Cruise the Caribbean part 2

Luke and I went on another Caribbean cruise and this time it was the Western part instead of the Eastern.  I planned to do a few posts for while I was away but just sort of ran out of time with subbing and then deciding the lawn needed to be mowed the day we left.  We left on Friday and spent the night at a hotel near the port with free shuttle service from the airport as well as to the port.

Here we were waiting for the shuttle to the port.  This time the boarding process went much smoother/faster than last time.  This was the only part of the trip that was "on time?"  The rest of our trip was running late for lack of a better phrase.  We ended up leaving the port at almost 7:30 pm when the original time was supposed to be 4pm.  The rest of the trip everything was behind by about an hour or two for all of our ports of call except departing our last port to ensure we made it back on time.  

 Last time we opted for a balcony but really didn't spend much time on the balcony or in our room so this time we decided on an interior cabin.  It was alright but I would prefer a window so at least you are somewhat aware of the time of day.  Bonus for us getting free drink coupons upon arrival since we were returning cruisers.

 It poured buckets upon buckets of rain while we were waiting to leave the port.  Many people were ticked off because their stuff was soaked since it was being loaded or left out in the rain while waiting to be loaded onto the ship.  Thank goodness I pack things in giant ziplock bags so we were good to go with just our suitcase wet and not our clothes.

 On our last cruise the Muster drill took place in the theater so we headed there and waited only to realize that we actually went to our places on the deck for the drill.  I thought that made a lot more sense than gathering in the auditorium.

 After the drill we just hung out on the deck of the ship in the covered area and waited for our departure and dinner.

 The next day was a sea day so we just hung out in the shade on the deck reading and relaxing.  Of course I played candy crush and Luke thought it was hilarious.

 We also watched The Help on T.V. in our cabin since it was one of the movies the ship had for us that day to watch.  After the movie we headed off to dinner and the comedy club for the evening.

Next up, our first stop Cozumel, Mexico but for us mainland Mexico for Cinco de Mayo and visiting the ruins of Tulum.