One of my favorite things about cruising is getting off the ship. That may sound weird, but for me the ship is more a means to an end (safe way to travel) but the real fun happens on shore. For this cruise we had three days in a row in three different port cities and the first was Cabo. It was Christmas Eve so we were warned that some of the stores might be closed but when we hit Cabo it was pretty lively despite the holiday. 

Our excursion was a tour of an old church and town, but first we had to get off the boat. This was a city where the ship has to stay out at sea and we had to take a small boat into shore. Anyone who cruises will tell you these ports are a pain in the butt because it adds an extra hour to getting off and another hour for getting back on the boat. First we had to meet in our muster area for the excursion and the excursions team did a good job of grouping us up and sending us in groups to get off the boat. Talk about herding cats, it was pretty chaotic but eventually we got to shore.

We got on a tour bus and the first place we went was a glass factory. I love glass work and was particularly interested in the fact that 100% of the glass they used was recycled. They had some beautiful stuff and the guys definitely knew what they were doing.

Next we drove up the coast and stopped at a very fancy restaurant but we weren’t allowed to eat anything. We were given one free drink and told to take pictures. This stop was pretty weird to be honest and other than a place to go to the bathroom I am not sure what it accomplished.

Lastly we were taken to a town San Jose Del Cabo and told this was a very popular retirement spot for US and Canadians. It was clean and very neat and had a nice town square with shops. Unfortunately by the time we got there many shops were closed and the prices weren’t particularly good on any of the items. Worst of all the church I wanted to see was closed to tours because of Christmas Eve services although the Mission was open.

Honestly it was a bit of a dud, but when we got back to port all of those shops were open and we found some good deals. We had to wait about 45 minutes to get back on the ship but we did get some pictures of it all lit up. 

Lee and I talked about it and in this case we think we would have been better off just exploring on our own. Next time we take a cruise we are going to look into doing that because like I said most of the time we spent just felt like they were keeping us busy. Thankfully we did get back in time to see the Christmas Eve show and I have to say the absolute best part of this cruise line was the entertainment. They had 4 different main shows with the singers and dancers, a comedian, an amazing ice show, and solid entertainment throughout the ship. We tried everything at least once and as I said we had to forgo several formal dinners to make that work but the entertainment beat the food anyways.

Although some things cost money and others were designed to push people towards spending money the larger shows were all great. In particular the ice rink has a drone show which was crazy and the stuff they can do in that small of a rink was super impressive.

Next up Ziplining in Mazatlan.

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