We are starting our final two sea days before we arrive in our hometown of San Diego. Packing has continued this morning as we (Judy) continues to fill our suitcases while I try to stay out of the way. We won’t really know until sometime tomorrow if everything will...
We could see the glow of the city lights off in the distance as we approached Puerto Vallarta before sunrise. Once we closed to within a few miles, the outlines of the numerous hotel, apartments and condominiums started to take shape and the extent of city became more...
The Mariners Recognition event was held in the Queens Lounge today at 10:30. There were probably about 150 in attendance and it appeared to be limited to people with at least 100 sea days or at the Bronze Level. As we entered the lounge we were greeted by the Captain,...
We arrived pierside in Huatulco, Mexico, around 8am for a short visit. All aboard was scheduled for 1:30 pm with a 2 pm departure. Speaking of all aboard times, we learned that the couple who was semi-famous by almost missing the ship a few days ago was never very far...
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Even though the ship would be in port today, we decided to stay close and spend most of the day onboard and only visit the vendors and restaurant that are right next to the ship. There isn’t any town that is close to the ship and none of the tours interested us. We...
It was a little foggy as we approached the pier at Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala this morning. Rain was in the forecast and it was supposed to get hot and steamy in the afternoon. We were cleared to go ashore around 10 am but since we were scheduled for the 11:30 am...
Around 10 am we arrived in Corinto, Nicaragua, and moored alongside the wharf in the container port. None of the tours looked interesting so we chose to stay close and walk around Corinto. Since the Amsterdam wouldn’t be leaving until 7pm, we weren’t in any rush to...
We arrived in Puntarenas before 7 AM, mooring at the end of a long pier that leads to the center of town. While it wasn’t too hot at 7AM, you could tell that it was going to get a lot hotter and more humid soon. The pier here is long and narrow with no place for...
Smooth seas greeted us this morning. The temperature and humidity is still on the high side, but not unbearable. Despite this being a full ship, certain areas are less crowded than on the world cruise. For example, as I walked by the Explorer’s Lounge last night at...