Three Days Before the Trip…and you did WHAT?
Ok, the calendar is lighter -- but not THIS light! And the challenges (folly?) of doing a group trip seminar a few days before embarking on your own cruise!
Could a Cruise be in My Near Future?
Events on the calendar are starting to lighten up. You almost never see this long. Go between times that I ...
About Hurricane Lee
Will Hurricane Lee impact the current Escape sailing? Yes. How? I consider some options.
Wow, Just Three Weeks Away!
21 days and counting till sailaway -- less than 19 days until we leave home to drive to NYC for the cruise! A quick catch up on life since the last post, and what's coming up on this sweet fall leaf peeping tour.
Light Houses, Trains and Tours
Our trip to New England and Canada this fall features a mix of NCL-booked excursions and privately-booked ones. I think it worked out o a nice balance of activiites.
Three Cruises, Two Years — Sure, Why not?
On a whim, I decided to see what we could come up with putting together some back-to-back (b2b) cruises. We'll be taking three back-to-backs, going from Istanbul to Venice to Rome to Miami, in November and early December, 2024.
Apps and Tools We Recommend
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We’ve Chosen Our Next Two Destinations
After some thought we have picked two destinations for our next cruises this fall and next summer. Not overseas yet -- US/Canada trips. One east, one west.
These are our Vacation Heroes
It takes many people to make this giant floating hotel known as Norwegian Encore work, and to make guest experiences ...
October 31 – Puerto Vallarta, sort of
We woke up late Monday morning, since our Dolphin excursion didn’t leave until 11. But during breakfast, news that Roxan’s ...