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 ...
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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 ...
Top 7 Free Places to See in Dallas, Texas
All I can tell you is that these past few weeks have been a blur. I say this fully knowing that the next few weeks will be much of the same. It is so hard to believe that my next cruise is in 3 weeks. There is still so much to do and prep for that just in itself. I am very thrilled to have put together this list of the Top 7 Free Places to go in Dallas, Texas. My goal is to always find ...
Current State of Mind: 10 Days and Counting
Happy Tuesday from the middle of the Holiday Season! I hope everyone had a great day! It was crazy to think that today is starts my 10 day countdown until I leave for Puerto Rico to go on my Southern Caribbean cruise. This post is going to be a bit of a brain dump as to what will be happening for me the next 10 days in preparation for this trip! Finish Packing: Obviously this is a no ...
Going Beyond the Excursion Desk
Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is having a great day so far. I wanted to take some time to talk about excursions for cruising. Cruise lines will typically have an excursion desk on board each ship and will also have excursions for purchase on their website prior to cruising. When you purchase ahead of time you can save some money if they run promotions. For my upcoming cruise, I have seen ...
The Packing Commences!
Well here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am just under a month out from my next cruise and I know with the holidays that it is just going to fly by! When embarking on my vacations, I tend to start packing 3-4 weeks prior. Let's be honest, I am not wearing my sundresses and bikinis in December. Rochester, New York is not really ideal for that apparel right now! I will be leaving January 6th via ...