Today we woke early excited to be visiting Cabo San Lucas. First I had to deal with the cancellation of Mazatlan since that was the one port we had a pre-paid excursion from an outside company, Mazatlan Tours. I emailed them and let them know Hurricane Newton had resulted in … [Read more...] about Carnival Miracle Day 3: Cabo San Lucas or Not?
Carnival Miracle Day 2: Sea Day
We were up early and first order of business was coffee on the lido deck. Steve and S1 had gone ahead of me while I got dressed and it took 30 minutes or so until we connected. They went to the smoking side by the front pool and I had forgotten there were 3 pools on this … [Read more...] about Carnival Miracle Day 2: Sea Day
Carnival Miracle Day 1: Nick & Nora’s Steakhouse
A couple of months before our sailing I booked reservations at Nick and Nora's Steakhouse on the Carnival Miracle. We elected to dine there the first evening to take advantage of the free bottle of wine offered that evening. We had one snafu which had unfortunate results. … [Read more...] about Carnival Miracle Day 1: Nick & Nora’s Steakhouse
Carnival Miracle Day 1: Embarkation
Today's the day we finally embark on our long awaited cruise. After having in room coffee, we decided to get some breakfast and headed to The Breakfast Bar. It had good reviews on Yelp and was open at 6 am. Unfortunately, when we navigated there we couldn't find parking … [Read more...] about Carnival Miracle Day 1: Embarkation
FinCon16: Back to My Blogging Roots
July 18, 2009 was the date of my first blog post. I was on a mission to focus on retirement savings and becoming debt-free and decided to start a personal finance blog. I really got into the niche and met a lot of wonderful people. Some are still publishing personal finance … [Read more...] about FinCon16: Back to My Blogging Roots