My trip to Ensenada was just to satisfy the rule about making a foreign port call on my Hawaiian cruise. Because of that we didn’t have a very long port day.
There weren’t many tour options. I went with the World Famous Blow Hole tour which was $50 through Carnival….
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Good morning from Cabo San Lucas! This ship is having some issues getting to top speed so they have us getting in super early and getting out super early in order to get us back in time. Last time we were here 10:30am-6:30pm. This time we’re here 6:30am-1:30pm. I’m…
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Good morning! We’re in Mazatlan today. I don’t really have a plan. The last time I was here I walked to the top of El Faro. It’s an amazing view from up there. Then after walking back I hired a driver to take me to the Cathedral and to…
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Good morning from Puerto Vallarta. The last time I was here I went out on my own and walked down to the melancon. I also checked out the mall and Walmart across the street from the port. If you want to read about that you can check out Panorama:…
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The last time I was on Panorama, I heard nothing but great things about the Rhythms of the Night tour. Ever since then I’ve heard nothing but good things about the tour. This is probably the most talked about tour of any cruise I’ve been on. Last time was…
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This will be my first time cruising in October. It’s hard to believe that Carnival Panorama has only done about 10 cruises since I disembarked just over 19 months ago. I am actually going to be getting off of the ship the day before Halloween. But since Carnival…
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Whale watching in Cabo San Lucas is a seasonal event that runs from December to April. Since I was going to be there in early March, I decided to take advantage of it on my trip.
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Originally I was going to book on whalewatchcabo.com due to good reviews. The tour cost was…
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El Faro (Spanish for the lighthouse) is the lighthouse at the top of the tallest hill in Mazatlan, Cerro Creston. It is the second highest lighthouse in the world.
Currently the only way to reach the summit of Cerro Creston is on foot. This requires climbing 325 steps and…
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Good morning! There’s a lot of traffic on this road in Puerto Vallarta.
It looks like we’re right across the street from a shopping mall.
We’ve got company coming.
It looks like a lot of boats were waiting for the Royal Princess to park and now they’re all heading out.
There’s also a…
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Good morning! We are approaching Mazatlan.
That is El Faro on the left. I plan to reach the top of it later this morning.
I was fortunate that there was only one person in line when I got my coffee. It looks to be 10-12 deep now. There is no…
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