Room at the Hilton, we're out walking and trying to find a Retaurant, a pick up point for a river cruise, it was too cool to go for that long a tour at night of 12/28/2010
Dinner in Fort Lauderdale, night before the Miracle Cruise. Nice place, just up the street from the Hilton. Steak & Seafood.
The Water Taxi tour boat..Jackets please...cold with a breeze, to back left was the Hilton we were staying overnite.
At our dinner place the Bimini, good choice with good seafood & steaks!!
Flowers blooming by the Bimini Resterant.
Our Hilton Hotel Room, in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Same Room, with opposite wall.
The Port of Fort Lauderdale water fountain art!!
The 1st vew of our cruise ship, the Carnival Miracle!!
Photo Book on the decor & special places on the ship Miracle! 24 pixs.
This is where we played Roulette nearly everyday. Barbara won $200 one night. I lost all my money sooner or later, up $200, then lose it..oh well, it was for fun. We averaged %20 / day, along with $10 / day on slots.
This was where I was depressed to learn that U of M & M.S.U. was losing at half-time. Bah!!
Photo just before boarding the Miracle!!!
Ready to relax. But, sorry, Josh, I lost the M.S.U. cap the day b-4 the big game, someone pickd it up, when I was picking up the stuff from the sunbathing lounge chairs? Checked with the Purser's office everyday!!
The seas were pretty wndy most of days down & back, so we didn't get to play the wee-tee course/
Getting ready to get going on the cruise leaving the port of Fort Lauderdale!! Woo-Hoo!! Doesn't Barbara looked excited !?
Smile!!!! In the Miracle's Atrium 10 floor glass elevators!!!
Bon Voage Tee says it all!!! Barbara is happy & excited now!!
On the 11th deck at the bow as the ship is leaving it's dock. Here we met a couple from near Detroit, they want to retire in Grand Rapids for it's moral & religious values...
Barbara looking onward at the bow!
John had to get a photo with the Big Guy!!
Leaving Fort Lauderdale, hello, Atlantic Ocean!!
Nice beach & Channel homes!!
Looking North along the Ft. L. beach, from the ships Lido Deck (9th). Nice, but to cold for swimmers this year!!
Ft. L. Harbor Pilot boat getting ready to reteive it's pilot, now that we're through the channel!
Miracle's Bridge person watching for the Pilot Boat to retrieve it's Pilot.
And there the Pilot jumps onboard!
Looking South towards Miami from Ft. L. Channel.
Our Morning wake-up, Coffee ordered every morning, usually with a roll or 2.
John says...Thanks for the Surprise Christmas Gifts, Josh & Shan!! I used it everyday, the sportsbag, drink bottle, & Bon Voyage T-Shirt.
Barb says..Thanks for the Special Christmas Gift, Josh & Shan
Our bed, now they have a nice pad to unpack your luggage. Oh look there, a balcony deck, with 2 chair & drink stand. Woo-Hoo!! Time for some FUN & RELAXATION!! Gifts, too!
Bye-Bye to Fort Lauderdale Port from our Balcony Stateroom!
First photos of our Stateroom #8155 (8th deck)
Yes, we had a few movie channels, sorry, no XXX-rated, most stations were about the excursions, islands & onboard stuff!
1/2 of our bathroom & shower & toilet facilities..
The other half of our bathroom!
Our Christmas Gifts again, from Josh & Shan.
My Carnival "Bon Voyage" Tee with the Sports Bag!!
Barbara's new soft slippers.
Must be our Last Morning (sniff-f-f), as Barb is dressed & talking on the phone???
Runners & outdoor game Deck (12th)
B-Ball anyone? Roger or Ryan DeKuiper?
Our Hilton Hotel on the left in Fort Lauderdale.
Channel to the Ocean!! Looks like Miami with all the new towers in Fort Lauderdale. Never did go on the beach to find my old motel along the beach strip of my 'college days' trip back in 1968. Wow, that was 42 years ago??
channel and inner-coastal river of Fort Lauderdale.
Wee-Tee golf and shaded glass protection.
Some Christmas stuff on stairs in the 10 floor atrium at the Prominade Deck (3).
Christmas Village with the model of a Carnival Ship coming down the water under the bridge?
Same view, diff. photo setting..
Oue First Night's Towel Art - a Seal!!
Seal Close-up!
