Mexico Cruise

Hola del pais de Mexico! We just completed our first cruise ship contract in over a year and it was to the beautiful Mexican Riviera. We had a great time aboard the ms Statendam, one of Holland America Line's small, beautiful ships. We were on the ship for a short five day stint that took us to San Diego, Puerto Vallarta, and Huatulco. Below are some pictures of the ms Statendam:

A view of the ms Statendam from port. The ship holds just 1,258 guests (which is small compared to the massive ships out there today). We enjoy the small, intimate ships where you actually get to know everyone.

The Van Gogh showroom. The whole room is themed as Starry Night by Van Gogh. Very beautiful. Our show was a great success and it was a lot of fun to do our headliner show again.

A statue in the atrium of the ship.

We were very excited to get back to P.V. It's one of our favorite Mexican ports because it's so beautiful. And there is a Starbucks. We usually go to our favorite restaurant called Ah Caramba which is way up high on a hill. We love going there for sunset dinner. The food is exceptional and the view is unbelievable. Unfortunately, all aboard was 4:00 so we had to miss out on it this time around.

A photo of P.V.

Our last Mexican port was a little town called Huatulco. Really stunning place. Sailing into the cove that the town in located in, was just spectacular. If you are looking for a remote getaway, I would recommend checking this place out:

Our trip home was nothing less of eventful. Flying out of Huatulco was an experience within itself. The airport can accommodate one plane at a time and you have to walk about 1/4 mile from the gate to board the plane. Our layover was in Mexico City. It is huge. Flying in was like nothing I've ever seen. Imagine L.A. and the surrounding areas but all in one location. So very populated! We flew home via AeroMexico (no need to fly that airline again) and are happy to be back in beautiful, cold Seattle. It was nice spending a few days in 90 degree weather.

The only drawback to this trip was the fact that I had pneumonia. Ugh. Jeff took me to the hospital on Thanksgiving day where they took x-rays and found pneumonia on my right lung. Although I was encouraged not to get on a ship, we did. It took the full 5 days for me to recover. I made it through the show, purely on adrenalin, and am feeling 90% better now. I don't recommend getting pneumonia. Especially when you have to travel.

We are heading off to Colorado Springs tomorrow to do a corporate event for USAA Insurance. This is our second year performing for their holiday party and are really looking forward to it. I checked the weather for CO Springs today...11 degrees. Good times. I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving!