"It is a big and beautiful world. Most of us live and die in the same corner where we were born and never get to see any of it. I don't want to be most of us." -Oberyn Martell, Game of Thrones
Welcome to Miami! In August of 2022, we headed down to Miami, Florida to embark on a Caribbean cruise. Before (and after) we sailed the open seas, we spent some time exploring Miami itself. All told, we ended up spending the better part of three days in the Magic City. Have a few days to [...]
Thinking of upgrading to the Haven Suite on a Norwegian cruise, but aren't sure if it's worth the extra money? In today's blog, we're going to talk about the pros and cons of the Haven and whether we would consider staying in it again. For comparison, we stayed in the Haven on our cruise to [...]
How did we end up going on two cruises in one year, when we'd never even been on one? When we initially booked our Alaskan cruise in late 2019, we had no inkling we were about to descend into a global pandemic. Flash forward to March of 2020 and our lives felt like a movie. [...]
On our second cruise of 2022, we decided to try a near impossible feat: to pack carry-on only for an 8 night trip (3 nights in Miami and 5 on a cruise ship). We do our best not to overpack when we travel, but even just fitting the essentials can be tough. Sacrifices must be [...]
If you've ever been on a cruise, it's likely that you have probably been on at least one excursion. If you haven't been on a cruise yet, you might be thinking of booking an excursion. On our Alaskan cruise, we went on an excursion at every port (due in large part to having so many [...]
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