Carnival Cruise Vacation 2016

On our way to Jacksonville to catch our ship!

Andrew, Karen, Nicholas after boarding.

Relaxing after getting on board and waiting for safety procedures.

Nicholas and Andrew checking it out!

Watching the barges as we go underway.

Andrew checking out his gifts left in the room from Mommy & Daddy.

All waiting on the safety procedures/lesson.

Our tug boat...

We were being guarded on our way out of port.

Checking out the sights as we come out of Jacksonville port.

Hanging out and watching the sights.

Checking out the sports deck. 

The main pool area.

Joe, Nicholas, Andrew and Karen having cold ones.

Our first family photo on board!

Penny, Nicholas, Andrew and Karen relaxing...

More views from the ship

Madeline, Andrew and Carly waiting for dinner.

Joni, Nana and Pap waiting on dinner.

Nicholas, Joe, Penny, Cameron, Charlie and Andrew waiting on dinner.

Andrew getting ready for bed;  looks wide awake to me though.

A sunset from the Carnival ship Elation.

The boy and Karen riding the elevator watching out the window.

Everybody checking out all the different floors.

The boys found the game room on board the ship.

Andrew at the aft of the ship watching the blue water.

Our gathering point for everybody ussually.

Nicholas and Karen atop of the water slide.

A shot looking down from the top floor.

One of the kids shows; Cat in the Hat.

Andrew and Daddy watching The Cat in the Hat performance.

Karen & Penny.

The boys pose as we get under way.

Karen poses for a pic.

Nicholas and Cameron pose on the top of the ship.

Andrew and Cameron on the front of the ship up top.

Cameron, Andrew & Nicholas climb on the glass in front of the ship up top.

The boys walking past the putt putt course up top.

A shot of where all all gathered daily from the top.

Another shot of the pool and the ship.

Cameron, Andrew and Nicholas looking down at the blue water.

Andrew, Cameron and Nicholas pose on the side of the ship.

Penny, Joe, Carley, Madeline, Charlie & Cameron.

Sitting on the life jacket case Cameron, Andrew, Karen & Nicholas.

Cameron and Andrew.

Nicholas and Cameron share a tropical drink.

Towards the evening at the aft of the ship as Nicholas and Karen watch the water the ship is turning with Andrew.

A different pool towards the aft of the ship.

Karen, Andre, Nicholas and Madeline.

A sunset shot from the side of the ship.

Nicholas poses in a towel after swimming with the sunset in the aft of the ship.

A Half Moon Cay Island Carnival took us to.

People load up on the smaller boat to get taxied over to the island.

Pap, Nana, Joni, Charlie & Cameron at the bar waiting on an Island tour as Andrew checks things out.

Bahamas Flag at Half Moon Cay.

Andrew gets photo bombed on the beach with the Carnival Ship Elation in back ground.

Nicholas, Karen and Madeline in the water with Carnival ship and a tour boat.

Andrew, Madeline, Nicholas, Penny and Karen.

The boys playing in the sand.

The boys check out the sand with the waves coming in.

Andrew running on the beach.

Nicholas, Karen and Andrew walking the beach.  Andrew eyeing up the girls ahead of him.

The pirate ship bar on the beach.

Nicholas, Karen and Andrew pose in the water as waves crash the beach.

Andrew dancing to the music near the pirate bar.

Nicholas, Karen and Andrew with his face in the water near a fresh water spout.

Andrew walking down the water slide because it was too slow for him.

Nicholas using his feet, not enough water flow to move.

Nicholas going head first seemed to be a little faster.

A shot of the ship inside the Half Moon Cay.

Andrew checking out another slide.

Nicholas checking out another slide too.

Nicholas with a face full of water at the end of the slide.

Here comes Andrew!

Andrew and Nicholas swimming with Mommy watching.

The fresh water spout with Andrew getting splashed and Elation in the back ground.

The boys swimming with Elation in the back ground.

Karen, Andrew, Nicholas, Pap, Nana, Joni and Cameron on the boat back to the ship.

Cameron watching as we pull out of the loading portion of the island.

Some people taking the horse excursion on the beach at Half Moon Cay.

One of the boat taxiing people back and forth.

A shot from the ship of the pirate boat bar.

The boys watch Cameron playing a game.

Andrew poses as we get under way again.

Andrew, Karen and Nicholas on the side of the ship with Half Moon Cay in the back ground.

Our Family poses at Half Moon Cay.

The gathering after Half Moon Cay.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas

Karen looking out of one of the doorways from the side of the ship.

Penny Andrew & Cameron on the pool chairs near the pool.

Nassua

Nana, Nicholas, Andrew and Pap spot the Harley Davidson store from the deck of the ship.

Andrew, Karen & Nicholas pose on the side of our cruise ship.

Andrew, Daddy & Nicholas pose outside the ship.

A family pic at Nassau.

A pic of our boat.

A light house that we passed coming through.

Our ship at another direction.

Some of the water we were in at Nassau.

Nicholas gets in an over sized swing at a bar.

Andrew looking up at the frog at Senior Frog bar.

Andrew wanting to give the frog a high five.

Nicholas on a Harley as Andrew patiently awaits his turn to sit on the bike.

Andrew all smiles as he sits up on the motorcycle.

Both boys have a go on the bike.

Another shot at our boat.

A light house at Nassau.

Hotels at Nassau.

Nicholas waiting his turn to go down the water slide.

Nicholas going head first down the slide.

Karen, Andrew and Nicholas in the pool.

Andrew and Nicholas share a frozen drink.

Madeline drinking a frozen drink.

Karen & Penny.

Andrew and Nicholas sucking up a frozen drink.

Andrew gets a one time shot with Daddy to go down the water slide; since he was too little.

Andrew loving the slide with Daddy.

Another Carnival ship at dock in Nassau.

A lovely bird that ate off unattended plates at dinner.

Pap with Andrew and Karen.

Pap, Andrew, Joni, and Cameron belly up to one of the bars on the ship.

Pap and Andrew belly up at he same bar and it's called the Drama Bar

Another shot of the Elation Cruise ship at pool side that had a stage.

Andrew poses on the side with the life boats.

Mommy watches as Andrew performs on stage.

Nicholas got his face painted.

Another gathering of the Family.

Mommy and the boys pose at sunset.

Faust Family pose at sunset.

Heading back into Jacksonville, FL in morning.

Getting back on land with one final pic of the boys.

A sunrise in Jacksonville, FL coming back into port.

One evening coming back into our room these creatures were made up and left on our beds; A scorpion.

A bear.

A elephant.

Mommy & Andrew pose with Thing 1 and Thing 2.

Thing 1 Karen, Andrew and Thing 2.

Rob and Andrew posing with Dr. Seuss

Before boarding the ship...

Our last family photo on the cruise ship.

Nicholas and Andrew

Nicholas making a big splash off the diving board.

Andrew loves jumping off the diving board!

Nicholas, Andrew and Jordan floating around...



Nicholas, Andrew and Jordan hanging out in the pool.

Nicki & Chris

Boys are all tired out from our busy day off the ship and visiting at Chris & Nicki's