[image title=”img_5017″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2117″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was our fourth straight sea day as part of the Atlantic crossing. We have continued to be blessed by great weather and seas for the crossing. The seas have continued to remain very calm with swells of only 3 feet. The weather warms up every day as […]
Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 16 – Atlantic Crossing
December 11, 2008 by 2 Comments
Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 14 – Atlantic Crossing
December 9, 2008 by 2 Comments
[image title=”img_4851″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2105″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was second sea day as part of the Atlantic. The weather remained nice being warm and mostly sunny. In the afternoon, we could see a storm ahead of us and on both sides, but we were still in the sun. The Captain pulled up close to the […]
Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 8 – Day at Sea
December 3, 2008 by 3 Comments
[image title=”029″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2073″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today we enjoyed another day at sea after having visited Malagal, Spain yesterday. During the night, the seas picked up a bit. At the noon time update, the Captain reported that we would be experiencing a sea state with about 10 – 12 foot swells. The ship did […]
Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 6 – Day at Sea
December 1, 2008 by 2 Comments
[image title=”img_4157″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2061″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was a day at sea as the Celebrity Summit begin its journey toward San Juan, Puerto Rico. Days at see tend to be our favorite parts of the cruise which is one of the reasons why we chose a transatlantic cruise for this years vacation. The day […]
Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 3 – Barcelona
November 29, 2008 by 2 Comments
[image title=”img_3902_edited-1″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2048″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Day two of our 2008 family vacation finds us still in Barcelona. After a forced long day and lots of walking yesterday, we found ourselves in excellent condition today feeling no jet lag effects. I awoke about 8:30 and went on a little walk to see if I […]
Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 2 – Barcelona
November 29, 2008 by 2 Comments
[image title=”img_3849″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2044″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Upon arrival at Barcelona we quickly moved through passport control and customs. I was a bit fearful as we headed (with our 7 large bags – I thought we were moving) to the taxi stand. I had encouraged Suzanne to arrange for transportation to the apartment ahead of […]
I’m In Love With Frankenmuth and Bronner’s
June 30, 2008 by 8 Comments
What a great day we had in Frankenmuth, Michigan. First, we visited the World’s Largest Christmas Market, Bronner’s! I have been bugging Mr. Papa to get an artificial tree for safety reasons for years. Our real trees are beautiful for about a week, and then no matter how careful I am to water the tree […]
Alaska Cruise Day 8 – Back in Vancouver
June 24, 2007 by 6 Comments
Today was day 8 and the final day of our Alaskan cruise. The Celebrity Mercury docked back in Vancouver this morning about 7:00 am to conclude our wonderful Alaskan cruise family reunion. After a quick breakfast in our cabin, we headed to our disembarkation station. We were scheduled for an 8:45 am disembarkation. We arrived […]
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