On the plane. It went pretty well with Kenny - luckily we were able to take some breaks to walk up and down the aisle.

The plane had an upswept wingspan. Later I read in the airline magazine that it's an innovation that saves fuel.

There was a beautiful train between terminals at the Orlando Airport

We spend the night in Orlando, to not have to do all the travel in one day

Our first view of the cruise ship, Mariner of the Seas - what a monster!

Our room - small but well designed

The space shuttle launch site is visible from the cruise dock, through our binoculars

The "Royal Promenade", in the middle of the cruise ship, is like a little mini street, with shops and restaurants.

Grandpa has a new diet plan - sit next to Kenny, who will easily eat half your food, especially if it's fruit.

At the lifeboat session. Kenny didn't want to put his lifejacket on

The workout room ("ShipShape center"). I got a mini workout most days. I also really learned to appreciate having a TV in our workout area at home.

The pool area

Dinner with Kenny. He did pretty well with the stretched out formal dinners, but still - for a 2 year old, sitting for one and a half or two hours is no fun!

Kenny generally enjoyed his food, though.

First stop - Bahamas

Doing a lifeboat drill

Ours was the biggest around!

The Queens Staircase in Nassau

At Fort Fincastle

Interesting tree at a local church