We woke up Christmas morning, and as usual, headed upstairs to the Windjammer Cafe for the breakfast buffet. After breakfast we made our way to the main lobby of the ship where Santa Claus was said to pay a visit. The captain did a great job of making announcements all morning about "strange sightings" at first, and then "confirmation" that it was Santa and his sleigh coming up on the radar and that finally Santa had been in touch with the bridge and informed Captain Mishelle that he'd be stopping by to deliver some gifts to the good boys and girls on the Serenade of the Seas.
This isn't the best pictures, but I like it because I think I look thinner than I am! After waiting in a crowded lobby for about 1/2 and hour we were finally up next to see Santa!
Here is Mario with Santa. His gift was a hooded Royal Caribbean Adventure Island sweatshirt.
Frankie was a little more nervous to talk to Santa but still excited to get a gift! He got a hooded towel.
After seeing Santa, going back to the stateroom to open and put away the gifts, we headed off the ship to meet the rest of the family and go to the beach.
The two beach buddies - Frankie and Anna.
Beni and I enjoying a dip in the warm, clear waters of Barbados.
Beni, his sister Mary (at least her knees), my brother-in-law Giovanni, my father-in-law and I (I'm on the lounge chair facing the sun, not the camera) near our palm leaf umbrella.
Three generations of Manzella men - Beni, Mario and Nonno Mario.
Beni, his dad and his sister, Mary.
Me, Frankie, Nonno Mario, Anna and Mario.
The beach.
The beach from another angle. The girl in the lounge chair in the foreground ended up fainting from heat exposure. It was a little scary but she was fine.
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