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The Steve’s Review of the Sun Princess!
The Steve’s Review of the Sun Princess!

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…

Drive to Ft. Lauderdale for our Sun Princess Cruise!
Drive to Ft. Lauderdale for our Sun Princess Cruise!

Drive to Ft. Lauderdale for our Sun Princess Cruise!

The day after Thanksgiving, Steve (DOS) and I checked out of our Lake Mary Hotel and drove from Orlando to our Ft. Lauderdale hotel, for our pre-night cruise stay. The overall traffic the day after Thanksgiving Friday was fairly light…

Welcome Aboard Celebrity Cruise Line’s Beyond: A review of our 8 day Caribbean Cruise!
Welcome Aboard Celebrity Cruise Line’s Beyond: A review of our 8 day Caribbean Cruise!

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…

Mostly Recovered Now. . . Birthday Stay-Cation in The Villages!
Mostly Recovered Now. . . Birthday Stay-Cation in The Villages!

Mostly Recovered Now. . . Birthday Stay-Cation in The Villages!

It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted, during which time I’ve been recovering at home from my pacemaker surgery, and generally taking it easy a bit. It’s been nice being home, and not tied up to so many wires in…

Welcome Aboard the Caribbean Princess!
Welcome Aboard the Caribbean Princess!

Welcome Aboard the Caribbean Princess!

Steve (DOS) and I are currently on a 19 day cruise aboard the Caribbean Princess, sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to Vancouver, via a full transit of the Panama Canal, and a few port stops along the way.  As I have…

Heading out for a month: 2 Cruises and lots of Nautical Miles and Sea Days!
Heading out for a month: 2 Cruises and lots of Nautical Miles and Sea Days!

Heading out for a month: 2 Cruises and lots of Nautical Miles and Sea Days!

First of all, Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all! I started this post before I went to bed on St. Paddy’s Day (Thursday night), and I’m doing some last minute packing of mostly my electronic gear; i.e. cords adapters, meds…

So Long Sky Princess, until We Meet Again!
So Long Sky Princess, until We Meet Again!

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…

Port of Costa Maya, Aboard the Sky Princess
Port of Costa Maya, Aboard the Sky Princess

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…

Welcome Aboard the Sky Princess!
Welcome Aboard the Sky Princess!

Welcome Aboard the Sky Princess!

Steve (DOS) and I are currently sailing on a seven day Caribbean Cruise aboard the beautiful Sky Princess. We drove down to Ft. Lauderdale from Orlando on Friday morning, and another four hours later we were checking into the Hyatt Place,…

Just got back from our Emerald Princess Cruise!
Just got back from our Emerald Princess Cruise!

Just got back from our Emerald Princess Cruise!

<Warning: This is a LONG post! Sorry in advance for any typos, duplicate photos, text, grammar or midnight gibberish mistakes on my part. > Steve (DOS) and I arrived home on Tuesday from a 10 night Emerald Princess (partial Panama…