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Life sure is tough. After a few weeks of campaigning for Circle Director in my HOA, I’m finally ready to relax and enjoy a few days. I also had a bad case of shingles from my butt to my ankle which didn’t help my mood much. Our friends came from New York and spent theContinue reading “Life is Tough – Off on Another Cruise”

We have been to many Caribbean islands but never to St. Martin. We have heard many wonderful things about it so we decided to take a bus tour that covered both the Dutch and French sides. Our ship landed on the Dutch side and we were anchored next to a very large Royal Caribbean ship.Continue reading “Our Time in St. Martin”

We have three ports on this cruise and St. Thomas was our second. I’m not a big fan but I scheduled a sail and snorkel trip. We arrived in St. Thomas at 12:30 so the morning was pretty relaxing. I had a spa treatment on my legs. This was to help the swelling in myContinue reading “A Day in St. Thomas For Sailing and Snorkeling”

Today is my birthday and we woke to a beautiful view. We arrived in Nassau at 7 am and we began our excursion at 8:30. We met our guide just off the ship. Our first stop was a rum factory. It wasn’t really a factory but a store selling rum cakes. Of course, Bruce andContinue reading “Our time in Nassau”

It’s just a quick 7 day Carribean cruise that Celebrity offered for port taxes and of course gratuities. We are sailing on the Reflection which brings fond memories of our first Transatlantic crossing. The ship is a little older but it has a lot of class. I love how it’s decorated for Christmas, very elegant.Continue reading “Out To Sea Again”

Mount Dora is a small town in central Florida known for its Christmas festival. With a population of a little over 16,000 it’s quaint and country with little hills and a fairly good sized lake. Gift shops line the main street along with restaurants and coffee shops. They even have pickle ball courts that wereContinue reading “A Trip To Mount Dora”

It’s been quite a few days without WiFi onboard but finally have it for the day. We learned that a hurricane is heading towards Florida tomorrow and we arrive the day after. Hopefully, it won’t get too crazy at sea. We’ve been busy eating, talking and amusing ourselves with the entertainment. Today they had aContinue reading “Onboard The Sky Princess”

The Azores are part of Portugal but located 300+ miles off shore in the Atlantic. On our last crossing we were supposed to stop but didn’t. Apparently it’s not always easy to land here. But this morning, bright and early at 7am, we docked to a very rainy day! We met our driver Nuno fromContinue reading “Stop Off in the Azores”

Today we arrived in Lisbon, a beautiful city with lots of history. We woke to a beautiful, sunny morning with a spectacular view of Lisbon’s Landscape from our balcony. It’s the first morning we awoke early enough to have breakfast. Partly because we gained an hour’s sleep last night. I had granola with fruit andContinue reading “I Love Lisbon”

I didn’t give much thought to Halloween or a costume because I didn’t realize that Halloween is apparently a universal celebration. With the tragedy that hit South Korea by party goers celebrating Halloween, I learned that it is celebrated everywhere. Unfortunately Seoul was a great tragedy. But on the Sky Princess they were decorated withContinue reading “Halloween on the Sky Princess”