Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance Of The Seas sat anchored at the cruise terminal in Tampa Bay. In just a few hours, the ship would be filled with over 2,000 Gospel music fans for the 45th annual Singing At Sea Cruise; and I couldn’t be happier to leave all the cold temps and snow at home for…
I smiled. Lighthouses are one of my favorites. Seeing a small one sit on the edge of a tiny island as the ms Westerdam glided into Sitka Wednesday morning brought my attention to the number of little land masses rising just above the water. It seemed like they were everywhere you looked. Cabins and houses…
Fifteen minutes after we returned to the ship, The Paradise left Cozumel. The idea of being on a seven hour excursion when you’re only in port for eight hours can cause some anxiety, but since it was a Carnival excursion it was Carnival’s responsibility to get us back to the ship. Therefore, they couldn’t leave…
The Paradise glided along the waterway, slowly leaving Tampa behind. On two decks in the front of the ship, passengers stood watching the city disappear and the water unfold before them. Though this was only my second Singing at Sea cruise, I had a feeling that this part of the trip would become tradition. There’s…
The taxi took a left hand turn and pulled up to the line of cars waiting to be waved on by security. Our taxi driver, Christine, informed us to have our boarding pass and passports ready. A swampy area with murky waters and tall grass surrounded the strip of land our taxi sat on. Slowly…
