Oasis of the Seas

For a few years Eddie has been telling me and Jesse how awesome the big ship is. The Oasis of the Seas is one of the largest cruise ships in the world. 

With our tax return Jesse and I decided we would go with Eddie and Bernie on the cruise since they were going again. We left the kids with Janell and Cameron and we flew to Ft. Lauderdale. When I first saw the ship I think it was just as big as I was imagining. It is a HUGE ship. There are many different restaurants to eat in, different shops, a carousel, and there is even an area called Central Park with trees and plants growing right there on the ship. It was beautiful and the little birds that lived there on the ship made it even more amazing. 

The first day we ran into the very end of a rainstorm. It poured pretty good for a few minutes and then stopped. It was so beautiful and we saw a rainbow over the ocean.

 The sunsets are always so beautiful on the ocean.

Bernie and I had fun on the ship playing in the kids swim area, swimming in this round current pool which made the water continuously move around and around the pool, posing in front of Johnny Rockets, and we even rode the carousel. She's so much fun to travel with.

On the ship we also had photo opportunities with different Dreamworks characters. We took a picture with Alex the lion from Madagascar and Puss in Boots from Shrek.

We had a balcony room that looked over the boardwalk. It was fun having a balcony but since it was located on the inside of the ship it was pretty hot out there and we didn't use it much.

One night on the ship they had a parade with all the Dreamworks characters. It was pretty fun and the whole time I kept thinking how much fun my kids would've had.

We enjoyed eating in the dining room almost every night. We had good food and wonderful service. I had to take a picture of the awesome United States made from each state's licence plate. There were a few of these hanging up around the dining room.

On our flight home we had a layover in Phoenix where we just waited on the plane. While we were waiting I decided to ask if I could see the cockpit and the pilot moved out of his seat and let me sit there. It was so cool! I felt like a little kid on Christmas. Jesse got a chance to sit in the pilot's seat too.