Cruise on January 11, 2010

[donika]

My husband Don and I have cruised on Celebrity for the last jears and made new friends from Europe and the States. We hope to be able to meet and mingle with the passengers on Royal Caribbean and enjoy there company. We have travelled to Mexico many times before, Puerto Vallerta, Ixtapa, Mazatlan, but are not familiar with Cabo and Manzanillo. Any tips on shore excursions, we both like to snorkel.

[Host Kat]

My husband Don and I have cruised on Celebrity for the last jears and made new friends from Europe and the States. We hope to be able to meet and mingle with the passengers on Royal Caribbean and enjoy there company. We have travelled to Mexico many times before, Puerto Vallerta, Ixtapa, Mazatlan, but are not familiar with Cabo and Manzanillo. Any tips on shore excursions, we both like to snorkel.

Howdy donika!

 

Welcome to Cruise Critic and thank you for your post that created this thread! However, you have posted on the Cruise Blogs & Websites Forum where members share the site for their personal cruise-related travelogue blogs or websites. This is not the correct forum for your post since it is off-topic here.

 

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You did not mention the name of your ship, so to help you find your Roll Call thread quicker, click here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35 for our Royal Caribbean "Meet & Mingle" Roll Calls Forum. Click the name of your ship to open the Roll Call forum. Look through the thread titles to find the one with your sail date. Click the title to open the thread. Read all the posts to get to know your fellow Roll Call members sailing with you. Post a reply on the thread introducing yourself. I feel sure your fellow Roll Call members will welcome you with replies.

 

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