Ok Ensenada

I took a cruise tour in Ensenada, Mexico that left me feeling a way. I was both satisfied and annoyed. Join me as I see the top 10 sights of Ensenada including the famous La Bufadora.

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[bethbounds]

Thank you Tony for taking one for the team so we don’t have too❣️ I can now pass on this tour without FOMO‼️

[clognchp]

Hi Tony. Your assessment of Ensenada is perfect! Being from San Diego, if you find yourself in Ensenada again, I recommend walking to any restaurant near the port, enjoying some chips and salsa and a few tacos and then enjoy the empty ship. Also, when I realized you were on the same cruise as my friend Jerry, I gave him a mission to seek you out and take a selfie. Jerry reported you are as cool in person as on YouTube. Thanks for all the cruise content!

[andreafield]

Tony- your honest reviews are much appreciated!!

[annepetry]

Our Hawaiian itinerary makes a token stop in Ensenada before returning to San Diego, and we've decided to forego any excursions at that port. I feel this vlog validated that decision.

[billcook]

Tony, thanks for taking this tour so we don’t have to.

[MitchMadruga]

A vendor tried to get my 2 teenage daughters to go into the back room of his shop. I completely feel had I not intervened I would have never seen them again. I also felt things almost got out of control when I did find them and told them to come with me and the vendor stepped between myself and my daughters asking what I wanted. There were a lot of lucky people in that shop that day.

[lindaphillips]

I did this excursion and felt the exact same. The blowhole wasn’t even as high on the day I went. I was really disappointed in this excursion. I just took this cruise route again this past Thanksgiving and took the taste of Ensenada. Try that one next time. You taste tacos in 5 different places. The first place is where fish taco originated. The last place was an upscale restaurant. It was really fun and delicious. We also learned a lot about Ensenada and Mexico. Very fun and if anyone out there likes super spicy some places can really give you the heat as a choice :)

[GlennaGreen-ww]

My family and I have cruised with a stop in Ensenada 17 times beginning in 1998. We rarely go into port while visiting Ensenada but decided to take a virgin cruiser with us to see the blowhole. To our regret, this open air market was a little intense for our group. We, like you, spent next to no time shopping and a majority of our time sitting at the taco place waiting for the bus ride back to the ship. The best news is this did not deter our guest from falling in love with cruising!

[PRCCAWS]

I love the excursion tours and just walking around the ports with you. Let's me cruise vicariously through you. Thank you, I enjoy them and would like you to do more!

[robertfuller]

Tony, my wife and I Just took a short three-day cruise to Ensenada (March 31st to April 3rd 2024) with Princes Cruse Line, we chose the blow hole excursion. Worst excursion ever, I felt like a lamb being led to Slauter. People were actually getting in front of you and stopping you to try to sell you something. As far as the Blow Hole experience, we were not impressed either but like you our expectation was probably to high LOL.

[sarasue]

Hated Ensenada and that was 2003. Couldn't wait to get back on the ship. Loved Catalina.

[DH-eczv]

I was in Ensenada a couple of weeks ago. Had stopped getting off the ship here for many years. I was shocked at how much had changed! Got the shuttle into town and walked around for several hours, including the tent shops near the pier. Much, much better than before! The town really made the area safer and more enjoyable! Had the best churros ever!! Will be back in January and will head straight for those churros! Still some work needed but a wonderful start!

[awifeinterrupted]

A gauntlet is exactly how I was going to describe that scene. I would not be happy.😮

[bethsimpson]

I'm showing my age but here it goes:
Many years ago we did a Hawaii cruise with Carnival. It was a return Trans-pacific crossing ending in Encinada. No tours, no exploring. Every guest had to disembark the ship and get on buses that went to Tijuana border. Every bus load of passengers had to get off the bus and physically walk through the customs building and get back on the bus, which was waiting on the American side. We then were taken to the San Diego Airport. As we arrived you could see our ship already docked at the port!!! 😂😢 Unbelievable!

[larry]

Perfect timing! I'm going there for the first time in 2 weeks. Navigator out of LA to Catalina and Ensenada. Your videos are my homework. You're the best!

[shannen]

We did La Bufadora back in the early 00s and I hated that gauntlet so much so that I swore I’d never go again. We just went back to Ensenada in February and took the kids this time. If not for it being their first time to Mexico, I would have opted to stay on the ship. With that said though, I’m glad I did end up getting off. We took the local shuttle to downtown (it was raining like crazy otherwise we probably would have walked). Ate some delicious tacos. The street vendors weren’t too bad thanks to the rain keeping them inside. Then my husband went back last month. He visited a food cart that Anthony Bourdain had featured once upon a time and had the best tostada he had ever eaten. In fact, he said it was one of the best things he had ever eaten period, tostada or otherwise. The streets were far more crowded with vendors than during the deluge in February, but he had a great time overall. Definitely things worth seeing in Ensenada, but that flea market at La Bufadora ain’t one of them

[marshas]

When we were in Egypt last fall on a Viking tour and river cruise, our guide at Valley of the Kings remarked that once we had viewed the tombs, we would need to pass through the “valley of the vendors”. Similar experience of very aggressive vendors. We were going to do a tequila and food tour in Ensenada. Unfortunately it was originally scheduled for 1:30 PM. It is now scheduled for 8:30 AM and we dropped it. Glad to have watched your video. I think we will walk ashore, see the casino and grab a taco and a Margarita at a cantina. Thanks for your diligence.

[SoultoSoulTravels]

I love it...you're so diplomatic in the best way possible. Tammy and I did this a number a years ago, and when you showed the gantlet of stands, I had a flash back of never again, , , never again! Great job as always! Please keep up the good work!

[hotfootDDD]

Been to Bufadora. I actually got a kick out of the trip thru the vendors. It's unusual and something I'd heard about but never seen. And the guide on the bus had so much fascinating insight into every thing we passed that the bus trip seemed to go by quickly.

[chuckwood]

Thanks for the great video, as always, Tony. Living in AZ we have done Ensenada several times. The best excursion we have done was the Segway tour.
Keep up the great work.