MissMap

Thanks for this great review!  I especially appreciated that you highlighed the accessibility options and features of the ship as well as the different views of the virtual balcony.

Safe Travels back home!

Sea Dog,

So sorry to hear about your mishap resulting in a damaged “wing” and a big scare for your DW.  But happy you are able to continue on with your cruise.

Glad you got to stop at Buc-ee’s.  I loved that Christmas t-shirt in your photo and just might have to stop in to get one on my trip next weekend. 😁 

Enjoying your review and wishing you both safe travels the rest of the way!

- MissMap

Thank you for sharing your cruise with us!  I especially enjoyed the sunset/sunrise photos and the beachside pictures of Labadee, which I had never seen in person.

Glad you and Lisa were able to have this getaway and I’m sure Grandma Sharon loved spending the time with Owen who is growing up into a fine young man.

Thanks again!
MissMap

Sea Dog,

Great review, photos and videos!  Although I knew from the start that you were already home, like others have said, the review really reads as if it was done live.  Thank you for taking time out during your cruise to get the necessary info and photos for it.   As a currently “dry-docked” cruiser, I truly appreciate your efforts .

Thanks,

MissMap

P.S. A quick question… I cruise solo so do you know if there are any hindrances (reservations, pricing, etc.) for just one person to do the UDP?  Your food photos kept making me so hungry during my late-night reading.  TIA

I have always enjoyed your cruise reviews and this one is no exception.  A Western Med cruise is high on my bucket list so this is a real treat!  
 

Thank you for taking the time to do this to let us “cruise” along with you. 
 

P.S.  The sunset photos of Santorini were spectacular!

Bon Voyage, Pete & Judy!   I have really enjoy following your cruise blog over the years.  Thank you for taking the time and expense to blog as it lets cruise addicts like me that are mostly dry-docked, vicariously cruise along with you.

Enjoy and Safe Travels!
 

P.S. Happy knitting, Judy!  I love to see the photos of your projects and yarn shop discoveries.  😊

Looking forward to your UDP adventure, John.  Bon Voyage!!

Looking forward to your posts.  Alaska was my very first cruise and it was wonderful!  Saw lots of family groups and even multi-generation ones.  Alaska is such a beautifully unique place that it has something to offer to everyone.

I’m also the travel planner for my family now so I’m sure I’ll get some good ideas from hearing about your approach to it.

Thank you for sharing your journey with us!

You’re off to a great start!  Enjoying your pictures.  😊

Thanks for doing a review, especially persisting through CC’s periodic wonkiness.

Bon Voyage 🛳!

Thanks, John for giving us a taste of cruising again.  I have really missed it.  Glad you and Laura had a good getaway and thanks for helping RCI get a step closer back to  regular cruise operations! 

Glad you had a nice day for your excursion in Sitka.  Brings back happy memories of my very first cruise. 😊

 I’ve been enjoying your review and pictures.  Thank you taking time to report to us especially since the WiFi has been uncooperative at times.

-MM

Bon Voyage, John & Laura!  Thank you for sharing your  cruise with us!

-MM

@grapau27   I really love your pictures from your visits to the beach and your trips to nearby locales in England.  Thank you for sharing them with us, especially enjoyable for those like me that have England on our bucket lists.  😊 

During yesterday’s beach trip, I noticed your colorful and portable wind break but never had seen one before ( what a great idea!).  I was thinking that it would be great to have for my trips to southeastern US beaches, especially during the cooler months.  Do they work really well?

-MM

Really looking forward to your review.  Love reading Alaska cruise reviews because besides seeing pictures of extraordinary scenery, they also make me feel cooler on hot, muggy Summer days!  😎
 

Thanking for taking us along.   Bon Voyage 🛳!

Really enjoyed your review !  Thank you for taking the time to give us a firsthand account on what has changed as well as what has stayed the same with cruising.
 

Fun and informative videos!  Thank you for doing them.

Mine arrived yesterday  via USPS priority mail.  The passport card will be a separate mailing per notices in the package.  I mailed it June 26th so it took 11 weeks to receive it.  
 

Also, I signed up for email notices on the passport website.  Once it was approved on Wednesday, it shipped the next day and actually arrived 3 days before the expected delivery date.

No, unfortunately, I haven’t cruised for awhile, but I have cruised to most of your port stops, which I enjoyed.   I had a cruise on a “5 day courtesy hold” at the beginning of March right when cruising was looking iffy.  It was a late May repositioning from Florida to New England/Canada, cruising  to the Canadian Maritimes, Quebec and Montreal.  It was a bucket list trip for me.  So, it’s back on the Bucket List 😊!

Thank you, Maris, for taking the time to do this review!!  😁   I am really enjoying it and all your photos too although I’m only on page 8 ( just found it yesterday).   Bringing back happy memories for me that is much needed in week 4 of being house-bound and I have no cruises scheduled right now.

So thankful that both ships arrived in PE safely!!!!   Wishing a speedy recovery to all those who are sick and safe travels back home to the other passengers.  Thoughts and prayers to the families of the 4 passengers who have passed on.   

Welcome Home!   Thanks again for sharing your journey with us as it has been such a delight!   I hope you and John have a wonderful summer and fall.

I have enjoyed following your posts during the WC although I was way, way behind until finally catching up this evening.  Thank you very much for taking the time to let me "cruise"  along you as it was ( and continues to be) a welcome nightly distraction for me during a very stressful time.

The new additions of pictures this year was " the cherry on top" to your posts.  Thanks for persevering the occasional internet malfunction to faithfully add them.

I eagerly await to hear about your adventures on this second leg.  Safe travels!

MM

I haven't been to Antigua, but I was in St Kitts last Wednesday .   I did the Grand Tour of St Kitts tour with Thenford Gray's Island Excursion .  It was excellent! 

Regarding the beaches in St Kitts,  South Friars beach at the Shipwreck bar was a very, very  narrow piece of beach with the beach chairs practically in the water.  It was not my idea of a good beach.  On the Atlantic side, close to Timothy Hill, the beaches were wider and flater.  But we were told the water is tougher and is prone to rip currents.  On our island tour I didn't see any other beach areas other than the two I mentioned.

hope this helps you some in your decisions.