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Well guys & girls, the dream is over. I have returned from a nearly perfect, relaxing 6 night Western Caribbean Cruise on board of the splendid cruise ship The Jewel of the Seas. I had a very good time and I would highly recommend it to anyone that wants to relax, enjoy great food, beautiful scenery and have fun excursions! Even though it was raining a bit from time to time when we were in Mexico, the temperatures where in the eighties (24-28 degrees) and it was perfect. I have to admit that cruises are a bit expensive (only the food is included; tips are pretty high and so are alcholic beverages). Other than that I think it was great and I certainly would like to do it again!

I enjoyed the snorkeling and kayaking and we also did a cool dune buggy tour. As I mentioned the food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) was really great and so was the service. The people aboard did a great job entertaining us and they obviously work very hard. They serve a stunning 13.000 (!!!) meals every day and that is a pretty big accomplishment. I very much liked the Caribbean. Mexico is cool (but seems a bit like a 3rd world country) and so was Grand Cayman. I really would love to visit that area again one day.

Anyway, here are a few videos of the ship. I did have my video camera with me, but as usual I didn't use it at all and these snippets are shot with my mobile phone, so the quality is obscure to say the least, but you get the picture I guess...