Reynolds Ohana: {Caribbean Escape Continues: Onboard "Allure of the Seas"}

It was fun after 7 days to switch ships to the Royal Caribbean 'Allure of the Seas' (which is AMAZING!). The ship is massive and held over 6000 passengers ... (the previous cruise we were on had 2100 guests to give you an idea). I didn't like how crowded the ship was, however there were SO many things to do that it really worked out quite nicely.

This week went a lot smoother for childcare - we were able to utilize daycare during the day as well as switching off with Grandparents to give everyone a relaxing trip :) Here are the highlights onboard Allure of the Seas - the second part of our Caribbean adventure!

I didn't realize RC was partnered up with Dreamworks so we were able to see some of our favorite characters around the ship and during a fabulous parade in the promenade area of the ship. Calvin thought it was pretty neat to see the characters from the shows come to life!

Madagascar penguins

King Julian

Shrek & Fiona

Calvin's personal favorite seemed to be Puss in Boots

Calvin was thrilled when Po from Kung Fu Panda stopped to give him a hug and high five :)

I ran into Alex the Lion from Madagascar - sadly I was not with Calvin at the time so I had to get this picture to show him later!

This was Calvin and I watching the Dreamworks Parade together - my best little buddy.

The ship featured "Mamma Mia" and had a broadway cast to perform the show! The vocals and music were wonderful and I was so impressed to see this type of show on a cruise! Mama M and I enjoyed our girls night together watching this show.

The Ocean Aria show was kind of Cirque type of show that featured divers performing amazing acrobatic tricks. The pool they dove into was 17 feet deep - I couldn't believe how high they dove - you can see in the middle picture above the diver is all the way at the top of the anchor! It was amazing to see.

The Ice Skating show was also fun to see - these skaters have won world competitions (most of them were from Russia) and did some cool tricks and the choreography was very well done too!

Mike and I both have a mutual love for stand up comedy so we hit a few of these shows. The comedians were great - these were probably our favorite date nights :)

Grandpa Jim discovered this cute little play area and it was just the right pace for Calvin! He loved climbing through the tunnels and going down the slide - over and over and over - Wes also enjoyed the hang out :)

My handsome little dudes... how cute are they??

Splash pads and pool time - Check! These boys are little fish and love to play in the water (as long as it's not too cold!)

The carousel was also a hit - Calvin frequently asked to go ride the horsies and was super disappointed each time we had to get off!

Finding our way around the ship = this was the Central Park area

Grandparents were so so good to these boys on the trip! They enjoyed every second with them and Calvin still says "Grandpa?" every time we get out the stroller in the hopes that his buddy will appear and take him on another adventure!

Mike and I reading and enjoying a peaceful view together - these were the times we used childcare or Grandparents stepped in and we were able to have some time for just us - it was SO FUN. I love him so much .. how did I get so lucky?