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Wheelchair Users Must Walk
We’re going on a cruise for my 30th birthday in January, and I was checking out the shore excursions available. Here’s one of the options from Cartagena, Colombia: Take a panoramic tour of Cartagena in a vehicle designed to accommodate up to five collapsible wheelchairs. Please note this tour can not be pre-reserved. Please inquire … Continue reading
Alternative to Olivia
Watch out Olivia, Sweet is new and growing! I heard about it through a Facebook ad. Right now they have just one offering, but it’s a fully chartered cruise – that is, only Sweet customers will be on board. It’s on Norwegian, which I don’t like, and the prices are jaw-dropping…but hey, it’s about time … Continue reading
Booked a Carnival Cruise
I just did my first official actual booking through my travel agency, Cogswell Travel. It’s actually for myself, though…I’m putting together a group from a forum I participate on, and I wanted to set a good example by booking myself. It’s January 5, 2009 and leaves from Miami with stops at Key West and Cozumel … Continue reading
Boycotting Jamaica
I’ve been told that this column will disappear in a week or so when it is replaced with a new one, and I wanted to preserve a copy as well as share the information. This is originally from Wayne Besen’s column. It explains why I will never go to Jamaica, and if I’m on a … Continue reading
A Day at Sea
Sea days are a little on the boring side, if you ask me. I was woken up at 10am by the cruise director making a long announcement about the disembarkation talk, which is great to attend if you’re a first-time cruiser, but pretty useless if you’ve been there and done that. We laid out plans … Continue reading
Sailing Away with Pied Piper
Today we woke up to a broken air conditioner. That plus the broken bathroom light and lack of hot water made us happy to get out of the hotel. We took a cab over to the pier in Isla Grande, which is where Celebrity docks. We got there pretty early, and as a result we … Continue reading
Alaska 2007: Day 9
Getting off the ship in Seattle was reasonably painless. In fact, they were early, and we weren’t finished eating breakfast but they were trying to hustle us off the ship! We basically just walked right off – with one more trip past the hand sanitizers, I’m not sure why they care if you’re leaving! – … Continue reading
Alaska 2007: Day 8
Today was more or less a sea day, because we didn’t get into Victoria until 6:00pm. We played bingo in the morning, which of course was a waste – we didn’t win cash or a free cruise, so the point was really just to have fun playing. :A: said she likes it better than slots … Continue reading
Alaska 2007: Day 6
Our day at sea was spent very simply. We read a lot, and we looked at Hubbard Glacier, which looked pretty much just like it did the last time I saw it. It was nice to have a balcony this time though; I was able to enjoy it from my own room rather than out … Continue reading
Alaska 2007: Day 3
Our first day at sea was, as usual, pretty uneventful. :A: and I woke up very early, and I had my dislike of freestyle dining confirmed by being sent on a wild goose chase looking for breakfast. I wanted table service, not the buffet, but it was nearly impossible to find. We finally got squared … Continue reading