Category: Cruising

  • Cruise Review: Royal Princess

    Cruise Review: Royal Princess

    We are back from our glorious 10-day vacation on the Royal Princess, one of Princess’s newest, largest ships. This was our first time cruising Princess & we definitely came away with mixed feelings, but the benefits of unplugging & relaxing for ten days cannot be understated. The Ship Royal Princess, which was christened by Princess…

  • How to Have the Best Cruise Ever

    How to Have the Best Cruise Ever

      I’ve written a lot about cruising & how to make the most of your cruise experience. In fact, I wish I was on a cruise right now instead of freezing up north. Since this is a popular time of year to plan a cruise (it’s actually called wave season), I thought I’d share some…

  • Cruising Myth vs Fact, Round Two

    Cruising Myth vs Fact, Round Two

    One of my post popular blog posts last year looked at cruising myth vs fact. Despite debunking many of the reasons people had given me for not taking cruises, some of you are still were skeptical (just read the comments section!). So, here we are with cruising myth vs fact, round two. Myth: The only place to go on…

  • Conversation with the Celebrity Reflection Officers

    Conversation with the Celebrity Reflection Officers

    When we were on the Celebrity Reflection in April, I had a chance to sit down with two of the officers & chat about everything Celebrity cruising. I think you’ll find some of their reflections (haha, no pun intended!) as insightful as I did! Chat with Jamie Petts, Hotel Director On what the heck a…

  • Specialty Dining on the Celebrity Reflection

    Specialty Dining on the Celebrity Reflection

    While we had such a great time on the Celebrity Reflection, there was one inconsistent area: dining. For the first time on any cruise we’ve been on (imagine our surprise that it was a Celebrity cruise!) we didn’t love our main dining room experience & found we much preferred the specialty dining options on the…

  • Sunsets at Sea

    Sunsets at Sea

    Typically we’re lucky to get one or two nice sunsets per cruise, which is understandable due to weather patterns in the middle of the sea. But during our April cruise, we had more beautiful sunsets than we’ve ever had before on a cruise. Here are some of my favorite sunsets at sea…