After three days of rocky seas, we were more than ready for our first port of call in Aruba. But we wouldn’t dock in Aruba until the afternoon, and we had an entire morning to fill. And it rained. All morning. We started the day upstairs on the Lido deck for a leisurely breakfast, noticing Read more
I usually love those split sea day/port day’s. You know, the ones where you start the day at sea and then dock in port in the afternoon. Those days are the best of all worlds. Lazy mornings on a lounger followed by an afternoon of exploring another country. It’s the best. But on this day? Read more
We all need a little [Carnival] Sunshine in our lives, don’t we? It’s been a crazy week at work. A crazy month, really. Q4 is like my Olympics — I train all year for it, but there’s really no amount of stretching I can do to really prepare myself for the madness that ensues every Read more
The sun was just peeking above the horizon when we woke up. We had not quite docked in Oranjestad just yet, but we didn’t have time to waste since our excursion had an early meeting time. I’d barely wiped the sleep from my eyes before I jumped to throw back the curtains to check the Read more
So here’s a new one. I usually start a new post about a new day with “Blah blah blah the sun was shining. The clouds were gray. Yadda yadda etc.” Not this day. I woke up and our toilet wasn’t working. Mom found our steward in the hallway, who assured us it was a floor-wide Read more
