Sent to me, regarding what to do in Acapulco.

Hi guys,

The following are suggestions we kept which someone else posted before our January 2009 Carnival Spirit Mexican Riviera cruise:

1. - La Quebrada and the Divers, above all and at the very first place, what you can call a must!
2. - Non denominational Chapel of Peace and the Cross of Trouyet, best view to the bay area, surrounded by beautiful residences at the very pricey “Las Brisas” residential area.
3. - The “other” bay Puerto Marquez, smaller than the Bay of Acapulco but 8 times nicer as well, we only stop for pictures for a few minutes over there!
4. - The Los Flamingos Hotel, Once own by John Wayne and Johnny Weissmuller amongst other movie actors. We see the casa Tarzan where Weissmuller lived the last 20 years of his life.
5. - Hotel Casa Blanca, We only stop there for pictures. Great panoramic view of the Bay area and….. To the Cruise Ship!!!!!
6. - Diego Rivera´s mosaic mural, made by the most important painter of Mexico, married with the controversial painter Frida Kahlo, A short stop to take pictures, that will be all!
7. - El Mercado Municipal, is what I call a truly Eye Opener! So different to what you and your party have seen. But I warn you, it can be sort of Cultural Shocking for very many people! I recommend it very highly any way!
8. - El Zorrito restaurant (only suggested) or any other place you wish to go having lunch!
(the cost of Lunch in Zorrito is approximately $10.00 to $15.00 USD)
9. - El Zócalo & Cathedral, The Downtown area Main Square and Cathedral, oldest part of town and the most typical part of it, we may stop there for 20-30 minutes or not, always up to you!!

Rick & John

Hi Guys,

The following is part of an e-mail we received from friends before our cruise last January 2009. This individual has sailed on the Spirit out of San Diego a number of times.

Yes, we've taken this cruise, the Spirit is a beautiful ship, we've sailed aboard her five times, and been to these ports twice. We took excursions on our first cruise there about 4 yrs ago and I don't remember which ones we took. We weren't really impressed with Acapulco, although we didn't really get into the big city. Zihuatanejo is our favorite, there is a nice market just back from the "main" avenue that is in our opinion worth doing some shopping there. You will get a map onboard that will show you the area. We took that cruise this past October.

Rick & John