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Good morning, day 6 morning report. Started with walk and duck hunt, kudos to the Cullen Family, they are ducking hard. I found this one in a stairwell! Since I have one I brought it to the cabin and took a picture, duck dance and picture over....I took her down to 8 to where I saw a little girl hunting, I bee lined it the other way and placed it in her path.....then followed her at a distance, yikes...I'm a creeper! Well she found it, I was so joyful and no plants were harmed! Costa Maya we are staying on the ship we have been here before this has always been the plan. The ship is lovely especially when I have it to myself in the morning! As a seasoned cruiser no booking for me after the first week of June. Coastal Kitchen this morning, food was amazing and the restaurant was quiet. Ask for the Spring water it's so much better then the filtered water. Some photos from this morning.

It very well could have been. We did the Odyssey out of Port Everglades in 2021 I believe. They did improve it a bit, but even cabash remembered we saw it, when the half naked guy started his upside down splits Cabash left, never to be seen again. Lol, I was like seriously? Funny guy! Thanks @Lovetocruise2002 yes I believe it was!

@asquared17 as soon as she got back even though it wasn't scheduled I had her wash that hair good. All I kept thinking of was some type of insect or mite setting up camp in there. But her smile was worth it. I'm pretty proud of the monkeys pictures I took.

Tap Factory tonight. I saw it on another ship for sure, can't remember which ship. They have improved on it but still not really a fan. The suites section on deck 5 was normal. Suites, Pinnacles, D+, Keys. Plenty of seats. Not the best location, we just sat up there because we were trying to mitigate the really loud audio of late. Tomorrow is Effectors 2. Any suggestions as to where to sit so your eardrums are not assaulted? Casta Maya tomorrow, no plans but to hang at the Solarium we hope. It's Caribbean night...yay, I'm going to bed, good night!

Sloths loved cabash the best. He did not join us for the monkeys. He stood outside the cage. This was a super fun day! Enjoy!!

Dinner was outstanding. #CK the most crowded I've experienced all week. I'm happy for them, lounge and dining room full but they handled it well. Maybe everyone is finished with their specialty dining? I just tried for the first time today the red sangria, it was perfect. The green curry was so good I'd order it the rest of the week if I could. The ricotta cheesecake was phenomenal. I forgot the dessert pictures, sometimes I stink at this. Hence the need for @Lovetocruise2002 live blog. As the days go on I can once again say with confidence, the ship is good I like it, I just need to sail when it's an "off" week. The teens are getting ornery, they have been up here on the suite deck and running the hallways. The doors are always open so the behavior seems to get a bit more reckless or disrespectful Easy to ignore though, the elevators still a pain in my boots. Without further delay, our animal day. Note every handler we were with truly loved their animals. They were right there making sure the babies weren't traumatized, we were not a huge group. I could feel the love. My cabin zoo has grown...

@asquared17 today she is pinky dinky doo! Yes, I got her to bed early with her aloe, and since our excursion was late 1200hrs she was allowed to sleep in and I brought her breakfast French toast which is amazing on this ship in CK. She purchased a huge hat as soon as we hit the pier here in Roatan. Thank you all for all the well wishes, we saw the people this morning in #CK and my hackles went up but I know better, it had to be put away...cabash steered me out of there. He was like oh no, do NOT continue this. Of course he was right, don't tell him please. She caught lots of pokemon here and loved the animals, she said it was her best excursion ever. I'm cropping pictures now, you will have them soon.... A few pics to start.... The bus was super uncomfortable but the guide, driver and excursion were fan.freaking.tastic.

@asquared17 the pics from last night were apps. Kiddo being red panda and not feeling well ordered off the kids menu as she wasn't feeling hungry, then a bit dizzy spilled her ice water. It was loud. Apparently the table behind us looked like grandparents with their maybe 8 year old grandson had something to say about her immaturity to be in CK. I'm leaving this here, let's just say it was taken care of swiftly. I was in an outer body situation for a few minutes and forgot the pictures. Did I say there are a lot of newbies on this ship? Lacking manners? Anyway after I was done with them I dealt with her, do they matter to us? Then who cares! If people feel elevated to criticize others for something so small, it's clearly their personality flaw, not yours. Get over it! Anyway today was a great day! I went into the monkey cage against my better judgement as well. No urine or defication incidents....yay! Kiddo said best day ever...my heart is swelling. Very decent excursion, my only complaint is shoving us al on the tiny vehicle with knees in your throat and lots of bumps. It was a fantastic day...

We did for lunch the previous day & dinner that night. There was unforeseen drama and I forgot to take pictures...have no fear, I had it in honor of you and it was yummy...both times!!!

Yes it is the old block, I was surprised but probably costs less to make. I'll try for a better picture.

My block was delivered. Didn't picture well, I'll do a better job at home.

