In Jamaica, our first port, we went on the Appleton Estates Rum Factory tour. It was interesting, but the very long drive was tedious, and I don't think they took us on the quickest route. I think they routed us through a stopping point where they took some kickback for bringing their buses by, and it added a half hour onto our trip. Even so, the tour was interesting, and we were glad we went, but we wouldn't take others there in the future. 
The Jamaicans seem to understand how essential to their economy the tourism industry is, and they treated us politely and happily, even bringing a marching band to see the ship debarkation, but frankly, the place is very run down. My recommendation would be to stay in Montego Bay area with your tours, as the driving all over the island is very treacherous. 


Montego Bay

In Grand Cayman, we took the Best of Grand Cayman tour that lasted a few hours, just a drive around the island, stopped at the turtle farm where we got to pet some sea turtles, and on to Hell where they stopped in at a gift shop. This tour seems to be a run around Cayman just hitting gift shops, which is alright. I spent some money in the Tortuga Rum Cake Factory shop, of course, which is to die for. 
We ate in Jimmy Buffett's, which is right across the road and down a couple blocks from the port. I had the jerk chicken salad; it was AMAZING. It had spicy chicken on greens and small pieces of mango which offset the jerk spice with a little bit of sweet, served with a little bit of creamy peppercorn dressing. Mmmmm... My wife ate the Cheeseburger in Paradise, which she also enjoyed very much. And we had tropical drinks with our lunch, which were very good. 
We enjoyed Grand Cayman very much. It's expensive, but it's luxurious. 


Grand Cayman (Georgetown)

In Cozumel, we went for the Introduction to SCUBA Diving. It was AMAZING, and the most fun tour we took. Both of us are kind of busted up medically speaking, and the tanks were heavy, but the water was crystal clear, and we saw some unusual wildlife, like tropical lobsters, seahorses, tangs, all manner of fish. It was really great, exhausting, but well worth it, very satisfying. 
I've been to other tourist destinations in Mexico, like Acapulco, and have sworn to keep my vacation dollars in the States from there on, but this was our first time in Cozumel and I think I'd enjoy an extended stay there. This was a much more polished tourist experience, and they treated us in a much less frenetic manner than they have elsewhere in Mexico. 


Cozumel

Huge balcony, convenient use of space, excellent service from stewardess

She was just the sweetest thing the entire trip, always just a smiling face in the hallway wishing us good morning, almost invisible otherwise, like a ninja in making our room up while we were at dinner or a show.I think Carnival booked us to this table because it was our anniversary, but we were seated just the two of us, with quite probably the best dining view on the ship.

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Treated like royalty, just a wonderful time

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