Another year of cruising memories, let’s see how my 2022 cruise adventures went. I sailed on four ships, on three cruise lines, and spent a total of 28 days at sea. That would tie my 2019 number of days, and come up one short from my 2018 total of 29, which is the most I’ve …
Since I started this blog in 2017, I’ve always done a year in review post. It’s a great way to relive some of my favorite cruising memories of the prior year, and it’s a way to give you all some details about sailings that I did not do a dedicated post for. 2020 not only …
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February 3rd 2020, I stepped off the Mariner of the Seas in Port Canaveral Florida. Just like every other cruise I disembarked, I started counting down the days until the next one. Only this time, the next one never arrived. Cancellation after cancellation came through, as the world was changing ever so quickly. As each …
Most of my sailings usually include an inside cabin or a standard balcony, but on occasion I decide to splurge a little bit and upgrade. On my recently sailing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas, I decided book a junior suite. Here is a look around the cabin, including the extra long balcony, walk …
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2019 brought another jam packed year of cruising. I sailed seven times, on seven different ships, and spent 28 days at sea. While I sailed a number of new ships this year, I did not sail any new cruise lines, and I did not sail to any new ports. As always, I enjoyed each trip, …
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I’m not sure how it has taken this long for me to get onboard a Royal Caribbean Oasis class ship, but February 2019 would be my first time. Symphony of the Seas would be my home for seven days as we sailed through the Western Caribbean and Bahamas. I would be sailing solo this trip, …
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2018 turned out to be an epic year of cruising for me. I sailed seven times, on six different ships, and spent 29 days at sea. It’s hard to believe I surpassed last year’s cruise count but I managed to make it happen! The year also saw a number of firsts, including a visit to …
In early August I came across a Norwegian Sky 3 day weekend sailing, for late September, with a base price of $199 per person. It caught my eye, but unfortunately the particular date wouldn’t work. However, the sailing a week later was only $10 more and those dates would work. Since my wife is a …
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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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