We visited Montego Bay (and Ocho Rios) Jamaica, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, and my favorite port Cozumel, Mexico. It was hot...really hot, everywhere we docked.
My only disappointment was the Captain's Celebration (formally known as the Captain's Cocktail Party.") It was very dull and boring compared to what I am accustomed to, and I think Carnival should go back to the way it was - free cocktails and music. There was no music (how in the hell can you have a celebration without music) and they no longer serve free cocktails. Now you get a dollar discount (whoopee) off of your drinks.
We enjoyed all of the platinum perks (Priority Embarking, Debarking, & Tendering, Free Slot Tournament, Free Laundry Service, Galley Tour, and special gifts and treats in our cabin on most nights.) And since they still do have a free cocktail hour for Past Guest, I finally stopped pouting about the Captain's Party
Carnival continues to be our favorite cruise line (we've cruise Royal Caribbean, Princess, NCL and Disney). We are considering doing the the Alaskan Cruise next year, because everyone has told us it is great.
Cruise Tech
If you have every been on a cruise and tried to use the Internet, you know that the Internet at sea sucks. It is too expensive, and it is slow as the dickens. I really think that the cruise line should go back to a flat rate, which Carnival did have back in 2000. Cell phone service is now available at sea, but again very costly. So for the most part, I had my Droid
on 'Airplane Mode", and kept in touch with my family via e-mail. I took my netbook 
with me, and loaded a few movies to watch, but I really only checked my email once a day. Cruise Reads
I spent most of the day reading magazines (Ubuntu User, Real Simple
, and House Beautiful
), and I check out a book titled "Beggars in Spain
" by Nancy Kress from the ship's library and really enjoyed the read.So why Danke Schoen
? Well, the ship had something called "Carnival Radio", and I swear they must have played Danke Schoen by Wayne Newton a thousand times when I was on the Lido Deck. So Carnival, Danke Schoen from us to you for a fantastic cruise, we can't wait until next year when we do it all again!
