Cruise on Allure of the Seas - the largest cruise ship in the world

Oct. 23-30, 2011

Leaving Ft. Lauderdale

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View from our room

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Inside the promenade

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The Boardwalk area

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Our room was on the 12th deck, 2nd room from the end. In this picture our deck is the 5th row from the bottom.

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Gloria sitting on our balcony

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Zip line

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Central Park area

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Giovanni's - An Italian restaurant in Central Park

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Labadee, Haiti

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Chicago was the theatrical performance on the ship. I slept through about 2/3 of it.

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Water show at the Aqua theater (from our balcony)

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Arriving in Falmouth, Jamaica

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Pool area for the young kids

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50-60s dance party at the Aqua theater

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Arriving at Nassau, Bahamas. This was not originally a stop on our cruise, but when Hurricane Rina

was heading towards Cozumel, Mexico (one of our scheduled stops), our ship was detoured to Nassau.

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Me and Oneilio, our cabin attendant.

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Hot tub - one of two hanging over the side of the ship

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Elevators on the ship

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There were four ships docked in Nassau

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Heading out to Blackbeard's Cay for a few hours at a private beach

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Allure of the Seas is longer and taller than ships from other cruise lines, but the real difference is the width of the ship.

(Left to right: Allure of the Seas, Norwegian Pearl, Disney Dream and Carnival Sensation)

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Blackbeard's Cay

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Swimming with the stingrays

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Formal dining room (three levels) on the ship

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Central Park area of the ship - The Park Cafe was a favorite spot for an afternoon snack

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Approaching a storm on the final day of the cruise

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Casino - WooHoo!

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Ice skating on the ship. They also had a professional ice show, which was fantastic

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Nightclub

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They had a couple of pretty good comedians on the ship

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Touch screens all over the ship told you exactly what was happening around the ship

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