Swim Up Bar – Cruising Dog Mama

Carnival Mardi Gras Day 3 Cozumel October 2022

I started off with some time on the treadmill with the great view. Then breakfast at Emeril’s, coffee, beignets and croissant sandwich with sweet potato fries.

We always go to Mr. Sanchos when we are in Cozumel. We get the romance package, which is the all inclusive, with the day bed and a 30 minute massage for each of us. The swim up bar is one of my favorites as well. One of the things I like about Mr. Sanchos is you order food off the menu instead of a buffet. The coconut shrimp is something we always get.

Back on the ship it was time for afternoon coffee, then drinks at Alchemy then we had dinner at the steakhouse and ended the night at the Havana music area.

Carnival Magic Day 5 Amber Cove

I had only been to Amber Cove one time before and was not feeling great, so I was looking forward to the port. It was an early morning arrival, and when the alarm went off, I was not feeling it and went back to sleep and thought I might just stay on the ship. When I woke up, I went to breakfast and had coffee on the balcony, afterwards I decided to go ahead and go see the port.

I am glad I did, they had a huge pool and a ton of open chairs. They had a swim up bar, one of my favorites, they served coke, Carnival served Pepsi (Boo!). Plus the lunch of fried food was good.

Back on board there was an afternoon session of Deal or No Deal, a comedy show, drinks at Alchemy and live music. Tonight was the second formal night with prime rib and lobster.

Next it was off to the piano bar and to make up for it being closed the night before. We had fun with props. I reached my 15 drinks, and it was not the only time, during the cruise that I did so.

Carnival Magic Day 4 Grand Turk

We had a later arrival in Grand Turk, so I had breakfast in the dining room. Usually at Grand Turk I would get a cabana at Margaritaville, but they were sold out, by the time I started looking at excursions. I had planned to grab a table, but since there was another ship there before we got there, none were available. I was able to get a chair close to the pool.

I enjoy the pool at Margaritaville, as I like pools more than the beach and one of my favorite things are pools with swim up bars. Done and Done. I was on a cruise once and someone told me that she thought the pool at Grand Turk was what she thought a cruise should be, a big pool party.

Back on the ship, was time for a drink or another drink at Blue Iguana and a burrito, then spa time, live music, alchemy, deal or no deal, then dinner and then time for a nightcap at Alchemy since there was no piano bar tonight.