It’s less than a month until I leave on another cruise…I can’t help it, they’re fun! This one is the first time I am going on a cruise booked through a human travel agent, which is a little strange because she keeps contacting us with information about this and that…and I’ve already done all the research online, thank you very much!

I really prefer booking cruises online. It’s important to shop around for the little perks that online travel agencies will give you. Direct Line offers free travel insurance with any Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, or Celebrity cruises vacation booked through them. The company is run by a family, and they keep a cruise blog that’s pretty up-to-date - I hadn’t heard yet that NCL’s Pride of Hawaii is being reflagged and renamed Norwegian Jade. And… they say there are Nintendo Wiis on the Pearl! I might get to try a Wii in less than a month!