Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! If you’ve ever cruised, you know that exciting feeling as you ride up to the cruise port. You see the ship, and all of the possibilities run through your mind. You think of the ports, the…
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Seaside Sunday: Touring San Juan
Recently, my family and I were lucky enough to spend the day in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Not knowing what to expect from this port, and traveling with some less-than-adventurous travelers, we opted to do a short bus tour to orient ourselves with the city. The bus tour covered Old and New San Juan. Let…
Seaside Sunday: Watching the World Go By
Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! Activities on a cruise ship are plentiful: pools, spas, restaurants, entertainment. Along with interesting ports, there is plenty to keep a cruiser busy. But one of the aspects I like about cruising is the ability to…
Seaside Sunday: Cruising Documentation
Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! While there are lots of fun aspects of cruising (picking an itinerary, choosing excursions, planning clothes), there are many less fun, but necessary tasks as well. One of these less fun aspects is cruising documentation. For…
Seaside Sunday: Cruising Without Cash
Each week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! I’m not a person who carries a lot of cash. I know I’m not alone in this statement. There are plenty of us who prefer other forms of payment; checks, debit, credit, Paypal, etc. have all…
Seaside Sunday: Confessions of an Overpacker
Each week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! Let’s start off with a confession this week: I’m an over packer. I really am not so bad when I know there will be laundry facilities available. But if I’m unsure, my over planning will come…
Seaside Sunday: Negotiating in the Caribbean
Each week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! When we get ready for our trips, making purchases is rather straightforward. I need flip-flops, I go to the store, find what I want, and (as long as it’s acceptable) I pay the price marked on…
Seaside Sunday: Anticipating Problems
Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! As I write this, we are two weeks out from our next cruise. As you might imagine, clothes are being purchased, plans finalized, documents gathered. This is not the point where we anticipate something going wrong….
Seaside Sunday: When to Arrive
Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! Today, let’s talk a little about when to arrive at the cruise port. Not just the ship, but arriving in town. As you are planning your trip, it’s tempting to just plan to arrive in town…
Seaside Sunday: Selecting a Sailing
Selecting a cruise is no easy task. There are cruises to destinations virtually all over the world. So how do you go about narrowing down the seemingly infinite number of choices? Let’s assume for argument’s sake that you’ve narrowed down the choices to a general destination. Cruising to the Caribbean and cruising in Australia, while…
The Historic Biltmore Hotel & Resort: A great option for pre- or post- Port of Miami cruise stay
With the Disney Cruise Line now offering cruises from the Port of Miami, you might be wondering where to stay or what to do if you find yourself wanting to add a pre- or post- stay. We had an opportunity to stay at the Historic Biltmore Hotel and Resort recently and found it to be…
March 29, 2011- Carnival Valor – Grand Cayman
Not much exciting to report for the Grand Cayman day. Been here several times, most recently in July 2010 on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas. Today’s plan was to go to a resort for a day pass at the Westin Casaurina Grand Cayman. Family would hang out at the beach and I was going…