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Cruise Blog Roatan Vista

Christmas Vista: Roatan

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January 14, 2022

Good morning! We are in Roatan today. This is the final port day of the cruise. We have two sea days remaining. I prefer this type of itinerary where you have two sea days to relax at the end after the port days.

I set off the smoke alarm…


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Belize Cruise Blog Vista

Christmas Vista: Belize

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January 10, 2022

Good Morning! I don’t put my phone in airplane mode on the ship as they recommend. Because of that I occasionally I have to deal with my time being an hour off of ship time. This time of year in Cozumel is one of those times.

The last time…


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Belize Cruise Blog Vista

Belize: Xunantunich Mayan Ruins

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January 7, 2022

The last time I was in Belize I did the Lamanai Mayan Ruins tour. This time I had Xunantunich and Altun Ha to choose from. Xunantunich is the more impressive ruins between the two. It’s also a longer excursion and costs about twice as much.

I decided to book…


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Cozumel Cruise Blog Vista

Christmas Vista: Cozumel

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January 3, 2022

Good morning! So far this is the only time I use this window. In the interior room I would’ve put the ship cam on the TV to see if it was light outside. I’m really only in the room to sleep and shower. You have to keep the…


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Cruise Blog Mardi Gras Panorama Vista

Saint Greg’s Best of 2021

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December 31, 2021

This is a compilation of all of my favorite parts of my cruises from 2021. The best crew members. The best excursion. The best show. And so forth. Anything that I didn’t do in the past year is not eligible to win in their category for 2021. Mardi Gras,…


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Cruise Blog Vista

Christmas Vista: Day 2

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December 27, 2021

Good morning! I slept 11:30-7:30 which is about my maximum unless I’m seriously sleep deprived or sick. I think it helps that I’m in my own time zone on this cruise. My last four have either been on the east coast or the west coast.

This is the view from the…


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Cruise Blog Vista

Christmas Vista: Day 1

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December 24, 2021

After boarding, I dropped my bag off in the room. They don’t have early room access right now but they are allowing diamond and platinum guests to drop their bags off in the room.

On my Panorama cruise in October my room steward was right there. He told me…


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Cruise Blog Galveston Vista

Christmas Vista: Embarkation

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December 20, 2021

Good Morning! I stayed at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Webster last night. I like staying in Webster because there are plenty of food and shopping options in the area, hotel prices are lower than Galveston, and it’s a short drive to the port on embarkation day. This…


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Belize Cozumel Cruise Blog Galveston Roatan Vista

Christmas Vista: Planning

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December 17, 2021

Booking

I actually booked Vista four times during the cruise shutdown. All were canceled. I booked it then because I knew Vista would be one of the first ships to return to service and because it’s an easy drive for me to Galveston. That would allow me to avoid having…


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Cruise Blog Long Beach Panorama

Halloween Panorama: Debarkation & The Return Trip

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December 3, 2021

I laid down last night and was not going to get back up. I slept 8 hours. When I woke up it was 5:30am. I showered, shaved, brushed my teeth and got dressed.

From the aft ship cam I could see a wake so it didn’t look like we had…

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