Over a year after we booked it, it's time for our Liberty of the Seas cruise vacation. We always fly in a day early and this trip to Houston was no exception. The day before leaving home we dropped our dog, Charger, for his vacation with the dog sitter. He loves her and enjoyed … [Read more...] about Liberty of the Seas: Houston Travels
Next Vacation: Liberty of the Seas
The cruise with all the (adult) kids initiative is still in progress with us taking two sons and their wives on our next cruise coming up. This one is on Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas sailing out of Galveston on a seven day Western Caribbean itinerary. Although this … [Read more...] about Next Vacation: Liberty of the Seas
4 Lessons from My Hurricane Irma Cruise
If you read the recap of my Carnival Glory cruise this past September you know we ended up debarking four days later than planned thanks to Hurricane Irma. I've been on cruises where ports were missed or changed but never one where we stayed on extra days. Although I … [Read more...] about 4 Lessons from My Hurricane Irma Cruise
Carnival Glory: Last Thoughts
The Carnival Glory was my first "hurricane sailing" and one I won't ever forget. But aside from that there are a lot of reasons to remember it fondly. Glory Staff The staff was great everywhere. Other than the assistant room steward at the first cabin we had (who didn't … [Read more...] about Carnival Glory: Last Thoughts
Carnival Glory: Disembarkation (At Last!)
Twelve days after embarking on a seven day cruise we were leaving the Carnival Glory. It was a beautiful morning in Miami. Breakfast It seemed liked several hundred people left the ship last night so between the 600-800 that got off at Cancun and last night's exodus there … [Read more...] about Carnival Glory: Disembarkation (At Last!)