NCL Mexican Riviera Cruise Day 4: Blue Lagoon Snack

After dinner, Dr. P went to the cigar lounge to have some man fun. I stayed in the room to relax... by playing some computer games. Yes, I brought my laptop so I can play games and watch DVDs. Yes, I am a nerd and proud of it. After Dr. P came back to the room, we weren't exactly hungry. But we just wanted to go get some food from Blue Lagoon only because it was available. We decided to bring some food back to the room and watch a DVD before going to bed.


Artichoke Dip

I thought the artichoke dip with chips would be a good snack to watch a DVD with.  But the artichoke dip wasn't that good.  It was like water down cheesy soupy dip.  We didn't really like it.

NCL Mexican Riviera Cruise Day 4: Aqua Main Restaurant Dinner

We took a nap after coming back to the cruise since we woke up at 6am that day. I love traveling on the cruise because you can play, sleep, wake up, walk out of your room and eat (and eat some more).


Mojito  ($7.48)

Dr. P was in the mood for mojito.  This was a terrible mojito.  It tasted like very little lime and mint in club soda water.  This was not how mojito should taste like.  Yuck!

NCL Mexican Riviera Cruise Day 4: Versailles Main Restaurant Lunch

After the horseback riding tour, we went back to the cruise to clean up and have lunch at Versailles.


Seafood Cocktail

We started the meal with seafood cocktail.  It had shrimp and imitation crab meat. 

NCL Mexican Riviera Cruise Day 4: Victor's Restaurant Snack

Victor's Restaurant
Third restaurant on Stone Island Beach
Mazatlan, Mexico



As part of the tour, Randi took us to Victor's Restaurant on the beach for a drink.  I went to use the restroom in the back.  And there was no door and no light!  Oh well, if nobody minds, I didn't mind either.

NCL Mexican Riviera Cruise Day 4: Stone Island Beach Horseback Riding

After reading tons of great reviews about Randi's Happy Horses in Mazatlan on CruiseCritic.com, I booked the excursion right away.  The horseback riding tour was about 3 hours long for $45/person.  It also included a cold drink or beer at a local Mexican restaurant on the beach.  We met with Randi after getting off the cruise.  She was an American woman who moved to Mazatlan from Arizona about 18 years ago.  She was very friendly and gave us a lot of information about the town during our ride to the ranch.



There were 6 of us on this tour that day.  They assigned horses to us according ot our riding experience.  My horse was very mellow.  He likes to walk slow.  But when I told him "andale", he would start running.  Very smart horse.  Dr. P got a horse that thought he was in the Kentucky Derby race.  That horse had to lead.  Every time I caught up to Dr. P, his Blanco started racing again.  The first part of the ride was through the coconut and mango grove.

NCL Mexican Riviera Cruise Day 4: Mazatlan, Mexico

We booked a horseback riding tour for Mazatlan. Met our guide at the port. Then went to the ranch by truck, boat, then truck again. The taxi at Mazatlan was small truck with seats on the back. It was the first time I sat on the back of the truck like that with no seat belt. Dangerous, but fun in a way. Mazatlan is not as touristy as Cabo San Lucas. The small and rustic town was quite charming. Lots of horses and tractors on the road. Many households had pets that can also be... food. Chicken, duck, goat, and pig. Lots of skinny and friendly dogs running around as well.

I'll give you a little history of the town with my pictures.



Mazatlan is the northernmost link in the Mexican Riviera Resort Chain.  Mazatlan sits on a small peninsula nearly 1,000 miles south of the border with the U.S.  The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortes converge offshore.  Several steep hills border the otherwise flat city.

NCL Mexican Riviera Cruise Day 4: Versailles Main Restaurant Breakfast

We arrived in Mazatlan on Day 4. We woke up super early to enjoy a relaxing breakfast before we headed out to town.


Diced Tropical Fruits

We went to Versailles Main Restaurant to have breakfast.  Started our meal with a plate of fruit with cottage cheese.