Day One on the Atlantic Ocean… So far, so good. Just like our friends Howard and Connie told us, “like sailing on glass.” They crossed the Atlantic on the flagship of Celebrity’s Solstice Class, and we’re on the Eclipse, and either Celebrity’s found the formula or this is a typical Transatlantic trip. However, it is… Continue reading Miami: Shopping, shuttling and sailing
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Atlantic Adventure Underway Tomorrow
As we embark on our inaugural Transatlantic cruise tomorrow, on the Celebrity Eclipse, we have some questions about being in the (for us) unknown waters of the Atlantic Ocean… Like, do we need warm-weather clothes or cold-weather clothes at this time of year in the middle of the ocean? Will there be icebergs? Will we… Continue reading Atlantic Adventure Underway Tomorrow
Eclipse Experience: Which Bob?
We feel like we dodged a bullet…a cruising bullet. We’d go on the Celebrity Eclipse any time. In fact, we’re going on an Eclipse cruise this year. Soon. Thrilled to be going. Our timing is why we dodged the bullet. If we were going on the Eclipse in November, we could be “All Aboard with… Continue reading Eclipse Experience: Which Bob?
Celebrity makes a Queen 'Appy'
The iPhone Queen is at it again. She used to be the Travel Queen, but now she has a dual identity. Plus, another app. I used to think “app” was an incorrectly abbreviated word. Now it’s in the dictionary (or most dictionaries) because it doesn’t need a second name. It’s like Oprah. And Tiger. And… Continue reading Celebrity makes a Queen 'Appy'
All-You-Can-Drink Alcohol Policy
One of the appealing things about cruising, it seems to us, is that there are really no surprises. You sail somewhere for seven days. You spend seven nights in the same bed. You eat 21 or so meals, and you pretty well know what the quality will be, give or take a pork chop. Drinks… Continue reading All-You-Can-Drink Alcohol Policy