!

Honeymoon Attire

I bought 2 dresses for $40/each during a David's Bridal sale!!  I wore them for the 2 formal dinners on the cruise.