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.

Announcement Tomorrow!

Tomorrow I'll have a special announcement to make on the blog and it's future. Check back later in the day tomorrow afternoon. I'm so excited to share it with everyone, stay tuned!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow...

Bit of a film nerd here. To celebrate the 78th anniversary of the release of the Wizard of Oz I thought I would share a picture I took before we left port in Baltimore. We had a severe storm quickly move through which rocked the boat and made rush inside. Afterwards, I went outside and snapped this photo as the rainbow appeared over the ship. A second storm followed suit, another story for another day!

"Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind
Where trouble melts like lemon drops"