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Caribbean Princess Review - Western Itinerary – 7/31/04-8/7/04 PART 1

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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]Part 5 – Cozumel and the last Sea Day:cool: [/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]I bet all of you thought “she’s never going to finish this”!!!![/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]Well, Thursday morning we woke up at our leisure and we had no plans in Cozumel but to go shop and have a few Margaritas’!! After watching all the excursion boats and the Cozumel Ferry pass us by we had our usual breakfast, (by the way, room service breakfast was the way to go for us, we never went to the dining room – we ordered very specifically and were not disappointed) – There’s nothing like making the most out of your balcony stateroom and getting that great breakfast delivered. After our breakfast and our morning ritual of the “BE VERY AFRAID SHOW” by our favorite CD, Graham Seymour we got ourselves together and headed to catch a taxi to town. 3 words about Graham’s show “DON’T MISS IT”. It’s very entertaining and actually quite helpful for shopping, events etc. It’s a verbal format of the Princess Patters, WITH AN ENGLISH ACCENT! When you disembark at Cozumel, it is the only port that required picture ID to get back onto the Pier, so don’t forget those passports! (or certified B-certificates & picture id). [/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]Walking off the ship onto the dock, we of course see our CC friends Julie & David. It was weird out of 3500 people we always seemed to run into each other. We made our way through the tunnel of liquor, as I like to call it. I think others call it “Duty Free”, but I think they should at least consider calling it, “The Duty Free Tunnel of Liquor”. (Yes, I am loosing my mind a little). We caught a cab to town for $6. They will take up to 4 people for $6. We were dropped off in the center of the town in the shopping area. We shopped for souvenirs; I bought some Vanilla and little wooden Fish and turtles for the gals at work. Other than that we didn’t do much more shopping. We did stop in a very nice Cigar shop in Cozumel, very close to Carlos and Charlie’s. DH was able to purchase a few Cuban cigars to enjoy back on the ship! While we were shopping we became quite hot! It must have been the hottest day of the week, so we grabbed a couple beers to quench our thirst and DH was offered a free shot of tequila (of course we ended up liking the tequila and purchased a bottle).[/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]After our shopping and beer adventure we visited both, Senor Frog’s and Carlos & Charlie’s. These establishments are directly next to each other. I think Senor Frog’s is almost directly above Carlos & Charlies’. Anyway – what a party we encountered here! It was a little older crowd than we witnessed at Margaritaville earlier in the week. Both of these places had great Margaritas and very fun atmosphere’s with really attentive service. Unlike Margaritaville were you had to wait at the bar forever before some decided to serve you (at least that’s how we felt when we were there). We took quite a few pictures here. Soon it was time to head back to the ship to get ready for our CC Cocktail party in our Stateroom![/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]We caught a taxi back and grabbed two more beers (yes we were in no pain at this time) I quickly picked out a silver bracelet and a silver necklace for myself. (I have a name for this kind of shopping; it’s SWI “Shopping While Intoxicated – It works well, especially when you are in a hurry) We made it back to the pier and boarded the ship without incident! We had time for a cool swim and then headed to our stateroom to greet our guests![/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]The stateroom parties were fun. I think we had 10 people in our room and on the balcony and at one point we took a balcony picture with all 10 of us out there and still had room for more! We ordered cheese and crackers and guacamole and chips from room service. This is the day they were showing the “Makeover Show” on the Ship’s television network, so we had that playing for everyone to laugh at. [/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]After the party we went to dinner AGAIN in the PALM DINING ROOM. After dinner we were in the Black-Jack tournament and lost in the first round! Oh well, easy come, easy go. After we lost, we actually went and [u]TOOK A NAP[/u] for a couple hours then caught the midnight Scott Wyler adult Comedy show. After Scott Wyler we headed for the Horizon court for a late feeding of the worlds largest sandwiches! We took the sandwiches back to our room and then I do not remember anything except that I woke up and it was the last day of our cruise. Whew! YES WE JUST NOW BEGAN TO REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH WE PACKED INTO THE WEEK![/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]We spent the morning as we usually do and then headed for the Terrace pool. I got two chairs in the shade and one in the sun so we could catch a few rays and then sleep comfortably in the shade. We ate lunch of Pizza and headed back to our cabin at 4pm to pack up everything. This was a nightmare as I think we brought everything including the kitchen sink! It took us 2 ½ hours! Yuck! We finished packing all the while listening to Graham’s instruction show on packing up and disembarking (It was sad – I was ready to stay at least a couple more days). We went to the Palm around 7:30 and again, we run into CC Friends Luna and Mr. Moon! They have a table for 2 right next to us and BL is ordering up a storm again while Mr. Moon looks on…[/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]Our whole group agreed to meet later in the evening and we ended up at the Wheelhouse Bar to say our Tearful goodbye……[/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]We met and talked about how wonderful it was to meet such nice people and how much we’d miss each other. You would never expect such a bond could be made in such a short period of time, especially because what we are all thinking before we meet other CC members is: “If they’re weird, we can just meet and move on!” This didn’t happen…Quite the opposite….[/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]As Bob Hope would Say “Thanks for the Memories” We love all our CruiseCritic Friends and hope to meet again someday![/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]Our last moments were spent walking the promenade, DH smoking his Cuban and thinking about what a wonderful week we’d had! There was a visit to Churchill's lounge, a visit to the Casino (Where we saw Julie & David AGAIN!) and then we walked around and took a few photos. We ended our time at Skywalkers and then called it a night. [/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][color=royalblue]Congratulations if you picked this ship to sail – YOU’LL HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE. [/color][/size][/font]
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[font=Comic Sans MS][color=royalblue]We were off the ship about 9:30 the next morning and out into the Street to wait for the Budget Van to pick us up. AGAIN, We run into Julie and David and Luna and Mr. Moon!!! [/color][/font]
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It is the wee hours of the morning here but it is so humid I keep waking up. So, where do I find myself but looking for my cc buddies on the computer.

