We just returned from a quick four-day cruise down to Cozumel, Mexico. My parents love cruising and one day we'd like to do a longer cruise (to someplace like Alaska) with them, but motion sickness is a big concern in our family, so we opted to do a trial cruise out of Galveston this summer. We booked a balcony room on the Carnival Liberty and headed down to Mexico!
We left last Thursday, but first we puttered around in Galveston. We discovered the brand new Galveston Coffee Roasters, had lunch at Star Drug Store (the oldest drugstore in Texas) and poked around a used bookstore before having ice cream at LaKing's (traditions, y'all!).
These boys were so excited about the cruise!
View of the Elissa from the ship
Celebratory drinks when we left port
Coast Guard ship
Tanker
The pilot boat was right under our balcony and we watched the pilot step out onto the pilot boat when we left the bay!
Sunset on our first night
On our first sea day, Gene and the boys went to the pool, the kids went to a magic show in Camp Ocean (kids camp), and we played family bingo.
Elegant dinner night
On Saturday, we arrived in Cozumel and disembarked. The Carnival Liberty is a big ship!
Our shore excursion took us to Isla Pasion, a private island.
View from the catamaran on the way back to Cozumel
Sea Day 2: We didn't opt for the Dr. Seuss breakfast, but that didn't stop the boys from posing in the cut-out of Thing 1 and Thing 2.
Our big morning adventure was learning how to make towel art. We made a sting ray, a puppy dog, and an elephant (named Toots). After learning how to fold the towels, we watched a cute play in which the towel animals came to life.
Brunch in the Silver Olympian dining room
A view from the deck
The boys spent a couple of hours at Camp Ocean, playing bingo and watching a movie while Gene and I wandered around the ship. They missed the chocolate extravaganza on the Lido deck, so we brought chocolate goodies back to the room for them.
They played a couple of rounds of miniature golf before dinner.
We all looked forward to our evening dinner in the Golden Olympian dining room. We had the best waiters and we enjoyed the food (we even tried frog legs!). The first night, the boys were given kids' menus, but they almost always order off the main menu, so our waiters just brought them the regular menu from then on. Henry tried the mango cream, a chilled mango soup, on the last night and it was so good! He's making a funny face here because his soup is missing!
Mango cream
We ate four plates of mussels! Our waiters saw how much the boys enjoyed them and just kept bringing them.
Gene captured me dancing to the music.
Magic show
And just like that, our four days of cruising came to an end and we were back in Galveston, passing the Elissa once again.
Our trial cruise was a big success! The boys absolutely loved being on a cruise ship, motion sickness was managed, and we all enjoyed the ease of travel by water.
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