Sight-Seeing

Carnival Spirit Oct/Nov 2011

November 5th 2011

Halloween cruise on the Carnival Spirit (Oct 30th – Nov 4th, 2011). This was my first cruise on a Spirit class ship. I found that the Spirit class ship was relatively easy to navigate, and had a quite a few more “public” seating areas and lounges than I have found on the Fantasy or Splendor [...]

Carnival Paradise – September 2011

September 17th 2011

Last weekend at this time I was once again aboard the Carnival Paradise. One of my favorite cruise ships. I think if I could, I would go on one of those weekend cruises once a month. I have found that a weekend get-away on a cruise ship is probably the most “bang” for you buck [...]

Carnival Splendor – September 2009

April 6th 2011

Getting there and embarkation: For me getting to Long Beach was a simple ride of just over thirty minutes. Although I will admit there are times for other cruises I have spent the night at the Queen Mary in Long Beach just to watch my “ship-come-in”. A day or so before the cruise, Carnival called [...]

Cruising Hawaii – NCL

March 13th 2011

Ever thought about taking a cruise to Hawaii, but you didn’t want to spend basically 8 days at sea or go to a foreign port? Norwegian’s Pride of America (POA) may be a good choice. Now, I know there are many skeptics out there that believe a cruise ship with an “American” crew is the [...]