January 1, 2014, 12:05 CST, Navarre Beach, Florida Last night was the best New Year's Eve I have ever had. We spent the evening in the condo, for the most part, watching TV and having a few drinks of wine and beer. I cooked dinner, and we waited impatiently for midnight. I was so nervous, …
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The Different Road, Making All the Difference
January 11, 2013 15:48, off the northern coast of Cuba We have noticed quite a few differences, which we like, between Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines. I have listed a few below. The "good" differences are: On Princess, I have yet to see someone in a swimsuit in a public area other than the pool. …
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Curacao and VIH
January 8, 2013 22:52. Just west of Curacao. Today,we made it to Curacao around 4pm. We only had until around 9:30pm to enjoy the country, but that was truly enough for these travelers. It was a very nice day, with temperatures around 80 degrees F, and it only rained for w few minutes just as …
A Rough Sea to Lighten Your Constitution
January 8, 2013 12:59, about three hours outside of Curacao on the Caribbean Sea LO We are a bit delayed due to rough seas. It is like being on a constant roll coaster, somewhat, without the wind in your face. Sitting outside is one thing. We did that for revel hours this morning, just trying …
Roll Tide
January 7, 2013 20:55, deck 16, Caribbean Princess, somewhere in the Caribbean Sea I can think of nowhere better to watch a national football championship game than where I am right at this very moment. I am sitting, front row, watching a huge picture in front of me. Right now, be for the game starts, …
To Formal or Not to Formal
January 7, 2013 18:06, in the Caribbean On every cruise, they have at least one formal night, or at least on the cruises on which we have traveled. Sometimes there is more than one formal night, depending on the length of the cruise. This one, with 7 nights, has two formal nights. Every cruise before …
The Beautiful Caribbean Blue
January 7, 2013 12:42pm, near Cuba and Haiti My very favorite color is the color of the deep ocean when a boat treads the water enough t make the gorgeous Caribbean blue foam erupt from its wake. The color of the deep blue ocean mixes with the sea clamor create the gorgeous blue green of …
A Difference of Attitude
January 6, 2013, 8:26pm, south of the Bahamas in the Caribbean Sea We decided not to go to dinner tonight and instead the out the buffet. The buffet here is much nicer, as is everything else apparently, than others cruises upon which we have traveled. The buffet today, for instance at breakfast had a couple …
It’s a Hell of a Day on the Beach, Sir
January 5, 2013 3:03pm, off the coast of Princess Cats Yes, I stole that from Overboard. If you don't know the movie well enough to know from where I stole it, watch it again before asking. It was a great day. Perfect weather greeted us when we arrived in the Bahamas. We were taken by …
Meet Mr. Riff, Ms. Raff, and the Riff-Rafters
January 7, 2013 1:23pm, On board the Caribbean Princess, in the Caribbean somewhere Dude, I think we are lost. Not really. We just have not spotted land for a while. That isn't that strange, really, since we are on a boat, in the middle of the ocean. Yesterday, I wrote about the apparent low level …
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