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This last week we have had terrible weather. The tropical storm "Ida" has been working it's way through the Caribbean and right along the path where we regularly sail. The ships do their best to avoid the storms, most of our ships based out of Florida have detoured to avoid this end of the Caribbean entirely. But being out of Galveston, there's not really anywhere else to go. So we've been sailing on as usual. And it has been rough sailing! It's been a long time since I've been on a ship this rocky and really, it's not fun. Guests are [View Full Entry]

Travelling Artist - Jeanette Hedley | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 24th 2009 | 25 Views | [diary=453267]

Grey Skies in Progreso
Strong Storm Wind in Progreso
Not Much Business on the Beach in Progreso

A favourite part of repeated contracts on the cruise ships for me is getting to meet up with friends from previous ships. I’m into my final two weeks on the Ecstasy (my replacement, Brian, has arrived and I’ve begun his intro training) but I’ve got a few exciting reunions during these last days. Today in Cozumel was one: I got to meet up with my friend Erica, who I worked with this past winter on the Fantasy. Cozumel has been a staple port for me during these three years at sea. When I transfer in 2 weeks time, there will be [View Full Entry]

Travelling Artist - Jeanette Hedley | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 6th 2009 | 72 Views | [diary=450994]

Turtle Cruising By
Erica Putts Away
Pretty Birds

Today another day in Cozumel has rolled around. I wanted to go and see something I hadn’t yet seen there, so I asked Chris if he wanted to go to a beach. In all the many many times I’ve been to Cozumel, I’ve never just gone to a beach! As we walked off the ship, the sun was shining. We’ve had what’s seemed like endless days of grey, overcast skies and often rain. I commented on the lovely weather and we savoured the sun and knowing we’d have a day out in it. We got in a taxi and headed off [View Full Entry]

Travelling Artist - Jeanette Hedley | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 3rd 2009 | 80 Views | [diary=450286]

Me with the Fishies
Fishie Friend
Fishie Friend

It’s been about a week and a half since the epic adventure of transferring to the Carnival Ecstasy. And it’s been pretty chaotic ever since. When I arrived on the Ecstasy, it was in it’s final days of dry dock (renovations). We had one night in Freeport, then 3 days to sail to Galveston, the ship’s home port. That time was needed. Though the ship had been in dry dock for 4 weeks, it was still a mess. Walking around the ship, I couldn’t wrap my head around how it was ever going to be in a condition for guests to [View Full Entry]

Travelling Artist - Jeanette Hedley | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 23rd 2009 | 97 Views | [diary=447316]

My Latest Floating Home
Touristy Shot #1 - Get Eaten By Crocodile
Touristy Shot #2 - Jump Out of a Cake

Cruise #1: Carnival Inspiration from Tampa to Cozumel First of all, let me start out by saying I had little interest in going on a cruise. I thought it would be boring to just spend time doing nothing but eating and stuck in a confined space with total strangers. Not only I had no interest, in fact I was concerned somewhat of being forced into a rigid schedule. However, a family friend of ours convinced we do a cruise together and we thought to give it a try. Another family joined us (amazingly the timing was perfect for all 3 families), [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 18th 2009 | 159 Views | [diary=419749]

Pool
Water Park Area
Water Slide

10th MAY 2009 - HANGING AT THE BEACH & SALSA SQUARE!! Woke up early again this morning and relaxed in bed reading until I heard Nat stir at about 8.30. Up and out at 8.30am.....on a Sunday!! We wandered to a nearby supermarket to buy some stuff for breakfast and then headed back to the hostel to eat it. Once eaten, we decided to act like it was Sunday and so we lazed around the hostel for a couple of hours reading and journal writing. Weird when travelling…weekends just seem like any other day and you don’t look forward to them [View Full Entry]

Dora The Explorer - Deborah Booth | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 18th 2009 | 114 Views | [diary=398474]

Statues on the water front!!
I won the race...with myself!!
Salsa Square!!

10/5/09 = A day at the local beach Great sleep, ready for breakfast. Breakfast involved trek to supermarket today, so up, changed and off we tramped. Few blocks up and stocked in on the usual ingredients = fruit, muesli and yoghurt - still waiting for this whole bananas repelling mosquitoes thing to kick in, but 2 weeks in, I’d say it’s not looking good! Ate in the nice, but dirty kitchen back at hostel, then went and did a few hours work on the blog - ever dedicated to the cause! 2 hours later, with cameras fully charged, headed off for [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 23rd 2009 | 145 Views | [diary=429701]

More cool waterfront decoration
A look at the sea
A look at the water

9th MAY 2009 - SNORKELLING IN COZUMEL....I SAW A SEA TURTLE...TOTALLY AWESOME DUDE!!!!! Got up at around 7am...the early bird catches the worm and all (or at least the best pick of the breakfast offerings)!! After stocking up on breakfast so that we wouldn’t be hungry until at least lunch time, we browsed the net for directions to a couple of hostels in Cozumel and then set off to the bus station at around 9.30am!! The buses ran every 10 minutes and so we managed to jump on one straight away for the hour long journey to Playa De Carmen. So [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 17th 2009 | 148 Views | [diary=398473]

Time to Snorkel!!
On the Boat!!
Loving it!!

9/5/09 = A snorkelling trip on Cozumel Up early today ready for bus and boat trip to island of Cozumel. Spent a few hours at work on free internet (this hostel really had been great), then had the last of the great breakfasts. Packed up and checked out by 9:30, then off to bus station. First part of journey = to Playa Del Carmen = not far away. Got our 30peso ticket for shuttle bus and did our less than an hour journey to arrive there at 11am. Playa Del Carmen = a totally different town again…even more holiday than Cancun. [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 21st 2009 | 91 Views | [diary=429700]

Snorkelling
Ready to go.
In we go...

We didn't plan any excursions for Cozumel, opting instead to take the day easy and just walk around a little bit in the port area. We grabbed lunch at a place called Three Amigos and had a table by the water. The water was so beautiful!! It was really nice to just enjoy the beautiful weather and take a big breath, knowing that it was ok to relax.. we were on VACATION!!! After lunch, we shopped a little bit and got some much needed sunscreen (SPF 30). It came into use for the rest of the trip because we both stayed [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 28th 2009 | 104 Views | [diary=394527]

My view at lunch (Three Amigos)
Jeramy, Jason, and Me
Carnival's Legend


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