@Lovetocruise2002 the concierges are Wonderful on the ship. We sat well in the belly of CK for breakfast and it was like being in a different restaurant, i suggest requesting a table opposite the basketball court for a more elevated experience. Bed early last night so up early, I like the early mornings on any ship. I have pics of the Solarium but I will post them later, cabash took them on his phone while mine was charging. The walking track is great and I found 3 more ducks this morning. I actually re-hid 2 of them as I had found one from the same family. The Cullen family hides them good, best hiding places yet. Out of the way, tucked off to the side.. in a corner. I'm slowing down I know we are doing our best to make the most of our sailing along with our thousands and thousands of new friends. Maybe it seems more crowded because of all the newbies, yes that's it. They are just learning, lol! Common sense though is not common. Roatan today, skipping the monkeys looking forward to the sloths! A Royal excursion because I was lazy. Tonight Tap Factory.

Did I say this ship is huge? The elevators a bit tough up here? The staff is a cut above as far as our room hosts and #CK staff. The concierges have warmed and honestly they are amazing. I think I rather like their approach, keep at arms length but when invited in they are at Dudley level. The Suite Sun Deck is hot, and hardly ever crowded. Very nice staff there also. Kiddo was in the water all day, we all were. My skin is olive as I am Latina, kiddo takes after her Polish dad and is practically see through, lol. So much spf but her face still burned, we called her red panda! We hid more ducks, found none. Played mini golf and have tucked in for some much needed sleep. This ship is so crowded, but so beautiful. I'm so glad I didn't book Icon as I like big boats.....but not this big I definitely will not travel this late into the summer again, not on purpose...unless it's the inaugural of the Utopia. I'm actually happy that's only 4 nights now.

Our sister the Adventure from my balcony. Oh, here is a photo of the Aqua Theater without the chairs seats and I found a duck in a crevice in a hallway. I planted one this morning in the card room and on top of a video game in the arcade. I'm staying out of central Park because it seems to be ravaged. Lots of staff in there trying to keep the plants in tact. I left a red one on a red bicycle in there but that's all. Plenty of other places to hide them, I left one in the cowboy hat on the promenade as well.

Here is the menu, you could choose an appetizer soup or salad a main and dessert. We all pretty much had nachos, salad, kiddo had tortilla soup and chicken quesadia. Lemon sorbet for dessert. We drank lots of bottled water.

So it is still raining cats and dogs this a.m. outside. We were going to leave early but we stopped by #CK. It will clear up shortly. After a few tries at describing, because we wanted lite, we were successful (pretty much) with avocado toast. Taxi ride over to Nachi was quite quick and cost 17.00 plus tip. Drum roll please...we ALL agree Nachi Cocom is the perfect fit for our family. It wasn't packed so we had our choice of chair. Manuel took great care of us all day. We had mostly water, soda and maybe I had 2 rum punch... so forgive me I may have forgotten a pic or 2. It was not crowded at all. The Adventure and the Carnival Valor are here in Port as well. My ears were perked up, many going to the Sanchos place. Cozumel port very orderly, but they searched bags and tried to snake you by an inside shops, cabash led the way and got us out of there in short order. Enjoy the photos...and yes we will return to this beach day.

@Gilley to be honest from my end I have no idea. I just kept seeing trip report after trip report and while I liked just walking to El Cid I wanted something different. @Matt and @wordell1 did trip reports that had that name in my brain, so we are trying it for no other reason but their positive experiences. Pier on right el cid front of picture.

Nachi Cocom today. Up early, going for a morning stroll to hide more ducks and maybe just grab something lite from the suite lounge offerings. Gangway down soon, we plan on leaving ship about 0830to grab a taxi the reported 15 minute ride over. We have never been before so I am excited to experience the property.

@SweetPea no worries it was the tofu dish.

Ice show tonight. Grabbed seats right behind Star, great spot. Hoping for a good show. Row 2 center, perfect. Why do people wear so much cologne and perfume? Soap usually works for me. I know so random... Day 3 and the elevators or still problematic. By the time it lands anywhere even 18 its full. Wind jammer guests pile in and ride up to ride down. We try to walk down always, but sadly I need to use the elevators to get up to 18. I usually have elevator etiquette but not this time, I'm good being a rebel and breaking the rules, I'm going down to go up also. My favorite ice show, cabash and kiddo liked it but their favorite is the one with the skating ducks! Enjoy the pics.

Dinner at #CK again. Sorry we were engaged in the basketball game and I forgot about some pictures. The court below is growing on me. We had some great commentary during dinner. Dinner in CK is pretty empty. Our server said they are averaging only about 80 people a night.

Ugh, Chair Hogs stink. We have one here also, but she left because the bed is on the shade now. It takes a special kind of selfishness to do that.

@WAAAYTOOO yes the all access tour.

Kraken Lava Flo in hand, resting in the best seat in the house...suite sun deck over the water. This is a nice spot, just beautiful!: