Cruise

We had a great trip and the weather was good. We did get booted out of our original schedule because of Hurricane Norbert. They cancelled one stopover and and started back up north to keep ahead of the Hurricane. We really didn't feel the affects of it...just a few more bumpy waves.
The ship was like floating in an ornate Las Vegas Hotel. It was the Carnival Pride. We had 2,500 passengers and over 900 crew...which includes the entertainers.
We had dress up dinner every night with our own personal waiters (servers). Mother ordered hot chocolate one night and from then on there was hot chocolate waiting at her plate.
All the meals were delicious and you can eat at anytime during the day or night. We had ice cream cones on the deck at all times.
We sent to a musical every night ad many programs during the day, according to what you like to do. Mother sat in the sun alot to keep warm. The ship is so air-conditioned, it is hard for mother to be comfortable. We had control over the temperature in our own "cabin".
Our cabin was serviced two times a day. When we would go back to go to bed, there was always an animal, made out of towels, waiting for us. One night we had a monkey hanging from the mirror. Very clever....and always a chocolate mint on our pillow.

Mother looks pretty sharp in pictures....doesn't she?!

One highlight was...Dean and Nathan met us as we got off the ship in Long Beach. It was so fun to see them. They took that long drive just to visit with us for half an hour before we had to catch our shuttle to get to the airport.

We had breakfast with Thurl Bailey....he is a good friend.

John did such a great job of organizing the trip for us and all the details.