Okay, so the title says it all - goodbye.

In all seriousness, it doesn’t even come close. It’s just that we experienced so many wonderful people and events on our recent Carnival Miracle cruise to Mexico, there just aren’t enough superlatives in the English language to properly describe how great it was. Let’s start with the weather.

We have made this particular cruise journey about 20 times. In all those experiences, we had bad weather either coming or going, or the temperatures in Mexico were either too hot, or too bloody hot. This time, the sun was out every single day, the sea air was shirt-sleeve comfortable, and not a single drop of rain hit our bodies. As a result, the seas were clear and glass-smooth, and anything swimming above or below was readily available for ogling with the naked eye. There – for the more prurient, I just used “naked” in my review. We saw turtles skimming by our ship in the open ocean, and dolphins and sea birds diving for their frequent meals. And we saw whales – unbelievable numbers of whales. Read more