Life on Board the Norwegian Sun

For two weeks this was our home:

And we had a lot of fun. 

Cruise Lines are well-known for their superb food and this ship was no exception.  Whether it be the buffet, the all-day ice cream bar, 24-hour room service, the Chocolate Buffet, or the many 5-star restaurants on board, we tried it all and loved it. 

It was Date Night every night thanks to the Kids' Club.  Of the 3,000 passengers on board only 30 were children so the girls enjoyed a lot of one-on-one attention from the Club Leaders.  If ever there was a spare moment, the girls were asking to go to Kids' Club.  Some of the staff even remembered our girls from the Meditteranean cruise we did last spring.

As part of the Kids Club, Amy & Emily were able to participate in many fun activities such as Super Hero Night,

Princess Night,

the Pirates' Treasure Hunt,and family pizza making. 

There was also the pajama party, movie night, Wii activities... Well, you get the idea.  There were plenty of great diversions for the kids.  And they loved the ice cream bar.

And when it finally got dark - about 11 pm in the northern Baltic Sea! - we would head back to our cozy room to see what new animal towel creation awaited us: 

Then some bedtime stories from the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale book we picked up in Copenhagen.

What about the adults?  Well, the onboard entertainment was great for us too. We enjoyed the live theater shows and were even chosen as contestants in a few of the game shows.  Our family won the Family Feud one night on a round about - get this - alcoholic beverages.  Everyone (including us) was surprised that a Mormon family could be so knowledgeable about something we've never experienced...

Matt also won "Who Wants to Be a Bazillionaire" and Lana had a pretty good run in "The Matching Game."  A few trivia games ate up some time during our sea days, and we even got some time in the pool (when the sun was shining).

Of course, there was the ice cream parlour too.  We went there a lot.

We even had some drama near the end of the cruise when a medical helicopter had to land on the top deck to carry away a sick passenger to a nearby hospital.  That was quite interesting.

We also made good use of the library and game room.  There's nothing quite like a friendly board game on a smooth day at sea.

And some ice cream.