Edit: Apologies! I went to schedule the post for Friday morning as I will be out of town that day and I posted it for Thursday morning instead! No worries and we'll have #MarketFriday per our regular schedule.
Are you ready? Life preservers packed? Let's go!!
The first time I saw a car parked on the promenade of a ship, I couldn't believe my eyes. Why? Well, it does make a nice addition to the photo ops around and quite nice to be sure. No, I didn't. If I wasn't driving it, I wasn't faking it. To be clear, the promenade is the wide boulevard or main walkway where people stroll. It is usually the widest part of the ship, as far as boardwalks.
And even if this wasn't the Swarovski Crystal staircase that they had on the MSC Cruiselines, it is beautiful.
But first, a flower. Always a flower.
May I gaze upon you, always and a day?
There are cooking classes at many different times during the cruises. They try to please every person's wants and needs. You can learn to make sushi, decorate cakes and many other delectable delicacies. If you are lucky, you get selected from the audience and get an up-close and personal demonstration.
But, then again...
Sometimes everyone is part of the class. It depends on what they are doing, such as sushi! Everyone gets to make their own roll!
They brought me to places where palm rule supreme, throwing a coconut or two my way. The epitome of tropical paradise. Yes, please.
Alices' Wonderland is an eclectic restaurant with exotic tastes. Here is a sample of the Menu:
FIRE - Emanating wonderful warmth
Buffalo Chicken Eggs
Smoke, blue cheese & hot sauce
Shrimp Kataifi
Crispy crumb, scotch bonnet
Wonton Soup
Jelly, noodles
SEA - Oceanic inspirations from the tide of the imagination
Liquid Lobster
Bone marrow & caviar
Halibut cooked in clear paper
Mushrooms, potato & bacon
Branzino in Crispy Bread
Tamarind spice emulsion
Here!
And here. All sorts of beautiful spaces created to bask in its peaceful surroundings.
CUE THE MUSIC MAESTRO!!
CUE THE MUSIC MAESTRO!!
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We'll let Lorde sing about Royal. I probably could have chosen better, but, I couldn't resist the urge to pair Lorde's song Royals with Royal Caribbean.
How to Participate:
- Take pictures! Be creative (or not)
- Tell us a little bit about the market, what brought you here?
- Post the picture(s)
- Don’t forget to hashtag it! #MarketFriday by @dswigle
- Drop the link to your post here so I can easily find them
It is always interesting to see the different markets around the globe! C’mon! Show me your market shots! I eagerly await them! 
And just like that, this post is over. From beginning to end, I'll do it again, probably tomorrow. Have an amazing day! Do something fabulous!💖 I also want to take a moment to thank you for participating or reading #MarketFriday! I hope you enjoyed your virtual cruise! If you haven't tried it already, join the tag and have some fun with it! 
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Thank you for visiting my post 💖 Because of you, I come back to post, again and again, Some days, it is not as easy to see, how wonderful our world really is. Kindness counts. Wherever you go, whatever you do. 
they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"warsan shire
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