Woods Family: Cruise 2008

The Piano bar

Back to reality! We left last Sunday for a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas. We got on the boat just about as early as they would let us. First thing I did was head right to the spa & schedule a massage & facial for that evening. There is no better way to start vacation. Well, except maybe with some rum, so I did that too! After dinner we headed over to the piano bar. We clicked instantly with the piano player. After we closed down the piano bar we went over to the dance club, but we were not feeling it so I think we did something else, but the large amounts of rum have blurred my memory.

Monday: Boat docked in Freeport. Got off boat, bought gifts for the kids, got back on boat. The boys played golf, went on water slide and some other activities. Girls sat by pool, read books and drank rum. At dinner Brandon & Freddy each ate 6 lobsters and 21 shrimp. It was kinda gross to watch. After dinner we went to karaoke and Brett once again brought the house down with "Whoomp, there it is". I can't explain how awesome it is to see this normally reserved white man bust out with a rap. He even knew all the words! Next, we headed over to the piano bar. The place was dead, but we brought the party. By the time we closed it down the place was a blast. Went to the dance club. No one was dancing, but that's OK, we brought the party there too! By the time we left, the dance floor was packed.

(the girls on formal night)

Tuesday: Boat docked in Nassau. Freddy hooked us up with day passes to the Atlantis resort. It was AMAZING!!!!! If you are planning a family vacation, look there. We spent the day acting like 12 year olds. We went on water slides and went on the not so lazy river 3 times. It was so much fun! The aquarium there is outstanding. When we got back on the boat Erin felt very sick & didn't make it to dinner. Turned out she was dehydrated. The rest of us were all so tired we were in bed by midnight. But, I was not complaining.

Atlantis!

Wednesday: Day at sea. Boys played golf again. They also played a game called "water wars" where you shoot water balloons at each other. Then we noticed them on the water slide. They had a stop watch & were timing each other to see who got down the slide the fastest. Freddy won with 6.1 seconds. Boys will be boys! The girls sat by the pool, read and drank rum. That night after dinner it was back to the piano bar. That was the most fun night at the piano bar. So much so that the piano player actually thanked us on his web site.

Our drink waiter, Dennis at dinner was the same waiter in the piano bar. So, let's just say he saw us a lot. He was in love with Katina. Until the last night I don't even think he knew any one's name except hers. Every night he brought Brandon a "special" shot. After Brandon drank it, Dennis would make up a name for it & then tell us what was in it. Only problem was he had a think accent from Uganda. So, really he could have said just about anything.

The food was really good. The piano player was too. We were a little more laid back than last year, but still had just as much fun. Uh, oh.... does that mean we are getting old?

So there is a very brief synopsis of our trip. Many details were left out to protect the innocent. But here are some pictures that won't ruin our reputations, or our future bids for Mayor. Woods/King in 2020!!

Freddy "making change" at the piano baahh (he's from Boston)