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Caribbean Cruise Packing List

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Carnival Legend - Western Caribbean

We cruised on the Legend out of Tampa in May 2011. Overall, the boat was fine.  It's a little outdated, but the food and service were very good.  Carnival allows you to take one bottle of wine per person, which I highly recommend that you take advantage of if you drink wine. I did a ton of research on cruise critic and trip advisor, and here's what we did: Cozumel: Took an $8 cab (for 4 people, one way) to The Money Bar .  Ordered some drinks and nachos, grabbed some lounges under an umbrella and snorkeled for free right off their ironshore.  The water was beautiful, although the reef was nothing to write home about.  While we were there, several paid tour excursions dropped their snorkelers off right where we were.  If you need to rent gear, the cost is $14 per person.  DH and I took our own. We had a great time here and spent $35! Belize: Used CaveTubing.bz , and had a fabulous time with them.  Jenny and Vitalino Junior (son of the owner) were our guides.  The van r

New Orleans

The hubs is orginally from NOLA, so I've been quite a few times.  This past weekend, though, we brought another couple with us so we could show them the city.  This trip was the first time that we have ever stayed downtown.  Here's a rundown of what we did and where we went: We stayed for 3 nights in the Royal Sonesta , booked through my husband's corporate travel resource = we saved a ton of money.  The hotel is beautiful and right on Bourbon Street.  We were lucky enough to get a courtyard room on the 4th floor, which meant that we didn't hear the outside noise.  The room was a nice size, and the bathroom was great, too.  Two things to keep in mind if you decide to stay here: 1) There is an extra person charge when there are 4 people sharing a double room ($80 per night) and 2) SUV parking (we have a Ford Escape) was $36 per night valeted.  Another tip: The Royal Sonesta's underground parking garage has two entrances (one on Bienville, the other on Conti). We