We had a wonderful time - as usual, but, again, we are very easy to please. Unless the ship sank (or caught fire - timely or what?) it would be wonderful&#33;  <br /><br /><br />The Conquest is a beauty - sister ship to the Glory. A little hard to find the dining room - but my day 7 we pretty much had it figured out. We were on Upper deck so took the stairs (3up for buffet - 2 down for dining room)all the time so weight gain was not an issue&#33; <br /><br />The food was great most nights - one night was off - not sure what happened but everyone at our table had complaints that night - even us which is very odd. Otherwise the food both on the dining room and on the Lido deck was very tasty (two creme brulees - naughty me&#33;) Our wait staff - Igor and Marcin were very attentive and extremely personable. On the last night the dining room staff all sang a special rendition of &quot;Leaving on a Funship&quot; instead of &quot;Jet Plane&quot;. It made sappy me teary eyed&#33; We had great dinner companions every night - a Mom and Daughter from Houston, and on two nights a Mom and 2 daughters from Detroit. Some very pleasant conversations. DH dropped hints to the waiter at the next table that he was a &quot;secret shopper&quot; for Carnival. Our wait staff played along with it and we had this poor guy looking over his shoulder a lot. The last night we told him what he really did for a living and he seemed pretty releived - we would have given everyone glowing reports though - and we ended up tipping him as well&#33; Zeid - we enjoyed meeting you&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;  <br /><br />The cabin was the usual - not much changes - except the bedding. Carnival has duvets now instead of blankets and they were so cozy. Our only problem was were were right above the teen disco and in really didn&#39;t shut down one in the morning - a lot of booming base and a dj with a very monotonous voice. we called and asked for it to be turned down for &quot;port&quot; mornings because we had to be up early - and they complied fairly quickly. We got the standard letter of apology from the pursers desk but no discount coupon lol.  <br /><br />We only saw our room steward in passing - Sharaf by name. But he kept the ice cooler full and the room was always made up so he did his job well.  <br /><br />I guess I am getting used to this cruise thing because the shows didn&#39;t seem as interesting - except for the comedians - they were really good. And Carnival does do a lot of pushing you to buy stuff - but we just ignore it.  <br /><br />Wasn&#39;t fussy on Jamaica - everyone seemed to have their hand out for tips - and they mentioned it - A LOT&#33;&#33;&#33;  <br /><br />Loved Grand Caymen - what a beautiful spot. We did the Stingrays, Hell and Turtlefarm - best shore excursion ever - except for the sunburn&#33; I will have to post a photo of that&#33; I&#39;ve never been in such a clean place - apparatnley there is a &#036;500 fine for littering and it is strongly enforced.  <br /><br />I was really surprised at how well Cozumel has recovered - and they really do appreciate our coming back. We just spend the day wandering around town and shopping - you really have to watch for the bargains - it&#39;s amazing how the prices change.   <br /><br />The only complaint I would have about the port days is the time - if you book a shore excursion you don&#39;t really have much time to shop - and I love to shop&#33;&#33;&#33;  <br /><br />Getting on a off the ship was a breeze. Being Canadian - we had our own very short line to board. Our luggage was easy to find at debarkation and we got a great porter who took us out to the shuttle. We had to wait around for about ten minutes to get on but he wouldn&#39;t leave - so we gave him ten dollars for his time. He was a really funny guy.  <br /><br />And I can&#39;t say enough about the people we met in Texas - friendly is an understatement. One fellow in Galveston invited me in for tea when I asked if it was ok to take a photo of his heritage home. I love the buildings in Galveston - can&#39;t wait to go back for another visit.  <br /><br />One mistake we did make - the night pre-cruise we booked a hotel in Greenspoint - near the Houston airport - that was scary&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; will do a little more research next time.  <br /><br />We still have nothing but good things to say about our cruising experience with Carnival - and can&#39;t wait to be &quot;leaving on a funship&quot; some day soon. TTFN Jennifer