I have cruised out of New Orleans.  It's a nice port, but not as nice as Mobile to me.  If you are serious about flying in and cruising out of Mobile, check the airport in Gulfport, MS.  It's less than an hour from Gulport to Mobile.  We usually spend the night at one of the casinos in Gulfport/Biloxi before we leave ...

Hi from Mississippi!  We feel your pain in losing the Elation to Mobile, but we are excited about her coming.  The Fantasy will be with us for awhile and we plan on sailing her while she is here.  I know how it feels when a ship you love leaves.  We just loved the Holiday.....even though we have sailed the big girls....she was ...

We are in Mississippi and got some wind/rain from Ida.  It wasn't bad here, but I think Mobile and Alabama in general got it much worse.  I see they delayed the sailing of the Fantasy until tomorrow.  She was supposed to leave today for 6 days.  Bummer for those on her first sailing out of Mobile.  They are having to ...

Oh great, more kids!  As for clothing, who knows...lol.  It may be 70 or 40 in Mobile at Christmas.  In Mexico, it will be warm.  I am bringing slacks and capris, long and short sleeve shirts....probably a wind breaker or light sweater for the deck at night.  I found the cutest little trees for our cabins at Dollar General ...

Depending on their ages, there is plenty to do.  Club O2 caters up to age 17.  My son enjoyed it and won a medal in a Texas Hold'em tournament they had one night.  They also went to the arcade and just hung out around the pool with friends they had made on the ship.  I give mine walkie talkies to keep in touch with ...

Hi, we are sailing the Fantasy December 24th out of Mobile.  It will be me and my best friend along with kids ages 25, 21, 19, 17 and 15.  My hubby is  a drilling consultant offshore and cannot be with us for this trip.  There are several posts under Fantasy of other people going with us.  The ship is decorated for the ...

Please say "Goodbye" to the ole gal for me!  We will surely miss her.

With kids that age, I would definately check into either the dolphin swim or stingray swim.  Both are great and the kids would love it!  I haven't sailed at Christmas before, but I feel like there will be special things offered on Christmas Day....from food to activities. 

The woman working the floor that day was just as excited as we were!  I had my picture taken next to the machine with 10..$100 bills!