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03/06/2024

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/the-cheapest-days-of-the-week-to-book-your-next-flight

New data reveals the best and worst days to book cheap flights for eight major US carriers.

28/05/2024

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/credit-cards/survey-most-expensive-cities-to-travel

28/05/2024

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/credit-cards/survey-most-expensive-cities-to-travel

Inflation continues to have a major impact on the cost of travel, but it’s not hitting all cities equally. Some destinations are increasingly expensive, while others have actually seen average travel costs fall over the past few years. Forbes Advisor explored which U.S. cities have experienced the...

10/11/2023

Solo travelers rejoice! NCL is now offering oceanview and balcony cabins priced for solo cruisers https://nclh.my.site.com/NC/s/article/Solo-stateroom-category

05/10/2023

22/09/2023

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2023/09/20/jd-power-2023-airport-satisfaction-study/70899931007/

Overall, passengers are happier with their airport experiences this year than they were last year, but some airfields are better than others.

22/09/2023

Sign up for news and offers for sailings going to Celebration Key! A new private Carnival destination! https://www.carnival.com/registration/promotions/celebration-key

New Exclusive Destination at Grand Bahama in July 2025

As Carnival Cruise Line prepares to unveil details about Celebration Key™, Carnival's exclusive destination that’s currently in development in The Bahamas, you can register to be the “first-to-know” about on-sale dates and special promotions, including an exclusive offer!

As the first cruise port destination being designed specifically for Carnival guests, Carnival wants to invite you along for this special journey as they continue to work their way toward the opening of Celebration Key in July 2025. By signing up, you will also receive updates about itineraries and other announcements about Celebration Key.

Celebration Key™ will offer a uniquely Bahamian experience for you with an abundance of features and amenities, including a one-mile stretch of white-sand beach, shore excursions, numerous recreational and leisure facilities for both families and adults, as well as Bahamian-operated retail, food, and beverage options. For the ultimate convenience and maximum enjoyment time, the adjacent cruise pier will be able to accommodate up to two of Carnival's Excel class ships simultaneously to allow guests to walk off the ship and arrive at Celebration Key!

Sign up now! https://www.carnival.com/registration/promotions/celebration-key

14/09/2023

Cococay is rolling out an Adults-only area in January 2024!
AN ADULTS-ONLY BEACHFRONT PARADISE AT PERFECT DAY AT COCOCAY
(No... Unfortunately, it's not free. We haven't seen pricing yet.)

Discover the ultimate beachfront party in paradise made just for adults — Hideaway BeachSM only on Royal Caribbean. Swim right up to the popping Hideaway Bar, fueled by non-stop DJ-spun beats. Or soak up the rhythms at four more watering holes serving expertly crafted libations. Keep the energy fed with tasty pizzas from Slice of Paradise and flavorful all-American faves from Snack Shack. Plus, amp up the chill in an exclusive pool at one of the exclusive cabanas at The Hideout.

03/08/2023

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/us-passport-demand-grows-as-wait-times-balloon?utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news-junkie&utm_term=organic
The good news is that for most US cruises, you don't need your passport if it doesn't get back in time. So you'll want to plan to not need your passport for a REAL long time once you drop it in the mail to be renewed.

Passport demand continues to grow this year, as wait times for new and renewed passports balloon.

14/07/2023

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/will-europes-new-border-entry-system-present-challenges-for-travelers

U.S. travelers may not be prepared for the new red tap of ETIAS, a new visa requirement coming in 2024.

14/07/2023

In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren goes on the Underground Donut Tour in Boston. Since I mostly post about cruises and that might be why you'r...

17/03/2023

Royal has their drink package on sale - today only for St. Patrick's day!

02/03/2023

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CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE EXPANDS POPULAR EUROPE OFFERINGS IN 2024
Carnival Legend to Visit Renowned Destinations from Three European Homeports

Cruising in Europe is something so many of you are excited to do this year on the Carnival Pride. Bookings have been historic. This is why we are offering these brilliant voyages on board the wonderful Carnival Legend. They will feature a trans Atlantic from Baltimore to Barcelona and then these epic cruises that inlucde:

Italy
France
Portugal
Spain
Scotland
Wales
England
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Holland
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Belgium
Greece
Turkey

And then a trans Atlantic voyage from Rome ( Civitavecchia) to Tampa

WOW.

