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  Our vacation begins in only five days. FIVE DAYS! It’s hard to believe it’s almost here. I created a ‘to-do’ list of everything that needs to be accomplished before…

   In advance of next week’s cruise, we are physically isolating ourselves from most of the rest of the world. Aside from immovable appointments, we are avoiding direct contact with other humans.…

Two Weeks Out Well, yes, we do board the Allure of the Seas in 14 days, but our vacation actually begins in 13 days. That is the day when I…

 Preparing for the trip In two weeks, we get on the Allure of the Seas to embark on a 7-day cruise. For us, it has been three and a half…

I am a fluffy cruiser. You might say, I am a person of size or a plus-size woman. Some might use really unkind words to describe me, but I am…

My cancellation anxiety is rising again.   Yes, we are all checked in to our cruise. We have scheduled our shore excursions and picked all the restaurants we want to…

A cruise vacation can cost anywhere from $3000 to $20,000+. I mean, at the high end, that’s a freaking car. So, is it any wonder that we can become obsessed…

After 16 months of dashed hopes and cruise cancellations, we are finally five weeks out from stepping back onto a cruise ship. It didn’t really begin to feel real until…

I’ve never quite understood Charlie Brown and the Peanuts. None of them are really all that likeable. One of the schticks that they presented in the television programs was Charlie…

Getting up and going to work. Ugh! Well it’s that or definitely no more cruising. I get up, get dressed, eat breakfast and take out the dogs, Then I head…