Author Archives: Neil

The first thing you notice about San Juan — especially in contrast with Bermuda — is that the port is actually close to the city. Of course, there are some drawbacks to that approach, including much more pressure from various … Continue reading →

The lovely thing about “at sea” days is that there’s not much pressure to do anything. So we didn’t, apart from Geitra getting a facial and then each of us getting a nice massage. That’s definitely a great way to … Continue reading →

Friday morning — the sun is out, and we’ve docked in Bermuda. The seas were a little rough, and we apparently almost passed Bermuda by until the last minute, when the captain made the decision that things were calm enough … Continue reading →

Our first full day on the ship was spent completely at sea — and with the morning spent getting caught up on events at home. After getting breakfast served in the cabin, we made a beeline for the Internet Café … Continue reading →

Let’s just clear one thing up — Manhattan hotels are able to charge way too much for breakfast. Enough said. After breakfast, we repacked our luggage down into the two big and two small bags we had originally planed, and … Continue reading →

The first day of our Caribbean Vacation started, somewhat oddly, by heading north. Since our ship was sailing from the Brooklyn Cruise Ship Terminal, we decided to fly up the day before our ship sailed in order to make absolutely … Continue reading →