So, we did the Cruise thing. My family and I, along with some friends went on a cruise to 3 ports in the Caribbean. The cruise lasted for 7 days and was aboard the ship Carnival Dream.
Date(s): January 7, 2024. Album by Steven W Dugger. Photos by Steven W Dugger. 1 - 24 of 79 Total. 918 Visits.
1 The Family On the beach in Galveston, Texas the day before the Cruise begins, from the Left: Steven, Thu, Robert and Arthur.
2 Looking out to Sea Robert considering a future at sea... Or looking at sea gull poop. Hard to say.
3 Arthur strolling along the shore
4 USS Texas As we were leaving port, USS Texas in dry dock.
5 Dream's sister ship As we were leaving port we passed one of Carnival Dream's sister ships.
6 Seawolf Park This is a picture of Seawolf Park.
The ship is the WW2 Destroyer Escort USS Stewart, behind her is the submarine USS Cavalla.
Great Park to visit.
7 Yep, it's windy Once we got out to sea, the wind started picking up. The ship was going 20 knots to which you can add another 10 to 15 knot head wind. Makes for a really bad hair day.
8 Forward Lookout I'm not sure what they call this part of the ship, but it's just above the bridge. Behind Thu, looks like a remote video camera, used when they are trying to dock the ship.
9 Leisure Seating on Deck They had these comfy chairs to sit on while the ship's sea. We didn't spend much time on them though, cause the weather was too windy and cold.
10 Cafeteria Robert trying to enjoy his coffee while Thu is mugging the camera.
11 The Dream Atrium Thu looking out into the ships "Dream Atrium"
12 The Atrium is deep.... If you didn't already know, the Carnival Dream is a big girl. This shot emphasize how tall she is. And that floor down there? It's still above the waterline.
13 Cute Towel Folding Every morning our steward would clean our room and leave us a cute little folded towel animal.
14 Froggy Towel.
15 Our first Port, Costa Maya, Mexico No, sadly we did not have time to visit the giant Maya Water Park. If there was one issue with out cruise, it was the limited time we had in each port.
16 Mayan Priestess This was the beginning of our Mexican Experience Excursion.
17 A lovely Lady The lady in question is showing off a traditional dress.
18 Mayan Dance We were treated to a number of different dance performances by various ethnic groups from around Mexico.
19 A more contemporary dance Sorry I don't have more information about this. In addition to the dance performances, we had a chance to sample different drinks and foods. All of which were very good.
20 Time to appease the Gods. So, I offered up Arthur and Robert to be sacrificed.
21 Special Flower among the Daisies. Can you spot the one most important flowers in this bouquet?
22 Family Shot
23 Arthur
24 A Dream at night Carnival Dream lit up at night.
