Our first port day had us arriving into San Juan, Puerto Rico around 5 pm so we had all day to still unwind and relax onboard before hitting the town. Another visit up to the Solstice Deck to lay out and catch some sun, grab some food, and we were totally ready by the time… Read More
Captain’s Club breakfast in the Tuscan Grille Another glorious day onboard the Celebrity Reflection! As I was busy this morning, Anna opted to take a 10 am Boot Camp class, but we agreed to do the 3 pm TRX class together. The klutz that I am, I twisted my ankle my last day in Mexico… Read More
If you haven’t noticed, Travel Shop Girl has been on the road quite a lot lately. After my fantastic family cruise on the Celebrity Summit, I was home only for one day. The remainder of that cruise information will be up shortly, but in the meantime, here’s what I did. I left for four days in Mexico to tour some great… Read More
Celebrity Cruise Line has been busy “Solsticizing” it’s ships. “What’s that?” you ask. It’s M-class of ships, which includes the Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Millennium, and the Celebrity Summit have all received updates to reflect the cruise line’s newer class of ships, the Solstice class. I recently had an opportunity to tour the Celebrity… Read More
Solstice Deck The last day of a cruise is one that I consider is a transition day back to reality. You know you’ll need to pack your bags and settle up any outstanding charges, but you try not to wait to do that until the very last second, if at all possible. I wanted my… Read More
If you know me and/or have been reading the blog, then you know that I am always up for trying something new. When the opportunity presented itself to cruise with a British cruise line and my friend, Danielle of CruiseMiss.com, how could I say no? That’s why this American tried a British cruise line: Fred.… Read More
Happy New Year! Another year and a whole lot of traveling and never enough time to get all of my posts up. Some might call me a procrastinator, but I call myself more of a perfectionist with a little OCD who often finds herself stuck in the middle of everyday life trying to find ways… Read More
Touring Hobart, Tasmania Maybe you’re not rich and famous and can’t travel the world at your leisure for months at a time. Don’t worry – most people can’t and that includes me. That means sometimes I arrive at a destination and might only have a few days to discover it. When on a cruise, I… Read More
In my wildest dreams I never once thought I would ever end up traveling to Tasmania, but here I was arriving into the port of Hobart, Tasmania. In case you didn’t know, Hobart is the capital of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded as a penal colony in 1804, Hobart is the second oldest… Read More
On our last morning in Sydney as we prepared to leave on our cruise on the Celebrity Solstice, I didn’t want the rain to deter me from getting out and exploring before the cruise. One of the areas I wanted to visit was the Lindt Chocolate Café in Martin Place and with an umbrella in… Read More