We recently spent a week on Norwegian Cruise Line‘s Norwegian Dawn on a cruise from Boston to Bermuda. Our cabin was cabin 9638, an oceanview stateroom with balcony, category BA. View this short video to get an idea of what this cabin looks like and it’s overall size. If you haven’t sailed before or are… Read More
Our cruise on the Norwegian Dawn left Boston on August 5 and arrived in Bermuda on Sunday, August 7, 2011. What was great about this Bermuda cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line, be it the Norwegian Dawn out of Boston or the Norwegian Gem out of New York is that you get more than a few… Read More
Fauna and Flora of Bermuda Although everyone might naturally think of the pink sand beaches of Bermuda and well, Bermuda shorts, Bermuda’s beauty extends beyond the obvious beaches. I fell immediately in love with the fauna and flora of Bermuda. This is a great time to talk about vacation photography. Everyone lugs along on their… Read More
How lucky were we to sail on Norwegian Cruise Line‘s Norwegian Dawn on August 5, 2011 out of Boston? In my last post we had just sailed out of Boston, so now we’ll take a look at the ship. We had a balcony cabin (BA), cabin 9638 on deck 9. Normally, I book months or… Read More
Whole Roasted Beef Tenderloin in a port wine reduction with market fresh vegetables and whipped potatoes Too many pictures and places and not enough time! I didn’t want to move on completely to the NCL Dawn before finishing up with the beautiful Ruby Princess. Last time we looked at a few of the cabins, but… Read More
Although we live in Boston, we have never sailed out of our home port so why not try it out? We decided on a Bermuda cruise out of Boston on Norwegian Cruise Line and the Dawn and I am so glad we did. As mentioned in a prior post, we decided to spend the night… Read More
There’s no one luckier than me — really! This year I was fortunate enough to celebrate not only my birthday, but my anniversary as well on a cruise. Remember being a kid and how much you couldn’t wait to turn another year older? Now I want to forget about that new number and one way… Read More
We’re back onboard the Ruby Princess from Princess Cruises and this time we’re going to take a look at a few of the cabins. Next to dining, cabins tend to be the most talked about item on a ship. I had the opportunity to tour the ship during a recent conference in Florida and the… Read More
If you’re of a certain age then the mention of the iconic television series “The Love Boat” will either make you smile or cringe. My father, who worked constantly, never watched much television, but on Saturday evenings he would sit down with us and watch the misadventures of the Captain, Doc, Isaac, Gopher, and Julie.… Read More
Have I got your attention yet? You’re definitely thinking what does James Redfield’s book, “The Celestine Prophecy” have to do with travel. Well, let’s think about the bigger picture and one of the basic ideas in the book. The book came out in 1997 and although I can’t remember every single aspect of it, I… Read More