I have typed out all the details for you below. They will be ready to book for you tomorrow.

Cheers

BALTIMORE

• Carnival Journeys – 12-Day Transatlantic from Baltimore, MD (Monday departure)

2024: 04/15/2024

Mon Baltimore, MD 6:00 PM
Tue "Fun Day" At Sea
Wed "Fun Day" At Sea
Thu "Fun Day" At Sea
Fri "Fun Day" At Sea
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea
Sun "Fun Day" At Sea
Mon Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 9:30 AM 6:30 PM
Tue "Fun Day" At Sea
Wed "Fun Day" At Sea
Thu Malaga, Spain 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Fri Valencia, Spain 11:30 AM 7:30 PM
Sat Barcelona, Spain 6:00 AM

BARCELONA

• 8-Day Mediterranean from Barcelona, Spain (Thursday departure)

2024: 05/30/2024

Thu Barcelona, Spain 7:00 PM
Fri "Fun Day" At Sea
Sat Valletta, Malta 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
Sun Messina (Sicily), Italy 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Mon Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Tue Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 AM 8:00 PM
Wed Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Thu Toulon (Provence), France 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Fri Barcelona, Spain 6:00 AM

• 9-Day Western Europe from Barcelona, Spain (Friday departure)

2024: 06/07/2024

Fri Barcelona, Spain 5:00 PM
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea
Sun Malaga, Spain 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
Mon Seville (Cadiz), Spain 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Tue Lisbon, Portugal 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Wed Leixoes (Porto), Portugal 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu La Coruna, Spain 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Fri "Fun Day" At Sea
Sat Paris (Le Havre), France 7:00 AM 8:00 PM
Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

LONDON (DOVER)

• 9-Day British Isles from London (Dover), England (Friday departure)

2024: 06/28/2024, 07/19/2024

Fri London (Dover), England 5:00 PM
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea
Sun Holyhead, Wales, UK 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Mon Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland, UK 10:00 AM 8:00 PM
Tue Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Wed Liverpool, England 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu Dublin (Dun Laoghaire), Ireland 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Fri Cork (Cobh), Ireland 8:00 AM 7:00 PM
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea
Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

• 9-Day British Isles from London (Dover), England (Friday departure)

2024: 08/09/2024

Fri London (Dover), England 5:00 PM
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea
Sun Cork (Cobh), Ireland 8:00 AM 7:00 PM
Mon Holyhead, Wales, UK 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Tue Dublin (Dun Laoghaire), Ireland 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Wed Liverpool, England 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Thu Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland, UK 10:00 AM 11:59 PM
Fri Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea
Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

• 12-Day Iceland & British Isles from London (Dover), England (Sunday departure)

2024: 06/16/2024, 07/07/2024

Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 PM
Mon "Fun Day" At Sea
Tue Dublin (Dun Laoghaire), Ireland 7:30 AM 5:30 PM
Wed Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Thu "Fun Day" At Sea
Fri Reykjavik, Iceland 9:00 AM 11:00 PM
Sat Grundarfjordur, Iceland 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Sun Akureyri, Iceland 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Mon Seydisfjordur, Iceland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Tue "Fun Day" At Sea
Wed Invergordon, Scotland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu "Fun Day" At Sea
Fri London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

• 12-Day Western Europe from London (Dover), England (Sunday departure)

2024: 07/28/2024

Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 PM
Mon Zeebrugge (Brussels), Belgium 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Tue Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Wed Amsterdam (Ijmuiden), Holland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu "Fun Day" At Sea
Fri Gothenburg, Sweden 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Sat Copenhagen, Denmark 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Sun Berlin, (Warnemunde), Germany 6:30 AM 11:00 PM
Mon "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea
Tue "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea
Wed Edinburgh, Scotland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea
Fri London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

• 9-Day Western Europe from London (Dover), England (Sunday departure)

