tallyho8
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Eddie, I just got back from the same Conquest cruise yesterday. We had a fabulous time. If comedian Cowboy Bill Martin is on it be sure to see both of his shows. :laughing:
Don't miss eating at the Fish and Chips one night. They have great fried oysters and a few other treats and usually very short lines. :licking:
If you like to drink & gamble, buy the Classic drinks (Margarita, Long Island Ice Tea, Sex on the beach, Mojito, etc). Then you take your receipt to the cashier in the casino and they give you a card good for a $5 match play at roulette or blackjack. We collected 20 of these and used them the last night just betting on red on roulette and won $100. This is the only way you can win at gambling, when the odds are stacked in your favor. :drink:
Parking at the dock is so easy that it is worth the money. Get there about 10AM for the least amount of traffic and easiest check-in. Waiting for a while until you board in the waiting room is fun and comfortable.
The trip down the Mississippi is one of the best parts. It is NOT slow, the ship goes about 18 knots and you have scenery on both sides of the river which sure beats sailing in open ocean with nothing to see but water for 8 hours.
After you have been sailing about 2 hours the river turns and you are heading straight towards the New Orleans skyline and you hear many first-timers saying "I wonder why the ship turned around and is going back?"
Buy most your souvenirs in Cozumel where they are the cheapest on the main downtown road along the coast. Just take a $7 taxi ride to Senor Frogs in downtown and then walk the main coast road and see all the bars, restaurants and shops.
If you want to save money on liquor you can phone Bon Voyage and get a 1 liter bottle of Appleton VX rum or Margaritaville Tequila(or others) for $40 and it will be in your cabin waiting for you as in photo 1.
Photo 2 shows the ship leaving New Orleans and photo 3 shows the free Governor's beach in Grand Cayman.
If you have any questions about New Orleans just ask.
Dudley
Don't miss eating at the Fish and Chips one night. They have great fried oysters and a few other treats and usually very short lines. :licking:
If you like to drink & gamble, buy the Classic drinks (Margarita, Long Island Ice Tea, Sex on the beach, Mojito, etc). Then you take your receipt to the cashier in the casino and they give you a card good for a $5 match play at roulette or blackjack. We collected 20 of these and used them the last night just betting on red on roulette and won $100. This is the only way you can win at gambling, when the odds are stacked in your favor. :drink:
Parking at the dock is so easy that it is worth the money. Get there about 10AM for the least amount of traffic and easiest check-in. Waiting for a while until you board in the waiting room is fun and comfortable.
The trip down the Mississippi is one of the best parts. It is NOT slow, the ship goes about 18 knots and you have scenery on both sides of the river which sure beats sailing in open ocean with nothing to see but water for 8 hours.
After you have been sailing about 2 hours the river turns and you are heading straight towards the New Orleans skyline and you hear many first-timers saying "I wonder why the ship turned around and is going back?"
Buy most your souvenirs in Cozumel where they are the cheapest on the main downtown road along the coast. Just take a $7 taxi ride to Senor Frogs in downtown and then walk the main coast road and see all the bars, restaurants and shops.
If you want to save money on liquor you can phone Bon Voyage and get a 1 liter bottle of Appleton VX rum or Margaritaville Tequila(or others) for $40 and it will be in your cabin waiting for you as in photo 1.
Photo 2 shows the ship leaving New Orleans and photo 3 shows the free Governor's beach in Grand Cayman.
If you have any questions about New Orleans just ask.
Dudley
He was able to spend some time at a police station on Cozumel while he tried to pay damages for the guy that was hurt. He could not raise the money in time so he ended up going to a prison that was not so nice until the matter could be resolved. He was put into a cell with a guy who was just arrested for murder. 
