This is my third trip on the Carnival Conquest out of Galveston. People ask me why I repeat the same cruise so many times. Well, there is a lot to do in the three ports we visit but only a short time to do them. So, each time I visit I do something different. Last year the weather was bad and we visited an alternate port, Progresso, Yucatan, Mexico instead of Jamaica. That was an interesting port. If the weather had not given me the opportunity to visit Progresso, I probably would never have visited there. We visited a real working ranch with vaqueros who gave us a roping and riding show in their own bull ring. There were also mexican dancers to give us a demonstration of the traditional "mexican hat dance" as well
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