Day 1

Okay now I have the time to tell you about our last trip, the 5 day cruise to Cabo San Lucas. The ship was scheduled to leave Aug. 23 Saturday so we were packed and ready to go around 10am. Our drive to San Diego was uneventful and we arrived about 11:45am. We found the cruise parking lot right across from the ship which was super convenient and just in time for the 12 noon check-in time.



The check-in area was nice and fairly empty so the whole process from start to finish took maybe about 20 minutes. We made our way over to the buffet since our room wouldn't be ready until 1:30pm. The kids were set up with their soda fountain cards and we had our lunch while enjoying the view of the harbor and sailboats. The pool was open so we checked our room which was ready and the kids changed into their swim trunks. The pool was divided into 2 sections, one even had a waterslide. Josh wanted to go on it but he was a bit too short and couldn't go on with this floaties. The kids had a great time although the water was a bit chilly.



Our room was small but built for efficiency. We had an ocean view with 2 twin beds pushed together, a very narrow twin on the floor and another which folded down from the wall to make a bunkbed. The bathroom was small but the shower was a good size. Hector got to work on the shower head to take the water restricter out so we had a nice spray instead of the trickle.

We spent some time in our cabin relaxing. The kids played their GameBoys and I knitted. We set sail a little after 4 pm and soon had to do the lifevest routine. Of course we were tired and Josh fell asleep during the drill. I think he missed the whole thing. Our dining time was 6pm so we got ready and by now, Hector wasn't feeling too well. He sat with us at dinner for a while but was feeling worse so he went back to the cabin. The boys and I had dinner alone but they entertained themselves with the various silverware on the table.

There was an announcement that there was a tropical storm heading toward Cabo San Lucas so our itinerary would be changed. Instead of a day at sea, then Cabo, a day at sea, then Ensenada...we would be going to Ensenada first, day at sea then Cabo to avoid the storm. Okay, it didn't bother us in any way although the schedules were messed up a little but we didn't have any excursions to worry about.

The kids and I went to bed early that first night. Hector started to feel better so he went out to eat which is always an option and that was our first day.