Today was our final day at sea and no need to get up early at all. Lazy old day and I went to se the finale of the Ryder Cup Golf which was taken out by Myrna from Greer (2 of the Kentucky ladies). I received a token second place medal as did every one else who did not win and a Princess Cruises cap. The weather was fine but a bit cooler and bit of wind around as well creating a bit of chop. Kerry & I played this game called Majority Rules. Every team writes down an answer and the most answers that are the same becomes the correct answer. It was a bit of fun but we were not good enough to win. We then went to the main showroom theater where we ... read more

Awoke this morning to the sound of cell phone alarms which went off at the correct times. I went outside to the balcony to see whether we had arrived in port at Mazatlan. All I could see was fog. It was about 7AM and we were supposed to join our tour group at 8.15AM on shore. A short time later we heard an announcement from the Ship Captain. “As you might have noticed it is extremely foggy and we are unable to head into port. This happened yesterday and the Ships were unable to dock until 10AM once the fog had lifted.” Kerry decides to head back to sleep, the kids had not awoken, and I was sent to do the laundry. At about 7.30AM I noticed it was starting to clear up and the ship ... read more

I set the alarm on the mobile phone for 8AM as we had our special breakfast arriving at 9AM. The cabin is a bit cramped as we have to have one rollaway as well as two singles beds and a bunk that comes from the ceiling. There is lots of hanging space which we have not normally had on previous cruises. Breakfast costs $38-00 and we had Quiche, Tomato, Croissants, Smoked Salmon, Coffee, Juices, Fresh Fruit Platters and Champagne. Decided not to have the Champagne until later but we did see about 20 dolphins alongside the ship jumping around. There is another cruise ship alongside us which is either the Holland America Oostendam or Disney Wonder as we are all doing the same itinerary. Around 11.15AM we are sill in the cabin, and Kerry has just ... read more

Another great sleep on these super comfortable beds and down to the small dining area for some more continental breakkie. Arranged for Eddie our private taxi man to take us to the San Pedro Pier at 11AM to catch our cruise. Not a bad time to leave the Disneyland area as there is a massive music convention here and it’s also a long weekend with Martin Luther King Day holiday on Monday. It took about an hour to get to the pier and we experienced some pretty bad traffic on the freeway. They had seven lanes in one section and no-one was going anywhere (and this was a Saturday morning !). The port of Los Angeles is huge which is no surprise when you think this is the major port that is closest to China / ... read more

Woke up by the lovely sound of our mobile phone alarms going off again but must admit I had my best nights sleep as the King Bed is so comfy (I am thinking about sneaking home one of these pillows !). Went down to have our continental breakfast of cereal, and hot chocolate. A few pastry things but a bit rich for me in the morning. Got the internet working which is not free at this place and costs $10- per day. Checked out the specials for Knott’s Berry Farm which I last went to when I was 16 and no-on else knows much about on this trip. They had these specials where you get in for children’s prices if you bring 2 cans of food for the disadvantaged. No problems we headed to the mini-mart ... read more