The only thing we had planned for this day was the zipline, called Dragon's Breath. Sadly, we had to put everything in a locker before we went on the zipline, including our phones so we didn't get any pictures of videos of it. I'll put a link down below to a video on Youtube someone else took of this awesome experience.
I absolutely loved it every time we got on and off the ship because it gave me another chance to marvel at the incredible size and beautiful lines of the Allure of the Seas. I don't know if there's a more beautiful cruise liner in the world!
After a quick selfie, we set out to find a couple good beach chairs to claim for the day.
It didn't take us long to find this awesome spot under a shade tree, just a few steps away from the beach.
If you look carefully, you can see the zipline running from right to left above the water, just off the beach. The zipline starts way up high on a hill, 500 feet above seas level, and sends "flyers" soaring 2,600 feet down across a bay at speeds upwards of 50 mph.
We spent all morning parked on our beach chairs, reading, enjoyed all the people watching, took a few dips in the ocean, had a nice free bbq lunch and finally set out on our zipline adventure!
Here is a link to a video of the zipline!
https://youtu.be/BbGC4ixVK0k?t=51s
Although the ship wasn't leaving until 5:30 or 6, we were pretty well spent as were most others by about 3:30, so we headed back onboard. Interestingly, the ship ended up leaving a bit early this day, as everyone must have had the same idea we did.
Our last day on the cruise was spent at sea, sailing back towards the eastern coast of Florida. Our last day was pretty leisurely, as most every other day had been to that point!
I entered another ping pong tournament,
The ship has a zipline of its own that runs diagonally about 90 feet above the Boardwalk, and Heather had to make sure she rode that before the cruise was done!
We spent some more time on the top deck enjoying the gorgeous weather,
Enjoyed free champagne at the last art auction of the cruise and ALMOST walked away spending way too much money on a beautiful piece of art.
And made sure to enjoy the wonderful sight of the ocean drifting on by our awesome stateroom window.
As far as vacations goes, this was easily one of the best of either of our lives so far, and was definitely the best anniversary trip we have had so far! Before we started this trip, we wondered if this would be our first and last time on a cruise ship. We both found this trip to be so much fun, that we're already wondering when we can squeeze in our next cruise! Royal Caribbean was fantastic, the ship was spectacular, and we couldn't have asked for a better way to celebrate 8 wonderful years of marriage!
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