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Cabin for Bermuda
The date for our cruise to Bermuda draws nearer – about a month away now. We haven’t gotten our documents yet, but other people who are on the same sailing are starting to get theirs, so ours will turn up any day now. I ended up finding out our cabin assignment anyway, because it showed … Continue reading
Dark Shopping
I am now the proud owner of the best sweatshirt ever. (The chest detail is here.) It was astonishingly expensive, but it is fleecy. And I maintain that it is awesome. I like Emily the Strange well enough even if she is all over the place, but I don’t see her much among the people … Continue reading
Free Cruise!
Oh wow! I just talked to the interpreter coordinator for RSVP, and I get to go on their early September cruise to Alaska on the Oosterdam! I will be interpreting, of course, but he made sure to emphasize that I would have a lot of time for fun too. They mostly need interpreting for the … Continue reading
Cruise: Coming Home
We caught the bus to Old San Juan and did some last minute shopping – I even scored a nice Italian charm with the Puerto Rican flag for $4! Continue reading
Cruise: Full Day in San Juan
An English tour was leaving as soon as we arrived, so we joined in. Most of the tour was conducted through audio guides that looked like telephone handsets, but there was also a short movie and a demonstration of how to make a mojito. Continue reading
Cruise: San Juan
The trolley was very crowded, and we had to stand for quite a while. We finally got to sit down, but many other people were still standing. Just when we thought we were about to head out of Old San Juan…the trolley turned back into it. Continue reading
Cruise: Charlotte Amalie
We started in the Nautilus semi-submarine, which looks like a normal ferry on top but has a very cool underwater bubble with big viewing windows. Continue reading
Cruise: Philipsburg
We boarded the ship again and had lunch, grabbed our umbrellas from the room (and agreed Celebrity really should inform guests of the latest weather forecats), and went back out to the ultra-touristy shopping area just off the pier. I bought a few things, but avoiced purchasing a t-shirt for $15 that would benefit the Continue reading
Cruise: Final Day At Sea
We put on our formalwear and had our pictures taken again; the photographer tried to put us in “friends” poses so I told her we wanted the usual couples poses. Continue reading
Cruise: At Sea
We read our books and got drinks (total: $11.25) and enjoyed the mild weather from under a shaded area. Continue reading