Family Vacation `14: Cozumel & Dolphinaris

I love Cozumel, Mexico! This was my third trip there. I love the crystal clear blue waters and white beaches. I love the shopping and the atmosphere plus there are countless amounts of shore excursions!

We were so excited to get to dock that day, we woke up early to watch from the pool deck.

 Our kids had been talking non-stop about drinking from a coconut and my amazing husband was able to find them one as soon as we were on land!

The port itself was a lot of fun, plenty of photo-ops and places to eat!

Our sweet little cabana babies!

Late that afternoon after our shore excursions we enjoyed a quick lunch before shopping.

                                                These were our amazing lunch time views!

                                     
We were originally scheduled to have two ports of call, one in Cozumel and one in Progreso but since our ship was delayed a day due to the fog we actually lost Progreso but gained extra time in Cozumel so we booked two shore excursions! We chose a short excursion to Dolphinaris. It was beautiful!

My loves, my heartbeat!

 We were able to get in a group all by ourselves and our dolphin's name was Minko. He waved to us and showed off a little bit. He swam by us several times so we could all touch his skin. We were each able to hold him and then he gave us kiss! It really was a priceless moment for James and I to watch our kids with the dolphin. The trainer had James Henry touch a part on the dolphin's head and Minko made a sound like a lawn mower, the look on James Henry's face was priceless! One of my favorite moments was watching my kids have a water fight with a dolphin! It was a day full of moments I will forever cherish!

Family Vacation `14: Carnival Triumph

Once we boarded our ship, The Carnival Triumph we ate lunch at the buffet.

We explored the ship until our room was ready, it was awesome and the views were spectacular! 

That afternoon we joined the sail away party and played mini golf, a few minutes after sailing we went through a huge thick patch of fog, it was kinda creepy!

At dinner that evening we were joined by pirates! I was very impressed at the extra things Carnival did for our kids like having a table magician come by at dinner and do magic tricks for the kids. 

One of our favorite nights on the ship was formal night, even my kids get excited about dressing up, eating a fancy diner and seeing a show.

James Henry talked all day about meeting the Captain of the ship, he was so excited!

Christopher eating Strawberry bisque on formal night

                                     

We loved going to the family friendly comedy club!

We spent a lot of our "at sea" days poolside! We love the sun, water and music!

 The kids and my husband were big fans of the twister slide!

In keeping with Carnival tradition, our room attendant was awesome at towel folding and every night my kids couldn't wait to see what she left for them.

There were a lot of fun things to do on the ship, including the giant chess board and the kids clubs. Both James Henry and Christopher really enjoyed their time at the kids clubs!

No cruise is complete without the yummy food. I was so proud of my kids for trying different kinds of food such as veal and lobster. One of their favorite things was room service!

 Our ship had a Guy's (Guy Fieri) Burger Joint!

 We loved the sea day brunches! This is Christopher's fruit loop battered french toast.

We spent time every day in the arcade!

Carnival has their own build-a-bear program.

 We took a towel folding class and my family loved it. James and Christopher are now professionals so if you come to visit us, you just might find a towel animal on your pillow.

Our ship was a blast, my kids are already planning their next cruise! They have requested Jamaica.