Greg and Carrie Nichols: Honeymoon

The day after our wedding we left for our honeymoon. My parents picked us up from the hotel and took us to the airport. We were flying from Phoenix to Houston TX. We stayed the night in Houston and then woke up the next morning ready to head to Gavelston TX for our cruise! Our itinerary was to be at sea for the first two days, then Montego Bay Jamaica, Grand Cayman Islands, Cozumel Mexico, and then a final day at sea before being back in Texas. Once we boarded the ship, we headed to our stateroom which was 7250. Once we got there we immediately went out on our private balcony and just sat down and took in the moment. We took some pictures. We were on the port side of the ship. Once we got settled and unpacked in our room we had to do the stupid safety drill with the life jackets. That took forever as always but it was nice once that was over. By now we were starving so we headed to Deck 9, the Lido Deck, and got something to eat. The food was so amazing! By this point we have started to leave port and we are back in our room on our balcony watching us set sail into the open ocean. There were lots of Activities to do on the ship. The first thing we did was take a nap because we were so exhausted. That was our favorite thing to do every afternoon. It was just like clockwork. haha Being at sea the first two days was great. It gave us a chance to recover from our wedding so we could enjoy the rest of our honeymoon. Our ship was the Carnival Conquest and it was a beautiful ship. We spent the two days at sea exploring the ship and all the marvelous features. We even gambled for the first time. We played black jack and eventually broke even. That is when we decided it was a good time to quit. It was a great first gambling experience.

Greg's favorite thing to do was lock me out on the balcony and then make me beg to be let back in. I never got smart enough about that and I believe he locked me out 3 or 4 times. You would think you would learn the first time, but apparently not for me. Another favorite for both of us was the towel animals we received each night in our stateroom when we came back from dinner. It was a different animal each night and they were so cute. Did you know they actually have a book published that tells you how to make all the different towel creations. I was so close to buying it but then I figured I would leave that task up to the professionals.