This was our 10th Carnival Cruise which entitled us to Platinum status. This gave us priority boarding at embarkation and at the tenders for shore trips. They also gave us complimentary canapes one night. We each had several sheets of personalized stationary in platinum. The pursers desk also gave us recognition which was nice.

The cruise was terrific. We stopped at Grand Cayman Island where I took a cab to the Colony Beach Hotel at Seven Mile Beach. I had purchased a Beach Break from the ship for $23 and found that I could have bought the same package at the entrance to the beach for $15.

The next port was Cozumel where we now had to tender out quite a distance because of the extensive damage to the dock by hurricane Wilma in Oct. 2005. It was interesting to go ashore and see the extent of the damage first hand. Read more