15th Anniversary trip

When we cruise we always take the kids with us. In fact, we take the kids with us everywhere we go. I don’t understand how some parents always leave their kids behind when they go places. Your kids are your family! That being said, my wife and I have not gone anywhere alone without our […]

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Ft. Lauderdale Day 1 Key West, Florida Port Everglades Carnival SplendorMay 27, 2017Day 1 Embarkation, 4 ports, 3 days at seaWe woke We slept in a little this morning since we were in no hurry. We woke up and loaded the car to head north. I didn’t want to go. I love Key West. The […]

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico Again we had an excursion booked. This time it was the Old San Juan City & Fortress tour through Island Marketing. We went ahead and booked a private tour, which was nice because it was just us. There was a hiccup in the beginning because there were two people from Island […]

St. Kitts

St. Kitts We had an independent excursion booked this day as well. We booked through Pereira Tours which Liz was GREAT. I cannot say enough good things about her. She also joined our Facebook roll call and helped all of the cruisers answer questions, find excursions even if they weren’t with her, and just make […]

St. Maarten

St. Maarten / Sint Martin We were excited about St. Maarten. St. Maarten is part of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises 2 separate countries, Netherlands & France. We had booked an excursion through Bernard’s SXM Tours independently, we don’t like going through cruise lines for excursions. We met Bernard’s Tours at […]

Port Everglades

Carnival SplendorMay 27, 2017Day 1 Embarkation, 4 ports, 3 days at sea We woke up fairly early to load the vehicle to return it to FLL and go to our ship. This day was different though, because this was Sunday and the festivities in Miami Beach were starting to heat up. All of the residential […]

Miami, Florida

Miami, Day 1 The Everglades Our flight to Miami was really nice. There was no turbulence and the staff was awesome as always on Southwest. We always fly Southwest because they are the cheapest for us. They offer free luggage, free snacks and free TV. That helps kill time. I was able to watch some […]

Grand Turk

Grand Turk, 2016 In Grand Turk, most cruisers flock to Margaritaville which you can go to in any beach city in the USA. We don’t want to do that. We rented a golf cart through Karib (now closed) which was $90 for the day. With the golf cart, you can ride anywhere on the island. Grand […]