I was coming down the stairs to go to Main Dining when my husband snapped this photo of me. He likes that dress I have on. The beautiful decorations and colors of the ship are everywhere and enhance any photo taken.
We cruise to have fun. We always cruise with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and have for many years. Always will. We have been on the Wonder of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas and so on and so on. We’ve gone on over 30 cruises with this cruise line. We chose this cruise line through experience. Royal is the best for us.
Cruising with someone or alone is A-OK. We have met many solo travelers at Main Dining. We have become lifelong friends who stay in touch. We share photos of our different cruises and experiences on Facebook. These people mean a lot to us.
All cruisers like their own individual thing. My husband and I like to play. We dress for dinner in Main Dining. We play golf. We shuffleboard. We play tennis. We play pickleball. We go to the gym to work off desserts. We do not go down the large slides. We do old folks things, safe things.
When you look at that photo of me playing golf, I know you hope that I was able to get that golf ball in that huge hole. I should have had a hole-in-one, but no. If I had had my Calloway Golf Clubs with me, I would have made it!!!
We go to Johnny Rockets to dine occasionally and enjoy the staff singing and dancing for us. Johnny Rockets food is fabulous. You can have every type of hamburger imaginable. Hotdogs with all the fix-ins, chicken strips, grilled cheese, Philly cheese steak (my husband’s favorite), salads, a slew of sides, and my favorite – milkshakes. All their food is good, outstanding, delicious and begs you to come back again and again. The carousel is close to Johnny Rockets.
You can tell what a serious couple we are from the Belize photo. We had taken the tender from the ship to the dock. The wind was blowing. Our hair was standing straight up. Salt air is a great gel for your hair. You sort of get the electrocution look without the cost. We hid behind the board so no one could see our hair.
I’m married to the Crocodile Dundee type of guy. Below is him with his head in the mouth of an alligator or crocodile. He is a daredevil. He takes risks with those artificial animals.
But deep down, my hubby is a carousel kind of guy. Good of heart with a bit of the little boy still in him. He is never embarrassed to do anything. I love that about him!
He looks like a professional scuba diver here. Don’t let that fool you. I would not want him scuba diving. That’s a sport for the young.
We go to the children’s arcade and play games there. For a few dollars you can play skee ball and sit-down games. We race against one another. I usually win. Hah!!
At times, the sports driver in him comes out. He thinks of Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Kyle Busch. But deep in his heart he is really Mario Andretti. I think I see a resemblance to Mario in this photo.
We exercise a lot on the cruise ships. Up and down the stairs at all times. We walk the deck 5 area. We don’t usually go on the walking track at the top of the ship. Too windy for us. We go to the gym. In the photo below, you will see the muscles we’ve managed to maintain during our cruises.
If I can’t find my husband, as we do tend to go our separate ways during some parts of the days, I know I can find him in the casino. He doesn’t spend a lot of money, but he enjoys the thrill of the win.
I’m so lucky we met 56 years ago. He makes me laugh. A lasting marriage needs lots of laughter to get your through those tough days when everything in your life has gone wrong, and you both wonder if you can get through it. It is not an issue with the two of you, but the issues of the world. It’s that stopped-up toilet, that garbage disposal that just whines instead of grinds, it’s the ice dam that is causing your family room to flood, it’s the health and wellbeing of your children.
Those are the things that you work through together. You support one another. You cry. But, mostly, you laugh. Thanks for reading.
Enjoy your cruise.
Trish
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