San Francisco, here we are!

We awoke to a beautiful sunrise and some sadness as well. It was a glorious 15 day cruise and one we will cherish. We think we could get used to this!
We were escorted into the harbor by boats - some pleasure boaters but mostly by the military.

The icon of San Francisco - the Golden Gate Bridge!
Alcatraz
Our escorts! Made us realize how incredibly serious our military and coast guard take our safety and security. Guns were in full view and they had a no-nonsense approach! We had 4 of these bad boys next to our ship.

Sailing under the Gold Gate Bridge. Quite impressive.
The bridge is behind us....on to port....

We truly did have a great time....can't wait for the next cruise....oh wait.....that would be in 8 weeks!

Three days at sea!

Once we left Mexico, we spent the next three days at sea. Our final destination was San Francisco, but it wasn't an easy three days. There were very rough seas for two of those days so we hunkered down with books and hot drinks. The shorts were put away and jeans were donned.

We took in the galley tour along with a presentation by the chef and maitre d'. It was quite informative and humorous. Who knew how much consumption there was on board with 2400 cruisers and 900 staff???

I'm not sure who was in charge of cleaning the kitchen every day.....what a job!


These two sous chefs really hammed it up for us during our tour!
One of the MANY arrangements the kitchen crew made - the flowers are made from radishes.
So only one person is in charge of making all the coffee?? Not really.....he/she just makes sure the machines are well stocked.
There was always an abundance of desserts!
Greg and I with our waitstaff. These guys totally spoiled us on this trip!

Last port before home: Acupulco, Mexico

We chose not to take an excursion at this port. We spent the day just wandering about the town. When we first got off the ship, we were bombarded by the locals to "hire me...I can take you to the best places!" One particular gentleman was so persistent he followed us for about a 1/2 mile before he realized we weren't going to take him up on his offer. We had amazing weather and a beautiful sunset and sunrise. We knew it was soon to end!