Dec 18 - Day at Sea

 Dec 17 - Embarkation day!

At long last we are boarding the ship today for our Baja adventure!  When we arrived at the pier there was a line a mile long!  The taxi let us out in the middle of the drive in area and we saw an attendant in an area that looked like a luggage collection point.  So we sweet talked her into letting us leave our luggage, pleading that my mobility issues meant I could not possibly stand in that long line for an hour.  ( Sometimes it’s not so bad to use a cane!!! LOL) Then we made our way to the check in line, and because we had no luggage, they assumed we had come from the very long line!!!  It really  was true - I could not have stood in that line!! 

Once onboard we found our cabin.  Luggage arrived shortly after. We went to the dining room at our chosen time and were seated at a table for two which we had requested…. But it was in a row of twos, so we were fairly close to a couple with a 2 year old and another couple on on the other side - all from Southern  California.  Not as great a set up as on the British Isles cruise.

We are certainly in the minority wearing our masks, but that’s OK!

Once again - an early night!  We move the clocks ahead so it’s not that early!!

Dec 18 - Day at Sea

Today is the first of several sea days on this itinerary, taking us south along the Baja Peninsula to Puerto Vallarta. 

After breakfast we went to the Port Talk where the excursion team presented information about each of our ports.  So many of the offerings involve hiking, horseback riding or snorkelling!  We have chosen easier tours in two of the ports and may add another.

Back to the trough!!  We went to the buffet for lunch and then at 1:00 PM we were off to the movie!  It was called Ambulance!  It was an shoot-‘em up action thriller -  not something we would normally choose, but it was amazing to think about how they filmed it, how many stunt men it would take to make the film, how much it would have cost for all those wrecked cars etc!  

We had a short walk on the deck before heading back to our cabin to shower and get ready for the first ‘formal’ night!  The ship is quite full and apparently there are about 300 children aboard, so it seems a lot busier than the last couple of cruises we’ve been on.  The ship is all decked out for the holidays,  crew are friendly and obviously happy to be back at work after what must have been a tough couple of years.

Tonight we put the clocks ahead one more hour, and tomorrow is another sea day as we sail to our first port of call!  Weather has been mainly sunny and about 63° F (17°C)!!  

The Happy Travellers

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