Blog Entries tagged 'cruise'
Travel Blogs Entries tagged 'cruise'
- Life at Sea on the Grand PrincessOur room on the ship is fairly spacious. Just past the door are three long floor to ceiling closets - two of the doors are for hanging things and one has the safe and shelves. The two bathrobes Posted by greatgrandmaR in 2022 Cruising to Hawaii in a Pandemic | Feb 16, 2022
- Navigating the Bureaucratic MazeThis trip is more complicated than any I have ever taken. Just getting there requires almost more in the way of logistics than the landing in Normandy in WWII. I have to figure out how to get myself, Posted by greatgrandmaR in 2022 Cruising to Hawaii in a Pandemic | Feb 7, 2022
- Cozumel: Home to Cruise Ships, Shipwrecks and CrocodilesAfter a rather harrowing 30-minute high-speed catamaran ferry from Playa del Carmen, in which many of us emerged nauseated, if not actually vomiting, we landed into the welcoming arms of Cozumel's many, many vendors, tour operators and strangely, diamond Posted by millerburr in Leaving Ourselves Behind | Jan 10, 2022
- Dec 5, 2021 - Boarding the Cruise ShipWhen we checked into the Hotel Thursday morning, there was an NCL rep at the hotel to facilitate all the travellers (looks like a LOT of cruisers selected the 3 day add on for Rome prior to the cruise). Posted by jl98584 in 2021 Cruise - Western Mediterranian | Dec 5, 2021
- Missing the Last Flight out of Miami on September 12th.Sunday 12 September 2021 We went down to breakfast at 9:30 after we put the scooter to charge- Rob pushed me in the wheelchair. It was a buffet breakfast. Kathy got me some rolls. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/880679/large_IMG_476 Posted by greatgrandmaR in Crossing One Off the Bucket List in 2021 | Sep 13, 2021
- To Snorkel or Not To Snorkel - That is the QuestionYesterday was very stressful, and I just had a visit from the medical officer who says that I probably can't do the easy snorkeling today because of the waves and current at the disembarkation site. What I may do Posted by greatgrandmaR in Crossing One Off the Bucket List in 2021 | Sep 5, 2021
- Preparations and AnticipationIn the summer of 2020, I realized that the pandemic wasn't going to be over quickly. So I made two reservations for cruises in 2021 and later I made some reservations in 2022. May 2021 - a Chesapeake Bay Posted by greatgrandmaR in Crossing One Off the Bucket List in 2021 | Aug 27, 2021
- First TIme in a Long TimeI was so excited to go on this trip. I was packed two weeks before the embarkation date. That gave me a week to remember all the things that I had forgotten. Although I have been on Posted by greatgrandmaR in Cruising the Chesapeake 2021 | May 7, 2021
- Safe Summer Travels in Southeastern Ontario Usually delayed blog posts don't really impact the content that much, but all bets are off during a pandemic. The information may be less relevant as the restrictions around COVID-19 constantly evolve - from whether restaurants are open, to which Posted by madrugada in Destination (Un)known. | Dec 18, 2020
- Boarding the Ship to Come HomeWed., p.m. Aug 18th '65 - Return Trip Dear Families. I'm going to try to get my letters done while I have the typewriter borrowed before I have to do any typing for Daddy... We are in the harbor at Le Havre, Posted by greatgrandmaR in 1965 - Journal by My Mom Rosalie Figge | Aug 25, 1965
- Rotterdam TrafficThis was from a letter my mom wrote in 1965: We expected to have several hours in Rotterdam for a visit with K.. but instead of taking us 50 minutes to get to Rotterdam..it took us about 1 1/2 hours. There Posted by greatgrandmaR in 1965 - Journal by My Mom Rosalie Figge | Aug 18, 1965
- Make Pictures in Your Imagination from the Words I came across a letter my mom wrote about her trip in 1965. It would make a good travelogue except that is wasn't my travel, and my mom is now dead so she can't post it herself. But I Posted by greatgrandmaR in 1965 - Journal by My Mom Rosalie Figge | Jul 10, 1965