2024: 08/18/2024

Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 PM
Mon "Fun Day" At Sea
Tue La Coruna, Spain 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Wed Leixoes (Porto), Portugal 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu Lisbon, Portugal 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Fri Seville (Cadiz), Spain 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Sat Malaga, Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
Sun Cartagena (Murcia), Spain 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Mon "Fun Day" At Sea
Tue Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

ROME (CIVITAVECCHIA)

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Tuesday departure)

2024: 08/27/2024

Tue Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM
Wed "Fun Day" At Sea
Thu "Fun Day" At Sea
Fri Mykonos, Greece 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Sat Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
Sun Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Mon Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM
Tue Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Wed Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Thu Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Fri Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Friday departure)

2024: 09/06/2024

Fri Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea
Sun "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea
Mon Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Tue Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
Wed Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM
Fri Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Sat Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Sun Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Mon Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Monday departure)

2024: 09/16/2024

Mon Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM
Tue "Fun Day" At Sea
Wed "Fun Day" At Sea
Thu Mykonos, Greece 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Fri Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
Sat Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Sun Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM
Mon Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Tue Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Wed Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Thu Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Thursday departure)

2024: 09/26/2024

Thu Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM
Fri "Fun Day" At Sea
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea
Sun Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Mon Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
Tue Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Wed Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Fri Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Sat Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Sun Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Sunday departure)

2024: 10/06/2024

Sun Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM
Mon "Fun Day" At Sea
Tue "Fun Day" At Sea
Wed Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Thu Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
Fri Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Sat Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM
Sun Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Mon Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Tue Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Wed Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Wednesday departure)

2024: 10/16/2024

Wed Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM
Thu "Fun Day" At Sea
Fri "Fun Day" At Sea
Sat Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Sun Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
Mon Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Tue Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM
Wed Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Fri Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Sat Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• Carnival Journeys – 15-Day Transatlantic from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Saturday departure)

2023: 10/26/2024

Sat Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM
Sun "Fun Day" At Sea
Mon Cartagena (Murcia), Spain 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Tue "Fun Day" At Sea
Wed Funchal (Madeira), Portugal 11:00 AM 7:00 PM
Thu "Fun Day" At Sea
Fri Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea
Sun "Fun Day" At Sea
Mon "Fun Day" At Sea
Tue "Fun Day" At Sea
Wed "Fun Day" At Sea
Thu "Fun Day" At Sea
Fri Nassau, The Bahamas 8:00 AM 4:00 PM
Sat "Fun Day" At Sea
Sun Tampa, FL 8:00 AM

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Which one would you choose?

Cheers

26/02/2023

I'm definately heading here next time I cruise to St. Maarten! https://www.facebook.com/110200831693074/photos/a.110296315016859/193090700070753

Nope, not photoshopped! This happens many times a day as planes land at Sint Maarten’s airport.

13/02/2023

Feeling like Davey Jones with all this hair!
Had to keep pushing it behind my shoulders for video recording so I didn’t look ridiculous.
Can’t wait till it’s warm enough to cut it all off again!

29/01/2023

The current Platinum/Diamond VIFP gift: a snap-koozie! Perfect for the 16oz cans they sell on board.

25/01/2023

Looks like an amazing spot to visit! Have you been?

A Mexican swimming 'hole'! This is the lk-Kil Cenote near Chichen-Itza, which some tourists (who may have abused the local tequila) call "Chicken-Pizza"!

25/01/2023

New experience on Carnvial's Mardi Gras and Celebration! https://youtu.be/NnAWD1q0sSE

In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren takes Carnival Kitchen's "Cake Workshop" (cake decorating) class on the Carnival Celebration.Carnival Kitch...

21/01/2023

Towel animals!

08/01/2023

The NCL Getaway backing in next to us in Nassau.

05/01/2023

Havre de Grace…

25/12/2022

21/12/2022

A rare look behind the scenes!

16/12/2022

Also in San Juan

15/12/2022

Sail away…

15/12/2022

Check out some of the lagoons in the Azores Islands of Portugal - way larger than you can imagine.

13/12/2022

San Juan…

12/12/2022

BEST LAST MINUTE GIFT EVER >>>MORE

01/12/2022

Good time to book!

30/11/2022

In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren visits the Thrill Waterpark at Cococay - Royal Caribbean's Private Island!We got a good price on the water ...