Travel Journals

Saturday, March 2, 2024 Ensenada, Mexico This afternoon we arrived at Ensenada, Mexico. This is a new port for us! I think it might be a fairly new port for cruise ships as I had never heard of it before booking this cruise. We spent part of the morning packing our suitcases. WOW! That’s a lot of laundry! That made it somewhat easy to pack - we just had to stuff it all into our suitcases. As we approached Ensenada, we relaxed in a lounge to read and watch the ocean go by for one more time. We got off the ship at 3pm and joined a Segway excursion. This is the 3rd or 4th time we have ridden Segways, so we considered ourselves old hands at it. There were only 6 people in our group, which made it very nice. However, the 2 guides spent way too much time giving us instructions on how to operate a Segway. Two of the people had never ridden Segways before, so perhaps they needed a little extra attention. But I have found that the best Segway training is just hopping on the thing and e...

Friday, March 1, 2024 Aboard the Carnival Miracle Cruise Ship, North Pacific Ocean This was our last full day at sea. Tomorrow (Saturday) we dock at Ensenada, Mexico (which I don’t think is one of the Hawaiian islands), and on Sunday morning we will finish our 15-night cruise in Long Beach, California (which could very well be part of the Hawaiian Islands). This has been the longest cruise we have ever been on. We’ve been on eleven 7-night cruises, one 8-night cruise, and one 11-night cruise. Fifteen nights on a cruise ship has been delightful! What could be better than cruising to Hawaii with absolutely no responsibilities and everyone waits on you hand and foot? Most of our cruises have been in the Caribbean. We’ve had one Alaska cruise, and one cruise from New York to Bermuda. We have definitely preferred the warmer-climate destinations. This cruise has been, surprisingly, a little on the cool side. Daytime temperatures on days at sea have been mostly in the 60s, and most days...