Have I already mentioned how much I love St. Maarten? We’re still on the Celebrity Eclipse: Day 5 of our cruise and today we’re in St. Maarten. We were trying to figure out how many times we’ve been to St. Maarten and we’ve actually lost count. I don’t say that to brag, but instead to show… Read More
With a big day planned for our St. Thomas port, we got up early to enjoy our special extended room service dining for Concierge class guests on our Celebrity Eclipse cruise. My husband had a veggie omelet, my son had a ham and cheese omelet with a side of sausage, and I had oatmeal. We also enjoyed… Read More
Celebrity Eclipse: Day 3 of Our Cruise – We started the day today with breakfast for Captain’s Club members in the Tuscan Grill on deck 5. This Italian steakhouse becomes an intimate breakfast spot for Captain’s Clubmembers and the view out of the back of the ship is amazing. For breakfast we chose items off the… Read More
Celebrity Eclipse: Day 2 of Our Cruise Although we had fully anticipated getting up at 6 am to workout before our spa treatments, I could not get out of bed on the second day of our cruise onboard Celebrity Eclipse. I had worked out at the gym and taken the stairs exclusively on the ship… Read More
Celebrity Eclipse: Day 1 of our cruise vacation begins! Finally, we are about to take our cruise on the Celebrity Eclipse! After an uneventful day of flying on USAir from Boston to Miami via Charlotte, we arrived in Miami on Friday the 13th of April and made our way outside baggage claim to locate the… Read More
After my Danish walking tour in Charlotte Amalie, I returned to the Ritz-Carlton in St. Thomas, grabbed a quick lunch at Sails, and got ready for my Scenic St. Thomas Island Tour. We were to meet our driver, Campbell Rey, at 2:15 pm to depart for the tour. Before the tour, I took a few… Read More
After a quick breakfast in my room thanks to the great room service available at the Ritz-Carlton, I walked to the lobby to meet our driver, Campbell Rey, for my ride into town for my historical walking tour. Although I’ve walked the downtown area on my own on prior trips, I had never had an… Read More
Yesterday we started things off with preparing to get on board the ship for the first time. Today we are looking at tips for once you are on board. Everyone will look like they know what they are doing and you might feel like the odd man out, but statistics show that less than 25%… Read More
Are you a new cruiser about to embark on your first cruise? The excitement of it all may be all you can think of right now, but as your cruise approaches, you may start to think or obsess about what you don’t know. Did I pack enough or too much? Will the balcony be safe… Read More
If you are ready to board one of the most beautiful ships at sea, then get ready for the Celebrity Solstice by Celebrity Cruises. This beautiful ship was built in Germany and inaugurated on November 23, 2008 into service. She can accommodate 2,850 passengers in seven different stateroom categories including the new Aqua Class. Celebrity… Read More