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Welcome to my travel journal featuring people, places, and food. I write to remember and to share my vacation experiences.
My hope is that my travel opportunities will encourage you to make wonderful travel memories of your own.
There are two ways to find a trip: Links at top of the page or under the Categories menu. Note that there may be more than one trip under certain categories.
Note: All of the posts for each trip are in reverse chronological order.
Evening Activities
Each of our cruises had a variety of activities in the evenings. I think the biggest difference between the two ships was the amount of music venues. On the Eurodam, your choices were Rolling Stone Lounge, Billboard Onboard (piano players), Ocean Bar, and Explorers Lounge (classical music). On the Koningsdam, you had all of those…
Keep readingSea Days
On the February/March 14-day B2B cruise, we had four sea days. On the 22-day cruise in April, we had 10 sea days. On sea days, you can be as busy as you want to be. Or not. Everything is open all day – the bars, the spa, the gym, the casino, the shops (clothing, sundries,…
Keep readingEmbarkation Days
February – I actually slept well the night before embarkation which rarely happens. The complimentary breakfast was fine. The day was overcast. We took an Uber to Port Everglades at 11:00 a.m. We arrived just as they were allowing boarding. We got in line, went quickly through security, got our faces and passports scanned and…
Keep readingTraveling Days
We take Groome Transportation to the airport for our flights. We fly Delta. February – The trip to the airport had me biting my nails. We had to make two extra pick-up stops before we could get to the airport. It was pouring rain and foggy. The traffic was backed up for miles. We were…
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