Let's Go Cruisin' !

How are you folks "marching" forward this new month?.....
Just wanted to share some photos from a recent trip.
One of the events on my wish list is to go on a cruise ship, and guess what!.... I got to do it! .....woot! woot!...*breakdancing*
We went on a cruise the week of Christmas '14, with friends and family. We were 32 in number, including children. It was a 7-day, 6 night cruise on the Carnival Freedom cruise ship. Boarded the ship at the Port Evandales in Florida, stopped at the following destinations on days 2 , 3 and 6: Key-West, Cayman Islands and Corzumel-Mexico.
The ship, we were told has a capacity for over 2,000 guests, and it is just a normal size ship! Some of the guests we were on the ship with commented that the ship is just average in terms of amenities and services...Oh well, I have never been on a cruise , so there was nothing to compare my experience with. All I can say is, it was a fun experience. It has about 12 floors, an amphitheater, 3 swimming pools, about 3 restaurants, shopping galleria, a spa, a gym, a daycare for children, a casino and some rooms for different  events.

                                                     Side-view of the ship at the dock

The Visitors' area on the main (3rd) floor.

The "Amphi-theater". It has capacity for about 1,500 guests. There was a concert, show or presentation here every night. Accessible from the 3rd to 5th floors.

The swimming pool from the top deck.

The casino : Opened 24 hours.

A pub for a pint or 2 : Opened 24 hours.

The ship's housekeeping did a good job of towel-origami in every room at least twice a day. It was always something different. This is an elephant. :)

The children daycare center on the 11th floor for children ages 6 months to 12 years old. They  had activities for every age group.