Happy Sunday Everyone! I was really hoping to have Costa Maya done by today but honestly I've been pretty sick the last few days and it is taking a little longer than expected so I apologize. I did put together a sail in video so you can get the experience of sailing into Havana from your very own computer. I have some footage that starts at 5:45am and goes through right up to our spot at the ...
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Cuba Highlights: After the Tour
Happy Wednesday Everyone! This week is absolutely dragging for me. It is my first full week back after vacation and it has been a rough one. Between some seasonal allergies and post cruise depression, I don't know if I will make it! I wanted to compile a small list of tips and highlight what I did after my tour. There is so much more to experience in Cuba. The tour gives you a good ...
Royal Caribbean 4 Hour Walking Cuba Tour Review
Good Morning Everyone! I hope you enjoyed the change up last week when I decided to write a narrative instead of a review post of the inaugural sailing into Cuba. My goal with this site is to make you feel like you are there through my words, photos and video. I hope that it inspires you to ask questions and give it a try for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSRZGW3hS6M Today's ...
Sailing into Havana, Cuba
Beep Beep, Beep Beep, Beep Beep I swiped my phone screen to turn off my alarm. It was 5:30am on Sunday, April 23rd, 2017. This is the moment I had been waiting for the past 5 months. My Empress of the Seas sailing was heading into Havana, Cuba for the very first time. I fumbled around my dark interior cabin to keep from waking my family and in the matter of 10 minutes I ...
Is it worth staying at a Hotel Pre and Post Cruise?
Hello Everyone! I cannot believe that my next cruise leaves one week from today! Where did the time go? For those of you just joining me, I will be setting sail on Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas on April 19th which will be their inaugural Cuba sailing. This trip has absolutely crept up on me despite my countdown. It would be a very rare circumstance for me not to at the very least ...
March and April Travel Round Up
Hey Everyone! It has been extremely busy at the hotel so this is going to be a short post and I apologize. Rochester was hit with 70-85 mph winds on Wednesday causing a state of emergency in several surrounding areas. Over 150,000 people were without power and heat. My hotel has been bursting at the seams with people needing a place to stay as well as housing out of state utility workers ...