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but did have a drink. My husband ordered a beer and got me a strawberry daiquiri and after he tipped the bartender he told my husband to take a drink of the daiquiri. He did, and the bartender took it back and added more rum. It was a very good daiquiri after that!

Tendering in Cozumel: In Cozumel the staff was passing out tender stickers on the lido deck. Just go grab a sticker, and head in for breakfast. They'll call your sticker number in 30-45 minutes. Easy tendering here, too.

Camp Carnival: Camp Carnival does a great job keeping the kids on board entertained. There were 1100 kids on our cruise, and I swear you would have never known it! Kids attending Camp Carnival in the 9-11 group have the option to sign themselves in and out of activities. My kids really liked this idea, but I'm not ready for that. Call me overprotective, but the idea of my kids roaming the ship unsupervised just doesn't sit well with me. So, when we completed the Camp Carnival registration I marked "No" that they could not sign themselves in and out. This prompted a Camp Carnival counselor to visit with me and talk me into letting them sign in and out. She said they could not take part in any of the planned scavenger hunts if I didn't allow them to sign themselves in and out (which prompted the kids to beg me to allow it) and I reluctantly agreed. I just made the agreement with the kids that they were not to sign out unless we had predetermined that they could and that we had a meeting place. And, this worked out fine. The 9-11 year old Camp Carnival Caper is filled with fun activities and the kids enjoyed taking part in some of the activities. My advice here is to not overdo it I gave each of my kids a different colored highlighter and let them highlight which activities looked good to them. This way they're choosing what is fun for them and I'm not forcing them to go so I can do something different. On Friday night, there was a "Late Night Party" from 10 pm 3 am. The cost was $26 per child, and $14 for an additional sibling. They planned a video arcade tournament, games, pizza and ice cream, PS2, etc. The kids had a great time at this party!

Other good things for kids: When the kids weren't in Camp Carnival they liked the pools and the waterslide (when the line wasn't too long). Also, the Conquest has a nice video arcade (though most games took 4 tokens). If you give your kids the privilege of charging to their sign and sail cards they will be able to get up to $20 in tokens per day

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