Category Archives: Cruises

Fall Cruise on Norwegian Bliss

11/14/18 – Wednesday Cartegena, Columbia We took a ferry boat transfer to Old Town Cartegena, a city walled in the 1600’s for protection against pirates, the English and the French. Back on our ship by noon when we had lunch, … Continue reading

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Fall Cruise on Norwegian Bliss

11/12/18 – Monday At Sea I had trouble sleeping, besides suffering from canker sores and a sore throat. This ship’s food is saltier than usual and we’ve been pretty active, so I decided my body needed rest/sleep and more natural … Continue reading

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Fall Cruise on Norwegian Bliss

11/11/18 – Sunday Costa Rica By now I’ve managed to get canker sores and a sore throat. Oh, on top of that my phone rang its alarm at midnight – like I need to lose more sleep. Getting on our … Continue reading

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Fall Cruise on Norwegian Bliss

11/9/18 – Friday Guatemala: Port Quezsol at Antigua Up late, we had breakfast with Kathy/Jim. Played cards, had lunch, then took the shuttle at the terminal to the little market. We actually bought shirts there, handmade by the Guatemalans we … Continue reading

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Fall Cruise on Norwegian Bliss

11/4/18 – Sunday Ensenada Mexico Up early, with breakfast. We explored the town with our friends, by foot, then returned for a snack and rest before lunch. In the afternoon we watched a band play, saw a lecture on California, … Continue reading

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Fall Cruise on Norwegian Bliss

11/2/18 – Friday Flying to Los Angeles for Panama Canal Cruise Up at 3:30am, ready for Lyft ride before 4:50am. We scheduled the day before, via the Lyft app, since this was our very first time using this “rideshare” system. … Continue reading

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Spring Cruise on Holland America

3/25-4/01 Sunday – Cruise Medical Center and Visiting Key West (again) , Roatan in Honduras, Santo Tomas de Castilla in Guatemala, and Costa Maya in Mexico (again) TAMPA Our Royal Caribbean cruise ended in Tampa Sunday morning. Unfortunately early on … Continue reading

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Spring Cruise on Royal Caribbean

3/18 to 3/25  starting Sunday- Visiting Key West, Cozumel, Belize City, Costa Maya KEY WEST, FLORIDA Since we’ve been to Key West a couple other times, we decided to walk about 15 blocks down Duval St. to the Butterfly Conservatory, … Continue reading

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