My family and I decided to take a cruise together. I've gone in the past with my husband and once with my nephew but this time would be different. . . different ports and with two additional family members; my over the top brother and nervous wreck sister!

My sister left her yorkie at Bone Voyage - a pet resort that took VERY good quality care of her dog that is located along the way to the terminal on Harborside. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND using them if you are in need of a pet sitter. My sister is typically a nervous wreck and doesn't like anyone to watch her dog unless it's family. She took a chance and LOVED LOVED LOVED every bit of the experience. She got pics of her dog and constant updates on demand. It was awesome.

We went aboard the Carnival Magic for 7 nights of wonder. We stopped at Roatan, Belize and Cozumel. We live fairly close to Galveston so the ride and park was an option we chose to go with. We used the Discount Cruise Parking located on about 80th and Harborside Drive where the shuttles packed our luggage on board and away we went to the terminal. We had used this lot before so we were able to book online ahead of time and use the discount code to save an additional $5~! Since we lived so close to Galveston, my husband (who is always so laid back that he is LATE to every event - even our wedding but we won't go there...) decided that since there was a delay on the ship due to fog that we would leave a little later than usual. Well the departing time was set for 5pm and we arrived at the parking lot at 4:45pm!! Yep, the last ones on the lot and it felt as if we were the last ones to board the ship but there were a few others behind us. I must say, it was easy boarding and going through security~! no wait AT ALL!!! But the adrenaline rush of being late kept us going. Of course, it kept me a little frustrated but ah well we made it! Read more