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The Steve’s Review of MSC Seaside’s Yacht Club

Steve (DOS) and I sailed MSC’s Seaside cruise ship for the first time this past week; October 15 – 22, 2023 for a 7 night cruise to MSC’s Ocean Cay (MSC’s private island in the Bahamas), Costa Maya, and Cozumel…

Steve UnoOctober 31, 2023November 23, 2024 Artwork, Balcony, Bands, Beach Clubs, beaches, Beer, Breakfast, Butler, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caribbean, Celebrity cruises, Champagne, Concierge, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Elevators, Entertainment, Food, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Games, gift shops, Hotel Status, Italy, LGBTQ, Lighthouse, Lunch, Mexico, MSC Cruises, Observation lounges, Orlando, Photos, Pizza, Pool, Port Canaveral, Port of Calls, Private Island, Pubs, Restaurants, Riedel Glassware, Roof Top Bars, Royal Caribbean, Sea Days, Ships, Status Match, Suites, sunsets, Tea, Theater, Trains, Travel tips, Walking, Wines, Yacht Club 11 Comments

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End of Summer and into Hurricane Season!

It’s the last day of August as I write this, and we’ve officially had our first name hurricane of the season in Florida: Hurricane Idalia. Hurricane Idalia seemed to form out of nowhere, meaning it happened and strengthened so suddenly,…

Steve UnoSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Air evacuation, Alaska, Cardiologist, Cruises, Doctors, Florida, Hurricane, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, insurance, Pacemaker, Packing, Physical Therapy, Princess Cruises, Restaurants, Sanford Florida, Seattle, Travel insurance, Travel tips, Vancouver, You Tube No Comments

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Scarlet Lady – Day 4 and at Sea!

Today was the last full day of our Virgin Voyages cruise on the Scarlet Lady, and was a lazy sea day for us aboard. While we normally love sea days, as. Bimini is only 50 miles or so from our…

Steve UnoAugust 5, 2023August 14, 2023 Argentina, Bands, Caribbean, Cruises, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Miami, Norway, Ships, Suites, Summer, sunsets, Travel tips, Virgin Voyages, Wines No Comments

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Virgin Voyages: Day 2 Welcome to Key West!

On the second day of our four night Virgin Voyages cruise aboard the Scarlet Lady, I woke up around 9:30am, and heard . . .nothing! Absolutely nothing but quiet silence! We had already docked in Key West earlier in the…

Steve UnoAugust 4, 2023August 4, 2023 Brunch, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cameras, Church, Cirque du Soleil, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Key West, Pool, Pubs, Restaurants, Ships, Summer, Tours, Trains, Travel tips, Virgin Voyages, Wines 2 Comments

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I’ll Be Home for Christmas! And Thanksgiving too!

It’s now December 1st as I write this from our home in the Orlando area. We’re going easy on the Christmas decorations this year due to my recovery, energy levels, and lifting restrictions, but fortunately we leave the outdoor Christmas…

Steve UnoDecember 3, 2022September 10, 2023 Alaska, American Airlines, Breakfast, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Christmas decorations, DFW airport, Doctors, Flight Delays American Airlines, Flights in 2022, Grand Hyatt, Heart Conditions, Heart Valve replacement, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Nurses, Open heart surgery, Seattle, Ships, Suites, Thanksgiving, Travel tips, Vancouver, Welcome Home No Comments

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Sleepless in Seattle!

Just a quick update to the blog as it’s been almost 2 months since I last posted from Vancouver, just prior to our Princess Alaska cruise. I will post more later but in the coming days and weeks, but unfortunately…

Steve UnoNovember 11, 2022September 10, 2023 Air evacuation, Alaska, Balcony, Birthdays, Canada, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Doctors, Health, Heart Conditions, Heart Valve replacement, Hospitals, Hotels, Hyatt Regency, ICU, Nurses, Open heart surgery, Pacemaker, Physical Therapy, Princess Cruises, Seattle, Surgery, Travel insurance, Travel tips No Comments

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The Globe Theater and Greenwich via Uber-boat

Today was our fourth day in London, and third full day to tour around. I’ll start this post with a London tip, but it’s actually relative to travel in general; even the best (or in our case semi-mediocre plans) are…

Steve UnoJune 11, 2022June 11, 2022 Beer, Breakfast, Bus travel, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, London, Museums, Pubs, Restaurants, River Cruises, Riverfront/Dock Areas, Subway/Tube/Metro, Summer, Theater, Tours, Travel tips, Walking No Comments

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Full Panama Canal Transit Thru The New Locks on The Caribbean Princess!

Steve (DOS) and I recently did a full transit thru the new Panama Canal locks aboard the Caribbean Princess on a 15 night cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to San Francisco. We had a wonderful time, and I’m just now getting…

Steve UnoApril 24, 2022December 4, 2022 Balcony, Boats, Celebrity cruises, Chile, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Death, Elevators, Flags, gift shops, Infinity Cruise ship, Panama Canal, Penthouse 6148, Pilot, Princess Cruises, Repositioning Cruises, Sea Days, Ships, South America, Suites, Sunrise, sunsets, Tea, Tours, Trains, Travel tips, Valparasio, Walking 1 Comment

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All Aboard The California Zephyr!

Friday Feb 3, 2020 Steve (DOS) and I are currently on the California Zephyr, Amtrak’s cross-country train which travels from Chicago to Emeryville, California. We left yesterday from Union Station in Chicago, and are currently going thru the beautiful Colorado…

Steve UnoFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Amtrak, California, Colorado, COVID, Dinner with a View, Food and Wine dinner, Hotels, Hyatt House, Luggage, Mountains, Napa Valley, Packing, Photos, SNOW, Sunrise, sunsets, Trains, Travel tips, Trees, Tunnels No Comments

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Inaugural Cruise on The Enchanted Princess November 10, 2021

Steve (DOS) and I just returned from an awesome 10 night Inaugural Caribbean cruise on the brand new Enchanted Princess! Technically speaking it was not “brand new” as it was supposed to start sailing last year in 2020, but the…

Steve UnoDecember 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Balcony, beaches, Beer, Breakfast, Bridges, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Caribbean, Christmas, Christmas decorations, Christmas Trees, Church, Concierge, Coronavirus, COVID, Cruises, desserts, Entertainment, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Ft Lauderdale, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotels, Moon, Parking, Princess Cruises, Restaurants, Sea Days, Ships, Suites, sunsets, Tours, Trains, Travel tips, Wines 6 Comments

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