Updated info!   We will have access to Carnival Hub - making it much easier to keep up with each other. Internet and Hub options.

Be aware - the reseal lids that are sold online are not as good a deal as they used to be. No bottled water can be taken on board.   This is a recent change - bottled water used to be a good way to get vodka onboard.  Not so much anymore.

Here is a good article on the extra's that drive up the price of a cruise and how to control them.  http://www.cruisecritic.com/v-2/articles.cfm?ID=64

It will be a madhouse at the port since there are two Carnival ships leaving that day.  That also means there are two ships arriving that day.  Madhouse may not be harsh enough to describe the situation. 

One good thing - it should make it a lot easier to get our rum runners on board.

Election day is Tuesday the 8th.   We will be in Jamaica until 6 pm.  I have three words . . . SAIL AWAY PARTY!  Anything to put off seeing election results or listening to folks talk about it.  If the party on deck ends too soon - nothing says we can't have our own party!

Carnival now offers a "check in" time.  Our group has selected 10 am, knowing we may sit there for a while.  However we would check in earlier if they allowed it - we are ready to cruise.