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…
Touring the Sydney Opera House!
G’day Mate! Welcome to Sydney and our guided tour of the Sydney Opera House! We will also be touring around a bit on our own to the surrounding areas at the Circular Quay Marina and Rocks area located close-by here,…
Chocolate, Cheese, and Wine Tasting in the Yarra Valley with a German Dinner!
Yarra Valley Chocolateria: The next day (Saturday) our friend Ian drove us around in his large SUV vehicle to several places outside of Melbourne for a multi-hop around the Yarra Valley. We first went to a huge chocolate factory, which…
Flying home on New Year’s Eve and Day. Happy New Year 2024!
(NOTE: It’s now January 28th and I’m currently in a Rehab Hospital in Orlando. This New Year’s Eve post was mostly written a while back and I’m just now posting it; which covers the end of our trip back from Singapore. I’m…
The Steve’s Review of MSC Seaside’s Yacht Club
Steve (DOS) and I sailed MSC’s Seaside cruise ship for the first time this past week; October 15 – 22, 2023 for a 7 night cruise to MSC’s Ocean Cay (MSC’s private island in the Bahamas), Costa Maya, and Cozumel…
Sailing Home: Farewell to the Mariner (For now)!
After our third and final port at Coco Cay, Steve (DOS) and I packed up our luggage, tagged it, and placed it outside the room for delivery to the terminal building in the morning. Since this was an eight night…
Early St. Patrick’s Day at Young at Heart!
Steve (DOS) and I are back home in Orlando from the Sky Princess cruise, and enjoying the next couple weeks at home before we cruise again. Yesterday we went our monthly church group “Young at Heart” (YAH) ❤️ luncheon, which…
So Long Sky Princess, until We Meet Again!
While this cruise on the Sky Princess was a short 7 day Caribbean Cruise, we really packed a lot of fun in one short week and met some wonderful people. The last day of the cruise was a sea day…
Cozumel and the Chocolate Factory!
Our final port-of-call on our seven day Sky Princess Cruise was in Cozumel, Mexico. DOS and I have both been here several times over the years, and in my younger “pre-DOS” days in the late 1980s, I loved going to…
Port of Costa Maya, Aboard the Sky Princess
Steve (DOS) and I just returned home from an outstanding seven night cruise on the Sky Princess, sailing roundtrip Caribbean out of Fort Lauderdale. We debarked the ship today (Saturday) around 9am, and had a quick four hour’s drive back…