- Shopping in Cozumel6 December 2007 - Cozumel. We did have breakfast together in the Windjammer. Bob got the cranberry juice for both of us Posted by greatgrandmaR in 2007 Grandeur of the Seas & NCL Pearl | Dec 5, 2007
- Embarking on the Pearl for a Back to Back14 December 2007 I had finally persuaded Bob (after three prior attempts-once in Philadelphia, once in Norfolk and onc Posted by greatgrandmaR in 2007 Grandeur of the Seas & NCL Pearl | Dec 13, 2007
- The Pirates and Blue Iguanas of Grand Cayman5 December 2007 Today was to be Grand Cayman, and there were six ships there. When we went up to the Windjammer for breakfast it was pretty full. They didn't have any bananas or skim milk. I got grits and Posted by greatgrandmaR in 2007 Grandeur of the Seas & NCL Pearl | Dec 4, 2007
- From Halong Bay to Hoi An[center] Early morning in Bai Tu Long Bay[/center] The Dragon Legend 2 stayed at anchor all night so there was no engine noise to disturb our sleep, although I was woken at one p Posted by ToonSarah in Travel with me ... | Apr 30, 2020
- Halong Bay cruiseThe same (I assumed) rooster that had woken us early yesterday did so again this morning, but what previously had seemed like interesting local colour was today mainly just irritating! But no matter - we needed to be up quite Posted by ToonSarah in Travel with me ... | Apr 28, 2020
- Cruise - Writing this RetroactivelyFull disclosure: We took this trip in January, and I’m only blogging it now to get practice on this site, so might forget some things. Most blogs in the future will (hopefully) be “write as I go” entries. But Posted by hnethery in Miami to Western Caribbean Cruise | Mar 8, 2020
- Budapest: Part OneGreetings! Our next adventure took us to Budapest, Hungary! We had heard many wonderful things about Budapest and decided it was a must see. Budapest is the capital city and most populous city in Hungary. Budapest combined three former cities Posted by LCP in The Adventures of Penny's People | Mar 7, 2020
- Celebrity Embarkation and Sea DaysAfter the Oyster Festival and the celebration of our [[https://grandmarbaltic.travellerspoint.com/84/|50th Wedding Anniversary]] in October 2009, our next trip was a cruise on Celebrity Mercury from Baltimore to the Caribbean Bob was basically packed a Posted by greatgrandmaR in Celebrity Cruise 2010 | Jan 10, 2010
- New Zealand North: Auckland Our Trip to New Zealand- North Island 24th- 31st January 2016 Sunday 24th January Welcome to Auckland City After leaving the cold UK at 8.30pm and arriving in a dark Hong Kong at 9p Posted by PetersF in New Zealand | Jan 27, 2020
- Halong Bay, VietnamThe kayak shivers as I step in behind Anna, a statue against the sea, then after a long pause it stills and I slide down into place and we are away, paddling from the jetty and towards the distant beach. Posted by TaylorElphicks in The Seafood Chronicles | Jan 5, 2020
- Kri Bima Suci Indonesian Tall ShipThis 111 meter long tall ship from Indonesia docked at the deep port in Phuket. An invitation via the local press was given to members of the public to come and visit it, and so I did. It was in Phuket Posted by TheJohnsons in Thailand The Johnsons | Nov 7, 2019
- Freedom, high-day, freedom!Keszthely, Hungary Sunday, 27 October 2019 Contrary to what some people may think (yes, Tom B., I am looking straight at you!), writing this travel blog is not my principal activity when I am overseas. Blogging is strictly a spare-tim Posted by urbanreverie in Urban Reverie's Travels | Oct 27, 2019
- October 5 At Sea, Pacific OceanOct 5 At Sea - Pacific Ocean It was a sleep in day; just a bit of a cough and sore throat setting in, darn it! Cruise ships can be a collection of bacteria on back-to-back sea days, and it Posted by carolonthego in Australia 2019 | Oct 5, 2019
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