A WEEK ON THE HIGH SEAS

What a great time we had last week!  
A cruise to Cozumel, Mexico - Grand Cayman Islands - Ocho Rios, Jamaica -
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.  
Boarding the Norwegian Sun was the beginning to a week of warm weather, an abundance of food, time with friends and an education of the history and lifestyles of the islands we visited.  

Life boats on the Norwegian Sun. We saw them as we entered the ship and again during the
Muster Drill.

Baggage being loaded.  It was interesting how much baggage people brought on.  Some had a small satchel, others had 4 large suitcases.  A freestyling cruise, as this one was, requires a regular week's worth of clothing.  Actually, we took too much!  

The front of our ship ~ The Norwegian Sun.

You guessed it ~ the back of our ship!

The Norwegian Sun ~ big, huh?  Yes, it was, but not one of the biggest ships on the water.  There were 12 decks. The 12th being an observation deck.  The 11th was where the pools, hot tubs, the largest bar and the grand buffet at The Garden Cafe.  Three more buffets were located on this floor along with a Sports Bar.  Yes, Joe was in 'heaven' ~ food available all day!  I was pleased ~ I didn't have to stand in the kitchen to make any of it!  Ahhhhhh....heavenly!
The 7th deck had a casino, several stores and a large balcony venue for many shows that we went to.
Deck 5 was considered the lobby.  Check in for excursions, the hotel desk, a piano bar and more venues for shows.  Deck 6 - more areas for shows.  The shows were fabulous!  From the professionals to the crew's talent show, all were enjoyed by the multitudes of people viewing them.
Deck 3 held  the kitchens, bakeries/galley.  All food was made on the 3rd. deck and zipped up to the restaurants via "dumb waiters."  Our host at the Four Seasons Restaurant explained the process to us.
Deck 2 was a very busy deck. The crew from the kitchens, bars, etc. lived on Deck 2.  We met people from all over the world working on this cruise ship.  90 countries were represented by the crew and staff. 40 countries were represented by the passengers.  Our captain was from Sweden, the Cruise Director was from South Africa and the Hotel Manager was from Milwaukee, WI.
The rest of the decks were hotel rooms.  Rooms varied in size-ours was just right.  We had a king size bed, a fold out couch, a desk and chair, a well organized closet and a bathroom larger than the one we had in our Park Model in Green Lake.  Very comfy!

Our parking lot was great!  Only $6/day to park!  A shuttle to handle our luggage and transport us to and from the ship.  A better deal could not be found!    (It's $15/day to park by the cruise ship and we were only a 5 minute drive from the ship.)