Linda

And here are a few photos of me.

Linda standing in front of the pyramid at Chichen Itza

Looking at silver jewelry at one of the many tables at Chichen Itza

standing on deck around midnight watching the dancers below (notice the patch behing my ear?)

Enjoying the cruise

Jamie

Here are some photos of my lovely daughter, Jamie taken while on the cruise.

standing on deck of the cruise ship

a beautiful smile

formal night on the way to the dining room

standing in line ready to enter Chichen Itza

taking pictures of the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza

siesta time on the bus after touring Chichen Itza

sunbathing on the ship's deck in Cozumel

The Carnival Ecstasy

Although this cruise ship was smaller and older than our last cruise it was still nice. There were several pools and hot tubs, a spa, mini golf, track and gym, basketball court, chess, casino, night clubs, a large theater for shows, bars, restaurants, stores and I am sure much more that I can’t recall right now. Below are a few photos of some parts of the ship.

The Grand Atrium, looking down from a higher floor

The mini-golf course on the top deck

an outside stair case

the name of our Carnival cruise liner was Ecstasy

one of the pools with a curvy water slide

a giant chess set on deck

some lounge chairs near one of the pools

Onboard Activities

The cruise ship has lots of activities to keep you busy 24 hours a day. One such activity was the Hairy Man Contest. There were several male volunteers who came up on the deck stage and one girl volunteer who was blindfolded. Each of the men came forward when called by number and she had to feel their chest and rate each one on how hairy he was. A few photos are below. Another was an ice carving exhibition that was fun to watch. One night we attended the Battle of the Sexes game and it was very funny. They asked for 2 men and 2 women volunteers to come up on stage. They had to place a quarter between their butt cheeks and walk to the front edge of the stage and drop it into a glass. It was hilarious! Another night we were entertained by more volunteers… two teams of 6 people each… 3 men, two women and one child on each team. They had parts to play… the father, the mother, the house, the woodsman, the bed and the child. The cruise director read a story involving the players and each time they were mentioned they had to run around the group, up thru the middle and take their place in the line again. First team to have their member return first scored points. It was hysterical and fast paced. Those are just a few of the fun things that kept us busy and entertained while onboard.

These were the guys in the hairy man contest

This guy was the winner, the girl feeling his chest was the judge

This was the ice carver in action

the final ice carving