Welcome Dinner
Martini Bar (EDR)
Turndown Service
Jorgie, Jenna, & Pam 
Mary & Karen
Tammy & Jay
Mary Jo & Joanne
Presidential Suite (EDR)
Casita Suites (EDR)
Meeting in the lobby
Outdoor showers
My jacuzzi tub (EDR)
Dessert at Jo Jo's (EDR)
Raspberry Colada at Jo Jo's
Morning
It was a very eventful day from the beginning. As I was driving to the airport, I heard on the radio that the Chicago area had an earthquake that registered 5.4. That is just crazy! Last week there was a cougar running around. Do we blame it on Global Warming? LOL
Forever in Blue
I thought this quote was appropriate. When I opened my book, "The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood" to read it at the airport, it said, "And she flies. And she is everywhere." -- Nick Drake
The second quote was also appropriate: "The only true paradise is paradise lost." -- Marcel Proust
Flight
My seat assignment on the plane was the last row, window seat, but at the airport, they assigned me a new seat.....11C aisle. Someone was in it and the Flight Attendant had to ask him to move. Who would sit in someone else´s seat? We got off late due to a problem with one of the bathrooms. I was just going to pass out Immodium to everyone so that we could move on. There was a lot of turbulence throughout the flight.
There were 3 of us on the flight from Chicago....another lady from Elmhurst and a guy from Kansas City.
Jo Jo's
The three of us were starving and went to Jo Jo's for lunch. It overlooks the ocean and is open air. I had ribs and they were very good. I also ordered a Raspberry Colada (which was very good) and ended up drinking three because the waiter kept bringing new ones.
It was a very eventful day from the beginning. As I was driving to the airport, I heard on the radio that the Chicago area had an earthquake that registered 5.4. That is just crazy! Last week there was a cougar running around. Do we blame it on Global Warming? LOL
Forever in Blue
I thought this quote was appropriate. When I opened my book, "The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood" to read it at the airport, it said, "And she flies. And she is everywhere." -- Nick Drake
The second quote was also appropriate: "The only true paradise is paradise lost." -- Marcel Proust
Flight
My seat assignment on the plane was the last row, window seat, but at the airport, they assigned me a new seat.....11C aisle. Someone was in it and the Flight Attendant had to ask him to move. Who would sit in someone else´s seat? We got off late due to a problem with one of the bathrooms. I was just going to pass out Immodium to everyone so that we could move on. There was a lot of turbulence throughout the flight.
There were 3 of us on the flight from Chicago....another lady from Elmhurst and a guy from Kansas City.
Jo Jo's
The three of us were starving and went to Jo Jo's for lunch. It overlooks the ocean and is open air. I had ribs and they were very good. I also ordered a Raspberry Colada (which was very good) and ended up drinking three because the waiter kept bringing new ones.
AGENDA - Friday, April 18
Arrive Cancun
Transfer to El Dorado Royale
6:30 p.m. - Site Inspection at El Dorado Royale
7:00 p.m. - Dinner at El Dorado Royale, Cocotal Restaurant
Room
My room is amazing (#5324)! I have a nice view of the pool and ocean. The furnishings are very nice and there is a huge jacuzzi tub in the corner and a hammock on the balcony. I can't use my laptop till tomorrow because I have to use the lobby at the casita suites. So, no pictures yet.
El Dorado Royale Tour
We toured some of the casita rooms and the Presidential suite tonight....just amazing! You will have to see the pictures. Some of the best rooms I have seen. The casitas are like a hotel within a hotel and they get special treatment such as WiFi and Beach Butlers.
The beds and pillows are very comfy. The air conditioning is either freezing or warm. It was sometimes hard to find a happy medium and it comes out the top of the closet and blows on your head while you're sleeping. There is no A/C for vent in the bathroom, which is odd. It can get humid. The hotel is large, but it's not too large to walk the whole resort. There are shuttles as well, but the one fault I had wit the shuttle service was that they showed favortism to guests in the casita suites. If you weren't in a casita, you might have to wait for a few shuttles. It's almost broken out into sections. You can always find somewhere private. Even the standard rooms are very nice at the El Dorado Royale. The food was definitely gourmet.
The lobby is air conditioned and you are welcomed with a glass of Champagne. There are a few stores and an Internet room.
The grounds are very pretty. The beach does have sand bags to prevent erosion, but I think they look like whales! The water is bright, Caribbean blue.
Attendees
Tammy is the General Manager who joined us. Then there are the following Travel Agents besides myself:
- Jay French, President of Ultimate Cruise & Vacation - Shawnee, KS
- Joanne Geraci, Horizon Travel, Elmhurst, IL
- Jorgie Walker, Gateway Cruise & Travel, Inc., Arvada, CO
- Jenna Belec, Gateway Cruise & Travel, Inc., Arvada, CO
- Karen, Morris Murdock, St. George, UT
- Mary, Morris Murdock, St. George, UT
- Pam, Thomas Travel, Tooele, UT
- Tammy Heitsman, Funjet Vacations, Denver, CO
Jenna (the youngest one out of the bunch....she is only 20) thought I was 25 years old! Maybe I will give her a business card for For Eyes.
We all had a very nice dinner (ate way too much). Tammy thought that Jay, Joann and I new each other because we were already so chummy. The whole group gets along really well.
We went to the Martini Bar after dinner and it was mucho frio. I wanted a hot chocolate and NOT a chocolate martini. I actually ordered a Kahlua and Cream and Georgie ordered a shot of Tequila and we all thought she was joking, but she wasn't! I think she is the oldest out of our group.
Bed Time
We were all exhausted after a long day, plus Saturday's schedule begins at 8:30 a.m., so we called it a night. We are all in the same building (or next to each other).
We were all exhausted after a long day, plus Saturday's schedule begins at 8:30 a.m., so we called it a night. We are all in the same building (or next to each other).
My room was much frio, so I turned the air almost completely off and slept with one robe on and the other over me.
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