Rita's Mexican Cruise

I had a good time on the cruise. Beverly had a cold and allergies so she wasn't feeling too well. We got lots of rest which I usually don't get a on a cruise. I fell down twice. Once I tripped over the ledge to the bathroom and fell into the shower. The other time I was getting on a tender boat from the ship and the sea was swelling and it caused the tender boat to rise up and I missed it my leg went between the two ships. I got badly bruised on my right leg and knee and was so stiff and sore I had to miss Matzatlan the next day. They gave me my money back. Randy thinks I should have sued them, but I am ok. The weather wasn't all that warm and the adult pool wasn't that warm either. The hottest place was Puerta Villarta, the sand burned my feet. Mexico is really a dump except for the hotels and beaches. They have cobblestone roads and the building look really tacky. There were even dirt roads leading to nice hotels. We went on the Vision of the Seas and it is a mid-size ship that holds about 2100 people. We enjoyed the beach at Puerta Villarta and Cabo. We went to some buffets from hotels on the beaches and had open bars etc. I got to hold a real life parrot on my arm in Cabo. Walking on the beaches is almost impossible for me these days. My legs just give out in the sand. I won't be doing any cruises for awhile I think. I was a little upset that I was not invited to the party for previous cruisers on the Royal Caribbean since I had cruised with them before.

Our dinner companions were from Vancouver Canada (Ken and Barbie; really) and they were nice people and our waiters were so much fun. One of them remembered I wanted lemonade and he always filled my glass with an endless supply of lemonade. We also saw a couple of movies on the ship. All in all it was very relaxing and fun. I hated the airports though. SLC was so backed up that even though we got there an hour early, our seats were given away on the flight because we to wait so long getting through security. There were all these skiers going home. Our flight nearly left without us but then they gave us our seats back and put the standbys in other seats.

On the way back in LA, I forgot and had my cell phone in my pocket and they treated me like a criminal and then my knee also beeped and so it was a mess. To top it off, the plane was 1 and 1/2 hours late getting in so Randy had to wait a long time for us. I had called him and told him I would be late but he thought he could get a meal at the airport but he couldn't because all the eating places are past security. Since I hate airports so much, if I take a cruise in the future we will drive to the port. Airports also wear me out.
Above are our dinner companions, Barb and Ken from Vancouver and on the right
Roast Lamb, one of our Meals

This is Beverly and I with our waiters. Notice how the light makes it look like our head waiter, Ramil is wearing a crown.
This is on the beach at Puerta
Villarta on the right

Here I am with the parrot at Cabo

Beverly at Cabo near the Beach at Lunch and on the right, One of the ship's lounges




Cabo San Lucas Real People Dressed as Statues on Cabo on the right
Our Room on the Ship
Beverly and I on First Formal Night on the right

Ken and Barb