May 22, 2012

Road Trip — Orlando, FLA

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Well if you are getting off the ship in Port Canaveral, Florida and want to stay in Orlando for a day or two you must check out Universal Studio’s and Islands of Adventure. From kids to adults, these parks offer a little bit of everything for everyone: roller coasters, 3D rides, water rides, shows, and [...]

Port review – Jacksonville, Fla

Downtown Jacksonville

I received an email last night asking about the port of Jacksonville so I thought I would share my response. The port of Jacksonville is a great port, easy to find, and your no longer than 15 min from the airport. The port is five minutes off a major beltway (SR-9A) and the average cab fare [...]

Carnival Cruise Lines extends port lease in Jacksonville

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Here is some good hometown news for us here in Jacksonville, and for you southeast cruisers. Carnival Cruise Lines has signed a new two-year lease with the Port of Jacksonville til May 12, 2011.  The extension of the lease was made possible because construction has stalled on a new cargo shipping terminal.   Jacksonville has approx [...]

Sky Diving

In free fall at 14,000 feet

  This is a little off the cruise topic but it was a first for me. When I turned 29 last weekend on my cruise I made a mini “bucket list,” on top of that list was sky diving.  So I went sky diving yesterday and it was AMAZING.  Took the drive down to Deland, [...]