When I woke up this morning, I was reminded that on the evening before pulling in to a new port you should close the curtains…
April 2023 Cruise – 4/21 The Strait of Gibraltar and a Chocolate Surprise
We saw it – at least, we think we saw it. The Rock of Gibraltar! Our ship was scheduled to pass through the Strait of…
April 2023 Cruise – 4/21 – Light
This morning I woke up before 5 which was really 4 which was really 3 just two days ago. Our destination of Italy is six…
April 2023 Cruise, Mon, 4/17 to Thur, 4/20
After seven days at sea where the weather went from furiously wet with the wind in our teeth to following seas with a much calmer…
April 2023 Cruise – So, what’s it like on a cruise ship anyway?
I never thought I would want to cruise. I imagined hoards of obnoxious people, tiny little cabins with no space, noisy nighbors next door, and…
April 10 Cruise, Ft. Lauderdale to Rome – Monday, April 10
After our stormy arrival at the airport in Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday night, we retrieved our bags and grabbed a cab for the short ride…
April 9 – Cruise Day minus 1
Making the Best of it… Prudence tells us to arrive the day BEFORE a cruise to more likely ensure that we are there and ready…
Getting Ready to Go
Who does your planning? People often ask who plans my travel. The answer is “we do!”. Planning the trip can be almost as interesting and…
Starting the blog
For years as I traveled, I sent emails to family and friends who seemed to either enjoy traveling along, or were just too kind to…