The day is here and we are about to embark on another adventure. This time we are going to cross the Atlantic on the Celebrity Eclipse, a 13 night cruise leaving Miami. We will be visiting Nassau in the Bahamas then Kings Wharf in Bermuda, after that we have 6 days at sea before […]
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Day 277 – December 4th, 2014. Boarding Celebrity Infinity This is the beginning of our 16-Night Panama Canal & South America Cruise, from Fort Lauderdale USA to Valparaiso in Chile. Over the next 16 days we will cruise more than 4000 Nautical miles stopping at Cartagena in Colombia, Colon in Panama, before a full […]
Carnival Cruise Ship Returns to Miami
Day 273 – November 30th, 2014. Cruising towards Miami on the Carnival Splendor just like we did a week ago doing back to back cruises in the Caribbean. It was still dark as we eased our way up the channel to the cruise terminal. Miami was sparkling like a Christmas tree with the city […]
Credit Card Fraud in Miami
I used my credit card at Holidays Golden Glades Boutique Hotel in Miami for the basic cover in case of incidentals as required by the hotel, and someone made a copy and used it to rack up nearly 2000 dollars. Day – November 24th, 2014. Can you believe it, this is the second time that our […]
Miami Back to Back Caribbean Cruise
Day 266 – November 23rd, 2014. Docked in Miami. “Miami Back to Back Caribbean Cruise” Heading up the channel with the sun rising behind us I could see three ships already docked. It is amazing how the officers and harbour pilot manoeuver these huge ships in to very small spaces, the Splendor docked […]
Cruising Towards Miami
Day 265 – November 22nd, 2014. At Sea bound for Miami. Today was very overcast and there was a slight swell for most of it. A good day to just relax, which is what we did. This was our towel creation from last night, can you see what it is? “Decorating Carnivals cabin […]
Carnival Cruise Sailaway From Miami
Carnival Cruise Sailaway From Miami. Day 259 – November 16th, 2014. “Cruise check-in day” We checked out from the hotel in Miami easily and took a cab to the cruise terminal. It was about 20 minutes away and cost $35 or $41 AUD which was not as close as we wanted to be according […]
Our Stay at Holidays Golden Glades Boutique Hotel in Miami
Whatever you do, DON’T stay at this hotel in Miami. Not only was the service very average the worst thing happened. Day 258 – November 15th, 2014. I booked this place through Expedia online and what I was looking for was a cheap place to stay near to the cruise terminal. This place was the […]
The Day Before Our Caribbean Cruise #5 This Year
The day before a cruise we generally stay in our digs and take it easy, today we spent all day in and caught up on the blog and some client work. Day 258 – November 15th, 2014. Not much to report today folks… Except we are over excited about the cruise in the morning. We […]
Check Out From Travelodge to Fort Lauderdale Airport
Check out at the Travelodge was at 11am and just before that we were handing in our room key at the front desk. We had most of our gear all packed up from the days before so we knew that our bags would be fine for the flight weight limits. Day 171 – August 20th. […]