Krazy Kruizers
November 9th, 2004, 07:24 AM
The last time we were in Huatulco it was a tendering port. We arrived 15 minutes late. But now a nice pier has been built. The beach area has been improved but the straw market is the same, and the couple of major stores still exist. Since we are only here till 1 PM, this is BBQ lunch - chicken, salmon, several kinds of sausages, corn on the cob, baked potatoes, potato salad, other salads, etc. Things must be bad in the Pinnacle Grill/Salon areas. This morning everyone got a letter offering a combination deal for the Salon & Pinnacle on port days: "Sports package massage for him & a hair & make-up arrangement for her followed by a candlelit dinner for 2 in the Pinnacle with a complimentary bottle of Champagne." It is a $179 package being offered for $95. We have walked by the Pinnacle several times - very few people eating there for dinner (not counting 1st night when there were a lot there at the 1/2 off deal). We have seen only 1 man eating lunch there.
The men worked on our air-conditioning for nearly an hour - it's better - time will tell if it is really fixed.
At 4:38 PM the fire alarms went off - captain came on and announced that it was a false alarm. We later learned that a cabin 2 doors away from were freezing so they left their verandah door open hoping to get some of the hot air into the cabin. It worked - the hot air hit the sensor and since the door had been left open for a quite a long time, the sensor felt that something was wrong - off went the fire alarms.
Since there were only a couple of tours offered here and since we have been here before, we opted just to walk around. While standing our on the Promenade Deck waiting for the main crowd to get off the ship, we saw the technician arrive who is suppose to determine why the starboard engine keeps malfunctioning.
The men worked on our air-conditioning for nearly an hour - it's better - time will tell if it is really fixed.
At 4:38 PM the fire alarms went off - captain came on and announced that it was a false alarm. We later learned that a cabin 2 doors away from were freezing so they left their verandah door open hoping to get some of the hot air into the cabin. It worked - the hot air hit the sensor and since the door had been left open for a quite a long time, the sensor felt that something was wrong - off went the fire alarms.
Since there were only a couple of tours offered here and since we have been here before, we opted just to walk around. While standing our on the Promenade Deck waiting for the main crowd to get off the ship, we saw the technician arrive who is suppose to determine why the starboard engine keeps malfunctioning.