Day 4 Marty and I have been to San Juan several times. This time we took a tour of the rainforest! We enjoyed the 60 minute ride to El Yunque. This is the only subtropical rainforest in the U.S. We learned quite a bit about nature and the importance of …
Read More »In Grand Turk on the MS Eurodam
Today is Monday, March 4th and we docked in Grand Turk this morning. Back in Nov 2011 during our Thanksgiving cruise, the Eurodam wasn’t able to dock in Grand Turk due to bad weather. I was disappointed because Grand Turk is one of my favorite ports. You can’t beat the …
Read More »Ms Eurodam, Sunday March 3rd, 2013 ( At Sea Day)
We are underway heading to Grand Turk on the beautiful Signature-class Holland America Line MS. Eurodam. This is the 3rd time we’ve been on the Eurodam and we are happy to be here! Holland America Line has the Explorations program on board: Explore our World: On the Eurodam, Travel Guide …
Read More »Back on the MS Eurodam!
On Friday, March 1st, Marty and I drove from our home in Jacksonville about 6 hours to Ft Lauderdale and spent the night at the Hilton Garden Inn. We got in around 7 p.m. and had a great night’s rest before our 7 day cruise. We jumped on the hotel …
Read More »Great Pre-Cruise Hotel! Hilton Garden Inn, Ft. Lauderdale Airport-Cruise Port
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 …
Read More »Holland America MS Eurodam!
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.
Read More »Carnival Triumph
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 …
Read More »Tune in to Fox 30 at 7:45 a.m on Feb 14th
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 …
Read More »Snow in the North East. What does that mean for cruising!
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!
Read More »Happy New Year
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 …
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