Port of Call

While having breakfast at the Great Outdoors, located at the back of the ship, as the sun came up, we sailed into the Bay of Banderas. Puerto Vallarta is located on the mid-west coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean. Docked in the port was the Puerto Vallarta Pirate cruise ship. 

Carved Pumpkins

The Ship was decorated for Halloween and there was a late night costume contest. It was surprising how many people dressed up. Save

Grills and Pools

Every day before lunchtime, the ship’s crew would light the charcoal in the VERY large grills on the pool deck. Each lunch was a different from the day before. A couple of port days we claimed lounge chairs, got our breakfast from the Garden Café and returned to the pool area to eat. After eating […]

Freight Gateway

The Port of Los Angeles, also called America’s Port, is a port complex that occupies 7,500 acres of land and water along 43 miles of waterfront and adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach. It is the busiest passenger port of call on the United States West Coast. The port is also the number-one freight […]

A Room and Italian Food

We arrived in Las Angeles met up with the Rotchfords to the Best Western Plus North in San Pedro. The hotel was just ten minutes from the port. We got in early and could not check-in so we left our luggage, the guys wandered out to find snacks and drinks. The dining room, used for […]

I Got Nothing!!

We had dinner in the Versailles Dining Room our first night. The food was good but the service was very slow. We order dessert, except for Dee. When the desserts arrived Dee had a plate with the word “Nothing’ written in chocolate. In looking around, others who had not ordered also had the same plate. […]

Places for Younger Cruisers

Steve and Suzy celebrated their first cruise together while Dee and Rick found the Entourage but were ask to leave – they didn’t meet the age requirement of 13-17. Later Suzy found the Video Zone, the arcade on board, with lots of games costing from $1 to $2. We had to do the mandatory muster […]

Time to Eat

We took the elevator up to deck 8 to O’Sheehan’s Bar & Grill This has become our favorite place to eat soon after we board the ship. We find there are fewer people here because they have not discovered it yet. The tiered seating overlooks the atrium while surrounding a small central bar, with windows […]

All Aboard

Steve, Dee and I arrived at port, did the usual heath form, got our pictures taken for our ship ID card. The card is a plastic the size of a credit card that serves several functions. The cards are scanned  at various points throughout the ship, such as  entry into our cabin, purchases made on […]

Stirred Not Shaken

Shakers Cocktail Bar offered a Martini tasting, we had watched them earlier preparing the glasses for the tasting. It took several hours for them ready the glasses and trays. Each of the trays cost $19.95 for the tasting, looks like a good money-maker. Must be why they do it several times during the cruise. We […]