One of the most common questions I am asked by people who have never been on a cruise is whether or not they will get seasick. Last week I read Marty and Barbi Cooper’s blog post, “Cruising and the Motion of the Ship” from their blog “Around the World Every Day” where they discussed the… Read More
In December, we flew from Boston to Frankfurt on Lufthansa. After an interminable seven hour layover, we were finally able to make our way from the Business Class Lounge in Frankfurt to our gate. Prior to boarding, everyone’s passports are checked again and we were back on a plane. We took off pretty much on… Read More
Depending on when and where you grew up, you might recognize this little kid’s rhyme about the infamous Lizzie Borden: Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one. The rhyme is based on the true life murder of Lizzie’s father,… Read More
Our first port day was a stop in Grand Turk. Never having been to the Turks and Caicos before, I was excited to see what was in store for us. A small island less than 7 square miles and with a population of just over 3700, you can actually see across the island. As the… Read More
As a blogger who travels and constantly says just how hard it is to eat vegan away from home, it’s always great to read what others have to say. Vegan Backpacker is a great blog that despite making me feel guilty for not trying harder when I travel, they are giving away a whole boatload… Read More
Dining on a cruise ship is as varied as dining anywhere on land and variances occur from ship to ship within a cruise line and certainly from one cruise line to the next. Depending on your age, you might either love dining in the main dining room (MDR) or hate it. To some the main… Read More
Holland America Ship Review Always interested in trying something new, my family and I ventured off for a week long cruise on the ms Eurodam, a Holland America cruise ship for February break and this is my Eurodam cruise review. The Eurodam is part of the Signature Class from Holland America and she entered service… Read More
If you think I’m talking about a walk on the beach, you’re only half right. Sandals is the premier couples only all-inclusive vacations that set the gold standard for vacations and Beaches is their family version. When people hear all-inclusive, almost everyone thinks of a bad vacation they had and they immediately want to steer… Read More
To a novice cruiser, the difference between a 3-day and a 7-day cruise is the number of days. However, to most cruisers the difference is far more than the number of days. Most of the cruise lines use their older ships for the short itineraries to the Bahamas. Is this a bad thing? Not at… Read More
Let’s be honest here. Not everyone is going to have pre-travel anxiety. What is it? It’s the anxiety you experience when you as the wife and mother do all the planning for your family in order to make that dream vacation a reality. The weeks and months leading up to your trip are ones filled… Read More
