Lisa, Carl and I went on a cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Cozumel and back. Carl had never been on a plane nor a cruise. Carl fell asleep on the plane about half hour after we took off so obviously it didn't bother him at all. Even though the forecast was for rain the entire trip, we managed to miss it and had calm seas and sunshine most of the time. Our room was quite big, but not exactly what I had imagined. The "floor-to-ceiling" window started about two feet from the floor so there was a little ledge to sit on. It didn't bother Carl too much. He would not walk around the promanade deck because he didn't want to get that close to the edge of the ship. Lisa finally talked him into it the last night; then he walked on the inside away from the railing. I think he enjoyed himself.
We didn't have any table mates except for one couple the first night. They decided to eat later. We didn't mind because was could finish faster and get to the other activities faster. In Cozumel it was interesting to go the the Mayan ruin then to the beach. We had lunch there and, of course, a margarita.
We had a wonderful Captain. He was always around the ship visiting with passengers. He helped judge the Belly Flop contest. For my special Diamond Plus event, he told us a little about himself all dressed in his Captain's jacket. Then a few minutes later he came out without his jacket and sang to us. He sang the Bruce Springsteen song "I'll Be Watching You." I really enjoyed that.
On the last day we were supposed to have an everglades boat tour on the way to the airport. It got cancelled so we slept in late and then spent the day at the airport. It wasn't too bad. But all good things must come to an end. Maybe we'll be able to go on another cruise sometime.
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