In late September, Mom flew up to stay with the girls for about 2 weeks so Tom and I could go on a 10 day cruise to celebrate our 20th anniversary (which was in July). It was a dream vacation . . . not only a 10 day cruise, but on Princess Cruise line, which I have always wanted to sail on.
The trip was not only a great time to get away without the kids, but a nice break from the news we had just received about my cancer. There were a few tears on the cruise (from me) as I thought about what the future would hold, but we had such an amazing time away together and I loved every moment of it!
At SEATAC waiting for our plane to LA
In-N-Out on the way to Mom and Dad’s house
Walking to Ruby’s on the pier for breakfast with Dad before heading to the cruise ship
Our room for 10 days!! Woohoo!!
Bon Voyage!
View from the back of the ship as we backed out of the port in Long Beach
San Diego
First port – San Diego . . . exploring Old Town before it opened
The Crown Princess . . . it is such an enormous ship!!
We had never been to Little Italy before in San Diego. It was fun to see something new!
Day at Sea
Enjoying an evening at sea
Off to Mexico!
Formal Night
Love seeing my handsome husband in a suit again! 🙂
Waiting for dinner
Formal selfie . . .
Relaxing on the deck
Cabo San Lucas
Sailing away from Cabo
We spent a lot of the day looking around at the beautiful resorts!
We had the beach to ourselves!
Would love to come back and stay here!!
Sitting down in the air conditioned lobby of a hotel for a few minutes. It was so hot and humid!!
Away from tourists and enjoying our first tacos. Thankful we both speak enough Spanish so we could get away and enjoy local places that were not tourist traps!
La Paz
We took a 20 minute bus ride from the cruise ship to the city of La Paz. We walked for a bit down the main road, and then headed up away from all the tourists and found a local market. We were the only tourist around and enjoyed an empanada and taco there too!
Loreto
We started off in Loreto looking around at resorts,. We found a taxi driver who drove us over to a resort to snorkel and then he took us to one of his favorite taco places.
Tacos!
Snorkeling by ourselves. It was so beautiful. Not a ton of fish to see, but still fun!
Exploring . . .
Day at Sea
Time out by the pool at the back of the ship
Tour of the kitchen
Puerta Vallarta
View from the ship at port
Relaxing at a Starbucks near the ship and using their Wi-Fi for a few minutes
We enjoyed a buffet lunch at a resort on the beach
Exploring the produce at a local market
Looking around on a little island we found
I hate this kind of bridge . . .
Trying to talk to the girls in another Starbucks while in port
Two more days at sea
Early morning coffee
Ice carving demonstration out by the pool
Room selfie
Miniature golf up on the top deck of the ship
Pointing to one of our favorite places to sit and relax – the back top of the ship in a lounge. It had a great view of the ship and water and was always deserted!
Dia de los Muertos decorations in the piazza
One last picture of our room
Last dinner in the dining room
View of the dining room behind Tom
Watching a movie one afternoon out by the pool
My favorite pass time on the ship – playing cards and enjoying a drink