Rewind about 18 months ago, I was just starting to plan the Cruise Life Group cruise for July 2018 on the Norwegian Escape. After some discussion and rearranging my early 2018 cruise schedule I was going to be booking solo for the first time this trip. Fortunately NCL has a great option for solo travelers …
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to be invited on a two night inaugural “sailing” on the Norwegian Bliss in New York City. She was handed over to NCL back in April from the shipbuilder Myer Werft in Germany. Via a couple sailings, including a 12 night transatlantic from Southampton, she has made her …
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My wife and I spent the last week(April 8-15) on board the Carnival Fascination visiting numerous, beautiful, Caribbean islands. Many of those islands were new to us, even with our extensive cruising history. Since I have already expressed my love for Carnival Fantasy class ships in a previous blog post, this review will focus a …
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The 2018 cruise season started off with a 3 night family cruise aboard the Disney Dream. Our group consisted of myself, my wife, my four year old daughter, and my two year old son. It would be my son’s first cruise, as well as everyone’s first time sailing on Disney Cruise Line. We booked this …
2017 turned out to be quite the year of cruising for me. I sailed six times, on five different ships, and spent 21 days at sea. I am very blessed to be able to cruise so much. I would like to say thank you to my family for always being very lenient and understanding when …
Junkanoo Beach in Nassau Bahamas is a very popular destination when visiting the the island city. It is free and can be easily reached by foot due to its close proximity to the cruise terminal. I was going to be alone, getting off the ship on my most recent visit, so i figured it would …
Last year I wrote a blog post giving 5 reasons to get off the ship in Nassau. Since then, my views on the island haven’t changed, but my previous list has become a little obsolete and I have a couple new venues to add to the list. I have now been to the island 20 …
About a year ago, I was trying to fill in a gap for my 2017 cruise schedule. I already had a couple sailings without the family so I knew leaving my wife home with the kids for another one was not an option, and we weren’t ready to bring my two year old son on …
Continue reading “A new travel companion discovered onboard the Carnival Liberty.”
Although the Carnival Fantasy class represents Carnival’s oldest and smallest ships they still have a lot to offer. I may be a little biased as 12 of my 34 cruises have been on a Fantasy class ship. They almost feel like home to me and I’m reminded of this each time I step on board. …
In fifty short days, I will be embarking on a new type of cruise adventure, a father and daughter cruise. Although, in reality, this is the point of a cruise countdown where the days really start to drag, so I use the term “short” lightly. I am taking my four year old daughter on a …