WESTERN CARIBBEAN

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Carnival Conquest
Carnival Cruise Lines
Conquest - Western Caribbean
Oct. 23-30, 2005

View More Conquest Pictures in my Kodak Gallery


Carnival Cruise Line's Conquest was chosen for Cruises Inc.'s 2005 National Conference at Sea. My wife, who is a Cruise Specialist, was kind enough to invite me to be her guest to the conference. I would never turn down a chance to go on a cruise, so of course, I consented.

When we booked this cruise, the embarkation port was to have been New Orleans, LA. Unfortunately, hurricane Katrina had something to say about that. Carnival Cruise Line rescheduled all cruises, that were to have embarked in New Orleans, to Galveston, Texas. We had never been to New Orleans, and had been looking forward to our pre-cruise stay there. Our hearts and prayers go out to all the hurricane victims.

We've been to these ports before, but since we love to snorkel, the Western Caribbean is one of the ideal cruise destinations to enjoy that activity. We have our own snorkeling equipment which we purchased several cruises ago from a local dive shop. See Miscellaneous (Snorkeling) category on my Panama Canal cruise for details about the equipment we use.

Balcony Cabin 6415
Date Day Port Arrive  Depart  Activity Shorex
23-Oct Sun Galveston, TX    6:00 PM Embark View 
24-Oct Mon At Sea        
25-Oct Tues At Sea        
26-Oct Wed Montego Bay, Jamaica  8:00 AM  5:30 PM Docked View
27-Oct Thurs Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands  7:00 AM  4:00 PM Docked View
28-Oct Fri Cozumel, Mexico  9:30 AM  6:00 PM Docked View
29-Oct Sat At Sea        
30-Oct Sun Galveston, TX 8:00 AM   Debark View 


As usual, I will describe the ports that we visited on our cruise. On this particular sailing, several shore excursion tours were possible. Visit the page for each port to find out what tours we took.

Learn more about these Ports of Call by visiting the websites listed above or Celebrity Cruises website. If you prefer, start with my page on Galveston, TX or choose a page from the drop down list above.