Carnival Conquest 12/10/06 - 12/17/06

Background info on us: just myself (32) & DH (40) traveling together and we drove to Galveston from NE Missouri. Neither of us have ever cruised before. I booked our cruise in May 2006 with a Carnival PVP. We booked during a special and paid the 8A price for an automatic upgrade to an 8E. We were on deck 10 (Panorama) cabin 1039 on the starboard side.

We left on Friday, December 8 at approx 10 am for the 1000 mile trip to Galveston, TX The first day we drove 12 ½ hours which included 3 stops for gas/food/potty breaks. Our goal for the day was to get past Dallas, TX. We drove until 10:30 pm and stopped for the night in Ennis, TX (about 20 miles past Dallas). We drove just over 700 miles on this day. We stayed at the Ennis Inn just off the highway the cost was $55 for the night. It is not the greatest hotel but it served our purpose for a few hours sleep. Read more