We took a 7 night cruise on Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas, out of Galveston.
Day 1: uneventful drive to Galveston. (it's about 75-90min from our house) Got lunch at Subway and tried to park the car. Lot where we parked had golf carts instead of busses (and couldn't drive the full way to the ship), so DK dropped the luggage, Wolverine and I off at the ship terminal, parked the car, and then met up with us. Went through check-in/boarding. Hung out in our room, explored the ship, signed Wolverine up for some onboard babysitting, and got dinner. We all ended up falling asleep early.
Day 2: Cruising. Went swimming in the pool after breakfast, had lunch, took a nap, got all pretty for Formal Night. After dinner, DK and I changed, dropped Wolverine at the nursery and went to see one of the shows. After the show, we spent some time in the casino, and then picked Wolverine up and went to bed.
Day 3: Cozumel. Early room service breakfast, got off the boat at 8 and met up with our tour group. Went to Chankanaab National Park - swam with a dolphin, saw a sea lion show, and spent some time on the beach and snorkeling in the coral reef. Underwater camera that I bought worked great, and I got some awesome pics of the fish and other sea life. Early afternoon - headed back to the pier, did some shopping, and got back on the boat. Ate a late lunch/snack, took a short nap, and went to dinner. Once again, fell asleep really early.
Day 4: Grand Cayman. We had a 10am arrival, and then had to board our tender to get ashore. met with the tour group and went to the Cayman Island Turtle Farm. Took a tour of the farm, got to hold and pet some of the baby (6mo) turtles, went swimming/snorkeling in the lagoon with reef fish and turtles, and checked out all of the wildlife. Took a ton of pics. After the turtle farm, took a short island tour and stopped in Hell to mail a postcard. After thr tour, we walked around Georgetown (the port) and did some shopping. I got a fantastic deal on some tanzanite earrings, and DK got me an Alexandrite (my birthstone) ring. Consequently, I will not be getting any jewelry gifts until at least 2014. Boarded the boat, got dinner, and went to bed.
Day 5: Jamaica. Arrived in Falmouth at 8am, got off the boat and met with our tour group. Spent about 4-5 hours on the beach and then rode back over to the pier. Got some lunch (the jerk chicken was good, but the jerk pork was amazing) and walked around in the pier shops for a bit. we got a "mask" to add to our collection and a few other crafty items. Boarded the boat and went up to the 12th deck to watch the sunset - unfortunately a storm blew in right at sunset, so no pretty skies. :-( got dinner, went to bed.
Day 6 and 7: Cruising. Played mini golf and climbed the rock wall. Watched the ice show (the guest stars, pair skaters, were amazing). Day 6 was our second formal night. Day 7, DK and I dropped Wolverine at the nursery and went to dinner at the steakhouse on the boat. The food was fantastic. We hung out in the casino after dinner.
The trip was fantastic and really relaxing. I want to go back.
Some pics from Cozumel - I haven't made it through the rest yet.