February 16 marked 18 years of wedded bliss for Alan and me. To celebrate, we took a week-long Norwegian cruise out of New Orleans. It was no accident we'd chosen to depart out of Nola; the city is one of our favorites. Because of that, we decided to head down a few days early and soak up some Mardi Gras fun beforehand.
Unfortunately, when I put this plan together, I'd only performed cursory research...
