Blog note; this was blogged in 2008 and everything has changed in Costa Maya. I have been to Costa Maya in 2018 & 2019 and much has...

Panama, Panama – one of my most favorite ports to date. In Panama we discovered “Panama Pete Adventures” – and arranged for a canyoning...

Very busy port – there are always as many as 4 or more ships docked!If you like to shop, get away from the pier (which is a madhouse of...

I found it cheaper to fly into ft. Lauderdale (there was four of us), we got a private car at the airport to take us to the port, this...

This was posted by my wife; I am a nationally licensed massage therapist and am therefore VERY picky and selective about getting bodywork...

RCL- Mariner of the Seas 12 Night Holy Lands My 23rd cruise with a three day pre-cruise jaunt in Rome, more information is written...

Cabo San Lucas – another great Mexican Rivera port, but it seems like every time I’ve been here I have about 4 hours to enjoy all the...

Embarkation: 4 3/4 Stars I did all the pre-registration and Credit Card hoopla prior to port arrival. With my one printed form in hand,...

My cruising group consisted of: my wife and I, my eldest daughter (who is about to become an officer in the US Army), my youngest...

Me taking a photo on the CA coast prior to sailing (I almost got arrested for stopping on the side of the road): Photo of the Queen Mary...

This is a nice port that seems to get a lot of bad press. The port area is much improved even though the sales folk are a bit aggressive;...

This was my 9th cruise and my trip aboard the NCL-SUN was my 3rd NCL trip. For this cruise there were 12 of us, ages ranged from 17-58...

Me, doing my usual star-like karaoke act: Photo of the Deck on Football Night: This was my 14th cruise, and my 4th on a Carnival ship. My...

Me getting a beach massage in Acapulco(photo above). Acapulco was a port many thought would be trashy and not worth getting off the boat....

This was my 12th cruise, 4th with NCL. This was a vacation for three couples: my wife and I – in our early fifties, another couple in...

This is one of my least favorite stops, but so many of the ships always stop here. In Nassau, my party rented a private boat, went...