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…
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…