Ray's Cruise Blog

18/01/2024

Hello from Quito, Ecuador.

16/12/2023

The current cruise on the NCL Escape is over tomorrow...Blog is current...you know the address:

Snoozeman's Collection of Travel and Contrarian Cruise Reviews

24/04/2023

Currently on the Red Sea adventure cruise. The blog is current.

Snoozeman's Collection of Travel and Contrarian Cruise Reviews

27/03/2022

Just finished my 7th cruise on the Mardi Gras. Review is current: www.RaysCruiseBlog.com

11/10/2021

I'm currently sailing on the Carnival Vista...The blog is current.

www.RaysCruiseBlog.com

05/09/2021

I'm on the NEW Mardi Gras and just posted my review...I'm going to enjoy this ship and you can follow along with the adventure. The wifi is amazingly good so I'll do my best to keep it updated. Thanks. www.RaysCruiseBlog.com

22/08/2021

Currently on the Carnival Breeze again so New blog post & review on the website. Also looking forward to the new Mardi Gras B22 cruise in two weeks.

02/08/2021

The end of the current cruise...The blog is about completed, just need to proof it a bit.

26/07/2021

Day Three--Monday--July 26th—Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico
Calm seas again overnight and I slept well, I was up early for my 7:30 am meet time for my excursion. I’m doing the Carnival Mayapan, Lazy River Float, & Cenote swim. I found the meet spot and luckily I was on Bus 1 and even had the front seat to myself. Sweet. We were off by 8:00 am and within an hour and a half, we arrived at Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché an old Hacienda built over an old Mayan cenote. They have beautiful grounds and developed the cenote as an attraction. It is very well done with steps still preserving the old original when possible. You float down a lazy river that includes both old caverns and a new waterway. This takes you to the entrance of the old original Mayan cenote, You’re given masks so that you can see the bottom and stalagmites through the crystal clear water. Quite amazing but difficult to describe. It was an experience I’m glad I could enjoy. Once we got out of the water we walked to the very nice restaurant on the grounds. We were served an authentic Mayan meal. Very similar to soft tacos that have become so popular now. The early lunch was delicious and very welcome since I skipped breakfast. They even had Bohemia, my favorite but harder-to-find Mexican beer. Our next stop was at the Mayan Ruins of Mayapan. Several pyramids and many outbuildings. I’ve climbed many Mayan ruins in the Yucatan so I found a nice shady tree with a breeze and watched others make the trek up to the top. I did do a walkabout of the grounds though. We were returned to the ship well before our 3:30 back onboard time and 4:00 pm sail away. I went directly to Guy’s Burgers for my first burger of the cruise. Super good. The only downside is the Pepsi now being served, IMHO Burgers go with a Coke. Cabin time to rest and work on the blog while my memory is clear.

26/07/2021

So good to be sailing again!! I've started my current review on the Breeze, but updating is a bit of a problem. I will get it up to date tomorrow when I arrive at my Cozumel HQ. It's been a fun cruise so far...

08/07/2021

Love this photo....

The rock of Gibraltar is stunning at any time, but at night…

06/07/2021

Only 19 days until sailing a B2B on the Carnival Breeze...