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For many years, my wife Marty and I would just drive from our home in Jacksonville, Florida to Port Everglades the morning of our cruise to catch our ship. Never again. Traffic on I-95 can hold you up for hours and we don’t want to miss the ship. Our pre-cruise …

Marty and I will be on the Eurodam on March 2nd for a 7 day Eastern Caribbean cruise! Be sure to follow me on Twitter @scottlara1961 as we sail to our ports of call.

My wife and I have sailed on many cruises. While watching the coverage of the Carnival Triumph, our hearts and prayers went out to the passengers and crew. Watching the CNN coverage of the passengers walking off the ship was a disgrace to journalism! So many positive stories from the …

Hi, I will be on Jacksonville’s Fox 30 morning show at 7:45 a.m. on Thurs, Feb 14th discussing the Carnival Triumph incident! Go to www.fox30online.com to catch the replay after it airs! Be sure to follow me on Twitter @scottlara1961 and click on the links to the right for my YouTube …

My heart goes out to those in the north-east who were planning on cruising today! If their flight was cancelled, then what? I’ve always been in favor of getting to the cruise port one day early and also buying travel insurance!

It’s a new year, but I like reflecting on the cruises I took last year! Our 14 day southern Caribbean cruise on the MS Maasdam was incredible. I sailed on the Carnival Fascination twice. One of the most incredible cruises was the Blake Shelton (and friends) cruise on the Norwegian …

My family really enjoyed the Nickelodeon Suites Resort on Dec 22nd, 2012. My brother Jamie and his family (wife and 2 kids) flew to Orlando from Chicago to spend some family time in Orlando. We talked about getting together and the @NickHotel was the best choice! My wife Marty, daughter …

I had the honor of sailing on the Celebrity Solstice back in 2010. I really enjoyed the mostly smoke-free environment, the incredible staterooms and overall experience. For more information about the Celebrity Reflection, tune in to Cruise Radio. You can check out details about the Celebrity Reflection here: http://cruiseradio.net/celebrity-cruises-celebrates-naming-of-celebrity-reflection/ Scott @scottlara1961 …

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  I am thankful for the country we live in, for my wife Marty of 28 yrs who is a lung cancer survivor, my daughter Brittany, my son Tim and for all my family and friends. I am thankful to be a Navy …

Thanks to everyone who watched the show! For more details on the deals I mentioned, or if you are interested in taking a cruise, you can email me at slara1961@gmail.com or call me at 382-7159. Follow me on Twitter @scottlara1961 You can check out my YouTube videos by clicking on …