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A Tanning Salon on the High Seas

What’s a cruise vacation if you don’t have a tan to show off?

4 min readApr 7, 2025

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Standing on the top deck, as the cruise ship left Key West.
Author’s Image. Standing on the top deck, as the cruise ship left Key West.

The floating village

This was our second cruise after a hiatus of 14 years.
Although it was not a completely new experience, many memories from our first Bermuda cruise had faded over time.

So we were relative newbies in comparison to the countless seasoned cruisers onboard, some of who were on their 60th cruise! A 9-year-old had already been on 11 cruises in his teeny lifetime.

We set out on this cruise on March 15th with a lot of excitement. And, the experience did not let us down! It turned out to be an unforgettable vacation.

Sailing on the high seas is surely a one-of-a-kind experience.

It is being a part of a floating village like the ship we were on with 3,200 guests and 1,200 crew members on board. Eating together, and sharing space for a week, only to never see one another again.

Author’s Image. The cruise ship docked at a private island.
Author’s Image. The cruise ship docked at the private island- Perfect Day at Coco Cay.

Eat, drink, splash in the pool, lay out in the sun.. and repeat

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Stories of Dennett (Wildflower) & Ben (Weed) & Our Guests

Swaroopa Gadgil
Swaroopa Gadgil

Written by Swaroopa Gadgil

A Yoga Teacher, a Physical Therapist, an Artist, a Mother, a Music Lover, a Nature Lover and much more yet to be written. Creator of 18 coloring books on Amazon

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