I always make it a point, upon returning from a cruise, to send my comments to the cruise line and let them know what I thought. Id also like to contribute my comments to Cruise Critic. My husband and I took a mini cruise to Mexico, round trip from San Diego, on Carnival Spirit in April, 2003. As a Christmas gift to some friends and relatives, we also purchased 5 other cabins. Unfortunately, a relative had to cancel at the last minute due to a serious health problem, but the rest of us went. It took until the first of July to get reimbursed for the cruise from the insurance company.

To begin, my husband and I are nearing retirement and have discovered we enjoy cruising. Even though weve taken other cruises before, for the past four years, we have made it a point to take a cruise a year. Our first cruise was on Carnival for our 30th anniversary, and we were very disappointed. Until this cruise, we didnt think we would cruise on Carnival again. Our second was on Holland America, which was excellent. Our third was Royal Caribbean, which was a disappointment, other than the great stateroom we had.

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