Cruise 2009

Mariner of the Seas



Mexican Riviera Dec 6-13 2009
Our itinerary was 1 day at sea, then stops at Cabo, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta, then two more sea days and back to LA.

The weather was a bit chilly to my standards. The first few days only hitting a high of 67 degrees in LA, that first day at sea was cool. We spent the day finding our way around this HUGE ship.
The Promenade....

3 stories high! In the evenings they had a very fun entertaining Parade


We enjoyed the evening with dinner and a welcome aboard show.

Dinner was a bit akward that first night. We had requested a small table and we ended up with a large Korean family of 10. (American Koreans, so Bob couldn't even practice his korean)We did change our table for the later seating and were sat with a nice couple to enjoy the rest of the week. Dinner in the dinning Room was the best food! We had excellent selections I tried a bunch of new dishes and loved them all! Bob's Favorite was the prime Rib and mine was definatly Lobster! Our Waiters, 2 fun and very entertaining, guys from India they sang for us two different nights even bringing a lighter to encourage our applause. Lobster Night we had reservations at the Italian restraunt on board and I was sad I would miss out on Lobster, but the head waiter saw my distress and promised to save me 2 lobster tails just for me. So after a wonderful meal at Portifino's we went to the dinning room and had lobster tails. I have NEVER been so full!



Cabo
we saw the beautiful Los Arcos rock.

The Sea lion colony










Then we took a snorkel trip,
the snorkeling was great!

We had a few WHALE sightings!! (sorry the pics aren't that great cause the boat was really rocking and I wanted to see the whles with my own eyes not through my camera so I was "point and shooting".) Just kidding, this is what I wish we saw.

Instead we saw a bit of mist and a little lump in the water, but hey,
I SAW A WHALE!


Mazatlan
We walked the beach in the morning and enjoyed the wonderful views of the ocean and watched the parasailer, I tried to talk Bob into doing it but he wasn't thrilled at the idea so we just enjoyed the beach.

We caught a golf cart like thing to take us into the flea market and bought some souvenirs, but we kept getting lost in the maze of shops. The food market was really gross, the smell of raw meat, produce, and alot of unwashed bodies was not pleseant!
So after we shopped for awhile we headed back to the ship. Stopping at an internet cafe to check on the kids back home with my bro and his wife. Then the rest of the day was at the pool with a coke and sunny skies, it was soo nice to just relax!

Puerto Vallarta
We caught a bus with a few others from the ship and headed to the beach. We strolled the boardwalk and goofed around on the funny "art".




Then made our way back, stopping along the way to shop a little.I really wanted this hat, but not sure how to get it home I settled for a silly picture! Back on the ship we enjoyed the evening with excellent food and a show.

The 2 days at sea, back to La, we enjoyed the Rock wall. Bob and I were both super proud of ourselves for making it up to level 2 to ring the bell!
Especially after watching a couple of other guys after me who couldn't get it! Wow, were my arms sore for a few days after it!

The casino is always fun.This floor was so crazy to walk on, covered with shiny coins and lots of light it was just too cool!
The quarter machine was Bob's obsession this time not mine! He almost got that $50 bill!

Instead he tried his luck on the Roulett table and hit his red 3 and made $50. $5 bucks in a slot machine turned into $182!!! I think I will take this guy to Vagas!



There were so many amazing shows, and I can't remember what night we did what but between the "Ice Under the Big Top" Being amazing!!



The "Quest Game Show" being a total riot..... I had to go do the worm on stage! This guy had to wear my necklace, along with many other items from the crowd!!


We were well entertained each and every night! We were even awarded with new Towel creatures every night, when we finally made it back to our room!


Now it is back to cold, frigid Idaho. Cooking, cleaning and making my own bed!! I will miss the Mariner of the Seas!