On March 2nd Spencer and Brandon decided that we were going on a cruise. On March 6th Spencer blew out his knee in a mean game of DodgeBall. He had both of his Meniscus and his ACL repaired on March 9th. We were scheduled to leave on the cruise on March 19th. This definitely changed things, but we made it work.
We booked our cruise so late the flights were way too high to justify so we ended up driving. We left late one night and spent a few hours sleeping in a hotel in Vegas. Then it was up early to make sure that we made it to the ship on time.
We sailed on the Carnival Spirit, not my favorite Cruise Line but we still had a great time.
Dinner was always fun at a table for just the four of us.
Spencer still had to keep his leg straight, you can tell how thrilled he is that I have his brace in the picture.
One thing we did love was the unlimited amount of soft serve ice cream cones that we could have. Eden was so proud of herself for this ice cream cone that she made for Spencer. When she was walking back to give it to him some guy started clapping, it was bigger than this, but Spencer couldn't stop himself from digging in.
One of our many meals up in the buffet.
Watching the famous Acapulco Cliff Divers. It was interesting to learn that this is a family run operation, you have to be part of the family to be a diver.
The Carnival Spirit
Standing up in one of the old hotels in Acapulco, what a beautiful view.
Another view of Acapulco
Our next stop was in a beautiful town called Ixtapa, and also Zihuatanejo. I have had clients stop here before on their cruises, but had no idea what it was like. This is a place that I could spend a week on the beach. It was beautiful, clean, and quiet.
We stopped at the Krystal Ixtapa and took a few pictures and looked around the resort.
There was this Gator farm that was just off the side of the road. It was pretty amazing how well they hide themselves when they do not want to be seen.
Our last stop was in the port of Manzanillo. It was pretty as well, but not as clean, or as small as Ixtapa. We spent a little time at the beach, and taking a tour of the city.
You can't go on a cruise and take pictures of the funny towel animals.
The last night at dinner with our two servers, they were "Da Best" as our assistant waiter would say. They were both great. We had a great, relaxing time on this cruise all things considered.
Watching the famous Acapulco Cliff Divers. It was interesting to learn that this is a family run operation, you have to be part of the family to be a diver.
The Carnival Spirit
Standing up in one of the old hotels in Acapulco, what a beautiful view.
Another view of Acapulco
Our next stop was in a beautiful town called Ixtapa, and also Zihuatanejo. I have had clients stop here before on their cruises, but had no idea what it was like. This is a place that I could spend a week on the beach. It was beautiful, clean, and quiet.
We stopped at the Krystal Ixtapa and took a few pictures and looked around the resort.
There was this Gator farm that was just off the side of the road. It was pretty amazing how well they hide themselves when they do not want to be seen.
Our last stop was in the port of Manzanillo. It was pretty as well, but not as clean, or as small as Ixtapa. We spent a little time at the beach, and taking a tour of the city.
You can't go on a cruise and take pictures of the funny towel animals.
The last night at dinner with our two servers, they were "Da Best" as our assistant waiter would say. They were both great. We had a great, relaxing time on this cruise all things considered.
