My wife and I are veterans of five previous cruises. Our cruise experience isn't huge, but we do have enough to measure quality of experience.

Our previous cruises have taken us to the Caribbean (twice), Alaska, New England-Maritime Canada, and PNW. One reason we settled on this cruise to the so-called Mexican Riviera is because it's a major cruise venue that we hadn't experienced before. We have family members living in the southern California area, and taking this cruise was combined with a family visit.

Since we lived in southern California for many years, side-trips to Disneyland, blah blah blah, didn't interest us. Read more