February 5, 2012

5 cool things to do in Cozumel by cruise ship

El Cid resort in Cozumel, Mexico.

Cozumel has thousands of cruise passengers a day and offers a variety of things to do off the Yucatan Peninsula. Over the past year of visiting Cozumel, I found the following things exciting and worth doing: Day pass at El Cid resort: This resort is located to the left-hand side of the International Cruise Pier [...]

Review: Ramada Inn Airport/Cruise Port, Fort Lauderdale

Lobby of Ramada Inn Airport, Fort Lauderdale.

Before we sail we like to do a hotel review of different port hotels in the cruise port area. This time we stayed at Ramada Inn Airport/Cruise Port. Hotels like this really impress me because they offer cruise parking (nominal fee), free shuttle to and from the port, free breakfast, free wifi, tiki bar, a [...]

Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front

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Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front 12 Via de Luna Drive  Pensacola Beach, Florida, United States 32561 Tel: 1-850-916-2999   Fax: 1-850-934-0891 We stayed at this property while taping Cruise Radio and they exceeded our expectations.  The property in centrally located, beach front, walking distance to restaurants and shops, along with nice interior corridors… not to mention Beach Front! Check in [...]

Review of Norwegian Sky

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We took a last minute cruise on the NCL ‘Sky’ for a three day Bahamas cruise to tape an episode of Cruise Radio and it was pretty eventful. Since my radio show is independent, I can have an unbiased look at it all. We are both in our 20′s, so of course having fun was [...]

Hotel Review: Port Everglades Crowne Plaza

Crowne Plaza in Fort Lauderdale

Crowne Plaza Hotel  | 455 State Road 84 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida THIS HOTEL IS FOR YOU, IF:  you’re sailing out of Port Everglades and desire luxury rooms, complimentary shuttle service, interior corridors, and a restaurant/lounge on premises.   There are many great things to be said about the Crowne Plaza Airport/Cruise Port.  It’s brand [...]

Is the ‘Oasis of the Seas’ for You?

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This is just a teaser of Anne Campbells review of the Oasis. “This Ship Is For You If … You love high energy Las Vegas hotels…endless dining choices, even if they cost more …. on-board activities like zip-line, rock climbing, simulated surfing and ice skating … are a family not on a tight budget … the more [...]

Key West, Fla. via Cruise Ship

Carnival Conquest in Key West, Fla.

So I was asked the other day: What is Key West like?   Great seafood, drinks, tourism, and beauty are a couple of words that would describe Key West, Florida. If you ever been there you know exactly what I am talking about. With a population of about 24,000 people and just a few square [...]

Cruise and Blog Radio — Live from Port Canaveral

 In this episode Doug is calling us live from Port Canaveral, Fla., on the incident in Mexico last week where the Royal Caribbean ship and Carnival Cruise Lines ship bumped. Also, how would you like to take the same journey the folks on the RMS Titanic did,…. without sinking…. we’ll explain how you can.  TJ [...]

Coco Cay, Bahamas

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Those three words meant it was the final day of our cruise. We actually did things a little different on this day. TJ went to the island and explored Coco Cay while I stayed back on board the ship and explored all there was to explore on the ship. TJ, will be writing a blog [...]

Healthy Cruising: Part 2

This is Meghanns second part of her healthy cruising segment. Meghann will be part of Cruise and Blog radio when we do our “Staying healthy at sea” show.  Meanwhile you can check out her blog here. While staying active is a key part, you also can’t expect to indulge in every single meal and not [...]