travelerlynn

George Town, Grand Cayman

We took bus excursion to see the sights. Bus was over crowded. Hard to get photos from bus. I would prefer a shorter drive from taxi with more opportunities for pictures. It depends on what you're looking for. Bus had good working A/C

New Orleans, Louisiana

We'd been there before. But it's always worth seeing. If you have time and like old homes check out River Road.

Cozumel, Mexico

The best port if you're into shopping. Long concrete dock that heats up the walk but I over heat easily. After two crowded bus excursions, which we took on our own, not through the cruise, we took a taxi. We paid $40 for an hour sightseeing tour. Enjoyed it much more than the bus tour.

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Very pretty landscape with hills and mountains. We took a bus tour with some shopping. Some people got off at beach and were picked up later in the day. Guide and driver were friendly and did a great job. Drawback was over crowded bus using aisle seats.

Carnival Dream

On excursions ask how crowded the buses will be. On two of ours they used all of the pull down center aisle seats so we were really packed in there. At Cozumel we got a taxi for an hour long sightseeing tour. There was 2 of us and it cost $40 We got more and better pics in the shorter time. The taxi was a small car and brand new. Since we were two ladies I picked a lady driver. She was very good at remembering where we wanted to stop. Would do it again for sightseeing instead of crowded bus. Just don't get too far from ship and be back well before time. I'd allow for the unexpected to happen.