Nicaragua

Saturday, March 9

It didn’t happen!  This was to be a tender port and our tour group was to meet at just before 7 am to collect our tender tickets .  While in line, the captain came on and announced that while still ½ mile out from where the ship was to anchor, the port’s pilot (to guide the ship into port) was unable to board the ship due to the high winds.  We would be aborting our scheduled stay in Nicaragua and would continue north.  Evidently this is an area that receives very high winds, which makes it dangerous to use the tender boats.  There were 5 foot waves but they didn’t make this big ship bounce, but they sure would make a wild ride in one of the tender boats.

 

So onward we sailed, and within an hour’s time, we were out of the windy area and sailing smoothly across the seas.  So now we have several sea days prior to ending the cruise in San Francisco this Saturday.  Originally Acapulco was a scheduled port, but due to unsafe conditions in the city, the cruiseline cancelled that stop months ago.  So next stop is now Cabo San Lucas, Mexico  where we will overnight instead of just being there for the day.

The ship is traveling very slow and the seas are as calm as I have ever seen them.  Hardly a ripple out there!