Blogs from North Atlantic, Atlantic, Oceans and Seas - page 4

I really love to cruise. My favorite part about crusing is the food. I have recently learned about history of cruising as well as some aspects of cruise agents. Not only that, I have been a Cruise Caregiver for 1.5 yrs now and I have discovered how working on cruise and playing is awesome. I mean I got to help some clients on cruises. I got paid to do it as well as traveling to exotic places and getting free rooms,etc. I really loved my career and very soon I'm going back to school to get my BSN-Rn Nursing Degree in January 2019. The aspects I love about cruising are: Food, Entertainment, Shows, Casinos,as well Cruise Excursions, Banquets,Room,etc! I really love to cruise! I love booking cruises as well as I enjoy seeing journeys through boat. ... read more

Today we technically start on our way home. Only just having been reunited with our suitcases!! I started the day by wearing a clean t-shirt…because I could!! We breakfasted at 06:45. I said to Roisin that we needed to turn up early in order to get a seat. Roisin seems to think I only wanted to take this early opportunity to show other guests that I actually own more than one t-shirt!! By 07:15 the breakfast room was once again standing room only. We paid our $6 each and at mid-day took the shuttle to the ship. There were three other ships in port, the Eurodam a Holland-America cruise ship and the rather oversized Royal Caribbean ships, the Harmony of the Seas and the Independence of the Seas. There were guests staying at our hotel that ... read more

Hello. Even if the itinerary had not been changed yesterday, this was still going to be our last Sea Day on this cruise before a series of Port Days. So the change did not alter today’s agenda, except for where the ship is headed. We are going further north and will reach Portugal (instead of Spain) late tonight. Something we did not mention yesterday about Madeira is how rough the terrain is. The hills are pretty steep and it is heavy volcanic basalt rock. In order to create any flat spots along the hillsides, they have hauled rocks up the hillsides to create terraced areas that are flat enough to try to grow some gardens. All this was done many years ago when the labor was done by hand and carrying blocks on their shoulders. However ... read more

Hello Bloggers. We are having a good time and are enjoying these restful days, but before long the excursions will being and we will have different things to report to you. As for today, we changed a few things. One thing is that it rained most of the day, so there weren’t any outdoor activities. Instead of our usual dining room breakfast, we had some breakfast sandwiches and donuts from the International Café. This was also partly because we were doing the laundry today and needed to eat while the clothes were in the machines but before they finished washing. Anyway, we are all equipped with clean clothes for the next week. Janet went to her knitting group with her friends. Rather than going to the Fitness Center and gaining weight (see yesterday’s experiment), David stayed ... read more

Hello. This is our 3rd Sea Day and frankly we had a pretty laid-back plan for the day. We got up and dressed and went down to breakfast. Janet then went to the knitters group where she had another nice visit with her crafty friends. This was supposed to actually be a double-header day for needle crafters with a quilting session to be held after the knitting session. But Janet was having so much fun with her fellow knitters that she just skipped the quilts (we don’t have room in the suitcase for one anyway). David went back to the cabin to read some of his book on our balcony before going up to the Fitness Center for a good 90-minute workout. Actually climbing up the 7 decks of stairs almost wore him out without ever ... read more