Carnival Conquest Ship Review
Everything you need to know about the Carnival Conquest including ship, food, and activity pics!
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The Best Kept Secret for your Port Day in St. Kitts
Learn the best kept secret for your port day in St. Kitts!
The Most Relaxing 3 Day Road Trip from Seattle: La Conner and Deception Pass State Park
From his room on the 21st floor of our high rise apartment building in downtown Seattle my son, who doubles as my teaching/travel assistant, dreams of two things: becoming the next Spider-Man (Miles from Brooklyn did it, so why not “H” from Seattle?) and having a yard. While a substantial...
Lucaya: The Best Free Public Beach for your Day in Freeport
On our first cruise to Freeport, aboard the Carnival Sensation, we were planning a beach day. If we ever made it! A Rescue at Sea A lot of things broke down that morning and Prof. Cruise’s T.A. “H” wondered if he’d ever get to eat sand again. We arrived in...
Swimming with the Fish: The Best Way to Spend your Port Day in Ketchikan
Check out my tips for doing Ketchikan on your own. Free or inexpensive, fun, and within walking distance of your cruise ship. You can even find out where to swim with the salmon!
A Downtown Resident’s Best Tips for Cruising out of Seattle in 2019
A comprehensive guide to cruising from Seattle. Get all your questions answered by a downtown resident and prolific cruiser.
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...
