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Carnival Live!

As you may know, I sailed on the Blake Shelton cruise. It was incredible. Carnival has now brought Carnival Live to its ships! The biggest names in country, R&B and rock will be performing on Carnival ships!                Check out the links below for details, and if you want to …

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Why Cruise?

It may be a weird question for those of us who love to cruise, but I wanted to share this thought! 1) Cruising is cheaper than a land based vacation! Consider all the costs (and frustration) of a land based vacation: * Lodging * Food * Entertainment * Packing and …

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Carnival Fascination 6-11, 2014

Marty and I had a nice time on the Carnival Fascination. We were happy to see the Carnival Sunshine during our port of call in Nassau. I’m looking forward to the Carnival Sunshine arriving in Port Canaveral in April! We enjoyed our day in Nassau and walked around. The temps …

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Day 3 Carnival Fascination, January 8, 2014

     On Wednesday we arrived in Key West.   Shortly after Marty and I married in January of 1984, we moved to Key West from Jacksonville.   Key West was my first shore duty station in the Navy (I just finished my sea duty as a radarman on the …

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Day 2 Carnival Fascination, January 7, 2014

   January 7th is Marty’s and my 30th wedding anniversary and we are celebrating during our at sea day on the Jacksonville based Carnival Fascination.   As you know, Marty and I have sailed on the Fascination many times.   To be honest, I don’t think we will be sailing …

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Day 1, Carnival Fascination, Monday, Jan 6th 2014

It’s great to be back on the Jacksonville, Fl based Carnival Fascination!   Marty and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, Jan 7th during our at sea day before we arrive in Key West on Wednesday.   Usually boarding the Fascination is very quick, however today we …

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Carnival Fascination January 6th, 2014

It’s 2014 and time for our first cruise of the New Year! As you know, Marty and I sailed on the incredible Carnival Dream during the first week of Dec, 2013. Marty and I will be celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary on our Jacksonville Fl. based Carnival Fascination on Tuesday, …

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Scott’s 2013 Cruise Year in Review

Wow, 2013 is almost over. For some strange reason, I wanted to share some personal thoughts. 2013 started off a little bit rocky with the February fire on board the Carnival Triumph. What made me upset was the biased media coverage of the event. Watching CNN as the passengers debarked, …

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Review of the Carnival Dream

Wow! My wife Marty and I just returned from a 7 day Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Dream. We had a great time. Boarding ———– We enjoyed a pre cruise park, sleep and cruise at the beautiful Radisson Resort at the Port and enjoyed the prompt shuttle service to …

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Keeping your sanity at sea!

You’ve been waiting months or longer for your cruise vacation. The day has finally arrived and you, your spouse and even maybe your kids are about to board your home away from home for the next several days. How do you stay sane? Interesting question isn’t it? My wife and …

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