The aerial photos were taken by Bret Bowen's dad while Bret and his wife, Sherrie, were aboard the Enchanted Seas sailing down the Mississippi River.  Enchanted Seas became the Universe Explorer.  (Bret and Sherrie were taking photos with us on the day the New Orleans, f/k/a Enchanted Isle, ... f/k/a S.S. Argentina, left to be ripped apart in Alang, India.)

The photo on the left was taken by Bret in Cozumel.  It shows a good comparison in size next to Carnival Holiday.

The photo below shows Bret and Sherrie on the day the New Orleans left for Alang, October 25, 2003.  (Oops!  I forgot.  Spike, our traveling companion, begged to be in the photo too; he's the pink one sitting on the spotlight.)