Harmony of the Seas

We have this cruise aboard the biggest cruise ship in the world. Even if the biggest ships are not our first choice, we thought it would be a nice break from our Road Trip and we are really interested to see such amazing innovations! Take a short video tour of the Harmony of the Seas. Plus this article I am saving here to read later. 

Largest Ship in the World

That's right, we booked a cruise on the largest ship in the world. One would wonder WHY because we really prefer the smaller cruise ships. However, curiosity got the better of us and we want to check it out. 

Why Choose Harmony of the Seas?

• Pro: Largest cruise ship in the world offers plenty of choices
• Con: Can feel crowded and busy, despite clever design to combat congestion
• Bottom Line: Fantastic ship for families and those looking for great entertainment and activities

Check it out and see for yourselves! Here is a REVIEW from Cruise Critic!

Here are some Aerial Photos it does look amazing!

Cancelling Again...

Looks like we are having a hard time getting off to sea these days. John is not doing well with his liver disease and we need to cancel this trip. Hopefully, we can make our next planned cruise in January! 

Since beginning this blog we have yet to cruise!!!

Looking Forward

One month from today we will be one day out of Galveston, heading to Costa Maya Mexico, cruising the Gulf of Mexico. Can't wait for this R&R and break from the Central Valley heat! It will still be warm there but just being on the ocean is going to be refreshing. 

Need A Break?

We do! We decided we might as well be hot in the Caribbean instead of hot here in Clovis! We booked cabin #8542. We plan to spend hours on our balcony, read, go to meals, and generally RELAX completely. We booked this through a friend who just became a travel agent. Be sure to contact my friend if you need to book something and need some help. 

Liberty of the Seas Western Caribbean

Decided – NO

We decided to cancel these three cruises. Our friends will not be going after all.  We could still choose to go - we think they look great and all but it is a lot of money for cruising. I suspect the prices will come down but even with these great ports of call, none of the stops are “dream destinations” for us.  I will say GREECE and TURKEY are but we think we would prefer a land based trip to those places. The fact is we still haven’t made our ISRAEL or EGYPT trip.  Three plans, three fails there so we might look into that for our “big” trip this year. 

Tentatively Booked!

We tentatively booked these THREE Celebrity cruises on the Equinox for a total of 38 days at sea. A couple of our friends are going on these three cruises and others may join in. I say it is tentative because October is a long ways away! The three cruises are as follows: 

Spain & Portugal Cruise Oct. 2, 13 days

Italy & Greek Isles Cruise Oct 15, 12 days

Spain & Canary Islands TA Oct. 27, 13 days

The highlights would be overnight in Lisbon to see some friends who live there, the Rock of Gibraltar, a Naples stop to see Pompeii, on to Turkey and Greece where we have never been, over night in Malta, and the Canary Islands on the way across the Atlantic back to Fort Lauderdale, USA. We aren’t sure it will work out but maybe so! Other than some travel in our Casita, it may be our only big trip this year.