Tag: cruise

  • 31 Tips for a Great Cruise

    31 Tips for a Great Cruise

    31 tips to help you have a great cruise, regardless of what line you’re sailing or where you’re headed! 1. Check in on-line ahead of time – it’ll save you tons of time during the boarding process. 2. Speaking of the boarding process, check your boarding pass to see what time to get to the…

  • A day on the beach in Aruba

    A day on the beach in Aruba

    The first stop on our cruise was somewhere we had never been to before: Aruba. We were excited to visit the Happy Island & her beautiful beaches. We decided to spend the day on Palm Beach, where many of the island’s hotels are located, & were excited when the Occidental Grand Aruba offered us the chance…

  • Speedboating Around St. Maarten

    Speedboating Around St. Maarten

    While we were in St. Maarten on our cruise, we wanted to do something different: a tour that included snorkeling & didn’t include any sort of van or charter bus or corny stops that only tourists visit. Enter Robinson’s Speed Boat Tours & for just $100 per person, we had everything we wanted. One of the…

  • Exploring Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

    Exploring Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

    One of the ports we were most looking forward to on our Celebrity Reflection cruise was San Juan, Puerto Rico – a place we’ve never been. We docked in Old San Juan from 3pm – 10pm, a bit of an odd time frame, but we decided to make the most of it. As we slowly…

  • Best Cruise Ever

    Best Cruise Ever

    While I’m on my cruise, I wanted to share a collection of thoughts on their best cruise ever from some of my favorite travelers! I’ve definitely added a few more cruising destinations to my bucket list! Finding Myself In The Galapagos by Matt Long, Founder & Publisher of LandLopers While I’ve enjoyed every cruise I’ve…

  • Time to Cruise

    Time to Cruise

    Tomorrow, we fly to Miami to head out on a seven night Caribbean cruise on the beautiful Celebrity Reflection. After a mixed experience last August on the Celebrity Summit, we’re really hoping that this cruise knocks our socks off. It should: the ship is the newest in Celebrity’s fleet, it has all the bells &…