Good morning! I have a 7am flight. I was trying to get here the recommended two hours early but I didn’t make it to my terminal until 5:15. I am flying to LAX today with a five hour layover in Las Vegas. Once I arrive at LAX, I’ll be…
Browsing Category
Cruise Blog
VIEW POST
VIEW POST
Booking
This cruise was originally a five day Dream cruise out of Galveston. I booked it when they announced the Dream was moving to Galveston because I wanted to go to Progreso again and this would be an opportunity to do it on a Dream class ship which you couldn’t…
VIEW POST
Here is the article I wrote during my hotel search: Fort Lauderdale hotels with shuttle service.
I booked the Cambria on Hotwire.com for $123. I selected this hotel for location and transportation. The hotel is close to the airport, offers a free shuttle from the airport, and has a shuttle to the cruise port…
VIEW POST
VIEW POST
I woke up at 8 this morning. After showering and getting ready for the last day of the cruise, I took a small detour up to the Lido deck on my way to the MDR. I wanted to drop off my pizza plate from last night with the guy…
VIEW POST
Good morning from Grand Turk! It looks like everyone is getting off of the ship at 8am ship time, 9am local. My excursion doesn’t leave until 12:30 local time. I have a few hours to kill.
Today’s excursion is the “Hop on Hop off” shuttle that is available on Trip…
VIEW POST
I already covered my day in Puerto Plata. But there really is a lot to do right in the Amber Cove cruise port area. That’s what we are going to look at today.
Here is the visitor’s guide they have available at the information desk.
This is an overview look at…
VIEW POST
Good morning! My alarm went off at 7am. My excursion is scheduled for 45 minutes after arrival. I don’t know what time they consider that. The estimated guests off the ship time is 8:15. I got up, showered, shaved, brushed my teeth, got dressed, and headed up to the top…
VIEW POST
Good morning! Today is the first sea day. We’re on our way to the Dominican Republic. It’s currently 8am. I’m going to get ready and head downstairs to checkout the sea day brunch situation.
Main Dining Room
It’s 8:30 I’m in the brunch line for the br part of brunch.
Skillet cake,…
VIEW POST
Good morning from Nassau! This port day really did sneak up on me. This is the first time I’ve had a port day before my first sea day. I prefer to have a sea day, three port days, then two sea days at the end.
My last two cruises…
Recent Posts
-
Jewel: Embarkation November 22, 2024 -
Jewel: Seward Day 2 November 19, 2024 -
Kenai Fjords November 15, 2024 -
USS Drum November 11, 2024 -
Jewel: Seward Day 1 November 8, 2024 -
Downtown Seward Tour November 4, 2024 -
Seward Museum November 1, 2024 -
Alaska Sea Life Center in Seward October 28, 2024 -
Hotel Edgewater in Seward October 24, 2024 -
Park Connection Bus to Seward October 21, 2024