Family Cruise April 6-13, 2013

What began as a "girls' getaway" sometime last fall, morphed into a Bourque Family cruise in the Caribbean on the very new Celebrity ship, Reflection. We all met up in Miami on Friday night, April 5th, staying at the Downtown Courtyard Marriott. Pat and I wandered over to Bayside to have a late dinner at an Italian restaurant there. The next morning we took a taxi to South Beach and with the help of TripAdvisor on Steph's iPhone, found a great brunch place called Yardbird Southern Table and Bar. Good advice on a blackboard in the café:




Jen and Steph ready for brunch!




Our ship:








Pat in our stateroom, Aqua Class 1508:




Ship views: The Persian Garden with heated lounge chairs and spa music!




Living tree in the main foyer by the elevators:




The Library and Hideaway for peaceful reading:




Find Jen in the oversized lawnchair!




View from our suite leaving Miami:




Arrival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday afternoon, April 8th:




We visited Old San Juan with our P&G friends, Kristin and Pancho, and their two girls, Gabriella and Rebecca:




Fort San Cristobel:



















The Church in San Juan:




Pancho, Jen, Steph, Rebecca, Kristin and Gabriella in Old San Juan




Jen by a totem pole




San Felipe del Morro:




Lighthouse El Morro:




Inside Fort San Felipe:



Kristin's favourite statue in Old San Juan:




Walls of Old San Juan:




Sisters!




Workaholics...thank you Mr. Blackberry!




Fountain in Old San Juan:




Fun at dinner La Vaca Brava!




Farewell to San Juan: Jen, Kathie, Steph (top); Pat, Rebecca and Gabriella (bottom)



The ship left port about 10 p.m. for St. Maarten, Dutch Antilles...stay tuned for more cruise posts!

Location:Miami-San Juan-St. Maarten-St. Thomas-Miami