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Welcome Aboard the Royal Princess Alaska Cruise!

Hey everyone, it’s the Steves again! Steve (DOS) and I just finished an incredible 7-night Alaskan Group Cruise on the Royal Princess, sailing roundtrip from Seattle. While we’ve cruised around 100 times on voyages both short and long, and this was our 6th trip…

Steve UnoSeptember 5, 2026September 7, 2026 Aviation Museums, Boeing Factory, Canada, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Elevators, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Fun dinners out, Grand Hyatt, Jones Act US Maritime law, Luggage, Mini-suites, Museums, Pool, Princess Alaska, Princess Cruises, Princess Medallions, Royal Princess, Seattle, Specialty Dining, Suites, You Tube No Comments

Disney World Staycation with our Canadian Friends! And Pre-Knee Surgery for me!

So now it’s April 15, TAX Day for US Citizens, so hope everyone got their taxes done. I did mine a while back (as did DOS), which is always a big relief as there are so many forms to file,…

Steve UnoApril 16, 2025April 16, 2025 Beer, Canada, Cruises, Disney, Disney World, EPCOT, Florida, Flowers, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Fun dinners out, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, Knee Replacement, Orlando Airport (MCO), Restaurants, Stay-cation, Tesla, Walt Disney World No Comments

Spring has sprung and so has March!

Wow – March has come and gone and like a whirlwind! We had no major trips, but a few activities close to home, and mixed in with a bit of the spring cleaning thing as well. We started off the…

Steve UnoApril 16, 2025April 16, 2025 beaches, Beer, Brewery, Canada, Car, Church, Friends, Heart Conditions, Hospitals, Knee Replacement, Senior Citizens, St Patrick's Day, Tesla, Trains No Comments

Frigid January Days in Daytona Beach!

It’s now nearly the end of January, and it’s already been a busy year so far. Steve (DOS) and I reached a 20th anniversary milestone in early January, though we nearly forgot about it as we were preparing for a…

Steve UnoFebruary 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Amtrak, Anniversary, Birthdays, Canada, Car, Daytona 500 Raceway, Daytona Beach, Emergency Room, Florida, Florida Mall, Health, Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Malls, Pool, Presidential Inauguration, Social Security, Tesla, Virgin Cruises, Virgin Voyages No Comments

Sailing back to Vancouver on the Crown Princess!

As everything in life (both good or bad: “This too shall Pass”) eventually comes to an end, so ends this 10 day Crown Princess cruise. We had a wonderful time, and it was so nice to finally complete the Alaska…

Steve UnoSeptember 26, 2023September 28, 2023 Air Canada, Airline Clubs, Airline meals, Amtrak, Canada, Cruises, Food and Wine dinner, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, Luggage, Mountains, Orlando Airport (MCO), Princess Cruises, Restaurants, Ships, Suites, United Airlines, Vancouver, Wines No Comments

Welcome Aboard the Crown Princess!

On Tuesday morning after having breakfast at the hotel, we checked out of the Hyatt Regency, and Uber’d the short few blocks to the Canada Place Cruise Terminal. We first dropped our luggage off with the porters, and brought aboard…

Steve UnoSeptember 8, 2023September 12, 2023 Alaska, Balcony, Canada, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Doctors, Food and Wine dinner, Hospitals, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Princess Cruises, Seattle, Suites, Theater, Vancouver, Wines No Comments

Labour Day in Vancouver!

We enjoyed our second and last day in Vancouver, starting with a nice buffet breakfast in our Hotel, the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. We tried to sleep in a bit, but as we were now on the West Coast time zone,…

Steve UnoSeptember 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Alaska, Breakfast, Canada, Celebrity cruises, Church, Cruises, Disney, Disney Cruises, Fairmont Hotels, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Labor Day, LGBTQ, Lunch, Princess Cruises, Vancouver No Comments

Sleepless in Seattle!

Just a quick update to the blog as it’s been almost 2 months since I last posted from Vancouver, just prior to our Princess Alaska cruise. I will post more later but in the coming days and weeks, but unfortunately…

Steve UnoNovember 11, 2022September 10, 2023 Air evacuation, Alaska, Balcony, Birthdays, Canada, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Doctors, Health, Heart Conditions, Heart Valve replacement, Hospitals, Hotels, Hyatt Regency, ICU, Nurses, Open heart surgery, Pacemaker, Physical Therapy, Princess Cruises, Seattle, Surgery, Travel insurance, Travel tips No Comments

Fun Pre-Cruise Day in Vancouver!

Today Steve (DOS) and I had a fun and leisurely time exploring the downtown and port area of Vancouver. While we’ve both been here before, it was usually just to catch a cruise, with little time to actually sightsee the…

Steve UnoSeptember 15, 2022September 10, 2023 Alaska, Breakfast, Canada, Celebrity cruises, Cruise Ports, Cruises, EPCOT, Family, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Princess Cruises, Vancouver 2 Comments

Travel to Vancouver for our Alaska Cruise!

Since my 60th birthday at the beginning of August, Steve (DOS) and I have been home, mainly catching up on various doctor and other appointments, tests, and errands. I’ve had a few follow-up appointments with my Cardiologist and others, but…

Steve UnoSeptember 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Airbus 321, Alaska, American Airlines, Balcony, Beer, Boeing 737, Breakfast, Business Class, Canada, COVID, Downtown Disney, First Class, Flight Attendants, Flights in 2022, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Luggage, Orlando, Orlando Airport (MCO), Repositioning Cruises, Restaurants, Vancouver, Walking No Comments

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