Cozumel

The final port is Cozumel. It is also so hot!! We decided to go helmet diving. It was unbelievable. We went down around 35 feet with helmet that weighed about 70 lbs. each. We held a starfish, a sea crab, and an octopus. It pushed us to look into scuba now. We puttered around in some shops and headed back to the ship for lunch and a cool down. What an amazing time! The next day we were at sea all day and the following day home. This was one fabulous week. What a great way to spend our 2nd anniversary! Our server presented us with a piece of cake at dinner. The tradition is to kiss while the guests and staff sings "Happy Anniversary". Watch the video to see us helmet diving.

Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman is the second port on the cruise. It is a quite exspensive place. There is a Ritz Carlton that is booked for the next 5 years at $800 a night for the cheapest room. Condos start at 2.9 million. Of course, Bill Gates and Michael Jackson own one. Our highlight of the island was sailing and swimming and feeding stingrays. I was a little timid, but enjoyed holding them. Clark loved it all!!! We had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe and shopped in the Harley store. It is quite an experienced getting tot he island since there is no dock and each passenger has to be tender in from the sea. About 200 people fit on the one of the boats. The island is so beautiful and worth the trip.

formal night

There are 2 formal nights on the cruise. The red is the first formal night and the black is the second. On the first formal night, there is a captain's cocktail party prior to the dinner. Also on Saturday night prior to dinner, we were invited to the private party for past guests. We really enjoy the formal nights.

Jamaica

We arrived to JA on July 9. Our destination was to sail, snorkle and spend time on Doctor's Cave Beach. Not much shopping here. The downtown area is not always safe. We also swam out to the trampoline and jumped off to swim back in about 20-25 feet water. We had an awesome time and loved the sail on the catamaran. We did shop in the immigration terminal. We had some friends deserving on the rum from Jamaica.

The Conquest

We had a balcony room on the 10 deck and had the same room as last year. This is our room and various pics of the ship. Clark was in the harry chest contest and received a carnival metal. We also participated in a walk to support breast cancer. There is so much to do and we by all means didn't do it all. We were there to relax. If you have never been, it is a must do.

We're back!

I finally have time to sit down and post! Our first stop was Galveston, TX. We arrived on July 5, and stayed at Hotel Galvez Resort and walked along the seawall and stopped at The Spot which has a webcam on Galveston's web page and Captain Jack's. The second pic is in the restaurant of Galvez for breakfast on Sunday before departing for the ship.