Cruise with Grandkids 2022

Fun in the Harrah's Gulf Coast Pool, Biloxi, MS	In the Pool at Harrah's Gulf Coast	Arriving in Louisiana	Boarding Carnival Valor in New Orleans	Cabin 7307 on Carnival Valor
Bathroom in Cabin 7307	On the balcony of suite 7307 on the Carnival Valor	Maddie captured before entering Red Frog Pub	Drink of the Day at the Red Frog Pub	Preparing to Sail Away from New Orleans
Putting seasick bands on Maddie	Sailing out of New Orleans	Wind across the deck leaving New Orleans	Windy Day on the Mississippi River	Rice Mill Lofts were originally built in 1892
Sailing downriver on the Mississippi River	Maddie waiting to go down Water Slide	Maddie on the water slide	Maddie at the bottom of the Water Slide	William waiting to go down Water Slide
William on the water slide	William at the bottom of the Water Slide	Pool at the bottom of the Water Slide	Hot tub with only kids	Maddie relaxing on the Mississippi River
Two "Sting Rays" waiting for Carnival Camp Ocean to open	Carnival Production Show	Carnival Production Show Finale	Arriving at the end of the pier in Cozumel	Cozumel, Mexico
Dio de los Muertos couple in Cozumel	Entering Chankanaab Adventure Beach Park	At Dolphin Discovery in Cozumel, Mexico	Striking a pose with Katie the dolphin	Bill at Dolphin Discovery
Susan interacting with dolphin	Susan with Katie the Dolphin	Maddie with Katie the dolphin	Maddie and Katie the dolphin	William meets Katie the dolphin
William with Katie the dolphin	It's a dolphin -- not a shark	Dolphin pushing Maddie on boogie board	William waiting for dolphin to start pushing him	William finishing his boogie board ride
Susan being pushed by a dolphin	Bill needed Maddie's Googles	Maddie waiting to ride a dolphin	Maddie riding on a dolphin	William preparing to ride a dolphin
William riding a dolphin	Bill riding two dolphins	Susan's dolphin ride was a little difficult	The beach at Dolphin Discovery Park	Sea Lion Show at Cozumel Dolphin Park
Sea Lion Show in Cozumel	Sea Lion jumping in Sea Lion Show	Interesting sculpture in Cozumel	Not sure what these flippers represent	Maddie in Cozumel with Carnival Valor in the Background
Big Boots to fill in Cozumel, Mexico	Last stop in Cozumel	Back from Swimming with Dolphin Shore Tour	Samurai Warriors outside Casino	Samurai Warriors protect Carnival Valor's Casino
Onboard Photo	Kids Menu in Washington Dining Room	William finishing up Grampa's Broccoli Soup	Waiters entertaining in Washington Dining Room	Ship's thrusters churning up silt docking at Progreso, Mexico
All 4 in Progreso	Kids in Progreso	On the pier in Progreso, Mexico	Mayan Warrior costumes on the pier at Progreso, Mexico	On the lancha (small boat) to El Corchito ecological reserve
On the boat to El Corchita ecological reserve	Entering a mangrove forest in Mexico	El Corchito is an ecological reserve near Progreso, Mexico	Swimming in a large Cenote (sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater)	Cenote Pajares was very deep
Raccoons at El Corchito ecological reserve	Maddie & William with Coatimundi in El Corchito	Raccoon relaxing in a tree in El Corchito	Cenote Venados is smaller but still too deep for kids to stand	Cenote Helechos is the smallest & clearest in the park
Kids really enjoyed Cenote Heledos	Xcambo are Mayan ruins thought to be built around 350 AD	Vulture at Mayan ruins of Xcambo	William on a ceremonial altar where priests removed a beating heart for a sacrifice	Bill with Grandkids on top of Pyramid of the Masks
Climbing down the Pyramid of the Masks	Xcambo Mask represents the Mayan's "Celestial Monster"	The Celestial Monster Mask had Obsidian Incisors	Xcambo is one of the oldest Mayan populations of record	The Church of the Virgin of Xcambo was built in the 1950's
Flamingos in the wetlands of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico	William on shore tour out of Progreso	Pink Salt Flats of the Yucatan Peninsula	Cheese Pizza was a staple on this cruise	Maddie posing in the Buffet Dining Room
Ice Carving demonstration on the Pool Deck	William at Ice Carving on Pool Deck	Inside the grandkids favorite elevator	A menagerie from our Cabin Attendant on Carnival Valor	Two Super-villains from Camp Ocean
Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico	Onboard Photo	Sunrise over Belle Chasse, LA on the Mississippi River	Arriving back in New Orleans at Sunrise	St. Louis Cathedral at Sunrise