Countdown to the Cruise

75 days till our cruise! After this post, I'll post the countdown when it gets to 60, 30, 7 and 1 days until the cruise. This is also the first in a few posts for today because it's a special day - my birthday! More to come...

Vision of the Seas - Maiden Arrival

Vision of the Seas made its first call into the Port of Portland today. Just 3 months from now and we'll be on this ship all the way down in Texas! She arrived at 7am and disembarked at 6pm. While we waited for our lunch we stopped by Buglight Park to watch the boats go by and get a first-hand look at our future ship. The excitement grows as each day passes by, only 89 days!!

Vision of the Seas as viewed from Buglight Park. They had a great day for exploring. 

Zoomed in shot from the view magnifier at the park. Comes in handy close-ups ups.

Royal Caribbean Signature Visa Card

Was in the drive-thru at work taking orders/cash at work today when a customer handed me their card and it was a Royal Caribbean Signature Visa Credit Card. Over the years I've seen a variety of cards but not until the past month have I seen these cards!

I applied for one before the first cruise and another time this past recently but was declined. Bummer!

You can apply here: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/dealsandmore/offer/visa.do

Sunday Pick-me-up

Happy Sunday!

"Life is like making tea! Boil your ego, Evaporate your worries, Dilute your sorrows, Filter your mistakes and get taste of happiness..."

I remember the first day at sea which was the first full true day of the cruise was when we really felt the motion and rocking of the ship. We went to guest services and picked up some dramamine. I chose the seats with a front row view of the bow and horizon line. Trying to balance plates with the rocking was a struggle 9 nights later I mastered it, haha! We didn't stay long that breakfast because Justin was too queasy and couldn't eat. 

They had really good breakfast options!

Countdown to the Cruise

100 days till our cruise! After this post I'll post the countdown when it gets closer to the cruise at more notable and exciting numbers.

Vision of the Seas - 5 Nights - Western Caribbean

Now for the big announcement we've all been waiting for...

Pleased to announce that this December, Justin and I along with our friends will be leaving out of Galveston, Texas to board the Vision of the Seas for 5 nights! It's a Western Caribbean cruise which'll make stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya and with two days at sea.

We booked this way back in March roughly a week after getting off Grandeur. I found a select few cruises on CruisesOnly.com which is what we decided to try when a couple we met on the cruise recommended it. We also got a few friends interested in the idea. After we booked it we did have some doubts that we wouldn't be able to go on this cruise because of personal issues and other goof ups and a good chunk of our friends are no longer going. The final payment date was this last week which is why I can confidently announce it now. These past few months I've been planning out our itinerary and booking things such as hotels, flights etc... as the money is available.

101 days until we leave for Texas! Yeehaw!

#tbt Liberty of the Seas

Here's a #tbt to 08/30/15 the day after I had moved into my dorm room at SMCC. Our dorm faced the ocean and had an awesome view of the ships and Portland skyline. Ironically the ship docked that morning was Royal Caribbeans, Liberty of the Seas. That same ship is the one that was diverted from Hurricane Harvey and left thousands stuck at sea.

Liberty of the Seas passing through Casco Bay heading to the Ocean Gateway terminal to dock. Viewed from Surfsite dormitory.