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If you haven’t been on a cruise in December, I highly recommend it. The ships are decorated the entire month so you don’t have to actually be on the ship on Christmas day to have a Christmas cruise.
I go in early December so it doesn’t impact my Thanksgiving…
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The Turtle Center in Grand Cayman isn’t just the top tourist attraction on the island, It’s also an internationally renowned sea turtle research and conservation center.
In addition to the Turtle Center I wanted to visit the limestone rock formation known locally as “Hell.” I searched multiple sites looking…
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In Grand Turk I was looking for some form of transportation without paying $100 to rent a golf cart or catching multiple taxi cabs. The Grand Turk “Hop on Hop off” shuttle, which is more of a city tour with stops than a true Hop-On Hop-Off bus, is available…
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The Atlantis Submarine Excursion offers you the opportunity to do something only about 1% of the people in the world have done: ride in an actual submarine. The Carnival excursion costs $99 for adults and $49 for children. The Atlantis Submarine website sometimes offers discounts for booking directly with…
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Glass bottom boat excursions are available in many ports. I picked Roatan because they had limited excursions available that interested me.
I had my eye on the Atlantis Submarine excursion in Cozumel which goes 100 feet below water. It looks like fun but I want to start out with 4…
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Climbing Dunn’s River Falls is my must-do in Jamaica. The total area of the falls is 600 feet long and 180 feet high. This is the location where the British defeated Spanish invaders from Cuba in the 1657 Battle of Las Chorreras.
Dunn’s River Falls can be done from…
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Stingray City is a must-see in Grand Cayman. I try to be careful when picking excursions that include wildlife in captivity. I prefer to contribute to conservation rather than exploitation. I was pleased to learn that these stingrays are not held captive. They showed up decades ago when fishermen…
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Lamanai (Mayan for Submerged Crocodile) is an archeological site located in the northern portion of Belize. It dates back to 1500 BC and was occupied until 1680 AD. Much of the site has not yet been uncovered but there are three incredible temples and a ball court you can…
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Today we’re going to look at the Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans Convention Center–A hotel that is close to the port and even closer to offsite cruise parking.
Parking
The only option the hotel has is valet parking for $39 per night.
Instead of paying for valet parking and having to…
