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Caribbean Celebrity Cruise

Created:  9-Nov-2024
 

October 26th through November 2nd, 2024

Last Update: 9-Nov-2024

On Saturday, October 26, 2024, Genia, myself and mom boarded a United Airlines flight from Houston, TX to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for a late afternoon arrival.   The next day, Sunday, we boarded the beautiful Celebrity Cruise Ship' Beyond for an exciting and fun cruise to several great Caribbean locations.

Saturday, October 26th - Fort Lauderdale

1 Mom and Genia at George Bush (IAH) Airport
2 Genia and mom on the Fort Lauderdale Marriot rooftop observatory.
3 View of downtown Miami from the rooftop observatory.
4 Walking around the marina at the Marriot Hotel.  Genia standing by the boat sloops. 

Sunday, October 27th - Fun day at sea having relaxing time on ship.

5 Approaching the Celebrity Beyond Cruise ship at the Miami Port
6 Entering our two rooms.  Mom and Genia standing on balcony with view of the US Coast Guard station in the background
7 Mom and Genia by the Beyond's pool area with their signature statue of a elephant balancing on top of a man.
8 On Genia and my room's balcony window lowered all the way down and view of the beautiful port area going out to the ocean.
9 View one of neighboring port area homes as we start to leave the port.
10 View two as we are leaving port.
11 View three as we are leaving port.
12 View four as we are leaving port.
13 View of distant port from ship.
14 View of distant Miami from ship.
15 Normandy Restaurant's Entrance for our first night's dinner.
16 Mom, Genia and Keith at our table for dinner at Normandy.
17 Mom on deck as we walked and toured the ship at night.

Monday, October 28th - A second fun day at sea having relaxing time on ship.

18 Dinner at the Cosmopolitan
19 Mom, Genia and Keith at our table.

Tuesday, October 29th - First shore adventure day with kayaking in Grand Cayman.  Our ship set anchor outside of Grand Cayman, and we had to be taken to the docks by small transport ships that carry 250 people. 

20 View of the water inlets that led to the small private boat docks in one area of downtown were we would be kayaking.  All the inlets are lined with mangroves that are plants that can survive and grow in saltwater.
21 View of the small island made at the private boat docks that had our kayaks as we met with the kayaking tour group.
22 View from the small island to the shopping areas.
23 Grand Cayman Island House of Parliament in the center of town as we took a bus tour of the Island.

Wednesday, October 30th - A third fun day at sea having relaxing time on ship.  Like Monday, we had work-out time at the gym, followed by Spa, and enjoying sitting on deck.  The evening meal was a real treat with the Le Petit Chef where every table has an animation story projected on the whole table and plates with stories from the Le Petit Chef.  The Le Petit Chef was a very fun and unique dinner.  

24 Le Grand Bistro Restaurant Entrance to have dinner and entertainment by the Le Petit Chef
25 Movie: One part of the theatrical presentation on our table and plates.
26 Movie: Continuation of the movie on our table with mom watching.
27 Mom, Genia and Keith eating at our table which had the whole table having a projection from the overhead display.
28 Fun certificate given for watching the Le Petit Chef cooking course that was projected on our plates.
29 Keith and Genia on Floor Three's shopping area with upcoming Halloween displays iin the background.
30 Mom sitting at one of the cafes.

Thursday, October 31st -Second shore adventure day where we took a tour of Cozumel.   Having been to Cozumel multiple times where we always rent a topless jeep to drive down to our favorite beeches with multiple other stops, it was fun to have a tour of the Island's other amenities.

31 Genia and Keith at the port with Celebrity Beyond and Norwegian's Icon of the Seas Cruise Ships in the background.
32 Genia and mom on seawall at our first tour stop outside a shopping area with restaurants.
33 Mayan Bee Sanctuary entrance
34 Statue of the Mayan Bee that does not have a stinger
35 An actual Mayan Bee colony that use multiple hollowed out logs with a mural.
36 Mayan Bee guarding the entrance to one of the nests
37 Mom and Genia in the sanctuary next to one of replica Mayan statues
38 Genia inside the Mayan Bee Sanctuary Presentation area where we were also given a lecture with sample to taste.
39 Mom and Genia at the souvenir Mayan Bee Honey shop
40 Entrance to the Mayan Cacao Company
41 Start of the tour of the Mayan Cacao Company with an exhibit hall.
42 In the chef theater of the making of authentic chocolate which we all were able given sample to taste.
43 Keith, Genia and Mom at one of the Cacao Exhibits.
44 Mom and Genia at the Tequila Factory and Tasting Restaurant
45 Back on ship and outside of the Cyprus Restaurant
46 Keith, Mom and Genia sitting at our dinner table.
47 Keith and Genia sitting outside of one of the restaurants as we walked around the 3rd floor shopping areas.

Friday, November 1st - Third shore adventure day where we went to Bahamas' Island Coco Kay.  The island is divided into two parts where one half is a dedicated park and beach park for the Norwegian and Celebrity Cruise Line.

48 Walking off of the docks to the entrance of Coco Kay Island.
49 Genia and mom on bridge at the entrance of the Island.
50 Large sand mound with beautiful sculptures of famous places at the entrance of the island.
51 Photo from first beach to sit and enjoy the view.
52 Photo from walking around the island with our ship and the Norwegian ship in the far distance docked.
53 Back on the ship, a photo from the deck of the other side of the island with the lighthouse.
55 Our ship pulling away from the dock and a view of the island as we sail away.
56 Dinner again at the Cosmopolitan as it was our favorite of the restaurants.
57 Keith, Genia and mom of us at our table by the window.
58 Keith and Genia on deck as we enjoyed the evening weather on the deck of the ship.

Saturday, November 2nd - Back in Miami

We arrived at the Port of Miami Cruise Dock Terminal around 7:00 am.   We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and went back to our room to pick up our back packs to exit the ship.  The night before, we checked our luggage outside the door for pickup and deposit on the dock's entry building for easy retrieval before catching an Uber ride to the airport for the trip back home.