My Caribbean Cruise

Last week my husband and I took a seven day cruise on the Carnival Conquest. Carnival’s main advertisement logo is “Carnival Fun Ships”, and now I know why. There are so many activities on the ship to take part in. The crew is definitely there to ensure you have a great time. I could get used to being waited on. All in all we had an excellent vacation.

Our ship took off from Galveston, Texas, on Sunday afternoon. We had two days at sea before reaching any of our ports of call. During these days we played mini golf, gambled at the casino and laid in the sun. There was always something to do. We watched an ice carver take a huge block of ice and make a flamingo out of it.

Our first port of call was Montego Bay, Jamaica. We took a three hour bus tour of the island. The island of Jamaica is beautiful. The tour took us through many towns or parishes as they call them. We stopped at a small craft market. All of the Jamaicans were so happy that Americans were there to purchase their goods. I bought some really neat wood carvings and some hand-crafted jewelry. Before we left the island we had a chance to stop at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville.

The next day we were supposed to go to the Grand Caymans. The island doesn’t have a dock for the ships to come into, so they use small tender boats to come and pick you up from the ship. Between the weather and the rough waters that day we weren’t allowed to go in. It was too dangerous for the tenders to come out. The crew really stepped it up that day, knowing how everyone wanted to go on land.

Cozumel, Mexico was our last port of call. I had visited Cozumel three years ago right after the hurricanes went through. The island looks as though it had been through the hurricane. It is a beautiful island with its white sandy beaches and palm trees. The water is so blue and clear we could watch the fish swim around. We had nine hours to enjoy the island.

Saturday was our last day on the ship. It was a gorgeous day at sea. The water was calmer than it had been the whole trip. After laying and enjoying the sun all day we finished our trip up with a nice dinner at the steak house. The food was great and so was the service. I recommend a Carnival Cruise to anyone who wants to have an enjoyable vacation.