Written by Kim We flew to Cancun from Newark but had a bit of a delay. We parked in a new long term spot. It’s in a dicey looking neighborhood but gets great reviews and we see why. We found it at www.Newark long termparking.com. You reserve online get a QR code to enter and […]
January 2023 – Formy’s Coconut Classic
Written by Kim The last leg of our journey took us back up to the Embassy in Palm Beach Gardens to meet up with the Golf Club of NJ for a 4 day tournament. We got up to PBG a day early to enjoy a practice round with our friend Jose and his girlfriend, Lola. […]
January 2023 – Hard Rock Hollywood
Written by Kim We enjoy a stop at Hard Rock Hollywood when we’re in South Florida. We got comp rooms for part of our stay which made it affordable because full price rooms are expensive. It is a beautiful property. We didn’t stay in the famous guitar tower but the rooms in the Oasis tower […]
January 2023 – Grandeur Review
Written by Kim We took a 9 day cruise to the Caribbean on Grandeur. Originally it was planned to have 6 ports but a few weeks prior they pulled the San Juan port which we later learned was due to required engine maintenance. No big deal we don’t really like San Juan anyhow. The casino […]
January 2023 – Labadee, Port Days & Formal Night
Written by Kim Labadee was our last stop. This is Royal Caribbean’s private island at Haiti. We havent been here in a while and we’re happy to see some nice improvements. They updated the restrooms, added some walking paths, putting in a jetty to make a nice cove which now has a floating bar. We […]
January 2023 – St Thomas Magen’s Bay
Written by Kim We knew it would busy with 4 ships in port so we hustled off the ship right when we docked and caught one of the first taxis to Magen’s Bay. We docked in Crown Bay so it was a bit of a longer ride across town and over the mountains but Alex […]
January 2023 – More rain in St Croix
Written by Kim We didn’t arrive in port until 12:30 but booked a brew & rum tour through RCCL. We don’t normally book excursions through the cruise but decided to give it a try on a small ship. We likely won’t do that again. It all turned out ok but started horrible Lots of confusion […]
January 2023 – First port Puerta Plata
Written by Kim Puerta Plata, the silver port, was discovered on his first voyage, on January 12, 1493, and called the mountain (now Loma Isabel de Torres) Monte de Plata because on its top there are clouds that make it appear silver. We got married in Punta Cana on the other side of the Dominican […]
January 2023 – All Aboard Grandeur of the Seas
Written by Kim We drove about 1 1/2 hour to Port of Miami to board Grandeur. We haven’t been on a smaller ship in a long time. We sailed Grandeur in 2008 out of Tampa. It’s the only ship I got seasick on but we chose a really bad cabin way forward and it was […]
January 2023 – Singer Island Shenanigans
Written by Kim One of the highlights of our January trips to Florida is seeing some long time friends who live in the area. I’ve known Liz for over 30 years – heck I told Heather this morning that Liz planned my baby shower for her at Roche. We enjoy spending time with Liz and […]