Carousel at Sea

Good morning,

The carousel you see above is aboard Allure of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship.

Part of the artwork is a display showing how the carousel horses are individually carved from wood.

From the block of wood comes a beautiful horse that will thrill children with rides.

 Just beautiful!

Enjoy,
Lois

Allure of the Seas - Ice Rink and Royal Promenade

Good morning,

Above is an image of the ice rink aboard Allure of the Seas.  It is the same size as the ice rink I have pictured in an earlier post aboard Freedom of the Seas.

After the trip to the ice rink, we returned to the Royal Promenade to continue our walk around the ship.

It was a port day, but there were still many guests aboard enjoying the ship.

This looks like a great place to have a brew and watch the people go by.

 It is a tradition on Royal Caribbean's ships beginning with the Voyager class ships and beyond to have a fancy roadster parked on the Royal Promenade.  The cars certainly put the ship size into perspective.

 This is the fountain at the base of the Rising Tides Bar.

 The bar is in the "up" position now.  You can schedule a time to go into the bar and ride it to the top of the Royal Promenade as you sip your favorite drink.

 Ah, the Champagne Bar.  This is a most elegant area where you can meet friends and sip your favorite champagne together.  Oh, the luxury. :)

The final image of the day may look somewhat familiar.  It is taken looking up at balconies on each deck and the spacial artwork hanging in the atrium.  Just gorgeous!

I hope you're enjoying my walk around Allure of the Seas.  She is a fabulous ship!

 All the best,
 Lois

Allure of the Seas Spa and Royal Promenade

Good morning,

I'm still wandering around Allure of the Seas with my camera.  The pictures above and below are of the Spa and a healthy foods bar just outside the spa. 

Then we walked on to see the Royal Promenade...

...first viewed from the deck above.

Those are ticker-style signs there in blue just above the ON-AIR sign. ON-AIR is the ship's television studio.

I leaned over a rail to get this picture of a spiral staircase.  What a fascinating design!

 This is where Diamond Members meet.  Diamond Members are frequent Royal Caribbean cruisers who earn special benefits by being Loyal to Royal.

 How about that!  Starbucks is here, too.  If you didn't know you were on a ship, this would look like a modern shopping center.

 The theater is beautifully designed so that the views are excellent from everywhere in the house.

 Looking up in the Royal Promenade, we can see balconies overlooking the action from many decks above.

 There are plenty of intimate bars, restaurants, and hideaways.

 I still have a few more pictures of Allure of the Seas to come.  This is one GORGEOUS ship!

All the best,

 Lois

Allure of the Seas - Central Park

Good morning,

I took today's pictures in one of the beautiful public areas aboard Allure of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship.

All along the edges of the Central Park area are restaurants and shops.

This is one of the specialty restaurants, Chops Grille.

Overlooking Central Park are staterooms where you can enjoy your coffee and watch the activity below.

Or, you can enjoy that coffee or another drink at the park.

In addition to the beautiful garden, there is lovely artwork.

 I took these pictures on a port day when there were very few people here in Central Park.

It would be impossible to visit all of these places and eat in all of these restaurants on only one seven day cruise.

We had to remind ourselves that we are on board a ship!  How beautiful!

Enjoy,

Lois

Christmas on the Royal Promenade

Good morning,

Christmas is celebrated in style aboard Freedom of the Seas.

I took this picture in the morning when very few people were around.

A little later, look who showed up!  :))

Enjoy,

Lois

Roses, More Roses, and Chocolate Cake!

Good morning,

I hope I don't bore you with pictures of roses.  When we get them, I just have to take pictures.  I want to be able to look at them whenever I want to see them and know they won't last forever.

The first two images are one bouquet...

...the rest of these rose images are of a different bouquet.

These are surely some of Mother Nature's masterpieces.

 And, finally, CAKE!  Another day we enjoyed a birthday pizza and cake party with a friend. 

Roses, pizza,and chocolate cake are ALL good.  ;)

Enjoy,
Lois