This is my second time going thru the Panama Canal, but this time I don't have a cold bad enough to force me to stay in bed. Therefore, I got to see more stuff. We stopped in Colon the day before crossing to the Pacific, so I took the "Canal Expansion" tour. I jumped on … Continue reading Canal

The day before docking at Cozumel the crew explained that five other (much larger) cruise ships are also visiting at the same time, adding over TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND tourists. However, my journey was far inland, so I hoped the crowds would not extend so far. But that doesn't mean today wasn't a long day. This excursion … Continue reading Chichen Itza

Silversea put the world-cruisers up at the Boca Raton hotel, about a 30-minute bus ride north of the Port Everglades cruise docks. The hotel had beautiful grounds and my room overlooked their marina. The night before we boarded we had a departure dinner. Fancy Table Cloth The food was great, but for some reason the … Continue reading Preamble

I'm settling in on the Silver Dawn, but we have a sea day before visiting our first port. So, I decided to follow up on a friend's request to describe my pre-cruise organizing. Over the years I have created a three-page Word document to help me plan. What? I have friends. Stop laughing... Months Ahead … Continue reading Planning and Packing

Silversea World Cruise 2026 (from Silversea website) I've been ready to release this for months, but things got complicated. But now it's (seems) cleared up - I'm taking another world cruise on Silversea. After my first world cruise in 2019 I told myself "never again", 4 1/2 months is just too long away from home. … Continue reading On Deck for New Adventures!