Our very first year as a married couple is fast approaching, so we figured it’s probably best to start planning for our anniversary. After much discussion, we finally settled on taking a Mexico cruise. Originally we were going back to Kauai, but the cost of fuel has risen so dramatically, it was no long economical. Then we wanted to take a cruise to Alaska, but unfortunately the last cruise out to Alaska was in September, plus the cost was as much as going to Kauai. We were thinking of taking a cruise to the Caribbeans, but then we would have to fly to Florida and that would have been expensive. Plus if we were going to Florida, we would also want to go to DisneyWorld. Then we figured we would do something simpler like take the train to San Diego and spend a nice week there going to the beach and the zoo; but decided since this is our Anniversary trip, we didn’t want to do a lot of driving. This year’s Anniversary trip had much more constraints that last year due to a huge reason: we’re saving for the dream.
Screenshot of the TravelZoo's special Mexico Cruise
So we checked TravelZoo for deals on Mexico cruises and there happened to be a pretty good one: $199 to $229 for a 4-5 night cruise that stops in Mexico Riviera, Baja, Ensenada, and Cabo San Lucas. Our specific Mexico cruise is 4 nights with stops in Catalina Island and Ensenada. At the last minute, Andrea decided to do some comparative shopping and called up Costco Travel. Once again, Costco Travel did not disappoint. Within a matter of under an hour, Andrea was able to book our Mexico cruise for $530. The cruise ship departs from Long Beach, CA, so we are flying out of Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB) for an added cost of ~$200. Reason we didn’t fly directly out of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to LGB is because there aren’t direct flights. Go figure. So we’ll be cruising on the Carnival Paradise.
As for activities, we haven’t got that far yet. We’ll make another post once we finalize the details.
