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 ...
Archives for April 2017
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 ...
Cuba T-Shirt Giveaway
Happy Monday Everyone! I can't believe I had to get off of my beautiful Empress of the Seas today. What a whirlwind last 6 days it has been. It is so hard to believe that I was in Cuba yesterday. I almost feel like I'm in a dreamland when I cruise. Needless to say I have a TON of photos to go through and thoughts to collect on the cruise and Cuba. I will do my best to get them ...
Cruise Tech Prep
Today is the day that I have been waiting for. I am embarking on Empress of the Seas on her Inaugural Cuba Sailing. I can't believe that it is finally here. This will be a very quick post since I forgot to post about it on Sunday. I was so busy and I apologize. I'm not sure if you all remember the Instagram Post that I did on with a picture of all my tech items that I bring with me. It may ...
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 ...
Traveling over the Holidays with Children
Happy Sunday Everyone! It is so hard to believe that I'm leaving in 9 days and cruising in 10! I am trying my best to keep focused and not go into vacation mode so easily but we will see how that goes. I don't make any promises though. Today's topic is very much inspired by me traveling with my daughter next week and I'm hoping this can help some of you. As most of you know I have a 6 year ...