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Mexican
Riviera on the Celebrity "Mercury" |
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February
20th thru March 1st, 2004 |
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I'll begin by saying that, for all travel info hounds who
only want the 'cliff notes' rather than the whole nine yards of where +
when we ate/who we saw/what we did or not/ yadda yadda, I'll be putting
those notes in some as yet to be determined color so you can hightail it
thru without reading every line. |
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We had a GREAT TIME and loved every minute of it. A
couple of wrinkles - yes - but overall we would do it again in a heartbeat
& likely will. Moving forward with specifics: |
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Departure |
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As per usual, I stayed up all night, partly from not being
entirely prepared and partly from distraction as this was the first time
I'd boarded our dearest "Spooky" & was finding
that situation extremely distressful. Flight was early AM so we left
the house about 4:30AM with our dear friend Ian graciously chauffeuring
us. We flew with Alaska YVR to SEA, had breakfast in SEA & then
flew SEA to SAN direct. Booked the flight thru a web special from
Alaska reasonably shortly before departure date for about
$350USD/PP. Food service was pretty sparse but no hitches with the
flight & the crew were pleasant enough so that was all fine. |
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San Diego |
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Arrived in SAN shortly after Noon, retrieved baggage
reasonably quickly and on doing so, noticed the TSA blue tags on
them. More about that here. Off to our chosen hotel - Hilton
Gaslamp - and I'll say it is an excellently located hotel if you're trying
to decide. It's right across from the San Diego Convention Centre
(so very handy for me getting to convention) very close to the Marriott
& the Hyatt (easy walk) and likewise to Horton Plaza plus right in
front/behind (depending upon your orientation) the railroad tracks where
the InterUrban runs. I really don't think you could find a more
centrally located hotel. If you're considering booking there, get
your Hilton Honors card ahead of time, link it to your reservation &
likely as not your rooms will be on the HH Executive floors - the top
three floors. |
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"Mercury" The Ship |
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LOVED this ship! Key words - to me - would be
understated elegance. None of that 'glitzy s**t' which personally I
find pretty *uck*. Well maintained with evident care & attention
abounding. Personally not so fussy about the color choices for decor
in some areas (including our suite) but perhaps others love it so it's
kind of a personal taste thing. My first ever cruise was a HAL repo
& I can still recall incessantly thinking " Eeewwww - who is your
DECorator??? I could do a better job blindfolded!" |
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Since our Panama cruise at the end of 2000 where we were on
Riviera Deck on the Sun Princess & close to everything of daily
importance, we look for similar accommodation on upcoming cruises.
Our Mercury cabin was Sky Suite 1215 on the Sky Deck and it was
FABULOUS. The sole complaint I have is that the weather wasn't
fabulous from our Day One departure from San Diego so that we could have
comfortably utilized the HUGE balcony much more greatly! Regardless
we surely enjoyed & utilized it. |
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Didn't take as many pics of the cabin as I'd intended
however you'll find some here with comments / explano's included. |
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Cabo |
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Mazatlan |
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Puerto Vallarta |
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Acapulco |
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Zihuatnejo / Ixtapa |
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Return to San Diego |
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