The number one question I get as a travel agent is, “Do I need a passport?” The fact of the matter is yes you do. Even on so-called “closed loop cruises” which means that you sail FROM and RETURN TO a U.S. port, I strongly recommend you get a passport! Why? What if you step off …
Read More »Honored to be nominated for the 2014 Cruise Fever Fan Awards!
Special thanks to Cruise Fever for nominating me as Best Personal Cruise Blog! I want to thank the other nominees also because they are awesome! You can check out all the categories here: http://cruisefever.net/cruise-awards/
Read More »A life changed on the Carnival Fascination!
As you may know, Marty and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary on the Carnival Fascination the first week of January, 2014. We had such a great time that we returned to the Fascination on Feb 17th for yet another 5 day cruise to Key West and Nassau. This time …
Read More »Carnival Fascination Feb 17th
Hi from Nassau. Marty and I are back on the Carnival Fascination. We enjoyed our Fascination cruise so much on Jan 6th for our 30th anniversary, that we are sailing again! This time we have balcony cabin U210 on the upper deck (deck 6) and it’s great! We had a …
Read More »Back on the Carnival Fascination on Mon Feb 17th
Yes, we were on the Fascination on Jan 6th and we went to Key West and Nassau. Marty and I are excited to return to the Fascination and head back to those same ports! Stay tuned!
Read More »What a specific cabin? Book Early.
Hi Everyone, I’m like a lot of people. I wait until the last moment to book a cruise because I want a great deal. The problem with that mentality is that if you are “dog on a bone” about getting a certain cabin, you might as well forget it! It’s …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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