Suncat, you did a splendid job with your review. I think you did one of the best reviews I have ever read. Mind you I got to be an actual party to it and it was wonderful.

You could not have said it better. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!!! I will never forget any of you and I will hold you all in my heart forever. We will really have to try to do this again.

Keep in touch. God Bless. Love to all.
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[center][size=3][color=red]THREE CHEERS FOR PATTY:[/color][/size][/center]
[center][size=6][color=blue][b]Hip - Hip - Hooray, Hip - Hip - Hooray, Hip - Hip - Hooray!!![/b][/color][/size][/center]

Great job, brings a tear to my eye. Mr Hope (God rest his sole) couldn't have said it better - Thanks for the memories. Thanks for the memories Patty, thanks for the memories Jon, thanks for the memories Joanne, thanks for the memories Mal, thanks for the memories Julie and thanks for the memories Dave. Nobody can take them from me, for which I'm greatful.
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Do you need an original passport or would a photo-copy be alright to take, say if I was going to the beach that day?

 

 

Minette

You know...I think you need the real thing...

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THREE CHEERS FOR PATTY:

 

 

Hip - Hip - Hooray, Hip - Hip - Hooray, Hip - Hip - Hooray!!!

 

Great job, brings a tear to my eye. Mr Hope (God rest his sole) couldn't have said it better - Thanks for the memories. Thanks for the memories Patty, thanks for the memories Jon, thanks for the memories Joanne, thanks for the memories Mal, thanks for the memories Julie and thanks for the memories Dave. Nobody can take them from me, for which I'm greatful.

Thanks Mike! See you and Mary tomorrow!

I Hope everyone will forgive all my typo's. This is about the only place I think I can get away with them!

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It is the wee hours of the morning here but it is so humid I keep waking up. So, where do I find myself but looking for my cc buddies on the computer.

 

Suncat, you did a splendid job with your review. I think you did one of the best reviews I have ever read. Mind you I got to be an actual party to it and it was wonderful.

 

You could not have said it better. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!!! I will never forget any of you and I will hold you all in my heart forever. We will really have to try to do this again.

 

Keep in touch. God Bless. Love to all.

Thanks Julie! We miss you guys too. Maybe someday you'll decide on an Alaska Cruise and we can host you in our beautiful City.

Hope you both are well!

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Which side of the ship was better for this iterinary? Port side or Starboard side?

 

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Deborah

Well - I'd say AFT anywhere and your tender to Princess cays so any side is fine there. They dock on Starboard in Jamaica. You also tender to Grand Cayman, so any side is fine and Cozumel I believe we docked Port.

 

I'd have to say it's a toss up!

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Thanks for sharing your photos. They are great and it looks like you had a great time. We are on her in Sept (25) and can't wait. Hopefully, we will meet nice folks like you and the people you met. Thanks for letting us live vicariously through your pics and words.

Jen :p

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Thanks for the information about docking at the posts. I would have taken a cabin at the very back of the ship but I was concerned about motion sickness. When I took my first cruise in June, I was sick the very first night. Thank goodness I had read the boards and knew to take Bonine. So I didn't want to chance it.

 

Deborah

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