Seal & Pulled down sheets, newsletter for tomorrow with 2 carnival chocolates...
Seal with John's glasses.
John blowing candle out on the Miracle's dinner Anniversary Cake.Ice Cream & Sing!!!
Our 10th Anniversary Photo taken aboard the Carnival ship - MIRACLE - Dec 30, 2010
An upper deck view of the Phantom Theatre stage that is near the bow (front) of ship..
Upper deck seating in the Phantom Theatre
Control panel for Phantom Theatre, Plays & Bingo, etc.
I WIN!! Share $500 of $1,000 Bingo pot First Night!!! on Dec, 29th, 2010,. just took is 5 days to take it!!
Saint Marten (Dutch side) & St Martin (French side).. As taxi driver says, 2 of everythjing on this Island. We went to lower left to see jet nearly land on Malo Beach at Airport. The naturist (nude) beaches & resterant is on the French side, 1 is Orient Bay & Beach Club. To far upper right where the Kodak Icon is located.
Hello to the Carnival Victory at St. Maartens.
Man, do you feel small between these 3 ships? Goimg ashore on St. Maartens Island, the Miracle ship is 960' in length.
Another small island to S. of St. Maarten.
Dutch S. side, nearing Airport.
We're having lunch, Hamburgers & fries, while watching the jets fly in above beach!!
Small Island hopper.
Wow!! Malo Beach at St. Maartens Island.
De Plane, De Plane.....Master!! I took a video of one jet going right over me!!
Jet getting ready to fire up jets and throws sand onto tourist photographers & beach goers!!
A cave of sorts across the little bay.
Fantastic!! This is quite a sight with sounds of jet landing, too!!
Barbara in green, this is where she fell when she got up off the wall and stepped & slipped onto slippery road and hurt her knee!!
2 Sailing & one large yacht watching the jets land also.
Close-up..
Now John is on beach, looking towards the resterant Barbara is resting and washing her bruise/cut on knee.
Zoom in on airport runnway, just 50 yards away from beach.
Ready, Set, Go!!
Barbara is in green clothes in middle rt. of photo...
Color of the Waters with the rocks photo.
Their is our 2 of 3 ships. Now you see the diff. of these 2 ships. The Miracle to left is 960 ft. in length.
Hey, a Hard Rock Cafe at St. Maartens!! Rick, Joy & Josh will be happy, along with myself. I just picked up my buttons, no tees this time.
Our singing water taxi guy going back to the ship.
Resting and giving comfort to Barbara's knee..
It's sing-along time!! Hey Mon!!
Their is another new pier in front of us, and that is for the super big ships that carry 5,500-6,500 people, Soverign of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas, etc..
Bye to St. Maarten!!
The whale tails.. Carnival Ships plus a Holland Anerican, Maasdam in back of the Miracle.
Holland American ms Maasdam!
Newly completed port pier for the super ships.
Say "Hi" to the people next door!!! The Carnival Victory.
Looking down between the 2 massive ships!!
The Bow of the Victory!
Midship of the Victory! a lot of state rooms on that ship!
It's bow & aft thrusters working to pull away from pier on the Victory. Notice the bulb in front of the moving water. This bulb in bow cuts down on the friction of water for the ship to maintain a higher speed.
Barbara's 1st pose as we pull away from St. Kitts Island pier.
Barbara's 2nd pose as we leave St. Kitts.
Happy New Years as we wave to guests on Victory!!
Toot-Toot go the ship horns. More like, Blast-Blast!!
Bye-Bye Victory!
Victory still moving away.
Trying to untie the mooring lines....
The H. A. ms Maasdam toots good-bye. We are the last out!!
Plane overhead as we leave port of St. Maarten Island.
Tried getting close-up on ships name. Holland American ms Maarsdam.
Another ship out to sea, not the Victory!!?
Well, time shooting didn't work as we are moving.
Bow & Aft thrusters start pulling us away from the pier, we has a 35-45 mph wind hitting the other side of ship, so they have to have powerful thrusters to push this big hulk along with the wind resistance...I'm impressed..
It's sundown and we are leaving..Time to go down and get ready for dinner..h-mm St. Louis ribs again, prime rib, or panko shrimp??
Aw-w-w...Another Towel Art for New Years Night!! A Crab!!
Crab from the Top View..
