A Downtown Resident’s Best Tips for Cruising out of Seattle in 2019
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20 Signs you Might be a Cruise Addict
A little bit of fun heading into the weekend. You might be a cruise addict if: 1: You understand the following acronyms and assume others will too: MDR, UBP, DOD, FTTF. 2: You have a “ship on a stick” on your mantel. 3: You order your warm melting chocolate cake...
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...
The Best Four Day Itinerary for Olympic National Park
In honor of my mom’s 70th birthday, I thought we should do a 70 day trip, you know, one day for each year of her life, but spending 70 days dwelling on getting older wasn’t appealing to her, plus my T.A. “H” and I had to start school in September,...
Ideas for a Long Port Day in Honolulu
Our long day at port in Honolulu was a significant occasion for both my T.A.,”H,” and for my husband Eric. For H because he would celebrate his half dozenth birthday there and for Eric because, after five days at sea slowly losing his eyesight to video games followed by a...
A Carnival Cruise to Grand Turk: Bringing Together the Left and Right
“H” here, Prof. Cruise’s T.A. and resident expert on Grand Turk. I mean, I’m only six and I’ve already been to Grand Turk three times. Grand Turk for Those on the Left My first time in Grand Turk on the Carnival Freedom went like this: I climbed down a mooring...
Downtown Portland in the Winter with Kids
Welcome back, students! I hope you all had a binge filled, I mean rest filled, spring break. Because I’m still recovering from mine, I don’t have a lecture prepared for today, so I’m going to ramble on about what I did for the last week and hope you don’t tell...
Time Loop Directions to Junkanoo Beach in Nassau
This week I’ve been watching the Netflix series Russian Doll in 20-minute increments between planning my next cruise or, technically, cruises – it will be my first back to back. Tough life, I know. But this juxtaposition of cruising and time loops has me thinking of travel instances where I...
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...
