Going on a cruise had long been a dream of mine and I finally got the chance to make that dream a reality courtesy of a gift from my father in May of 2008. As a reward for graduating from high school in 2007, my family and I sailed aboard the Carnival Ecstasy for five days in the Caribbean. We departed Corpus Christi, TX aboard a tour bus that shuttled our group to Galveston, TX, our ship's "Port of Call." Once in Galveston, we boarded the boat and wandered around, fascinated at just how massive it really was. There were auditoriums, stores, restaurants, a casino, and even a mini-golf course...