The Mayan ruins of San Gervasio on the Island of Cozumel are small but significant. San Gervasio was home to an important religious center where Mayans would come to worship Ix Chel who was known as the goddess of fertility. That made the Island of Cozumel and San Gervasio…
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Good morning! Today is a sea day but not your normal sea day. We’re meeting up with six other ships to celebrate Carnival’s 50th birthday. This is the lido deck camera on the TV.
We are approaching Cancun. The meetup is going to happen south of here between Cozumel and…
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Good morning! I’m out on one of the forward decks. It’s pretty windy out here so I’m not going over to the railing.Â
Today is a sea day. We are currently in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. We are making our way to meet other Carnival ships off…
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When we left off last time I had made it to the lido deck first.
I don’t know why the pool water looks green from this angle. If you look at it from upstairs it looks blue. It must be something with the tile in the pool.
First things first I…
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A few years ago I had a New Orleans Barhop that was mostly focused on historic bars in the downtown and French Quarter areas. I also covered a lot of bars in New Orleans: Frenchman Street. This is a totally unplanned barhop that starts in the Irish Channel for…
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I am staying at the Magnolia Mansion in Garden District of New Orleans. Today we’re going to look at some of the historic houses and buildings in the Garden District and eat some food. Fortunately it’s crawfish season!
I have my car parked at the Mansion but for the most…
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The Magnolia Mansion is a 150-year old mansion that now serves as a hotel just one block from the St. Charles streetcar line in the Garden District of New Orleans. The hotel offers free parking and onsite entertainment for guests on Thursday nights.
Booking
When I first booked at Magnolia Mansion,…
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Booking
This cruise was booked two years ago when the Sailabration cruises were first announced. I definitely wanted this one to be a cruise I could drive to and the Galveston cruises were considerably more expensive than New Orleans. The 5-day Breeze at the time was almost as much as…
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Mahogany Bay is a Carnival owned cruise port on the island of Roatan in Honduras. The cruise port has bars, restaurants, retail shopping, and a free beach with some extras you can pay for.
Beach
Let’s start with the main reason people like to stop at Mahogany Bay: The Beach.
There are…
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