Steve DOS and I just returned from Royal Caribbean’s Star of The Seas, for a seven night Western Caribbean cruise. Although we have sailed Royal Caribbean many times before, and have Diamond Plus status, we’ve never been on this “Icon…
Pre-Cruise Stay in Port Canaveral
In late September, Steve (DOS) and I took a cruise on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s (RCCL) brand new Star of the Seas. Prior to the cruise we stayed at the Hyatt Place Port Canaveral for two nights. I had recently…
Four Days in Key West!
Steve (DOS) and I made a quick and fairly impromptu trip to Key West the week before Labor Day. My brother Andy, his partner Art, daughter Angie, husband Drew, and friend Pam were already going to Key West, and were…
The Steve’s Review of the Sun Princess!
Steve (DOS) and I, recently sailed on the Sun Princess on a pre-Christmas seven day Caribbean cruise, roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale. While we are Elite passengers with Princess, and have sailed on most of their other ships, this was our…
Halloween Cruise on the MSC Seashore in Yacht Club Class!
In the last post, Steve (DOS) and I had boarded the MSC Seashore and settled into our cabin and started to explore the ship. This post continues with our activities and experiences our 7 day “Halloween” cruise aboard the MSC…
Welcome Aboard Celebrity Cruise Line’s Beyond: A review of our 8 day Caribbean Cruise!
It’s the last week of July as I write this, and Steve (DOS) and I are sailing on the beautiful Celebrity Beyond. While we don’t normally take a Caribbean Cruise during the summer months, we made an exception to try…
Quick Update: Back home for a while
I haven’t posted for quite a while, and for the craziest of reasons (i.e. I hurt my hand and haven’t been able to type! More down further in this post). We’ve been back home from our Doha, Australia, and New…
Welcome to Wellington: Capital of New Zealand!
Our next stop on our Majestic Princess cruise was the port of Wellington. Wellington is the Capital of New Zealand, and is located on the South-Western part of the North Island of New Zealand. As Wellington is a major city,…
Welcome to New Zealand! First Stop: Picton and the Marlborough Wine Region.
After 3 very rough days at sea on our crossing from Sydney thru the Tasman Sea, we arrived at our first port of call, Picton New Zealand. As our cabin was located in the very aft of our ship, the…
Welcome Aboard the (delayed) Majestic Princess in Sydney!
After traveling around Australia for the last 3 weeks, it was time to say goodbye to Sydney and board the Majestic Princess for a 9 night repositioning cruise to Auckland, with several stops in New Zealand along the way. We…