On 11/9/10 3:04 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:27:10 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

The 3,299 passengers and 1,167 crew members were not hurt and the fire
was put out, but the 952-foot ship had no air conditioning, hot water or
telephone service. Auxiliary power allowed toilets and cold running
water to be restored Monday night.

The Mexican Riviera-bound ship, which was drifting about 55 miles off
the northern Baja California coast, was in contact with the U.S. Coast
Guard, which deployed aircraft and ships along with the U.S. Navy and
Mexican Navy.

I'll bet the tow charge is a little more than upgrading to a premium
balcony suite for a 5day, 4 night cruise.

And, "Mexican Navy"? Really? I guess it's a little chilly to be
doing parasailing runs. :-

And the Mexican Riviera? I found that kind of humorous also.


It is a term in fairly common usage, and has been for a long time. I
wouldn't go to Mexico these days, but in the past some coastal
destinations in Mexico were, in their own way, as nice as many locations
on the so-called French Riviera, if not the Italian Riviera.
Nowadays, all these locales are completely overrun by tourists.

Believe it or not, Cancun was a pretty nifty spot to visit in the
1970's. Not any more.