Commodore's Enchanted Isle New Orleans - Grand Cayman, Montego Bay, Cozumel |
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| Commodore's Enchanted Isle sailed out of New Orleans
for several years. It was very popular with residence along the Gulf Coast.. very
convenient for a quick getaway to the Western Caribbean. This was my very first
cruise, and the only one I have done on my own. It was really fun and the food was
surprisingly good. A couple of years later, I went on this with Stephen and a couple
of friends from Houston when we met up with Hurricane Mitch in Cozumel .. didn't take a
lot of pictures on that trip but a few, our itinerary was greatly deviated and it was
questionable as to if we should have gone to sea at all, it was an adventure. Commodore does not exist anymore, and I will wonder what will become of the Enchanted Isle, I will have many memories of her. |
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When we were in Cozumel, Hurricane Mitch was a few
hundred miles away heading west. Waves were rough and way to nasty for us to
continue east toward Grand Cayman (which had closed its port) or Jamaica. We
deviated to Key West. Once we sailed around the western tip of Cuba we had much
calmer water. The Captain of the Enchanted Isle was going to have us dock in Cozumel over night, but a couple of hours later the Mexican government demanded our departure .. they didn't want to be responsible for us if the storm turned toward the island of Cozumel. |
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