One of the most exciting new features of the Carnival Vista is the addition of a new class of cabins – the Havana Staterooms, particularly the Havana Cabanas. The Havana Staterooms, located primarily on deck 5, but also along decks 6 and 7, are similar to their counterpart Interior, Oceanview, Balcony and Suite counterparts size-wise, Read more
Waking up in our hotel room in Barcelona brought mixed emotions: I was so sad to leave Barcelona, a city I can never get enough of, but if I’m going to leave this magnificent city for anything, the Carnival Vista is certainly a worthy reason. We’d planned on waking up at 7:30 am, finishing our Read more
For all of the boasting I did the day before about conquering jetlag, I was still dealing with a few minor side effects. I wasn’t feeling quite the obvious punch Stephanie was. I just…wasn’t able to sleep. So the 7:30 am wake up that came ahead of our day tour on our second day in Read more
How did we get here? I feel like that’s been the mantra running through my head for the two weeks leading up to this, as I’ve prepared for a big, splashy Europe trip that somehow feels like an extension of last year’s trip (…which somehow feels like yesterday and not an entire YEAR ago!). Through Read more
I have this…sense…when we pull back into domestic waters on debarkation morning and my cellular service is restored. Something that wakes me up and tells me I’m reconnected to the world. But connection is a bittersweet pill to swallow. After 8 days with Mom and Stephanie, I was ready to reconnect to my world. With Read more
