4 day cruise in November

Anyone have advice about planning a cruise in November, short 4 day cruise on Carnival Ecstasy going to Cozumel and back. What kind of weather should we expect....and will we be able to go snorkeling or para-sailing? Thanks for your tips and advice

4 day cruise in November

Good news is that you should be outside of the window for hurricanes.

4 day cruise in November

Thanks, that helps. Sounds like the weather is around 80 year round. Any tips to prepare ourselves for the cruise....which I now believe will be 5 days. Thanks!

We have been on several cruises out of Galveston. Normally, the sail day out and back in is cool and cloudy. Once you get closer to Cozumel, its very warm and nice. On the last cruise, howver, the sail day in to port was warm and sunny for the first half of the day. Enjoy and try to get on as early as possible, we loved ea ship we were on!

OK, since it sounds like we won%26#39;t be in our room much, we%26#39;re leaning toward an interior room on the Riviera deck. I%26#39;d rather spend my money on excursions and shopping. Is this a good idea?

Thanks for your help.

I agree with using the savings for other things on the trip!

You may want to look at www.travelzoo.com for cruising specials, they also have last minute deals if you ever do a last minute getaway.

I have friends who took an interior room and wished they had gotten a windowed room. After their advice I got a windowed room and have to admit I did like knowing I could wake up in the a.m. and see out the window and know what the weather was like. Also it%26#39;s nice if you are in your cabin for a bit to be able to enjoy a view as the cabins are quite small

IF YOU GET TO COZUMEL, yes, you can go snorkeling and parasailing. I just returned from a cruise on the Ecstasy and were supposed to go to Cozumel (4 night cruise from Galveston). At check-in, the rep told us we weren%26#39;t going to Cozumel because the ship had a propulsion problem. That we were going to Progresso. I thought, where the heck is that? Oh man!! Progresso was bad. Nothing to do. The water was murky. Beach had lots of seaweed. It was sad! It would have been better to shop right after you get off the ship, then return to the ship and swim in the pool. Carnival gave each of us a nice $50 credit! That%26#39;s it! I am very dissatisfied with them. They could have at least given us the option of cruising at a later date when the ship was fixed and going to Cozumel or they could have offered maybe 75-80% of our money back. I wrote a letter, but haven%26#39;t heard from them. If you want a trip to remember, I would travel with Royal Caribbean!!!! I haven%26#39;t heard of them having problems with older ships like Carnival.

Carnival is cheap! If you want to have a cheap vacation, go far it! But if you don%26#39;t get to Cozumel, don%26#39;t be surprised!

You might want to check the reviews on cruise critic for this ship and this itinerary. I think Carnival has had many problems with these older ships. It may not be the cruise experience you are looking for. If you live near enough to drive to the port and get a really good deal on the cruise, and your expectations aren%26#39;t high then this cruise is ok. If this is your first cruise and want a good experience, you might want to rethink.

If it doesn%26#39;t cost too much more I would go with a window of some sort. I was really glad we got one and a couple of friend who each got windowless rooms both said that they loved their cruises but if they had it to do over again - they would get windows.

Have fun----should be a great time of the year to visit Mexico.