Sometimes, you just need to get away. Work is stressful, family issues are driving you crazy, your dog just died, whatever. When times like that hit, you can drink or you can sail. If you take a cruise, you can do both.

This was a cruise of many firsts – Our first Carnival cruise (after 12 on Norwegian), our first cruise in hurricane season, our first cruise from Galveston. All the ports were repeats, but they’re all fine ports to visit – Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel.

Cruise number 13 during Hurricane Season. What could go wrong?

I was going to call the cruise “Fall Cruise” but this really was a change in latitude for a change in attitude, so, thanks, Brother Jimmy Buffet.

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