Cruise Talk Central

First and apology in the delay in getting this post on the site. We actually returned from the trip on Sunday November 14th, but that meant a does of reality keeping me busy once we got home.

St. Maarten has grown quite a bit since my last visit there in 1980. [...]

Our 9th day of the cruise was the start of our 5 consecutive sea days on our Atlantic crossing on the Celebrity Summit. This first sea day was welcome change from the 4 consecutive port days were we felt as if we running our selves a bit ragged.

This was also our [...]

First and apology in the delay in getting this post on the site. We actually returned from the trip on Sunday November 14th, but that meant a does of reality keeping me busy once we got home.

St. Maarten has grown quite a bit since my last visit there in 1980. [...]

Our 9th day of the cruise was the start of our 5 consecutive sea days on our Atlantic crossing on the Celebrity Summit. This first sea day was welcome change from the 4 consecutive port days were we felt as if we running our selves a bit ragged.

This was also our [...]

I took a break from my normal blogging to add a few more video clips to our video gallery. These are videos from one of my favorite cruises, our 15 day cruise to Hawaii round trip from San Diego. The new videos that I have added start with the the [...]

I just read another tragic post on one of the cruise chat rooms from a gentleman who was taking his first big trip of his life to celebrate a milestone anniversary with his wife. When they got to the pier they learned that the documents that they had believed to be their actual [...]

What woman doesn’t love to see the men in her life dressed in a tuxedo. With their flattering lines and classic appearance, a tuxedo can really make a man look elegant. Surprisingly many men would rather wear a tuxedo than a suit. Maybe it has to do with the [...]

Planning a family cruise around both school and work schedules can be extremely difficult. Yet, for my family spending quality vacation time together, away from the stress and schedules of our every day life, is an important part of raising my children to be loving, responsible, and well adjusted adults.

A [...]

[Editors note: We catch-up again with Mary Alyce on our virtual cruise on board the Holland American Eurodam as she visits Newport, Rhode Island, and New York City.]

Newport
Another sunny warm day on the Eurodam.

We sailed into Newport Harbor with clear skies and calm seas. The sailboats were out in force and filled the horizon [...]

[Editor's Note: We continue our Virtual Cruise with Mary Alyce on board the Holland American Eurodam. Today she shares with us her stop in Boston.]

We docked in Boston with 2 other ships, Caribbean Princess and Crystal Symphony. It was very crowded in Boston with the regular tourists, school trips and all the cruisers. [...]

[Editors note: We catch-up again with Mary Alyce on our virtual cruise on board the Holland American Eurodam as she visits Newport, Rhode Island, and New York City.]

Newport
Another sunny warm day on the Eurodam.

We sailed into Newport Harbor with clear skies and calm seas. The sailboats were out in force and filled the horizon [...]

Our upcoming Transatlantic cruise includes stops at several unique islands in the Atlantic. The first of these islands is the Semi-autonomous Portuguese Island of of Madeira.

Madeira is a small island in the Atlantic West of both Africa and Europe. It was uninhabited until claimed for Portugal in 1420. [...]

Celebrity Cruises debuted its new ship the Solstice this week with a Naming Ceremony on November 14th. I have to admit I have had a bit of apprehension about this ship. While I still may prefer a smaller vessel, pictures of this ship took my breath away. She [...]

With the idea that nearly half of all Americans don’t use their vacation days, Carnival Cruise line is reaching out to their customer base with a brand new marketing campaign. According to Michael Braun of marketing firm Icedmedia, more than 438 million vacation days a year go unused.
Hoping to get the message [...]