Blog Archive

Day 27…Arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius…Revealing a painful reality…

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost two weeks since that awkward, jarring moment when I found myself sprawled on the hard...

Day 26…Arrived in Pointe des Galets, Reunion Island…Hiking or shopping?…

This morning, our ship docked in Pointes des Galets, Reunion Island, a place that, at first glance, doesn’t seem to offer the...

Day 25…Which shipboard activities are our favorites?…

Every day at sea seems to find its own pace, gently shaped by what my body will allow and what brings us...

Day 24…How much did we pay for WiFi for these three back-to-back-cruises?…Our cruise stats…

Finally, we have our confusing cruise bills figured out, including the daily WiFi charges: Cruise # 1 US $572.68 Cruise #2 US...

Day 23…Halfway through the cruise…The cruise industry is evolving…

Cruising has always been a moving target, gently shifting with each passing year. However, lately the changes feel more noticeable, almost as...

Day 22…Out to sea, heading to Reunion Island…Immigration Issues?…

  Yesterday afternoon unfolded in a way we hadn’t quite expected. Since we hadn’t disembarked in Port Elizabeth, we still had to...

Day 21…Meet up with cruise friend from 2017…Port Elizabeth, South Africa…

  In April 2017, during one of those long, dreamy repositioning cruises, which was aboard Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, sailing...

Day 20…Part 2, Cape Town, South Africa…Dear friends came to visit…Mountains and beaches attracting tourists…

Certain landscapes in the world etch themselves into your memory the moment they appear, as if they’ve been waiting patiently for you...

Day 19…Part 1, Cape Town, South Africa…Beginning first day of cruise #2 to Singapore…

Yesterday, as we rode through the bustling streets of Cape Town, I felt that familiar flutter in my chest; the one that...

New post tomorrow with photos from Cape Town, South Africa…