A white (sand) Christmas on Eagle Beach. Aruba

We got an early start today, and after a wonderful breakfast, including eggnog, in the dining room, and lots of Merry Christmas hugs with crew we've gotten to know so well, we walked off the ship and almost immediately on to a #10 bus to the beach. I had emailed Arubus a couple of months ago to see if they would be operating on Christmas, and was glad to hear that they would.
Within a couple of hours, this beach was filled with locals and families staying on Aruba for the holidays. It was a perfect day, because the air was hot (88F), but the occasional clouds made it bearable.

Day 48- Merry Christmas from Aruba!!

We have awakened to a beautifully sunny day in Aruba. Merry Christmas to all our friends and family!
The first photo was taken yesterday on Bonaire. The second- instead of a pillow chocolate last night when our beds were turned down, we received a Christmas stocking filled with candy.
We are taking a bus to Eagle Beach today, where we had so much fun playing in the waves last month. It should be a memorable Christmas Day!

Christmas Eve dance special

Our chosen entertainment for this evening was a comedian in the Princess Theater, but his show was kicked off with a holiday dance by the Emerald Princess dancers. Their costumes were really cute!

After the show, there was singalong caroling in the Piazza. There was an interdenominational service at midnight in the Princess Theater, but we didn't make it. Instead, we'll attend Christmas Day Mass tomorrow at 5pm as we sail from Aruba.

Two ships, pirate and cruise, on Christmas Eve

Sunset: Day 47 - Christmas Eve

After our walk, we came back on the ship about 3pm and immediately made our way to a hot tub. By then, the sun seemed to be out for good, and we enjoyed a long soak while watching the Bonaire waterfront from the ship.
We had to put together a plan for the evening that would allow us to fit in everything we wanted to do on our very first Christmas Eve on a cruise ship. So we went to dinner as soon as the dining room opened at 5:30pm, had just the entree, and then walked off the ship for some beautiful sunset photos from shore. We weren't sailing from Bonaire until 7pm, so we had a chance to also get some photos of the ship with all its lights on.