Our early morning began with us vacating our Diamond Princess cabin around 8:15am and heading to breakfast. As we figured the Buffet area would be packed with people, we headed to the one Main Dining Room that was serving breakfast.…
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…
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,…
Onward from Tokyo to Yokohama for our Pre-Cruise Stay!
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…
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…
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…
Happy New Year 2026!
DOS and I rang in the New Year 2026 as we did last year in 2025, at the Marriott Hotel in Lake Mary, Florida. This was a bit of a one night staycation/celebration of the old year, and looking ahead…
Pre-Christmas Week at Home and Disney World!
After returning from our TransAtlantic cruise aboard the Sky Princess, Steve (DOS) and I had a few busy days at home before heading to Disney World for a week. Our biggest item on our home “To Do list”, was get…
Three Nights in London!
Steve (DOS) and I are currently on a 16 night TransAtlantic cruise from Southampton sailing back to Port Canaveral. Prior to the cruise, we had a wonderful three night pre-cruise stay at the Churchill Hyatt Regency London. We stayed there…