Airfare to Miami or Fort Lauderdale to arrive day before the cruise has skyrocketed the past couple of years. I jumped on a JetBlue $181 San Diego to Fort Lauderdale fare months ago. The catch? It was a red-eye so instead of flying all day Friday across country, I arrived in Fort … [Read more...] about Empress of the Seas: Pre-Cruise Travel
COVID-19: 5 Week Update
Another week down (that makes five) in the COVID-19 stay at home experience. This past week was the worst in terms of deaths with nearly double from last week and now over 39,000. On the brighter side it definitely looks like the curve of new infections has been flattened and … [Read more...] about COVID-19: 5 Week Update
Empress of the Seas: Next Vacation!
It's back to Royal Caribbean for my next cruise. Nope, it's not on one of Oasis class ships. Instead we're going on Empress of the Seas on a wonderful eight day itinerary. My sisters had already selected the date and ship when I decided to join them for a warm weather … [Read more...] about Empress of the Seas: Next Vacation!
Norwegian Epic Transatlantic: Final Thoughts
My first transatlantic cruise on the Norwegian Epic was a fantastic vacation and I'll definitely be cruising more of these itineraries in the future. Having said that I came away with some things I would want to do different next time. Transatlantic Cruising As I just … [Read more...] about Norwegian Epic Transatlantic: Final Thoughts
Norwegian Epic Transatlantic: San Juan and Debarkation
Today we have to leave Norwegian Epic after 16 days in San Juan. It turned out to be the worst debarkation I've ever experienced. I think it even exceeded the predictions the hotel director had given us at the Latitudes party early on. Morning on Norwegian Epic I usually wake … [Read more...] about Norwegian Epic Transatlantic: San Juan and Debarkation