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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…

Steve UnoJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 2026 Church, Cruises, Family, Friends, Fun dinners out, Health, Heart Conditions, Hotels, ICD internal Cardiac Defibrillator, Jesus, Knee Replacement, LOVE BIG, Marriott, Marriott Hotels, MSC Cruises, New Year, Open heart surgery, Princess Cruises, Repositioning Cruises, Resolutions, Restaurants, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Trans-Atlantic cruise, Virgin Cruises No Comments

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Arrival into Port Canaveral from our Trans-Atlantic Cruise on the Sky Princess!

And so our 16 night Trans-Atlantic cruise from South Hampton to Cape Canaveral finally came to a close on Sunday, November 30th. We had a nice last two days at sea, and on the final night, we gained one more…

Steve UnoDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025 Balcony, Cruises, Friends, Fun dinners out, Port Canaveral, Princess Cruises, Ships, Trans-Atlantic cruise, uber, Welcome Home No Comments

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Happy Thanksgiving from Bermuda!

It’s now Thanksgiving, and we are in Bermuda for the day, which is our 14th out of 16 days on this TransAtlantic crossing from Southampton to Port Canaveral on the Sky Princes. Today we stopped in Bermuda, which was a…

Steve UnoDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025 Balcony, beaches, Bermuda, Christmas decorations, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Fall, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Princess Cruises, Thanksgiving, Trans-Atlantic cruise, Uncategorized No Comments

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Our Sky Princess TransAtlantic Cruise Ports

In the last post I blogged about our onboard adventures on our Westbound crossing from London, aboard Princess Cruise Line’s Sky Princess, November 2025. This post will focus on some of our port stops along the way. OK, let’s get…

Steve UnoDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025 Balcony, Beer, Church, Closed Hotels, Cruise Ports, Cruises, England, France, Mountains, Portugal, Princess Cruises, Pubs, Repositioning Cruises, Sea Days, Spain, Submarines, Tours, Trans-Atlantic cruise, Walking, wineries, Winery Tours No Comments

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Welcome Aboard The Sky Princess!

Steve (DOS) and I are now on the beautiful Sky Princess, and it’s actually our 12th day aboard this mid-November 2025 cruise. As funny or strange as it seems, we’ve been so busy on this cruise, I haven’t had to…

Steve UnoDecember 8, 2025December 8, 2025 Baclstage, Balcony, Breakfast, Concierge, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Luggage, Pizza, Port Canaveral, Port of Calls, Princess Cruises, Repositioning Cruises, Specialty Dining, Suites, Thanksgiving, Theater, Tours, Trans-Atlantic cruise, Wines No Comments

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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…

Steve UnoNovember 23, 2025November 23, 2025 Airline Clubs, Airport Clubs, Airports, Balcony, Beer, Boeing 767, Breakfast, Business Class, Cruise Ports, Cruises, England, Flights in 2025, Fun dinners out, Grand Hotels, Grand Palaces, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Jumbo jets, Knee Replacement, London, O'hare Airport, Orlando Airport (MCO), Port Canaveral, Repositioning Cruises, Restaurants, Trans-Atlantic cruise, Tshirts, United Airlines, United Kingdom, Walking No Comments

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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…

Steve UnoAugust 1, 2022August 1, 2022 Balcony, Doctors, Florida, Formal Wear, Ft Lauderdale, Heart Conditions, Hospitals, Hotels, Lunch, Norway, Orlando, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Pacemaker, Remodeling, Rocking chairs, Stay-cation, Suites, Summer, The Villages, Trans-Atlantic cruise No Comments

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Two Nights in Charleston, South Carolina

From Hilton Head Island, we checked out and drove to Charleston, SC. In Charleston, we stayed for two nights at the Hyatt House Hotel, conveniently located in the Historic District. The Hyatt House is actually a dual-hotel, as it also…

Steve UnoApril 26, 2021April 29, 2021 Beer, Charleston SC, COVID, Cruises, Food and Wine dinner, Grand Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt House, Luxury Stores, Restaurants, Roof Top Bars, South Carolina, Tours, Trans-Atlantic cruise, Wines No Comments

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Recovery week in Daytona Beach Shores

This week Steve (DOS) and I are staying four nights at the Hyatt Place Daytona Beach Shores, as part of my gradual recovery to my neck injury. While the weather hasn’t been ideal, it’s been perfect for our purposes of…

Steve UnoFebruary 6, 2020February 6, 2020 beaches, Business Class, Daytona Beach, Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Trans-Atlantic cruise 1 Comment

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Pre-election blues!

It’s Monday night and I’m writing this from my hotel room in suburban Pittsburgh, where I’m staying here thru Friday on business. Steve (DOS) and I had a fun weekend home in Orlando this past weekend, and as always, it’s…

Steve UnoNovember 7, 2016January 15, 2018 Airports, American Airlines, Car rental, Celebrity cruises, Charlotte Airport, Christmas shopping, Church, Disney, England, First Class, Flight Attendants, Flights in 2016, Friends, Halloween, Hotels, Hurricane, Hyatt, Jumbo jets, Orlando, Orlando Airport (MCO), Restaurants, Trans-Atlantic cruise No Comments

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