There’s a bit of a sadness that sets in when you’ve moved past all of your port days. The anticipation and planning and exploration and adventure are done and all that’s left is…packing. Luckily for us, we had one more thing to anticipate: Halloween. If you’ve never been on a Carnival cruise ship on Halloween, Read more
I was up early. Not early enough to catch the sunrise – that always seems to be just out of reach (because when it comes down to it and I’m in a REM-induced sleep haze, I’ll always semi-consciously choose sleep over just about anything else) – but up before my alarm, my family and the Read more
One of the best parts of the Breeze’s Southern Caribbean route is the way the itinerary is broken up: day at sea, four days in port, two more days at sea. We have trouble sleeping in on cruises. We were up and out of the room by 8:30 am, the view out our balcony of Read more
I’ll go ahead and say it: I’m pretty high maintenance. I take forever to get ready. I like to sprawl out across whatever desk is closest to me and take my time in putting my makeup on, contemplating shades of lipstick that I’ll only apply once because I’ll forget to reapply after we leave the Read more
Five. (The number of times we’ve visited St. Maarten. I think.) Two. (The number of bottles of Guavaberry liquor I have stashed somewhere in Mom’s liquor cabinet.) Three. (The number of St. Maarten magnets on my fridge.) It’s safe to say we know St. Maarten. We know St. Maarten in the way you know an Read more
