Florida Vacation (Part 2 - The Cruise) - Key West

On the fourth day, our ship arrived to Key West.  It is a nice little island located at the very end of the long chain of islands called keys that start in Miami and end almost near Cuba.  Key West is considered the southernmost island of the continental USA.

Florida Vacation (Part 2 - The Cruise) - Formal Night

The second day was spent at sea.  The main events of the day were the Captain's dinner and a photo shoot. But these events were scheduled for the evening.  In the morning, after our breakfast, we sent the kids to daycare where they played games and did art and crafts.  My wife and I went to survey the ship.  We walked from floor to floor to see what's interesting on the ship.  We found the casino, several night clubs and cafe, a Duty Free store and an everything for $10 store.  The casino was filled with gamblers.  I guess the passengers payed so little for the cruise that they felt they had a lot of extra money to donate to the Carnival corporation.  And the corporation was taking everything it could get.

Florida Vacation (Part 1 - The Drive)

The two-week family vacation that included a five day/night cruise to the Bahamas and Key West, a day at Daytona Beach, and a week in Disney World had began on Sunday, November 7th.  That night we packed our car and headed south towards the sunny Florida.  900 miles or 1400 km to be exact. This was not the first time we were driving to Florida, so we had a game plan.  To make sure I would be able to drive all night I took an afternoon nap and told kids to be quiet or they would not be going on vacation.  They believed me.  :)