Huatulco which is pronounced Wa-tule-co

We docked at Huatulco at 8am on Friday, October 5th and we were thankful this was the only port I didn't schedule a tour for so we slept in to about 9am and then ran up to deck 10 to the buffet so Randy could grab some waffles, sausage and other goodies. I went straight for those wonderful chocolate croissants, hey it's a cruise, what's a few pounds here and there, (sigh).

Huatulco covers 18 miles of coastline and has 9 bays with dozens of secluded coves and beaches. The dock for ships was only built a couple years ago so this is a relatively new stop for most cruises but the government is spending 200 million on development in this area and when completed in about 30 years they expect the tourism industry to surpass that of Cancun in both size and total visitors. In the meantime this is a lovely port and really doesn't need a tour, just step off the ship and enjoy the beach and numerous water sports that will surround you, not to mention cute little shops and restaurants.

This was the port that Randy and I rented a JetSki at and had a blast going around the bay, dodging the ship, rocks, other JetSki's, Panga's, and numerous other boats in the area. It really was fun and Randy was a great driver even if he did have a tendency to want to spin around in circles to throw up spray to cool off his feet! While we couldn't take movies or photos of us on the jetski I did get some good film of others on the Jetskis. Again for some reason someone neglected to take any photos here, though I did get the port on film.



Late afternoon I glanced down at the Penthouse deck and got a nice photo of Bonnie, Rich and Merce on their deck with the head of housekeeping.



That evening we once again ate dinner in the wine cellar at the SS United States restaurant with Bonnie, Merce and Rich. The food, service and company was terrific. The photos unfortunately are dark but at least we have a photo. We didn't opt for the menu exceptional with wine pairings this time, however Randy almost repeated the meal he had last time but substituted Grand Mariner Souffle for the chocolate one of the previous dinner. I selected Salad of Diced vegetables with lobster which is in the photo of Rich and me, tenderloin steak Diane which was prepared tableside and was the best steak Diane I have ever eaten and I also finished with the Grand Mariner Souffle.