Oh, oh, Mexico

We’d never taken a cruise.  We’ve been to 4 countries, a bunch of states, and 1824 times to Disneyworld (that might be an exaggeration).  But we’d never been on a cruise together.  I’d been on one with my mom and sister years ago – I won it in a drawing!—but Mark had never been.

So when we found out that Carnival was going to pull its ship out of Mobile later this year, we decided to take the plunge and take a 4-day cruise to Cozumel, instead of our usual long spring weekend to Destin, FL.

Boy did we make the right decision!

The Elation is one of the smallest ships in the Carnival fleet, but it was perfect for a long weekend.  It was so nice not to be on any sort of a schedule, to just relax by the pool.  Oh, and to eat.  Lots of eating on this trip!

In Cozumel we went to the Chankanaab Park.  I highly recommend it, and if you go, just take a taxi yourself instead of through the ship.  Much cheaper!  The beach was absolutely gorgeous, there were beach chairs and tiki huts and restaurants galore.  We didn’t, but they had swimming with dolphins and see-through kayaking.

We did take advantage of the terrific snorkeling right off the beach.  We literally stepped off the stairs to the water and were surrounded by coral and tropical fish.  I even saw a lobster!

We will definitely be back on a cruise in the near future.  Mark is getting to like the beach more, which is great for yours truly, the beach bunny.  I’m hoping the next one will be in the Mediterranean, but we’ll see!  Right now I have to focus on planning our fall trip to Munich, Prague and Budapest!