Cruisin' The Mexican Riviera

The cruise is now part of our memory. Let me try and share some of the highlights with you. The picture above was taken from the harbor in San Diego at about noon. Shortly after that, we were able to get rid of our bags and then board the ship. This process is known as "Embarkation". I don't think either of us knew really what to expect once we were onboard, although I had certainly looked at the website often enough. I was still pretty darn impressed when I walked around that first time.

This is one of the windows in the many lounges, where we hung out when we were at sea.

We had awhile before our room would be ready so what better place to spend it than on the Lido Deck -open area where the pools and sauna are located. That is $15 worth of beverages you are viewing - we soon learned that cruising is not cheap!

We spent the rest of our first day getting to know where things were on the ship and enjoying views of the harbor we had never seen before. Although we were set to leave port at 4 pm, we didn't leave until after 6.

These massive forklifts pick up every piece of luggage for 2400 passengers and all the food and other supplies needed for 9 days. This ship is not allowed to load supplies at any any other harbor.

An amazing amount of supplies... Each of these "packages" is probably 8' by 8' by 8'.

And then it was finally time to say goodbye to San Diego.

When we made our way to the dining room at 6:00 we were surprised to find that no one else was seated at our table and since our table was in the middle of the dining room, I was very self conscious - I couldn't even tell you what we ate that night.

Each night when we returned to our cabin, a towel animal awaited us along with the schedule for the following day. We were rocked to sleep that night and every night after; gotta say that sleeping was not a problem on this ship.

We spent one full day at sea during which we discovered the casino. Mike entered (and won) a Texas Holdem' Tournament and I entered (and lost) a slot tournament. During "At Sea" days, there were activities and of course the pools and bars, but people tell me the this cruise didn't have as many activities as what other "brands" have.

On to Cabo San Lucas where we spent two days; one touring and one shopping (with a quick stop for beer and nachos). Our first stop on the tour was a glass blowing factory that started in business when Cabo became a tourist destination and hotels needed glass objects. It was a fun stop. And I will tell you all about it in the next post.