This is my birthday cruise and I will turn 60 on Nov.18 out on the water. Look to see if anyone else will be on this cruise.    Mimi

 My husband I will be on this cruise. We are really looking forward to celebrating our 20th anniversary, my 40th birthday, and my college graduation(which were all in April) and his 55th birthday which was in June. This will be our first cruise and it can't get here fast enough. I'm having to resist the urge to start packing but I'm not going to be able to reisit much long. But I will only pack things I don't use or have bought special for the cruise. LOL

   Hi Tami and welcome. I hope this cruise will be everything you are looking for in a cruise. I love to cruise, and if I had the money I would do it once a month. LOL   I have washed a lot of the things I had on my May 31 cruise, and will iron and repack them. Go for it and you will see how fast the time pass by.  I love this ship and this will be my second time on her. When we set sail she will have only been out of dry dock a little over a month.  Mimi

 I don't see how it can't be anything but good. It'll be the first of many cruises, no kids, animals or work but best of all I get my husband all to myself for 5 whole days.

As a bonus we are going to do the autoprogreso tour to get to see the pink flamingos. I love pink flamingos and I get to see them in the WILD. I am so hyped.

Please tell me more about rhe pink flamingo tour sounds like something I would love to see and take pictures of. Once you have been on a cruise you will want to go again and again.    Mimi

 I don't know a lot about it but the idea of getting to see pink flamigos and other birds excites us. We are bird watchers here at home and love nature. Here is the link to it I don't see where carnival offers the same tour. www.autoprogreso.com/trips.html.htm

From what I've read it's only a 2 to 3 hour tour which is plenty long enough for us since it's not a carnival tour. LOL don't want to be left behind. We are also thinking of doing the $2 bus tour of the city I read it's only about 20 minutes long. That should leave us plenty of time for a little shopping.

We can't figure out what to do in Cozumel. Thinking of doing the  Chankanaab tour there, but don't know for sure yet.

Tami, the ship will sail without you if you are late. I have seen people running to catch the ship, so please what ever you do be early or on time. We always come back early go to the back of the ship and watch the fun happen it is so funny some have shopped to much and some have had a little to much to drink. Late and trying to run and catch the ship. The ship has set sail and people have been left behind. The ship gives you a time to be back and some people just end up getting left.  I will go to the link and look up the info. We took the city tour for $2 it was ok something to do.    Mimi

 Mimi ya I've read about the ship leaving without passengers. LOL I've even watched youtube videos of it.  We plan to be on the ship at least an hour and half before time to sail. We got out passports Saturaday and I got the funpass filled out and printed and all put in to my cruise folder I have. LOL I'm trying to be organized, trying but don't know how well that will go. I'm making lists of stuff we will need that I need to buy and lists of what we have that will need to be packed. I'll probably start packing when oldest son leaves for college on the 28th of this month.

It looks like for now that you and I are the only ones on this board that are going on this sailing. I hope more people come along and join in.

 Mimi I've read alot about people being left behind LOL I've even watched videos on youtube. We plan to be back on the ship at least an hour and half before sail time.  We love people watching and that should afford some great people watching time.  I'm getting so excited about the cruise.  As soon as I get DS1 off to college I'm probably going to start packing. I've got my lists of what I need to shop for and my list of what I have that I will eventually pack.

It looks like you and I are the only ones on the board right now that are going to be on this cruise. I hope more people will join the disscussion. 

 Tami, go on line and click on find a cruise on Carnival and the price for our cruise has gone down twice and I have gotten it both times. The price is now $299.00, I paid $339.00.  The first price drop got me down to $329.00 down from the $339.00.  Now I'm down from the $329.00 to $299.00.  Try and get the lower price call Carnival and reguest the lower price, if you can not get it on line for some reason.  I will start to pack in Oct.      Mimi

So far for me the price has only gone down $6 pp but hey it's a drop in price.

WooHoo we're in the double digits.

WOOHOO double digits at last. I will reguest $1.00 if that is all it goes down too. I try and get every price drop I can, and then upgrade my cabin.  I always book inside for the lower price and upgrade to ocean view. I did it in May and ended up with an ocean view by the time we set sail. Keep looking, it will pay off in the long run.    Mimi

 Down to 72 days at last. I have now gotten the lower price drop three times now. I am now just waiting to start packing and jump in the car and head to Galveston. When we leave out on the Ecstasy she  will have just come out of dry dock. Looking to see all the improvement , and try the water slide. LOL       Mimi

  52 days and counting. Will start to pack on Oct. 1.            Mimi