NEW YEAR'S EVE IN MEXICO
Up early again and saw a very nice sunrise through our porthole.
Acapulco was a late addition to our itinerary when Zihuatanejo was pulled because of criminal activity in the area. We were here in June on Crystal Serenity. At that time, Acapulco was still trying to get off the ground after being smacked very hard by Hurricane Otis. It was sad to see all the shops boarded up. I doubt they have made a lot of progress since then.
We are only going to be in Acapulco until 2 PM.
There was another ship off in the distance.
Another nice breakfast up in the Windows Cafe. I could see the city and Acapulco Bay. Very scenic. It wasn't too crowded because the excursions were all early today and people had eaten and left the Cafe.
There was a lot of law enforcement and military presence at the pier and we were escorted into port by a gunship.
I watched the ship pull alongside the pier. We docked at the same place we had the last time we were here.
From the pier, you could get a good look at Fuerte San Diego. The fort, first built in the early 17th Century was then re-designed and rebuilt in it's current penta-star-shaped configuration in 1780. Today, it is a historical museum.
After consulting maps and simply checking out the area from the ship, it was clear that there was no reason to get off the ship so we stayed on board and on the open deck. It was a little warmer than usual but still comfortable. I was able to get a nice panoramic shot of the Bay.
Ellen made a 1 PM appointment
with the Beauty Salon to get her hair cut so that was a nice treat for her.
I tried all kinds of things
at lunch today but didn’t linger (and no beer) since I had to get to the Cabaret Lounge
at 1:30 PM.
It was, as I expected, a modest
turnout – people were just coming back from their excursions or walkabouts in
the city and not really eager to sit in the Lounge for an hour listening to me
– maybe 40 folks (who knows I wasn’t really counting).
Today’s talk, “Forensic Detectives: Identifying America’s Fallen Heroes”, went very well and ended at the 45 minute mark.
I was followed by Carolyn Harris so she had plenty of time to set
up. A passenger caught me on Deck 5 and
told me it was the best talk so far. How
about that.
The ship pushed a little later than scheduled (maybe some stragglers in Acapulco) and I got some nice shots of the sail away.
We made the smart move and did not go to the Discoveries Restaurant for our 8:45 PM shared table dinner reservation. It was going to be a zoo. Instead, we went to the Windows Café buffet and found several items to eat such as pastas and salads and cheeses. We ate on the back deck and it was very nice out there. Happy New Year head clips were available and we put them on for our "Happy New Year" picture (taken by a server).
Darren is back on with another sing-a-long in The Den at 8:15 PM so we went down at 7:45 PM and every seat in the place was taken.
We got very
lucky when a couple right in front said they were leaving so we now had the
best seats in the house. Darren’s a
great singer but tonight the mic was hyper amped and so everything was really
loud (even the soft songs). The crowd got into it especially a bunch of women
who danced along to the songs. The show ran an hour and Darren had to run and
introduce tonight’s show “Amped Up”. We
passed on that show for volume reasons.
We passed on the New Years Eve deck party and instead stayed and listed to Bob on the Keys. A quieter way to usher in the new year, which of course, we did around 11 PM.
That’s pretty good for us.
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