(Delayed - 2 posts today) I've been gathering this post in mental bits over a period of time. Literally over the past few weeks;...

The AFC and NFC playoff games dominated today whether or not you like football or even stepped foot on the Lido deck. The whole ship was...

And just like that, it's officially summer as we've crossed into the southern hemisphere. By the time we cross back into the northern...

It's officially our 22nd day on the cruise, which means we are 20% complete on our 111 day cruise. The time has flown by. I can't...

Do you remember that show, narrated by Robin Leach? Some days I feel like I'm watching that show "live". I already know what you're...

Today we spent the entire day on the island of Kauai. If I were to compare and contrast the islands of Oahu and Kauai, Kauai would win...

Today was our first time in Hawaii. We were going to do the hoho (hop on hop off) but new friends lanny and sandy rented a car and asked...

Can we talk about food for a moment? We've been very happy with the food on board so far. That includes the taste, quality, quantity,...

Like the famous Sinatra song "New York, New York", the Island Princess is a floating city that never sleeps. We gained another hour last...

Firstly, thank you for reading my blog. I only gave the link to about 60 of our closest friends and thought it would stay private. I...

That's technology @ sea. Given that we had another day at sea, I'm concerned the routine of consulting work, exercise, gambling, dinner,...

Today, logistics dominated the agenda. That's not necessarily a bad thing but the more prepared you are, the better. Firstly, we arrived...

Something funny happened on board today that made me feel as though I'm growing old at an alarming rate, albeit gracefully (only in my...

Sea days are always a great time to decide new decisions, challenge your personal status quo, start a new habit or reimplement a good old...

What an interesting day from the start. Firstly, our port of call today was Puerto Vallarta. It is a classic Mexican coastal city...

Today is day 10 of the cruise and our 6th full sea day. To be candid, my one concerns with 60 sea days was that I wouldn't find my...

I think about all the places I've been like India, NYC, Mexico City, even downtown Atlanta near where we live and I think, "Nice place to...

Literally, that's what I had to do today. We're on day 8 of 111 and it's time to do our first load of laundry. One of the main...

Today was another full Sea Day. We were supposed to be in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, but that port was cancelled due to safety issues....

I promised at the beginning that I would report on the good, bad and ugly. Well, Puntarenas has all three. From the good perspective, it...