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I forgot to mention yesterday that when I was in Wrangell, I called American Airlines to confirm my flights on the way back to Jacksonville – and I’m glad I did. Apparently when I called to confirm all my seats were released and the reservation change I made a week before I left didn’t go [...]
They say you can’t get anymore real than Wrangell, Alaska – I tend to agree after spending the day there. Wrangell is a quiet town with less than 3,000 people with the amenities of a small city. Approaching Wrangell, Alaska we headed down the Wrangell Narrows, AKA Christmas Tree lane. The channel was so narrow [...]
What can I say about this trip except WOW! The nature, wildlife, the hidden coves and greenery is all sensory overload and exciting. This morning I woke up at 7a and we were docked in a cove with a rushing waterfall. The activities for today were hiking, kayaking and paddle boarding. I’m going to opt [...]
Dinner on the ship last night happened around 6:30p and was buffet style. I’m not sure if it’s always served liked that in the main dining room or it’s just embarkation day protocol (turns out it’s just for embark day). It was a low-key evening with a getting to know you with the crew in [...]
This morning I woke up really early again. Apparently I can’t adjust to this four-hour time difference, yet. Today I board the 60-guest Wilderness Adventurer, a one way sailing from Juneau to Ketchikan. The embarkation isn’t until 4:45p so I had a lot of time to kill, which gave me the opportune time to catch [...]
Today I woke up the first time at 3:30am but only because my body thought it was 7:30am (still stuck on east coast time). I managed to go back to bed and wake back up again at 6:00am. I walked into town from the hotel, which is about a five-minute walk to the cruise pier, [...]
When I was offered a trip out to Alaska, I’ll be honest; I hesitated because I am not a big fan of long airplane rides. Seems trivial but I get super claustrophobic. I sat on the idea for the weekend and after going through my photos from my last Alaska cruise I couldn’t say no. The [...]
Getting to Norwegian Breakaway from the InterContinental Times Square was super easy. We actually had two options because we were connected to the metro. We opted to take a cab because my ankle is still killing me from a fracture back in early April. We left our hotel at 12:15p and arrived at pier 88 [...]
Our day started at 3:30 am, waking up for our 6am flight. Leaving out of Jacksonville it is pretty simple but with all the TSA delays and such — arriving at 90 minutes before your flight isn’t a bad idea. We flew Jet Blue for this trip (one free bag). We boarded the flight, wheels [...]
The past couple years the buzz has been about the all you can drink packages on cruise ships. For years, a lot of the river cruise and premium cruise lines have had all-inclusive experiences but the concept has recently started to gravitate towards the mass market cruise lines. So side by side, how do the [...]
I have never been to St. Marteen, furthermore, the only thing I knew I wanted to do was check out Airport Beach. We got into Philipsburg at 8am and disembarked the ship at 8:30a. Acting like a typical tourist, I had no clue what to do. We made our way to a cab and found [...]
So a lot of people have asked what the days at sea are like aboard MSC Poesia. Very simple. Relaxing. I can appreciate a cruise line who doesn’t come on the PA system every five minutes saying bingo is here and the slot tournament is here. Breakfast in the main cafeteria was nice. Everyone seems [...]
As I mentioned yesterday, embarkation was a breeze on MSC Poesia. By the time I arrived at the terminal there was not line and I walked right in. When you’re taking a MSC Caribbean sailing it isn’t necessary to check-in online and register before the cruise. The pdf document you get with every ticket has [...]
SeaBlog: MSC Poesia – Overview Today is the day that I leave Jacksonville, Florida, hop on a Southwest Airlines flight and take the few minute flight down to Fort Lauderdale to catch a seven-night sailing on MSC Poesia. MSC Cruises’ Poesia does a seasonal stint in Port Everglades. The morning started really early (for me) [...]
This morning they wanted us off the ship between 7am and 9 am, which was perfectly fine with me. I’m an early riser. We stopped by the Oceanview Café for one last breakfast before we made our way off the ship and to our transfer. The ship pulled into port around 5am so by the [...]
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