Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 17 – Atlantic Crossing Day 4

Yesterday was the 4th sea day of the Atlantic crossing on this Celebrity Solstice transatlantic cruise. I hate to sound like a broken record, but the weather continues to just absolutely rock. Temperatures were in the upper 70’s with clear skies and continued very calm seas. After an early breakfast, I headed up to the […]

Next Cruise Planning

Well, as mentioned here before, we currently don’t have a cruise booked yet for 2009. We have been planning on waiting until around the September time frame to see if prices were any better due to being inside 90 days for the cruise. That all sounded good and well, until this weekend when we decided […]

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, […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 19 – San Juan, Puerto Rico

[image title=”img_5308″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2134″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Well, it had to happen and today it did. Our wonderful cruise of 2008, the transatlantic voyage, came to an end when we docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico and were forced to disembark from the ship. Unfortunately, it was not a pleasant experience. The Celebrity Summit docked […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 10 – Lanzarote, Canary Islands

[image title=”img_4424″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2082″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today we had a port of call in the Canary Islands, the first of three stops in the island chain. First stop was the island of Lanzarote. The Canary Islands are part of Spain. Lanzarote is a harsh island comprised of volcanic remnants. It’s very odd looking and […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 9 – Madeira, Portugal

[image title=”img_4390″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2078″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Editor’s Note: Sorry for the delayed updates here, but technical difficulties have prevented posting. Yes, even Internet Service Down issues apply while cruising. Hopefully back to normal now. Today we had a port of call in Funchal, Madeira which is part of Portugal. We arrived into port at […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 8 – Day at Sea

[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

[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 5 – Leaving Barcelona

[image title=”img_4108″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2056″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today we boarded the Celebrity Summit to begin our 15 day transatlantic cruise. The cruise will take us to Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands, across the Atlantic, St Martaan before concluding in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We boarded the ship around noon with a slight rainfall occurring. Getting […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 4 – Barcelona

[image title=”img_4020″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2052″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was our last full day in Barcelona as tourists. We planned to sleep in again if necessary and then tour Montjuic, a coastal mountain fortress with spectacular views and wind up the night at the Magic Fountain, a water and light show near the Museum of Modern […]