Shortly after setting sail and while getting ready for the evening we got the depressing news of the trip. The captain came on over the intercoms to give us an update on the weather. He said that Tropical Depression had officially became Hurricane Paula and it was right in our sailing path. Because of this we wouldn't make the rest of our ports. Thats right Cozumel Cancelled, Belieze Cancelled, Roatan Cancelled. However they secured a stop for us instead in Ocho Rios Jamiaca. After the announcement Kiera and I were in shock. We thought maybe one port would be cancelled but all of them. The cruise director soon came on as well and resaid everything the captain said. He also explained we would all recieve 20% off our next cruise and our port taxes would be credited to us. Anyone who booked excursions at the cancelled ports would have them refunded and the shore excursions desk would open in the morning for those wanting to rebook something in Jamaica.
After the announcement Kyle called us to ask what we should do. I had no clue as I never prepaired for something like this. The idea we came up with was to see what shore excursions Carnival offered and go from there as we had no idea about anything to do in Jamaica. We were now in a sucky situation which I know many of you now know about as many people complained about this cruise and the changes in itenerary due to the Hurricane. We however chose to be optimistic and make the best of a sucky situation. Because we decided that from the beginning we salvaged our trip and still had an amazing vacation unlike so many others who have complained on this website.
After taking a nap and relaxing in the room it was time for our dinner. As we made our way to and even in the Dinning room you could tell there was a vibe of sadness thruout the ship. It was even evident amungst the staff. Even though they still provided the best service they could our server Gavin told us because of the iteneary change he lost his days off. It was a sad evening for everyone but we still had a great dinner.
Tonight for our Appitizers Keira ordered the Fruit Cocktail and a Quisodilla. I ordered a Ceasar Saled and I belive it was the sliced duck.
For our main course Kiera ordered some sort of Pasta Dish (sorry can't remember the name) and I ordered the Pork Roast and also the Chatablan (don't know the spelling or correct name lol. Basically beef shoulder).
For desert Kiera and I both decided to order the Cheesecake which was excellent. We especially liked how we got to dress it ourselves.
After dinner we went back to our cabins for a little bit to prepair for the rest of our evening. Our rooms were already turned down for the night and this evening we got a bunny rabbit for our towel animal.
The show in the main theater was one we didn't care to see so we wondered around looking at other things on the ship. We stopped and looked around the shops where Kiera found a Roxy Purse and Hat that she loved. We also made a stop in the Kariokee club and Piano bar but due to all the cigarette smoke we didn't stay in the Piano Bar long.
With some time to still kill before the Comedy Club we decided it would be a great time for Ice Cream. But not just any plain old ice cream. we went back down to our rooms and got the candy we brought with us to use for toppings. This is one of those things I recommend you bring as toppings always make Ice cream so much better.
After getting our ice cream we made our way down to a very packed firebird lounge. One Comedy show was still going on so we just stood in the back until it was over. Tonights Comedian was once again Russ Nagel. He was who performed the first night of the cruise and who we thought was very funny. Once again we went to the 11:45pm R rated show but unlike the first night this would be a 100% different show. Once again it was very funny and we had a great time laughing into the night.
We were suprised by how tired we were once the comedy show was over. We took a nap but I guess the sunshine in the Cayman islands really took a beating on us. So we retired to our rooms for the night and called it a day. We had alot to think about the next day with the itenerary change and trying to figure out something to do in Jamaica. One thing that was welcomed though was another sea day that we would have to be able to sleep in.