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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

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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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Welcome Aboard the Star of The Seas!

Steve DOS and I just returned from Royal Caribbean’s Star of The Seas, for a seven night Western Caribbean cruise. Although we have sailed Royal Caribbean many times before, and have Diamond Plus status, we’ve never been on this “Icon…

Steve UnoOctober 25, 2025March 9, 2026 Balcony, Beer, Cabernet Sauvignon, City Parks, Cruise Ports, Cruises, desserts, Elevators, Entertainment, Food and Wine dinner, Fun dinners out, Honduras, Hotels, Hyatt Place, Jazz, Knee Replacement, Lunch, Mexico, Observation lounges, Old cruise ships, Orlando, Photos, Pool, Port Canaveral, Port of Calls, Restaurants, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Ships, Tenders/Life Boats, Theater, Wines No Comments

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Happy Thanksgiving 2024!

Steve (DOS) and I celebrated a quiet Thanksgiving with just the two of us at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in nearby Lake Mary, Florida. We stayed at the Hampton Inn and Suites located next door to the restaurant, so it was…

Steve UnoNovember 29, 2024November 30, 2024 Blue Ridge Mountains, Family, Fun dinners out, Orlando, Prayers, Roanoke, Thanksgiving, Wines No Comments

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September Days at Walt Disney World!

Steve (DOS) and I just got back from a five day stay-cation to Walt Disney World (WDW). While we only live 45 minutes away from WDW, it’s nice to actually stay down there at one of the nearby hotels. We…

Steve UnoSeptember 29, 2024September 29, 2024 Boardwalk, Cirque du Soleil, Disney, Disney Springs, Disney World, Disneyworld, Downtown Disney, EPCOT, Fireworks, Food, Food and Wine dinner, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Magic Kingdom, Pizza, Restaurants, Walking, Walt Disney World, Wines No Comments

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Way-cation Week In Sarasota

Steve (DOS) and I took a week’s mid-July trip to Sarasota for some relaxation, good meals, and some short daytime activities. Sarasota is only a 2 1/2 hour drive from our home in Orlando, so while technically not a “stay-cation”,…

Steve UnoJuly 30, 2024July 30, 2024 Balcony, Beer, Breakfast, Brewery, Cardiologist, Food and Wine dinner, Fun dinners out, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Sarasota, Suites, Summer, Tesla, Way-Cation, Wines No Comments

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Touring the Barossa Valley!

On our first full day in Adelaide, Steve (DOS) and I took a full day wine tour thru the beautiful Barossa Valley, only an hour’s drive north of the city. We used CP Tours and Charters for our wine tasting…

Steve UnoApril 6, 2024April 6, 2024 Adelaide, Australia, Barossa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Hilton, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotels, Platypus Wine Tours, Suites, sunsets, Tours, wineries, Winery Tours, Wines No Comments

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Onward from Doha to Melbourne Australia on Qatar Airways Boeing 777 in Q-Suites!

After a delightful and unexpected pleasant 3 night stay in Doha, we headed out to Australia on the next leg of our journey. We had flown Qatar Airways and wanted to see Qatar, so we stopped over for 3 nights,…

Steve UnoMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024 Australia, Boeing 777, Business Class, Concierge, Doha Airport, Doha Qatar, Flights in 2024, Garden Park = Doha Airport, Grand Hyatt, Hotels, Jumbo jets, Melbourne Australia, Q-Sute Qatar Airlines, Qatar Airways, Ramadan, Wheelchair/Walkers, Wines No Comments

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Happy Birthday to Steve DOS from DISNEY SPRINGS!

We got back from our MSC cruise and had a couple days at home to unpack, wash clothes, and repack for our 3 night trip to Disney Springs to celebrate Steve (DOS’s) big “Medicare” birthday. We stayed at Hyatt Regency…

Steve UnoNovember 4, 2023November 9, 2023 Balcony, beaches, Beer, Birthdays, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile, Disney Springs, Disney World, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Malbec, Pool, Rosen Hotels and Restaurants Orlando, Terrace, Walt Disney World, Wines No Comments

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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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