Aug – Sept 2018 – British Isles

Finally…our departure day has arrived.  If I’m being totally honest, the first day is always filled with mixed feelings.  The waiting is over and the journey has begun but with it comes the realization that the end is also approaching.  As much as this is the same with anything (even life), I’ve never really grown … Read more

Booking a guaranteed room has its pluses and minuses.  One plus (for us) has been a greatly reduced price for a much nicer room than we have taken in the past.  Another potential plus was the possibility of getting some kind of an upgrade.  I say potential because the only part that is ‘guaranteed’ is … Read more

So now it’s July and officially less than forty days before we leave.  Even that still seems almost unbearable, but it’s a far cry from the almost six months from when we began this whole progression. One of the biggest reasons we ended up with such a great deal this time around is that we … Read more

The cruise is booked (and a Big Thank You to Princess Cruise Lines for their recent sale pricing for this cruise!).  The flights are booked (sigh…no deals there but we did manage to save about $600 by using Loyalty Points from our grocery store).  After the cruise we are staying in London for about a … Read more

Another year is starting to fly by. Here it is April 2018 and our Japan trip is well behind us (begging us to return!).  Finances and time prohibit doing two cruises again this year, as much as we’d love to do so.  Deciding on a firm vacation plan became a three week long hunt that … Read more