Monthly Archives: October 2013

Fun end to a wonderful cruise with friends

The last day of our cruise was fun-filled day.  The early morning hours members of our group exercised, made last minute stops at the shops or just soaked up all the last rays of sunshine poolside, enjoying Margarita Madness in … Continue reading

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Enjoying a laid back day at sea

I love the quiet, laid-back days at sea.  We ordered room service and had a wonderful continental breakfast of sliced pineapple, strawberries, and red juicy grapes, thin slices of melon, kiwi, and coffee.  Then off to the pool deck to … Continue reading

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Another beautiful day, another beautiful island and another birthday celebration

Today as we were sailing towards the port of Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Randy was on the balcony and caught sight of a rainbow.  When I saw the rainbow, I just knew it was going to be a great day.  We … Continue reading

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Visiting Charlotte Amalie, swimming at Coki Point, having fun at Senor Frogs

Today promised to be a wonderful day.  Today we docked at Havensight pier on the US Virgin Island of St. Thomas.  The skies were such a beautiful pale blue filled with wispy white clouds moving slowly across the heavens. We … Continue reading

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Relaxing day at sea and so much more…

Fortunately, I am an early riser.  I made it out to the balcony just as the sun started rise over the horizon. Today we all agreed to have breakfast in the main dining room.  We met outside Leonardo’s around 8am … Continue reading

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Sun, sand, surf and friends on Coco Cay

The first stop on our birthday cruise was Coco Cay.  For those of you who have followed along for a while knows that I love Royal Caribbean’s private island of Coco Cay. The weather was just beautiful.  The blue skies filled with … Continue reading

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Randy’s birthday cruise on Freedom of the Seas

Oh, my, ten months in the making and I am finally taking Randy on his 70th birthday surprise cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas.  As far as Randy knew we would be going away to spend some quality … Continue reading

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Chicken & Cheese Burritos

After eight weeks of being out of the kitchen, I was very excited to finally make a recipe I read in the spring edition of Cuisine Lite.  I had developed a really bad cough that absolutely plagued me.  I could … Continue reading

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