Our day in Cabo San Lucas started with a quick journey in the lifeboats to reach the port because the docks are too small for the Queen Elizabeth. The weather was perfect, sunny bright and warm with a lovely cooling breeze, it's a prime holiday destination for the Mexicans and Californians. We headed by coach to San Jose, a small picturesque village with an old church and town square, we had chance to do a little souvenir shopping. Our next stop was the Cacti ...

Going loco down in Acapulco, definitely is the case especially if you are crazy enough to drive here, the traffic is manic and everyone is a rally driver! Acapulco is a beautiful tourist resort, right on the beach, with the hotels one side and the town on the other, it's a Mexican Benidorm, with busy crowds and heat. Our morning excursion took us to see a local folklore show and the famous cliff divers, handsome young guys that jump from the cliff edge into th...

An early start as we entered the Panama Canal at 6.45 am and we wanted to be on deck to see it first hand and watch the sunrise. We didn't really know what to expect, back in UK we have many canals and locks near us so we had an idea, but it was impossible to imagine the size of these! Queen Elizabeth is Panama sized to fit, that leaves 2 feet either side and 20 feet front and back, so it's a very tight squeeze, but they didn't scrape the paintwork at all. We ...

Another fantastic day off the ship, we have never visited Costa Rica before, but sure we'll be back for a holiday one day. Limon is the port on the side of the Caribbean sea and whilst it's not the prettiest town, it's busy with its cargo of coffee and bananas. Our excursion today was titled "Trains, Canals and Countryside", we headed by coach with our super informative guide Roberto, he was so proud of his country and heritage, to the canal boat to ...

Curacao is a dutch island here in the Caribbean. The people are very proud of their heritage and were very friendly. They are neighbours to Aruba and Bonaire to make the ABC islands, we visited Aruba and Bonaire with Julie and Fred on our last cruise, so we have now made it to them all. Curacao is the prettiest, the buildings are all multicoloured and everywhere is neat and tidy. Our tour guide called wawa, took us around the island, over the new bridge to the...