Our 3 day cruise to Ensenada Mexico finally arrived and we were all excited

to get onboard and explore the Golden Princess.  This was a very easy terminal

to get in and out of and check in was easy and efficient.  There were so many

decks to wander and so many activities  for us to enjoy.  It was hard to decide

what to do with only a few days onboard.

We walked on board and headed for our cabin.

Bon Voyage

We had a great view of the Vincent Thomas Bridge off our balcony

We all went to the safety meeting and tried on our life jackets.

After that, we began to explore.  The main pool with the huge TV screen

We found the spa and got a great introduction to all their services

A look back at Palos Verdes as we headed south

As we chartered our course for Mexico, and the sun sank down into the ocean, we

were already in full relaxation mode.

Anthony and Wanda

Pat and Scott

Laura and Scott

Happy Birthday Matthew !!!

Ashley, Jordyn and Bailey

Ryder, Ethan, Amy and Matthew

Shawn and Tom

Pheap and Peter

The long hallway

Fantail pool

The indoor pool

The Spa pool

Breakfast time

We took in the Culinary demonstration

These two were a lot of fun

Then we got a tour of the galley where they prepare 15,000 meals a day !

Some of their artwork

Halie with the Pastry Chef

Balloons ready for the evening party in the Piazza

Scott, Laura, Anthony, Wanda and Lori

Wanda, Anthony, Scott and Pat

Blue skies, light breeze and mid 80's made for perfect sunning on the deck

Scott and Laura found a great place to soak up the sun

Jordyn, Ryder and Matthew

Ethan was enjoying the pizza

Ashley and Bailey

The band was pumping out some great music

Shawn and Tom

Jim and his Dad, Jim Sr.

Sunset on the Pacific was stunning

Jordyn, Bailey and Amy

Great family shot

Pheap was enjoying the food and cocktails

Cheers

Dessert

At midnight, I thought I might catch the skinny dippers....no luck.

On Sunday morning, we pulled into Ensenada

It was cool to sit out on the deck and watch the 950 foot long Golden Princess parallel park

Engine room stacks

Fantail night club

Scott even found some time to work out in the great fitness center

The Sanctuary was  like an oasis at the front of the ship

The Matranga Family

Suite 719

We decided to go ashore and check out the little store at the dock

All the typical tourist trinkets

We got brave and took the shuttle bus into town where we got to see some of the famous local places

Like El McDonalds

A nice view of the entire Golden Princess from the town

Scott, watch out for the agave, it bites.

Actually one day was enough and we headed back onboard to enjoy the pool

Sisters were having fun at the pool too

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Matthew and Amy

Ethan was in the pool the entire time

Laura, Pheap and Peter

Ryder and Halie had a ton of fun playing together

On deck with the Viper Club

Anthony and Scott were thirsty and had their challenge coins ready for their

next victim.

They dropped their coins down on Matthew

But Matthew was ready for them and pulled out his coin

.....so Anthony had to BUY !!!!    Too much fun !

At 5:00 we left the docks and headed back to LA

Ensenada was really pretty from a far

Some really cool hillside homes

Sightseeing boats

The grand parade of the servers with Baked Alaska for dessert

Our farewell dinner. 

After dinner we went to see one of the shows.  Carlos Oscar was

incredibly FUNNY and had us all in stitches.

It was a great way to end our mini vacation, but so sad to have it end so soon...

We hope everyone enjoyed their time onboard and look forward to doing it again.