A cery COLD cruise

The only reason this cruise got a 4 was due to the weather, which of course, the cruise line could not help. Problem is; we have taken this same cruise, same ship; at least 6 times so far and it is always freezing onboard. the first two days onboard are cold and so are the last two days. So, four out of 8 days; you freeze ! Bring a sweatshirt ! If you check your itinerary carefully, you might be able to stay overnight in Puerto Vallarta, which we love. We used to have a small home there. So, we visit with friends for lunch/dinner; get hair cuts, etc. The Miracle is a perfect size ship. Not too large and not too small. It also has 4K cabins. Meaning you can pay inside cabin prices, but get an outside cabin, with a sliding glass door that opens onto a very tiny balcony. It's obstructed view, but check the location and get the cabins that are located between the two life boats. That way you have the area between the boats to look out. You can take pictures from there, etc. and nobody will know you didn't pay tee extra money for a balcony cabin ; no less that you only paid for an inside cabin ! Carnival has some new shows going on too, that were really nice to watch. We were getting a bit tired of watching the same ones over and over. They are also going back to having dancers who only dance and singers who only sing; like they had years ago. Instead of having singer/dancers. Some people who danced well, just did not sing very well. Their menu in the main restaurants have also changed. Now, I do not know if that was just on the Miracle or not, but will update you soon, since I leave Wed on the Fantasy. There are many more choices in every area; and instead of a special "didja' item, they now offer an entire menu from the port you are visiting. That was a nice feature. On a longer cruise, I used to have a problem finding a item on some evenings as to what I would eat. I got tired of the standard fish, beef, chicken, etc. With this new menu, that never happened. They even changed the breads that came with the meal. Now, they offer a fruit bread with dinner and put the bread in a basket on the table. I loved the cranberry bread, but nobody else at the table did. That worked out well with me ! In Cabo, we only got off the ship to go to the local pharmacy. In Mazatlán, we took the city tour. We haven't been there in a long time and it's always a nice excursion to take and very reasonably priced. In Vallarta, we met some friends and then went to Wal-Mart for gifts. It is the place to go for cheap Vallarta items. They have a huge selection of everything you could ask for. Cheap ! Walk out of the ship, go tot he left, to the main road. You will see Wall Mart and Sam's Club to your left. Be careful crossing the street because it is a very busy street.   If you need to renew your Sam's membership, do it here, it is a bit cheaper. You can also get a huge drink outside the front of Sam's for the walk back to the ship afterwards; of take one of the many yellow taxi's out front. That reminds me. If you are going to old town on your own, don't take one of the taxis in front of the cruise port ! they are one of the most expensive unions there is in town. Walk out of the port, to the side street, past the fence , about 3 to 4 minutes ;  where the yellow taxis are waiting. They are the ones you want to take. Different union, air conditioned, just like the others, just better prices. Most important go to old town. Anywhere in old town. Tell him you want to go to the River Cuale' or to the Flea Market in old town. Sit in the little restaurant across the street from the flea market and have one of the best lemonades and tortilla soup ever ! ( Limonados) ! they always have live music ( Mariachi bands) Most of all fun !