It's embarkation day for the Carnival Vista and I was up at 5:30 raring to go. Well after a couple of cups of in-room coffee. :-) Embarkation Morning and Transfer I went to breakfast as soon as it opened at 7 am as I wanted to be on the 8 am shuttle back to the … [Read more...] about Carnival Vista: Embarkation
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Carnival Vista: Travel Day
As travel days go the one to the Carnival Vista cruise was pretty short and easy. San Diego Airport and Flight My flight was at 8 am but we wanted to get there a bit earlier than I would normally to avoid Friday morning traffic so got there at 6 am. I needed to check a bag … [Read more...] about Carnival Vista: Travel Day
Carnival Vista: A “Real” Vacation
I’ve been itching for a “real” vacation since retiring in May. Carnival has been offering great deals on the ships they’ve restarted sailing and some are still the same price when pricing for solos. I checked with my husband who said go and I booked a seven night cruise on … [Read more...] about Carnival Vista: A “Real” Vacation
Empress of the Seas: Final Thoughts
When I jumped on board the plans my sisters had already made for Empress of the Seas I thought the experience would suffer. I was sacrificing the cruise ship experience for the family experience. That ended out not being true at all as I was surprised to really enjoy this … [Read more...] about Empress of the Seas: Final Thoughts
Empress of the Seas: Debarkation
Today we are heading home after a good but different cruise experience because of the pandemic. As usual, I didn't sleep soundly ahead of a travel day and was woken by my alarm at 5:30 am. Debarkation I made it to the Royal Cafe for coffee shortly after 6. Then found … [Read more...] about Empress of the Seas: Debarkation