Our cabin was on Deck 10.  It was in a very quiet area.  Our steward, Magesh, is probably the best attendant we’ve had anywhere (15+ cruises), and really made the vacation special.  We asked for robes, which were then provided.  The appetizers showed up every afternoon, along with a bowl of strawberries.

Walked about 20 minutes from the ship to the tour location.  Group was split into two groups.  Our guide was very informative and really loves New Orleans.  Afterwards, gave us some restaurant advice and information to help locate ancestral homes.  Fun time.

This was billed as a dolphin encounter, which means you stand in the water and touch the dolphin as it goes by doing a number of moves, and being told about the dolphins.  After about 40 minutes, you can go have lunch & drinks at a buffet, or make use of the other park facilities.  Transportation was included.  In retrospect, swimming with the dolphins would have been much more fun.

Had a bit of a walk to the office to meet the tour.  Bussed to the ruins.  Personable guide told us the history and culture, and showed us around the site.  Good trip.

Tour guide was waiting for us when we got off the tender. Nice catamaran. Visited two snorkeling sites-one with stingrays; saw lots of fish and coral.  We took our own masks and snorkels, but used their fins.  Very enjoyable day.  We, and our equipment, were rinsed when returning to the boat after the last snorkel.  Very pleasant trip.

Lots to do here, but this time came the night before our cruise.  Went to a local Cuban restaurant for dinner. 
Cruise port is close by.

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Late evenings were more fun on this cruise than I’ve had on any of our nine Celebrity cruises.The Cruise Critic members provided a lot of Mardi Gras revelry on the ship.

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Great way to see Mardi Gras

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