All Rome and Celebrity Solstice Transatlantic Cruise Photos Now Uploaded

Today, I have uploaded photos from the last two days of our recent Transatlantic cruise from Rome, Italy to Fort Lauderdal, Fl on board the Celebrity Solstice. This means that all of our photos from this fantastic vacation in Rome, followed by another terrific cruise have been uploaded. I hope you enjoy the pictures! See […]

Photos From First Five Days of the Transatlantic Cruise Uploaded

Okay, Suzanne has finished her work on the photos from the first five days of our recent Transatlantic cruise from Rome, Italy to Fort Lauderdal, Fl on board the Celebrity Solstice. This was a fantastic cruise and I hope it shows in the pictures. She still has another 8 or 9 days of photos to […]

Rome – Transatlantic 2009 – Wrap Up

The cruise/vacation is officially over. Yesterday we returned home. Our day in Fort Lauderdale was restful and uneventful. None us wanted to do anything but relax, so about all we did was swim in the pool at the hotel and eat. With a 4:30 AM wake up call for our flight back home, we turned […]

Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 19 – Atlantic Crossing Day 6

Yesterday was the last sea day of our transatlantic cruise from Rome, Italy to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Thus far it has been an absolutely fabulous cruise. The weather finally turned against us as it pretty much rained all day. The temperature remained warm and the seas remained calm at 2 – 3 foot sea state. […]

Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 10 – Barcelona, Spain

Yesterday, we had a port of call in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona is a busy cruise port and there may be many cruise ships in at one time. At the dock we were located at, we were sandwiched between the Grand Princess and the Azamara Journey. It was my first look at one of the new […]

Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 7 – Boarding the Celebrity Solstice

Yesterday, we began our Transatlantic cruise from Rome (Citavecchia) to Ft Lauderdale back in the States. As much as we enjoyed our stay in Rome, we were still anxious for the cruise to begin as it was the most looked forward to part of the whole vacation. The morning began with a bell pepper, onion […]

Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Days 2 and 3 – Arrival in Rome

Our vacation to Rome and Transatlantic cruise back home continued today with our departure from Dallas after a nice pre Thanksgiving dinner with the Pechuls and Jarzynkas. I have combined days 2 and 3 into a single blog entry since most of the time was spent in airports or on airplanes. Our departure from DFW […]

Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 1

Yesterday was a pretty easy start ot our vacation. Since the true beginning destination of our vacation this year is in Rome, Italy, we have a good amount of traveling to do just to get there. Yesterday, we knocked out a couple of those hours and travelled to Dallas, TX. Suzanne’s parents and her sister […]

Vacation Time!

Yes! It’s finally here – or well at least will be in the morning! Our much anticipated vacation to Rome, Italy followed by a transatlantic cruise home. It definitely seems like more than a year since our last cruise, but it was this time last year we embarked on our trip to Barcelona, Spain followed […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 20 – Flight Home

Today, the vacation really came to an end as we flew home from San Juan, Puerto Rico ending a wonderful cruise and overall vacation. We had a lot of great family fun on this trip and had many chances to increase our bond as a family. Cruising has been really wonderful for us. Of course, […]