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Welcome Aboard the Pacific Explorer!

After spending three days in Adelaide, Steve (DOS) and I headed to the port of Adelaide for our five night repositioning cruise to Perth, Western Australia. Our Adelaide friends Manuela and Jenny were traveling with us on the cruise, and…

Steve UnoApril 11, 2024April 11, 2024 Adelaide, Australia, Balcony, Champagne, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Dinner with a View, Easter, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Fun dinners out, Jesus, Luggage, P&O Cruises Australia, Penthouse, Perth, Repositioning Cruises, Suites, Western Australia, wineries, Winery Tours No Comments

Exquisite Food and Wine-pairing dinner at Armani’s

Last night we had one of if not the best Food and Wine pairing dinners we’ve ever had. We ate at Armani’s in the Grand Hyatt, Tampa Bay, where we are staying for the weekend. As I wrote in the…

Steve UnoJuly 29, 2018July 30, 2018 Birthdays, desserts, Food and Wine dinner, Grand Hotels, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt, Penthouse, Restaurants, Suites, Summer, sunsets, Wines No Comments

Pre-Birthday Weekend in Tampa

This weekend, Steve (DOS) and I are enjoying a pre-birthday stay-cation at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Airport. We have stayed at this hotel several times, but it’s been a couple years since our last stay here. I drove us over…

Steve UnoJuly 28, 2018 Audi, Food and Wine dinner, Grand Hotels, Grand Hyatt, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotels, Hyatt, Penthouse, Restaurants, Stay-cation, Suites 2 Comments

Valentine’s Day on Celebrity Constellation in Penthouse 6147

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! No, I wish I were back on the Constellation today, but this post is a memory of our Valentine’s from 3 years ago. I logged onto Facebook this morning and saw I had memories of…

Steve UnoFebruary 15, 2017January 15, 2018 Balcony, Celebrity cruises, Cruise Critic, Cruises, Family, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Miami, Minnesota, Moon, Nassau Bahamas, Penthouse, Penthouse 6148, Ships, Suites, sunsets, Valentine's 3 Comments

Sweet, suite Upgrade!

On Friday I flew back from New Bern, NC after a week of business in the Atlantic Beach area. I had a great week there, with nice beach walks in the evening. My first flight was from New Bern…

Steve UnoAugust 16, 2016August 16, 2016 Airports, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Charlotte Airport, Flights in 2016, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Hotels, Hyatt, Orlando, Penthouse, Stay-cation, Suites, Summer, Wines No Comments

Cruising thru the Panama Canal

So I’m a bit tardy getting the Panama Canal post below ‘posted’, but I’ve been quite busy since we got back from vacation; mostly traveling for work. I wrote the following post while aboard the ship but delayed posting it…

Steve UnoMay 12, 2015January 9, 2018 6148, Celebrity cruises, Cruises, Infinity Cruise ship, Panama Canal, Penthouse, Penthouse 6148, Sea Days, South America No Comments

Unwanted Stow-a-way!

Twas a beautiful day at sea! We love the lazy sea days to walk around deck, lounge on the verandah, sleep late, eat and drink etc. This was the second formal night as well, so we donned our tuxes and…

Steve UnoMarch 23, 2015January 11, 2018 6148, Celebrity cruises, Infinity Cruise ship, Penthouse No Comments

Pisco Sours and Sail-away!

We had a short stop at Pisco, Peru from 7am – 2pm. We were originally scheduled to go to Lima, Peru, but due to construction at the pier, this was a rescheduled stop. Celebrity had contacted us prior to the…

Steve UnoMarch 22, 2015March 22, 2015 Chile, Cruises, Infinity Cruise ship, Penthouse, Pisco, South America 1 Comment

Lazy days at Sea! Valparaiso to Arica

So it’s been a few days since I’ve had a chance to blog. It’s now day four of our 14 night repositioning cruise from Valparaiso, Chile, to Ft. Lauderdale. (I’m writing a few posts off-line, so will upload them when…

Steve UnoMarch 22, 2015 Cruises, Infinity Cruise ship, Penthouse, Sea Days, South America, St Patrick's Day, Valparasio 1 Comment