Wrapping It Up

Well, that trip went quick!

Day 7 – Riding the Waves

We wrapped up day seven with some seriously rough seas. The captain had given us a heads-up the day before—we’d likely be sailing through 14-foot swells—and sure enough, we did.

On the bright side, the crew did a solid job...

Catching Up

It has been a busy couple days, but I have decided to take it easy today so I am catching up on my writing since I have nothing going on until 4:45 PM today.

Day 3 – A Detour to St. George

Day three didn’t go exactly as planned, but I have no complaints about how it turned out. Ins...

Lazy Days at Sea

Sea days are some of my favorite days. No rush to be anywhere, no schedule to keep, no plans—just the luxury of doing absolutely nothing. That’s what makes them so great: the complete lack of responsibility.

That said, I still managed a relatively productive morning… by sea-day...

Setting Sail

Embarkation day was great. I woke up early and spent some time reading and writing before heading to the cruise terminal in Boston. The ride from the hotel was uneventful—especially compared to my experience with the “Massholes” on Thursday.

I’m super grateful that the check-in and...

Wheels Up, Stress Down

Yesterday was a marathon. I worked a full shift plus two extra hours and somehow still managed to pack for my trip to Bermuda. Right up until my Uber pulled up, I was racing the clock—not just to zip my suitcase, but to clean up a last-minute error in a project I’m leading....

The Main Event

Day 11: Daylight Panama Canal Transit

I woke up as we sailed by the port in Colón that we were just docked at two days earlier. I was greeted from my bed with a beautiful sunrise. I will say that If you are ever going to take a Panama Canal cruise that transits from the Atlantic t...

A Long Day

Day 10: Puerto Limón, Costa Rica

Costa Rica is not on my do again list. I will be fair though and note that I did not give the place much of a chance.

I ended up bumping into Octavio and Deanna at breakfast and decided that I would join them in exploring Puerto Limón. When we got...

Panama Adventure

Day 9: Colón, Panama

Upon arriving at the port in Colón, the first thing that I noticed was all of the ships waiting at sea for their time to transit the canal. It is more ships that I have seen in one place before in all of my time cruising. It is amazing to think of how many s...

Party in Columbia

Day 8: Cartagena, Columbia

This is one of the ports that I have been looking forward to the most. Yesterday the captain gave us a rough timeline of how arrival would go; apparently, I misunderstood. I woke up in time to see the pilot arrive at the ship to bring us into port, bu...

The Journey Continues

Day Five: George Town

This was the fist time that I have had anywhere in the Cayman Islands on an itinerary so I made sure to get off the ship. Deanna, Octavio, and I had planned on taking a trip to Hell, but it turned out that our attempt to get there was actual Hell. Afte...