Category: Cruising

Carnival Sensation Ship Review

I’m baaaaaack (read Oprah style)! Prof. Cruise’s travel/teaching assistant, “H” here with a throwback to my very first booze cruise on the Carnival Sensation.  Introductions As you may know, on my maiden voyage aboard the Carnival Freedom I was just shy of legal Camp Ocean age.  You’d think Prof. Cruise...

Grand Princess Maui Snorkel Excursion: A Dream Fulfilled and a Nightmare Realized

Although temporarily deferred in dramatic fashion, my dream of returning to Hawaii to snorkel near Lanai was fulfilled as I hovered above a massive coral reef pretending to be one of the beautiful tropical fish swimming among it. And although the other fish mistook me for a beluga whale, it was spectacular.

Norwegian Breakaway Ship Review

I should introduce myself. “H” here. I’m Prof. Cruise’s teaching/travel assistant and, sadly, have inherited many of her genetic quirks due to sharing half her DNA. Thankfully I get my good looks and advanced vocabulary from dad. At the time of my first sailing on the Breakaway – I’ve since...

San Juan: The Forts, Churches, Museums, Cemeteries, and Architecture of Old Town

I’ve been to Old San Juan twice, once on the Carnival Conquest and once on the Carnival Freedom (see my detailed ship review here).  I was joined on both sailings by my teaching/travel assistant “H” and my mom who also serves as my administrative assistant, supplying me with toothpaste and...