We had a wonderful cruise to Mexico! The ship was unbelievable- like a small floating city. The weather was perfect and the wedding was beautiful.
The first port was Cabos San Lucas and this is where M&V were married by the ocean. V, Dave (the photographer) and I left the ship in the morning- we were to meet the wedding coordinator on the pier, and after a few tense moments we located her...V and I went to a local salon to have our hair done.
..the owner reminded me of Cruella Deville as she sternly ordered her minions around- none of whom spoke english :) The wedding was sooo nice and we are very happy to have been a part of it all! The tequila following the wedding inspired several purchases on the pier...the 10lbs viking helmet with real horns, the “Santa Chez” tree ornament, and more tequila...
Back to ship...next port Mazatlan.
We got off the ship, greeted by the mexicali military and their automatic weapons, and started walking to town. I think we were heading a little in the wrong direction and were slowly getting to the slums of Mazatlan...thankfully we crossed paths with some other tourists who redirected our group (there were 8 of us). We ended up in a market that appeared to be heavily used by locals and lightly used by tourists. Lots of nick nacky stuff to buy... along with a variety of foods. There was a meat section in this market, it wasn’t the flies procreating all over the meat that bothered me, it was the carving of cow head at center stage that caught my attention. The cow was smiling still- big white chicklit teeth, no skin or fur (do cows have fur or hair?), just a skull with a little raw meat left- and the EYES!! Ewww! Steve and I separated from the group and poked around some other areas in Mazatlan. We went to the historic quarter where they were cleaning up after a week of carnival celebrations. There were some pretty streets, cute buildings, and random mexican dogs. We found a beach and walked along it back to the ship.
The final port was Peurto Vallarta, from here we took a catamaran to an island for an afternoon of snorkeling and kayaking. On the boat ride we were lucky to see humpback whales!!! It was amazing!! They were massive and beautiful- we even saw one breach! After the tour I went to a mall and bought some tequila inspired jeans...:)
The rest of the trip was obviously spent on the ship. We sat in the sun and read books, mini-golfed, played on the rock wall, and even ice skated!! We also ate and ate and ate...there was so much food. The best part was the fine dining where we tried all kinds of foods that we wouldn’t normally try. I enjoyed all the seafood and deserts :)
So, thats about it. We like mexico, had a great va
cation, and wish M&V all the best!
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