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2022 Ascension Cellars Norway: Southampton, United Kingdom

August 11, 2026June 4, 2022 by 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 was delayed coming back to Southampton and for us to arrive an hour later than scheduled. I was able to reach out to the Coach Hire company Lucketts and have them come later so that we could arrive at the correct… Read more

2022 Ascension Cellars Norway: London Pre-Cruise Stay

August 11, 2026June 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

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 to stay at the Doubletree by… Read more

Working Our Way to the Century Club Benchmark

August 10, 2026April 26, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

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 includes countries and unique destinations. Unique… Read more

Mega Ship Vs Medium Ship Vs Small Ship – Which is the best way to cruise?

August 11, 2026April 24, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

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 one choose one type of cruise… Read more

2022 Eastern Caribbean: Allure of the Seas Ship Review

August 15, 2026April 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

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 the Boardwalk View (Partial Ocean View)… Read more

2022 Eastern Caribbean: Allure of the Seas Dining Review

August 11, 2026April 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

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 to the food and service we… Read more

2022 Eastern Caribbean: Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis

August 11, 2026April 4, 2022 by Suzanne Klasen

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 headed back to the ship. Very… Read more