20 minutes b-4 New Years, (on mid-lido deck) "2011", Ice carving in back of this girl.
There's 2011 !!
HAPPY NEW YEARS 2011 !!!! Barbara and I went down stairs in the Atrium's promenade to celebrate New Years!! I'm celebrating, I'm celebrating!! Drink please!!
Barbara's St. Lucia tour of Rum Distillery, & large Colonial Home.
Streets & Homes of St. Lucia!
More of same.
Nice older home with colors.
Barbara's bus tour up above our shipped at dock, ours is the big one on the middle right! The other on the left is the smaller Sea
Typical winding & thin road on a Caribbean Island!
Hanging vines & such ? off huge tree.
Colonial Home built by America's Thomas Jefferson's Grandfather.
Another nice view of the 2 ships at Port of St. Lucia.
Old Fort now has been remodeled.
Rum "Cookers" @ Distillery.
See Barbara's left knee, she fell down and had a boo-boo! You look MAR-VE-LOUS Honey!! Your new look!
One of the beautiful "Ixora" flowers on St. Lucia!
The pourer part of the St. Lucia Island. The people on most of the Caribbean Islands do not have any Soc. Sec. or Disability Income from their local gov't.
This remionds me of thr servants qtr's on Gordon Lane in Savannah, GA, just a block from the large mansions that the servants stayed in. We rented one of these small (600 sq. ft) for 6 months to locate another Apt. at Bolton St. near downtown Savannah, GA. for 2 years.
I'm not on the St. Lucia tour that Barbara is taking right now. I'm bach'in it for a few hours. Photo self taken on the aft lido deck pool & hot tub & bar. That's sea water there!!
My 1 and only carnival Themed drink glass, cost for this rum punch with glass was $13.50.
one gane show on the mid lido deck pool & hot tub with stage..
Here's my donut sunburn because I forgot to make sure I spread the spf 50 stuff equally. So the next day, I rubbed it on the sunburn area, and it pretty much burned the middle part of stomach! L.O.L.!!
People watching the game show can sunbathe, etc.
New watch at $10.00 price.
Looking towards Bow. Love this Balcony. The ocean was not hot or steamy on this cruise.
Looking towards Aft. Well we know where to go, if the ship starts sinking, don't we?
Open expanse of the Atlantic Ocean!
Same, The ocean is big, huge!
Another towel art animal. Looks like a dog to me?
An ant eater? Oh, and Happy Near Years 2011!!
Yup, I'll call it an ant eater..
Docking at St. Lucia Island.
The ship, Silver Seas, is next door.
Port downtown of St. Lucia.
Ah-h- nice weather here, about 80 degrees. Our farthest stop down in equator.
Can you see the ship, rt. of telephone lines? I took a slow walk down the main street with vendors starting to get out their sales of mostly food and clothing. Ships guests cannot bring food onboard.
John is back onboard Lido deck (9), and taking shots of the bay on the port.
Islands police or navy boat.
Part of airport is to right of tallest building in center of pix.
2nd outcrop of stone is the end to the airport runway. Looks like a resort opposite us.
A very nice day on deck. John is relaxed!!
Water temp was a bit cool, but oh so refreshing when your sunning, this is where I got burnt like a lobster. I waded in on shallow part and laid there and turned every 15-20 min. for 2-3 hours...OUCH!!
A tall crane to lift stuff in & out of ships, etc. probably maintenance items. etc.
Girls drinking there special rum drinks.
That's a big exhaust!!
3 Radar domes?? How many do we need?
An automatic rolling covers, the mid-ship lido deck from incliment weather.
The Aft lido deck pool & hot tub while in Port of St. Lucia.
Aft back lido deck (9), with the Miracle's winding water slide!! Yes we took a few rides down. I sat up on 1st time, and stopped, it was a pain to push me along to near the bottom.
Another shot of the fan whale tail with the water slide.
The daily calypso/raggae band during the afternoons.. It be alright, Mon!!
We are about to leave st. Lucia, and the islands people are getting togther by the hundreds, after we leave... a celebration of sorts, a Sunday??
A lot of people gathering and we are leaving? Party On, Dudes!!!
New homes/condo's glisten in the setting sun.
Barbara back from her tour, ready to relax, and watching the island people gather on the street.
Barbara calling me to go up another deck (10).
Looking down the whale tails funnel glass to Nick & Nora's Restaurant.
