Category: Cruising
Celebrity Summit Bridge Tour
While sailing on the Celebrity Summit in August, we were lucky enough to go to a place that few passengers ever get to see: the navigational bridge. This isn’t my first time on the bridge, having seen it as part of the Behind the Scenes Tour on the Celebrity Equinox, but the experience is no…
Celebrity Summit: Specialty Dining
Cruise lines (& cruisers) seem to be in love with specialty dining. While I still prefer to eat my nightly meals in the main dining room, sometimes a specialty restaurant is a nice bonus treat. On the Celebrity Summit, there are three specialty restaurants: Bistro on Five (an amazing crepe restaurant, which we fell in love…
Snorkeling in Bermuda
We were really excited for our day of kayaking in Bermuda. But when we work up on the big morning, it looked like this outside: A little drizzle had become an all out thunderstorm by the time we made our way to the tour center on the dock. Our disappointment was confirmed: all tours had…
Cruise Review: Celebrity Summit
(note: thanks to everyone for stopping by! Head’s up that this post is from 2013 & the Summit has been in dry dock since then. I’m sure she’s gorgeous now!) After we fell in love with Celebrity Cruises last spring on the amazing Celebrity Equinox, we were excited to try the cruise line again on a…
A Carnival Cruise That Exceeds Expectations? You Betcha
We’re back! The cruise was fantastic. As we unpack & undo our sea legs, I asked my readers if they’ve ever had a cruise experience that exceeded their expectations. Bruce surprised me when he said he had – on the much maligned Carnival Cruise Lines. I asked him to share his story with all of…
Mediterranean Port Week: Civitavecchia, the Gateway to Rome
Much like pulling into Livorno to get to Florence, you’ll have to make a pitstop in Civitavecchia to get to Rome. There are two ways to get to Rome from this industrial port: charter bus (a good option if you’re participating in a larger tour) or train. Even though I’m a sucker for trains, we…