Husband and returned from our Caribbean cruise yesterday. It was our first, and we had a great time. We set sail from Galveston, TX on August 10th on the Carnival Conquest, one of the largest cruise ships in operation. We stayed in a balcony stateroom on the Lido deck, which was a good choice for us. Husband smokes, and even though there are several places onboard where one can comfortably puff away, it was handy to have our own private area. The Carnival Conquest in port (from Wikipedia) A