1st Formal Night. So tonight was the first of three formal nights on the cruise. Mum...can I take the time now to point out that I told John some time ago we were going on our honeymoon cruise and I would not be around for his birthday!! Ask him....it was on skype we chatted for nearly 2 hrs!!!  I also told you when I last called you but you were a bit tied up at work. Anyyyyyyway....tonight was the first formal night for those of us who made the effort. Da...

Hotel TransferThe transfer from the hotel to the cruise ship was totally seamless, the best we have ever experienced. It was quite funny though, we walked into the holding room in the hotel, waiting to be called out to the coached.....it looked like we had walked into an old people's convention lol. They were all nudging each other to look at us as we walked past them to the veryyyyy back of the room. I don't know why cruises seem to appeal more to the...

So, we are aboard the ship now and setting sail for Mexico where I am going to be swimming with dolphins! Dave is not going to be partaking and neither is little little....both have an aversion to deep water. Little little also has an aversion to salted or fresh water. Leaving L.A port was lovely...the weather here is in the mid to late 60s and it is sunny sunny sunny. Shorts and t-shirt weather. The further into the cruise we go, the warmer it will get too! ...

Well...if we were in any doubt about American food and a possible link to obesity....it has all been cleared up with our first meal in Los Angeles. We decided that it would be criminal to come to the States and not to try proper American nachos as a STARTER to our meal. A starter!!!!! The plate of nachos arrived, smothered in cheese, black olives, chillies, guacamole and sour cream.... It was a big enough plate of nachos to feed six people, let alone two lo...