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Farewell to Alaska and the Royal Princess!

Well, we’ve been back from our Alaska cruise for a whole month now, but you know how life gets! We got busy the second our feet hit the tarmac and never actually finished blogging about the trip home. Better late than…

Steve UnoOctober 3, 2026October 3, 2026 Airline Clubs, Airline meals, Airport Clubs, Alaska, Boeing 737, Business Class, Canada, Cruise Ports, Cruises, First Class, Flights in 2026, Food and Wine dinner, Games, gift shops, Group Cruises, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotel Status, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, Jones Act US Maritime law, Lighthouse, Luggage, Orlando Airport (MCO), Princess Alaska, Princess Cruises, Royal Princess, Sea Days, Seabourn Cruises, Seattle, Specialty Dining, The Travel Scouts YouTube, Travel insurance, Travel tips, Welcome Back, You Tube No Comments

Touring Kyoto Japan in a Day!

Of all the stops on this 11 night Diamond Princess Cruise, Kyoto was billed as the highlight, “must-see stop”, and I knew before going this would be a long and busy day. What I wasn’t expecting was it to be…

Steve UnoApril 21, 2026April 22, 2026 Cherry Trees, Cruises, Diamond Princess, gift shops, Grand Palaces, Hotels, Japan, Kyoto Japan, Lunch, Princess Cruises, Shogun Dynasty, Temples, Tours No Comments

Onward to Busan, South Korea on the Diamond Princess!

The next port stop on our 11 night Diamond Princess Cruise, was Busan, South Korea. We didn’t know much about Busan before we went there, figuring it was a small (possibly dumpy) cursory stop for Japanese cruises sailing around Japan,…

Steve UnoApril 13, 2026April 17, 2026 beaches, Bus travel, Cherry Trees, Coffee, Colorful Lanterns, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Donuts, gift shops, Hats, Hotels, Immigration, Japan, Jones Act US Maritime law, Korea, Korean Airlines, Malls, Photos, Princess Cruises, Ships, Temples, Tours, Westin Hotels No Comments

Hiroshima Japan: A Solemn Reminder of Peace Thru War.

Growing up in elementary school in Virginia in the late 1960s, in the innocence of my youth, I didn’t realize it then, but we were going through a world changing time in history; the Apollo Mission to the Moon, the…

Steve UnoApril 11, 2026April 17, 2026 Asia, Atomic Bomb, Death, Diamond Princess, Fountains, gift shops, Hiroshima Japan, Japan, Peace Memorial Park Japan, Port of Calls, Prayers, Princess Cruises, Tours, Water, Yokohama Japan No Comments

Onward from Tokyo to Yokohama for our Pre-Cruise Stay!

Steve UnoApril 2, 2026April 2, 2026 Cabernet Sauvignon, Concierge, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Flowers, Friends, Fun dinners out, gift shops, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Japan, Lunch, McDonalds, Museums, Observation lounges, Old cruise ships, Princess Cruises, Ships, Suites, Yokohama Japan No Comments

Disney Seas Tokyo for Seniors via a Day Trip!

Steve (DOS) and I have been staying in the Hyatt Regency Tokyo for a few days, which is located in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. We are going on a cruise in a few days, and have limited time to…

Steve UnoMarch 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Amusement Parks, Asia, Day Trips, Disney, Disney Seas Tokyo, Disney World, Disneyland Tokyo, gift shops, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Spring, Tokyo No Comments

Traveling Back to the 60’s. . . Staying at the TWA Hotel JFK Airport!

Steve (DOS) and I just stayed at the Iconic and Historic TWA Hotel, located adjacent to Terminal 5 (Jet Blue Terminal) in JFK Airport. This was a one night stay as part of our first stop on a nearly month…

Steve UnoMarch 20, 2026March 20, 2026 Airbus 321, Airports, American Airlines, Artwork, Balcony, Boeing 777, Boutique Inns and Hotels, Delta Airlines, Dinner with a View, First Class, Flight Attendants, Flight Attendants, Flight time-tables, Flights in 2025, Fun dinners out, gift shops, Hotels, Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, JFK Airport, Museums, Orlando Airport (MCO), Roof Top Bars, Terrace, TWA, TWA Hotel No Comments

Welcome Aboard the Icon of The Seas!

Steve DOS and I had a wonderful sailing on Royal Caribbean’s (RCCL) the Icon of The Seas (OTS) the week of January 31. This sailing on the Icon OTS was for seven days, roundtrip out of Miami, and the ship…

Steve UnoMarch 7, 2026April 2, 2026 Artwork, Backstage Tour, Baclstage, Bahamas, Balcony, beaches, Beer, Brightline Train, Business Class, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Diet, Dogs, Elevators, Entertainment, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Fun dinners out, gift shops, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Ice Skating, Icon Of The Seas, Jazz, Luggage, Miami, Observation lounges, Orlando, Orlando Airport (MCO), Pool, Port Canaveral, Port of Calls, Private Island, Royal Caribbean, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Ships, Specialty Dining, Theater, Trains, Travel tips, uber, Welcome Home, Wines, You Tube 2 Comments

Christmas at Jekyll Island 2025!

Steve (DOS) and I once again celebrated the Christmas holiday week this year at Jekyll Island, Georgia. Jekyll Island is one of our favorite places to visit in the U.S. for its relaxed vibe, historical venue, beautiful beaches, and overall…

Steve UnoJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 2026 Balcony, beaches, Bellman, Boutique Inns and Hotels, Breakfast, Bridges, Brunch, Car, Christmas, Christmas decorations, Christmas shopping, Christmas Trees, Church, desserts, Family, Fireworks, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Fun dinners out, Georgia, gift shops, Grand Hotels, Jekyll Island, Jesus, Lunch, Malbec, Outdoor lights, Restaurants, Riverfront/Dock Areas, Rocking chairs, Room with a View, Santa, Scenic drives, Self Driving Car (FSD), Stained Glass Windows, Suites, Sunrise, sunsets, Tesla, Westin Hotels No Comments

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…

Steve UnoDecember 23, 2024December 23, 2024 beaches, Caribbean, Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity cruises, Christmas decorations, Cirque du Soleil, Cruise Ports, Cruises, desserts, Food and Wine dinner, Ft Lauderdale, Fun dinners out, gift shops, irish Music, Lunch, MSC Cruises, Port of Calls, Princess Cruises, Private Island, Pubs, Restaurants, Seabourn Cruises, Ships, Suites, Theater No Comments

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