From: "Dr. Jesse Zedd" Date: Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:15:33 AM US/Eastern To: "Dr. Jesse Zedd" , david1 < Reply-To: "Dr. Jesse Zedd" CARNIVAL SHOULD GIVE US A FREE OR DISCOUNTED CRUISE FOR THIS REVIEW. Our 13 day vacation in April, 2004 was excellente. Please scroll through and have some fun. New Orleans is a strange city from the French Quarter, Bourbon St., Royal St., Cafe du Monde, Mother's, Aquarium, Riverwalk Mall, Bennigan's restaurant, the street cars, the ghosts and spirits tour, the city tour, beignettes, the smell of the French Quarter, a city that does not sleep--LET THE GOOD TIMES BEGIN-the City that never sleeps. People were walking around in shorts and t shirts in 55-65 degree weather. New Orleans is about 15 ft. below sea level. Bourbon Street was a trip. The hotel and food were excellent.
The cruise was fantastic on Carnivals largest ship, the Carnival Conquest which weighs 110,000 tons, cost 500 million to build, has 13 decks, a great show each night, excellent food either in the dining room or the grande buffet on the Cezanne/Lido Deck, and a travel log you can watch in your room. We were on the Empress Deck-Deck 7. Even the elevators talk to you. The ship makes a lot of money off bingo, 20 bucks for 3 cards, and the casino is nice, the Promenade Deck has shows, karaoke music, dancing, shops,etc. The pools and the whirlpools are terrific. We had a hairy man chest competition on the pool deck. One man looked like an Ape. The man that posed with the hairiest chest won. This was a riot.
Some of the shows were a little riske, X-rated comedy acts, audience participation etc.. One night they had two teams of 5 people from the audience come on stage and they had to take a 15 -20 feet chain and take it inside their top, down their body, through their pants and pass the chain to the next person. The team that finished first won.