Last week I spent I spent a relaxing week in the Caribbean with my family. My mom treated us to a family cruise vacation we’ve been meaning to do for a few years then delayed after my dad got sick.

We rode on the Liberty of the Seas by Royal Caribbean on a 7 day cruise. We stopped in Philipsburg, St. Maarten; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Labadee, Haiti. Even though we were avoiding the many hurricanes present down there last week, the weather was mostly sunny, my sunburn can attest as can my wife who now looks Latino.

I will point out that the casinos are rigged. Don’t ever gamble on a cruise ship unless you want to donate your money.

It was a blast and I recommend it to anyone wanting to escape in luxury for a week. It was especially fun to be with my sweet wife, my mom and my sis and bro-in-law for a week. By the end, I think they were all tired of my jokes and antics, but I’m pretty sure they still love me.

I took a bunch of snapshots and posted them on flickr.

Update: Jana’s cruise post. / Sister Jamie’s post.