On our last cruise with Norwegian, we decided to see the Cirque Dreams and Steam dinner show in the Illusionarium. It is a Cirque du Soleil type acrobatics dinner show done in a steampunk style. The dinner is served before the show while the characters mill about in the audience. I really enjoyed the show. …
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Magens Bay, St. Thomas Cruise Excursion
Magens Bay in St. Thomas is touted as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. So, of course, when we stopped in St. Thomas during our recent cruise onboard the Norwegian Getaway, it was high on our list of excursions to do while in port. The beach was beautiful. Even on the overcast …
Our Mediterranean Cruise on the MSC Divina
I hope by now you’ve had a chance to watch my cruise vlog covering all the fun we had on our Western Mediterranean cruise on board the MSC Divina. If not, there will be a link at the bottom of this post. Today, I just wanted to give a short overview of our trip! Rome …
Pre-Italy/Western Mediterranean Cruise Haul
In just a few short weeks, we will be heading to Rome to board the MSC Divina to cruise the Western Mediterranean for a eight days! Can you tell that I am beyond excited! 🙂 This is the first post in my series of all the preparations I am doing for our trip. I also …
Cruising for Halloween On The Norwegian Escape
Over the Halloween holiday, we cruised on board the Norwegian Escape. We had an amazing, relaxing week enjoying the (re-scheduled) ports of Roatan, Harvest Caye, Costa Maya, and Cozumel. We were re-scheduled from our scheduled cruise ports due to the devastation from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Eastern Caribbean. We continue to think of …
A Room Tour of Our Inside Cabin on the Norwegian Escape
One would think that the last thing a person who gets terribly seasick, will sleep for days if not woken up by daybreak, and has a bit of claustrophobia should do is book an inside cabin. But, that’s exactly what I did on our most recent (and first!) cruise with Norwegian Cruise Lines on the Escape! …
What I Ate on our Alaskan Cruise with Holland America {Gluten Free Travel}
2019 Update – I took the cruise discussed below to Alaska with Holland America on the Nieuw Amsterdam in 2017. Since then, I have heard from multiple readers that the fries at the Dive In are no longer gluten free! Please check with the staff on your ship before ordering them! Thanks and safe travels! Every …
Our Trip to Alaska 2017!
Come follow along as we journey to Alaska on Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam. We had a wonderful time (this was our second trip to Alaska) and highly recommend it if you’re interested! Filmed in May 2017.
Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam Ship Tour
Interested in taking a cruise to Alaska with Holland America? We recently took a cruise aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. We had a great time and highly recommend the ship! Check out a ship tour for some of the highlights of this beautiful vessel!
How to Combat Seasickness While Cruising
Fun fact: I have a problem with motion sickness — a real problem. Â It’s nothing new – I’ve been like this for as long as I can remember. Â I would say that 90% of the people that know me have some kind of hilarious story about how I threw up on them or out the …