April 23, 2010, 10 Night Cruise on the Radiance of the Seas Part I

Itenerary:
San Diego, CA
Day at Sea
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Mazatlan, Mexico
Day at Sea
Acapulco, Mexico
Zihuatanejo, Mexico (Ixtapa)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Day at Sea
Day at Sea
San Diego, CA

This ship is in the "Radiance Class" of ships that Royal Caribbean International (RCI) has.
Other ships in it's class are:
Radiance of the Seas
Brilliance of the Seas
Jewel of the Seas
Serenade of the Seas        (Click on any picture to 'embiggen')

Ship Facts

Maiden Voyage: March 10, 2001
Passenger Capacity: 2,501
Godmother: Margot Pritzker
Gross Tonnage: 90,090
Length: 962'
Beam: 105.6'
Draft: 26.7'
Cruising Speed: 25 knots

The trip to San Diego was non-eventful, and we met our friends Mike, Jeralynn and their son Ryan at the    Holiday Inn On The Bay, directly across the street from where the ship would dock. (Click on any picture to 'embiggen')
They got in a bit after us, and we noticed they gave them the next room to us when they popped out on the balcony to see us!
After a bite to eat for lunch, we proceeded to explore a bit of San Diego before meeting a friend I know from San Diego for dinner (another Ryan). We took a trolley to Old Town, San Diego, and it was a great look back at San Diego around the turn of the century.

A bit later, we met up with my friend Ryan, and had some Tequila and dinner.

The place he chose, El Agave, must have had over 500 Tequila's. We tried a few, and Ryan finally got a chance to try my favorite, Tres Mujeres Reposado.

The food was great, the Tequila even better, and we just had a great time. I wish we had more time in San Diego to browse around.

I'll end this post now, with more to come about the cruise very soon.

Until then, 'Carpe Tequila' (Sieze the Tequila!)