And we're off! A rush out the door, but now relaxing in the lounge. Doing a few days in Vancouver on the front end. Yay, vacation!

Well, here we are again…….starting another adventure which will take us to Alaska on three back-to-back seven day cruises, followed by a legendary trek through the South Pacific for 56 days.  We have been lucky to have done this same itinerary for the past five or six years now.   We’ll enjoy the cooler weather of the Pacific Northwest, then bake in the humid heat for several weeks as we head southwest for Hawaii and the many islands of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga below the Equator, then onto  French Polynesia.   San Diego will be our last stop before flying home in November. 

Hello cruisers! We are really excited about our Beyond sailing! I know there have been tons of Live From’s on Beyond … shout out to those amazing reviewers … will try to stay picture heavy on this cruise and hopefully you find something to enjoy!! Also happy to take questions. 

We flew out from the UK yesterday arriving in a pleasntly warm, boarding on hot, Barcelona. However today we are sheltering in our hotel room as it is pouring down with rain outside and I can vouch for the fact that Spanish rain is equally as wet as UK rain. Fortunatly we are staying the very comfortable Monument Hotel which is sitated in the area of Barcelona where if you have to ask the price in the shops then you cannot afford to buy anything!

As the title says, live on Queen Anne H423, Western Mediterranean - ask me anything and I'll do my best to answer!

I arrived in Amsterdam three days early for my Amsterdam to Athens cruise. I blew a bunch of Hilton hotel points staying at Twenty Seven hotel in Amsterdam. It was really nice, but nothing special to recommend it as a base hotel for Amsterdam cruisers. As boarding day approached, I had some worries about protesters who have interfered with some cruise ship transits in Amsterdam, but no sign of them when the big day came. And I think boarding was the fastest and smoothest I’ve ever had.

Hello Everyone!
 
I am getting ready to head out on another cruise this time a quick four night escape on the Celebrity Reflection. 
 
I will be solo again this trip as my mom is still awaiting her surgery and not comfortable driving long distances and I sadly did not have the time to go get her, just a quick four nights off from work and then back at it was all I had time for in the schedule at this time! I am moving back near her by the end of the year and so she will be definetly making another appearance very soon!

I’m back for another live report! It’s been some time since my last Carnival adventure but I’m excited for this two week journey cruise. 
I love that it’s is an easy hour ish drive to the port in Baltimore. This is our second time on the Pride as most of our Baltimore cruises were on our beloved NCL Majesty.  It was in 2011 so I’m excited to see her again 

It has been a long 8 months since my last sailing and I'm pleased to invite you along on my first-ever Girls Cruise! I'm lucky to have a great group of friends who plan trips together once or twice a year whether it's somewhere in the States or in this case, to the Caribbean. While this will be cruise #14 for me, it is the first for my friends Rachel & Holli and it is my full intention to make them cruise addicts 😉
 

Last fall some relatives were talking about Alaska cruising.  HAL in fact.  We have been fans, having been on the Veendam and R Class Rotterdam.  I read poor reports here of dancing on the newer ships, and that dance floors had even been downsized or removed or not in the plans.  

Sailed Saturday from the Red Hook terminal in Brooklyn.  Uber from Laguardia was $98 before tip.  First time sailing from Brooklyn. Not as organized as other ports.  Once aboard things were better.  We were sailed Enchanted in April so it came back to us quickly.

Currently awaiting Lyft that will take us from the uh, serviceable Red Roof Inn Sea-Tac to Pier 91. 
 
A note on this hotel: I booked it because I knew we were arriving in Seattle late, after a long travel day, and would not have the time or energy to enjoy lovely hotel amenities. So I looked for close, clean, and cheap. Red Roof fit the bill. It is very shabby and rundown but it is clean and quiet (so long as the shower fan is off). 

Greetings Royal Caribbean fans and loyalists! 
 
We board the Utopia a week from today so I'm getting this thread started for any of you who may be interested in following along! 
 
My Live threads tend to be pretty indepth and detailed with lots of pictures of our journey as you follow along. 
 
We're a family who typically cruise with our elementary aged kids so I typically cover a bit more of the fun on the ships. We often typically sail in suites (including on the Utopia) so we are able to share that perspective as well.

Lisa and I will be taking a bite out of the Big Apple tomorrow night, before we board Symphony on Sunday morning at Cape Liberty. 
 
One of my favourite groups, the Beastie Boys, called NYC home and I’m going to live vicariously through their lyrics for the next 8 nights.  I’ll be…
 
Waking up before I get to sleep 
'Cause I'll be rockin' this party eight days a week.  

Welcome,
 
This is my first semi-live so set your expectations accordingly! This will be my 24th cruise and 22nd Carnival Cruise. The other cruises were Royal Caribbean, my very first cruise, and Holland America, an Alaskan cruise this past May. 

I feel like it’s been forever since my last cruise (Jan 2024) even though we have been doing all sorts of fun trips (Japan, Oak Island beach, my front porch) and I am so looking forward to this cruise to Bermuda!  Craig (DH) and I have never experienced Bermuda and this will be a first time for the Baltimore port as well.  I looked into BnB’s and discovered The Laurel Grove Inn on the South River, about a 40 minute drive to the Baltimore port.  We are driving up Saturday (about an 8 hour drive) and I’m packing a charcuterie board with a couple bottles of wine to enjoy at the property with the view of the river rolling by.  Watch out Craig, romance is in the air!!😍

It’s THAT time again everyone!!  I accidentally booked this 5 nighter to Bermuda out of Baltimore a couple months ago.   Oops! I did it again 🤣 
 
I always have my eye out (since I am a known & admitted cruise-a-holic) for certain cruises especially when I can drive to port.  I saw a decent rate on a JS GTY combined with the Labor Day weekend and was sold.  

Getting this started a day or so early because it's going to be a whirlwind here these last couple days with household chores and packing
WHO:
Me, solo; sadly. (or not I guess?)
WHEN:
Saturday August 31st 2024 through Sunday September 8th 2024
WHERE:
Sailing on the Mardi Gras out of Port Canaveral

On the road again, or should I say on another Crystal cruise again.
 
After a brief stay at home, Anne Marie and I will shortly begin another new adventure. We begin with a pre-cruise stay in Reykjavik, Iceland, before boarding Crystal Symphony on September 8 for two back-to-back cruises, starting in Reykjavik and ending in Dover, England. We last visited this beautiful city in 2021 prior to embarking Endeavor.

We are celebrating our 20th year of cruising by returning to the “mother ship” that we met our cruise buddies in back in 2004.
 
We flew in to Vancouver a day ahead and stayed in Burnaby at an Accent Inn. Good clean hotel for a good price. We went over to Granville Public Market for dinner and thoroughly enjoyed the market as we always do.