In February of 1999 we took our first cruise in the Western Caribbean aboard the brand new Princess Lines, Sea Princess. It is a Mega Liner over 70,000 gross Tonnes with everything you could ever want. Our cruise took us to Princess Cays (Princess' private island), Jamaica, Grand Cayman & Cozumel.

Our first stop for a beach party on Princess Cays!

This is a view from our balcony of the tender taking passengers to Princess Cays.

Playing Volleyball at the beach party on Princess Cays.

One of our favorite ports was Grand Cayman. It was a beautiful Island with friendly people, great shops and plenty of places to find wonderful food and ice cold drinks. While on the island we took a trip to "Stingray Bay", where you can swim and pet the sea rays!

Four miles from shore on a sand bar, petting the sea rays.

The Sea Princess had so many great things to offer. On the sea days when we weren't in a port, we explored the ship and enjoyed swimming and getting lots of sun. We met a great group of couples from Chicago, Illinois that we spent a lot of time at the aft deck bar with.

Judd enjoying an afternoon drink with the guys from Chicago!

For those of you who have never been on a cruise ship, the big ships offer every type of entertainment you can imagine. We especially enjoyed the pools and Jacuzzis. The Sea Princess which is considered a large cruise ship, has 3 pools and 5 whirlpools. Plenty of room to enjoy the outside.

The pool and Jacuzzi area on the aft deck.

Eating is one of the serious pleasures of a cruise and Princess makes sure your can enjoy it 24 hours a day. There are two main dining rooms, a patisserie (for cappuccino/espresso coffees and pastries), a wine/caviar bar, and a pizzeria. With all that there is also the Horizon Buffet that is open 24 hours a day. Plenty of places for the 2,250 passengers when the ship is full.

We especially enjoy getting dressed up for dinner each night and having a regular service staff to help our table enjoy a great dining experience. Princess is implementing a new program called "Personal Choice Dining". this will allow cruisers to eat at different places and times each night. We are not so sure that will be a good thing. Part of the dining experience we enjoy so much is having the same wait staff and group to eat with each night.

Our Dinner Table on The Sea Princess.

All in all our first cruise on the Sea Princess hooked us and started something I am sure will continue for years and years. What a great vacation!