Where In The World Are John and Di?: Finally on the ship

Before I get to the pictures, a few words about getting on the ship when you can't board on the normal day of embarkment. We took a cab from the Simpson Bay Resort and Marina to the dock. It cost $20. We went through the customs gate on the pier after they confirmed our names on their list. At the ramp to get onto the Independence of the Seas, they gave us our sea pass cards and we boarded as normal, except for the fact we had three bags of luggage and two back packs. They offered to take everything, but we were almost afraid to let go of our bags after everything else that had happened. They called ahead to the room attendant and he was waiting for us. It was all painless.

Here are some pictures. The description of each photo is below it and they are in no particular order. Enjoy!

Our excursion today (St. Maarten) was the high speed glass bottom boat/snorkel/beach. When we stopped for snorkeling, this large rock was nearby. You can't see it very well, but in the middle is a cave. You can just see the entrance to it.

This was a beach in the distance and one of the many hills on the island.

A herd of snorkelers...or whatever you call a bunch of snorkelers.

Along the way to the beach, we stopped at the point where the planes come right over your head to land at the airport. This was the biggest jet we saw.

This is the glass bottom boat. You have to look very hard, but that is a barracuda in the water

One of the villas that you can rent on the water. We were told they go for $5,000 a day/minimum of seven day stay.

A diver from the glass bottom boat was feeding the fish. You can see several of them in the top center.

This is the royal promenade of the Independence. I will add pictures of the boat almost every day if I can. The final at sea day will give me an opportunity to get the main areas I might have missed.