Monthly Archives: September 2025

We love the Celebrity Beyond. Its capacity is 3300 passengers but it doesn’t feel like that. This time we have a regular balcony, not an infinity balcony. Right now Imelda is off the coast of Florida and we may have to change course to avoid the worst of her. Luckily Bruce and I don’t getContinue reading “On our Favorite Ship”

The drive to Truckee and Lake Tahoe from Reno is quite picturesque. Mountains everywhere. Some stark and dry and some with huge evergreen trees. We made it to Lilly’s soccer game. It was adorable. All 7-year-olds. That’s Lilly number 6. Emmy was busy with her friend Edison. The mountains were spectacular as the sun loweredContinue reading “A Visit With The Family”

What a day traveling yesterday. We had to fly from LA to Phoenix and then Phoenix to Reno. We disembarked from the Navigator at 9am. Our flight was at 1pm so we had plenty of time. Unfortunately, there weren’t any lounges in LAX, at least not through Priority Pass or Amex. So we just hungContinue reading “We Made It To Reno”

Our second port was Ensenada. It looked like a typical third-world country. The mix of wealth and poverty. I booked a tour that took us to La Bufadora. It was approximately an hour ride to the site. The scenery was dry with burnt grasses from the sun and heat. In the ocean were these hugeContinue reading “Encenada”

I’ve never been to the port in LA. It was a bit confusing. I thought we could walk to it from our hotel but it turned out it was miles away. And not very pretty. The ship is huge. I guess I wasn’t expecting something quite this large. I think it has 4k capacity. WeContinue reading “Off on the Navigator of the Seas”

All good things come to an end. But memories last forever. We had an excellent time aboard the Ruby Princess. Leaving San Francisco and going under the Golden Gate Bridge was fabulous. The train ride in Skagway showed us the beauty of the area. Our hike to Nugget Falls was exhilarating. Seeing the glacier inContinue reading “Back to San Francisco And on to LA”

Who? What? Prince Rupert is a small seaside town in British Columbia. It was the last stop on our cruise before heading to San Francisco. We didn’t have an excursion but planned to go to a place to hike. We were told we would need to take a taxi there and make arrangements to haveContinue reading “Prince Rupert”

This morning I woke to a pink sky. The old saying Red sky at night a sailor’s deligh; Red sky in the morning sailors take warning did not hold true. The day turned out to be quite sunny but brisk. Ketchikan was a tender port for us since two other Princess ships, the Discovery andContinue reading “No Ketchikan for us”

Last night I was checking the skies hoping the cloud cover would diminish. Unfortunately, the skies did not cooperate so no Northern Lights. We woke early as we approached Holkham Bay and Endicott Arm on our ship, the Ruby Princess. Dawes Glacier is a large, active tidewater glacier in Alaska’s Endicott Arm, known for its spectacularContinue reading “Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier”

Our second port is Juneau. It’s the capital of Alaska and what is interesting is that you can only get there by boat or plane. There are no roads in and out. We woke up to a slightly cloudy day. Unfortunately, it was cloudy all night so no northern lights. Bruce and I headed outContinue reading “Juneau”