Last year Disney California Adventure brought back the Food and Wine Festival after a 5 year hiatus. Apparently it must have done so well, they brought it back for 2017, with more food, more wine, and more demonstrations. I came on my actual birthday, which landed on a […]
Eggg-celent Sunday breakfast. We were in town for a Sharks/ Ducks game, and needed an early breakfast before heading back to Orange County. Thanks to reliable Yelp, I found this place opened at 7 am, and was located 15 minutes from the Hilton. My party of 6 arrived […]
On Thursday night my fellow foodie friend, Chrissy and I was invited back to attend the second event at the Irvine Marriott. The theme this time was Studio: Culture. Unlike the first event, Studio Taste Lab, this one has a much more relaxed feeling. First of all, […]
It’s the last night on the cruise, and tomorrow we’ll be back in Los Angeles. The week actually didn’t go by as fast as I thought it would. Perhaps the 2 days at sea helped make it seem longer? Our final dinner was an American theme, and they […]
Our last day on the cruise, as we set sail back to the Port of Los Angeles. Some cruises will give you a tour of the Bridge or the Galley (the kitchen). The Ruby Princess had a tour of the Galley, and I made sure to get to […]
After the ice carving demonstration, we got ready for formal night number 2. Stephen’s dad didn’t attend, so the 3 of us had our last formal dinner of the cruise.
The Ruby Princess left Cabo San Lucas a little after 3:00 and we decided to enjoy some sun by the pool on the Lido Deck. While we were lounging around, a crew member brought out a block of ice, to do an ice carving demonstration. If you […]
Our final port of the cruise, Cabo San Lucas. This sleepy little port is known for their water sports like snorkeling, fishing, and scuba diving. Without a tour, you can easily walk the town in a few hours. On one side is their local shops from ceramic goods […]
It was a full day in Mazatlan, and we even got to try some local food and pastry. Even though we had the corn muffins and coffee for our mid day snack, I came to dinner with an appetite. I started off with the soup, Pasta a Fagioli […]
Our city tour of Mazatlan was done, and the bus was heading back to the ship. Stephen’s parents stayed on the bus while Chilly Willy dropped us off at El Shrimp Bucket, a restaurant known for seafood, but primarily their shrimp. The restaurant was located across the street […]
We left Puerto Vallarta right after sunset, and set sail to Mazatlan. Our ship docked at 700 am, and according to the ship’s Princess Patter, it was going to be another lovely, sunny day. This popular port is known primarily for their seafood, especially shrimp. The tour company […]
After a day of walking and shopping, I was ready for dinner! Tonight’s dinner came with a starter, soup and/ or salad, then an intermezzo sorbet, followed with our main course. For dessert, I just had a plate of their petite cookies and coffee. A little boring, I […]
We booked this cruise with Costco Travel. In addition to the $50 on board credit we had with Princess Cruise, Costco had a $140 extra on board credit bonus, plus if we selected this specific trip we got an additional $100 for selecting a mini suite stateroom. We […]
The best part of a cruise is trying something new every night. I focused on seafood for tonight’s dinner, while Stephen went for seafood and a whimsical pasta. We must have had “just ice cream” for dessert, as I didn’t take any photos of the sweets we had. […]
What a difference a day makes! As we left Los Angeles, we had the gloomy weather follow us out to sea. The waters were rough, you couldn’t even take advantage of the pool because it was so cold! On day 3, the sky cleared up, the sun came […]
Having dinner at 8:00 pm can be a challenge. Fortunately when you’re on a cruise, finding food isn’t hard. At 3:00 we had tea and scones at the Donatello Restaurant to tide us over. This evening was also Formal Night, so we were treated to the Captain’s dinner […]
The ship ended up leaving San Pedro a little after midnight. We woke up to gloomy weather, with rough seas. We had many options for breakfast, from sit down breakfast at the restaurant, buffet on the Lido Deck, quick bites of pastries at the International Cafe on the […]
