First Daugherty Cruise

In January, Erin and I took the kids to Florida for a cruise on the Ruby Princess. Erin's friends, Stephanie & Brandon, chose to get married on the cruise. Erin was the Matron of Honor and Zoë was one of the fan girls. We were gone January 2-10. the only way we survived was because Beth and Ralph came along for the ride.

We left from Fort Lauderdale/Port Everglades on Saturday, January 2. We spent all day Sunday at sea, on our way to Jamaica.

RUBY PRINCESS FIRST DAY PHOTO ALBUM

In Jamaica, some of use went to Mystic Mountain to climb Dunn's River Falls and ride Jamaican Bobsleds. The bobsleds were really fun. Later that night, I watched Ohio State lose in the Fiesta Bowl with a bunch of drunk Ohioans.

JAMAICA EXCURSION PHOTO ALBUM

The next day we woke up on Grand Cayman. Stephanie and Brandon wanted to get married on the beach. This is where the two girls were fan girls.

STEPHANIE AND BRANDON'S WEDDING ON GRAND CAYMAN PHOTO ALBUM

After the wedding, we went to the Boatswain's Beach Turtle Farm and walked around town. Grand Cayman is much nicer than Jamaica, and it was our favorite stop. The next day, we arrived in Cozumel, Mexico. The Daugherty's decided to spend the day at an all-inclusive beach resort, and it was relaxing.

GRAND CAYMAN AFTER THE WEDDING PHOTO ALBUM

The next day (Thursday) was the "real" wedding on the ship. The Captain of the Ruby Princess performed the wedding ceremony in the ship's chapel. The wedding reception was that evening. Erin asked the Captain "So, who's driving the boat?" "Someone else. It's OK"

Stephanie asked: "So what kind of gas mileage do you get on this thing?" "I have no idea"

SHIP WEDDING AND RECEPTION PHOTO ALBUM

The last day was on Friday and we went to the Princess Cays, a private beach resort owned by Princess in the Bahamas.

PRINCESS CAYS BAHAMAS PHOTO ALBUM

You can relive our experiences by viewing these six photo albums.