Flash off...same pix.
That's a small cuise ship the Silver Seas.
An unusual photo from the fantail & water slide.
12th deck at the aft fantail deck, looking forward to the bow and St. Lucia.
Barbara waving, Good-Bye St. Lucia!!!
Ashore at St. Kitts Island Green Monkeys, John, Josh & Alvin!!!
On St. Kitts Island the next day, along little street of St. Kitt's main port city. The hundreds of BBQ units & street vendors selling goods were just getting set-up as it was a Sunday Morning. We had some Grilled 1/4 Chicken & Pork Steak, with a garlic bun, johnny cake & a coke.
One of the Clock Tower, a square near the Port with a nice strip shopping mall, and vendors market. Here's where Barbara got her painting in the shop behind me. More BBQ'ers & vendors setting up!
Another Beautiful Flower, on St. Kitts, the Hibiscus
Historical Museum in background. The port of St. Kitts, strip mall shopping center.
Says it all. Back to the ship! Shopping done!!
S. St. Kitts, as we pull out of the pier
The 1986, refurbished in 2006, holding up to 150 people, the beautiful Windstar Sailing Cuise ship. Nice!!
Beautiful S. St. Kitts Island & the Windstar Sailing Cuise ship.
Looks like an ancient Island, lost and formidable, that may hold.... King Kong!??
SW. side of St. Kitts.
John pointing at the Fort Brimstone with left thumb. This was the largest and most formidible 17th-18th Century forts in the Caribbean at 870 ft. high off the beach! View the last few map photos below.
Time for baldy...no-o-o, time for the Miracle's Band party.
Our main Bacchus Dining Room. Named after the "God of Wine"...Bachcus
Heart Towel Art!! Love!!
One of afternoons out on the Lido Sun & Pool deck (9).
Staying in mostly the shade now, with 2 days to go!! I was a lobster man just 2 days ago, so I have to be careeful. Thanks Josh & Shan for the Sports Bag with goodies.
Fort Brimstone, St. Kitts Island
Sea Turtle - Towel Art
Sea Turtle
Sea Turtle with shades
Ready for bed?
The water slide stop pit!! Glug..glug!!
The entrance and the turn tubes.
Morning wake-up!!
Let's do that again!!
Whew!!
Ir's hard, just getting out of here?
Chugging along at 20 knots per hour!
kiddie Pool
Deep Blue Sea!
Barbara going again. Hi Honey!!
Barbara screaming down the water slide!!!
What the Hell!!! And I wanted to do this again!! I'm nuts!!
What not to wear!!
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Walmart Fan?
Zoom out
Woo-Hoo!!!
Hm-m-m, The Thinker, naw-w-w, just a thought about the naked mermaids above!! L.O.L.!!
Another shot of the aft and ocean as we head North to Snow Country soon.. Blah!!!
Drying out our bathing suits to pack.
Self image!!
Last Night Towel Art!! Monkey!
Last Night Towel Art!! Monkey! Close-up.
Last Night Towel Art!! Monkey with shades..
John says good-bye to the Towel Art, sniff, sniff!!
Barbara said we should do FUN photos.. We took these on the plane home..L.O.L.!!!!
This was my version of the FUN photos!! L.O.L.!! All in Fun! We have made it 10 years! And, lived together for 17 years!!
Card protection and use in Casino, so when you leave slots, you do not forget your Sail & Sign Card in the machine!! Good Idea, since I lost the M.S.U. Cap.
John's close-up of his Sail & Sign Card.. These are dangerous as you can charge against your credit everywhere on ship, even at the casino.
John's Gift to take Home.
Barbara's Wall Hanging Picture/Painting.
Barbara's Shaw! Grand-Children Braclets
Belgian Chocolates!!
Special Rum for Justin, this Fall..
John's Special Rum for Summer Parties..St. Lucia Rum
Whale Tail of a Rum Punch Drink glass from Carnival. For Special Occasions!!
Front View of Carnival's Logo, the Whale Tail Drink Glass. Hi, Hubby & Pumpkin in the background!
1st of 3 of John's Tee's.
Carmival Cruise Cap..Dark Burgandy though, in color!!
2nd of 3 of John's Tee's.
3rd of 3 of John's Tee's brought home.
Barbara's Necklace & Ear Rings in Green w/ Opals in Silver.
