by The Inside Cabin | May 11, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, North America, Mexico, Huatulco
We arrived pierside in Huatulco, Mexico, around 8am for a short visit. All aboard was scheduled for 1:30 pm with a 2 pm departure. Speaking of all aboard times, we learned that the couple who was semi-famous by almost missing the ship a few days ago was never very far...
by The Inside Cabin | May 10, 2016 | North America, Mexico, Puerto Chiapas
Even though the ship would be in port today, we decided to stay close and spend most of the day onboard and only visit the vendors and restaurant that are right next to the ship. There isn’t any town that is close to the ship and none of the tours interested us. We...
by The Inside Cabin | May 1, 2016 | North America, Caribbean, Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
Today would be our first time at Half Moon Cay, or for that matter, any of the many cruise ship private islands in the Caribbean. Since we live on the West Coast we prefer to go to Hawaii instead of the Caribbean since it is about the same distance for us and we can...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 30, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, North America
We arrived in Fort Lauderdale before the sun was up. Disembarkation was scheduled to start around 7AM and I was curious to see the first few people who were in the express disembarkation line which means they have to lug all their own stuff on the ship. There were...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 4, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, North America
Always frustrating when your flight arrives at an airport early only to find that there is no one to operate the jet bridge and you end up waiting till your original arrival time to get off the plane. But that is far better than arriving late and having to run to...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 3, 2016 | San Diego, North America, 2016 Grand World Voyage, USA, California
The adventure begins, but first a little background. Anticipating a trip is almost as much fun as the actual trip itself. We booked this trip over a year ago when I finally had the time and money come together at the same time to plan this great adventure. Before...