Day 6--Cabo San Lucas

Day 6—Cabo San Lucas

We stayed anchored in Cabo San Lucas overnight and were scheduled to leave at 2:00 in the afternoon.  I was scheduled to take the tender at 8:00 am for an excursion on a coastal cruise on a catamaran.  This was the best excursion of the cruise. 

The catamaran coastal cruise lasted 2 hours.  We went around El Arcos, which was a naturally formed arch at the tip of Baja California.  Passing by, we saw sea lions lazing around on a rock in the Sea of Cortez, a couple of whales (mamma and her calf), and the largest school of dolphins I’ve ever seen.  Unfortunately the pictures I tried to take didn’t come out since by the time I clicked the camera when the dolphins jumped out of the water, the pictured just showed the water.  I did manage to figure out the video feature on my camera and took several seconds of video showing the dolphins jumping and the whales arching at the surface.  During the cruise, we went around the arch into the Pacific Ocean side of Baja California where the waves were much rougher than on the Sea of Cortez side, although relatively calm for the ocean.  If I ever go back on the Mexican Riviera cruise, I would do this excursion again.

While I was on the catamaran cruise, two other cruise ships had arrived at Cabo San Lucas—Holland America’s Oosterdam and Disney’s Wonder.  Both ships had anchored and while our catamaran was on its way to port, I could see the Sapphire Princess in the background further out with the Oosterdam and Wonder on each side.  I must say that the Sapphire really is a beautiful ship!

The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing with my Kindle and watching the horizon as we left Cabo San Lucas. 

This was the second formal night in the dining room and the four “Walmart” ladies didn’t show up.  The couple from Massachusetts was there.  I asked my waiter about the bottle of Champagne I had sent from Sabatini’s the night before and he came back and said they didn’t have it.  I told him to check with the maître de, Daniel.  He sent someone over there who, when he came back, then put Champagne glasses on the table.  I said he must have found the bottle of Champagne and he said that the maître de had told him that he had personally kept it chilled for the beautiful lady.  After dinner, I made it a point to stop by Sabatini’s to thank Daniel and he gallantly kissed my hand and said it is a pleasure to take care of a beautiful woman.  Cruising always makes me feel special (even if the crew are taught to make passengers feel good, it’s still a nice feeling). 

Well, tomorrow is a sea day and unfortunately our last full day on the cruise.  I’m looking forward to the Ultimate Ships Tour, but definitely not looking forward to having to pack.