Cruises typically stop at a different port of call each day or every other day, depending upon distances and sailing time between points of interest. You may stay aboard ship all day or disembark at any stop. You are free to explore each destination on your own as long as you return to ship by designated time. Our ports of calls were Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Los Cabos.

Puerto Vallarta: We made arrangements to take city tour. Riding in comfort of a big, air-conditioned tour bus, Puerto Vallarta was a beautiful sight. Our highlight of day was swimming with dolphins. We literally got inside dolphin pool, touched and kissed dolphins. It was an experience of our lifetime.

Mazatlan: We booked city tour with tour-guide Frank. He gave us a private tour, took us to many places. We shopped, explored, ate, relaxed, and we had a fabulous time.

Cabo San Lucas: There are standard cruise shops, a marketplace of crafts and clothing, and some random street vendors doing "braid your hair", "take a ride on my water taxi" thing. The trip on water taxi was really nice and redeemed Cabo experience for me. We rode around Land's End, went up to pelican colony, not nearly number pelicans living at fishing pier in Mazatlan, went to look at sea lions, and checked out Pacific side of peninsula.

Our last day on cruise was a sad day. We had early disembarkation due to early flights (12:30). The ship was very organized and we were able to get off ship very quickly.

All in all it was an excellent vacation. I'm very pleased with Carnival cruise.

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