Stories from sea to shore…
Suzanne Klasen 
The morning of our cruise I had arranged a shared coach for our group to take from the London Hotel to the Southampton cruise port. We received notice the night before that the ship… Read more
If you have only one day in London like we did, you need to make the most of it… and really, we had about half a day. I had arranged for our entire group… Read more
How do you calculate all the places that you have visited? One way to do that would be to just track the countries you have visited. However, there is another way to track that… Read more
As some cruise lines have built bigger and bigger ship, other brands like the growing Silversea Cruises are filling the niche of small ship luxury cruising that is vastly underserved. But why would some… Read more
At the time it was built, Allure of the Seas was the largest cruise ship ever built. Royal Caribbean introduced many new concepts on this ship including the Central Park (courtyard view) Balconies and… Read more
For this cruise, our dining review is focused on the specialty dining venues. We had both been somewhat disappointed with our main dining room experience on our past Royal Caribbean cruises, especially when compared… Read more
Not much to report here, as this was my 3rd visit in 4 months to St. Kitts. On this trip, I just went ashore and bought some t-shirts in the local shopping area and… Read more
We always enjoy a visit to St. Maarten. This a a place with a wonderful beach, friendly people, good drinks and great shopping. We walked off the ship and stood in line to purchase… Read more
If you read a lot of my reviews, you have learned that I bring my office with me on cruises in the form of a Laptop and am able to keep my regular office… Read more
We were scheduled to stop in Nassau, but high winds made it impossible for us to dock. We did receive a refund of our port charges. We had no excursions booked, but anyone booked… Read more
Ft. Lauderdale was our embarkation and debarkation port, but for a Non-Stop flight from Phoenix we chose to fly into the Miami airport and stay at a Miami airport hotel with a RT shuttle… Read more
The Top Reasons why you might want to try a different cruise line other than your favorite Let’s face it, those of us who cruise often, all have a favorite cruise line. The cruise… Read more