So, for Mark's Birthday this year, the kids and I surprised him with a cruise to Mexico...with the Trieus! Mark LOVES to cruise and since the Trieus had never been, we thought it would a fun experience for all the kids and a chance for the adults to relax ;) We chose Carnival Cruises - Elation since it was the only one sailing on his actual birthday and it was out of San Diego so convenient for all of us..sort of. We flew back from CO wed nite, stayed home for a day, then drove down to SD on Friday. We set sail Saturday afternoon. Mark was shocked to say the least but he was very excited once he found out where we were headed! We stopped in Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada before docking back in San Diego.
We had heard lots of negative things about Carnival but despite my own misgivings from said rumors, it was actually better than we thought considering length of cruise and price! Camp Carnival for the kids? EXCELLENT! Maddie loved being there and Adam even went for an hour :) It's like having your own babysitter (which you can by the way, for $6/hr each night from 10pm-3am...I KNOW? what do you do til 3am? if I'm not asleep, it must be because the kids are sick or something???) with activities built in all day! They had different "camps" for each age group. Eric, well, he certainly used his "camp" experience to the limit...and then some :P Kaitlyn was good, we spent A LOT of time with her, maybe too much for her own good...and Mr Mark's?
Well, we all had a great time with all the Trieus and we'd definitely like to plan another! Maddie was sad to leave the ship, she asked her dad if she could live on a boat forever...and even Adam didn't want to go home, but Work calls...check out Mark as soon as we docked and got back on land! Happy Birthday, Daddy!
p.s. There were of course LOTS Of pics but these were some of my favorites...or telling of our adventure :) My absolute favorite pic is of Lynn and Adam by the pool, something about the way they are both looking towards the girls (Maddie and Kaitlyn), and their expression is same same!
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