Cruising to Retirement!

Thanks Twangster for this link for voom 1 device for our 9 night Navigator tomorrow! We definitely booked it ahead of time through the planner! It definitely made more money sense! We can't thank you enough for your awesome blog along with Thetchie from March 15th! We can't wait to board tomorrow! I'm so glad I found this awesome blog with all you cruise loving people! A quick question. Did you happen to notice if the dedicated suite section was crowded a lot? Hope you are enjoying another cruise right now! Michelle

Ellcee and Love too Cruise2002, Juanita did not mention a minimum of 10 people n our back and forth emails when we booked the tour a few years ago or for our upcoming Anthem in May and believe me I've done non ship tours that required a 10 person minimum upfront. Please double check directly with Juanita and let me know. I will reach out to her again to triple check when I back from our Navigator cruise! Thanks! Michelle

We had a great experience with Juanita from Bermuda Island Tours 3 years ago! We booked directly through her Website. She had been a police officer for over 20 years and boy did she know the island inside out! She was a wealth of history, knowledge, and information of the island, (ask her anything) that she shared throughout the tour with 6 of us total so we were in a spacious van. The tour was $75 3 years ago the same price as today! Her reviews were highly recommended! I just confirmed with Juanita a few days ago of our Wrap Around Island tour on May 25th on our Anthem 9 day cruise! This will be our 3rd time to Bermuda! We are so excited to do this tour all over again! She is so quick to respond always. She stopped for Bill and I ( a few others too) to jump out even and walk up and down the steps again of the beautiful St. Peter's Church in St. George's that my Dad took black and white movies of their honeymoon there in 1959 including a pic of my Mother at 21 years old walking up and down the steps of the church! Sorry got nostalgic for a moment. Juanita took us for a quick stop to quaint cafe there too. St. George's is so beautiful and such a charming town with lots of beautiful old buildings/architecture mixed with modern day flair. It reminds us a little of the charm of Carmel/Monterrey Ca too which made us think of home which was the Bay Area. Other great spots a must do is Tobacco Bay Beach and Horseshoe Beach are stunning! That pink sand looks even better in person than pics at Horseshoe. She drove by and stopped at many other sites around this huge beautiful Island. Hamilton is very beautiful too with a more modern flair! Heck its so different from the Caribbean islands. I wish we could spend the night in Bermuda to experience the night life especially in Hamilton. I bet it's epic! The very first time we went to Bermuda 10 years ago we used the bus system to get all the way to St. George's etc And the amount of stops and standing for hour and a half was not pleasant. The buses were packed with no air conditioning..... that was our experience! No way did we do that coming back from St. George's or we would not have had time to see anymore of Bermuda that's for sure!! We took a very expensive taxi which was for myself, my husband and 19 and 22 year old daughters at the time to get back! Hope they have updated that system! Sorry to ramble on! We are getting ready for our epic 9 night cruise leaving this Friday on the "New" Navigator in an Owner's Suite, (I'm pinching myself this will never happen again trust me)! So getting very "cruise" excited! You all are so helpful and great! Hope this helps everyone! Michelle P.S. La Bamba Thursday night! Can't wait! Ps. Our Embassy Suites 17th street Ft. Lauderdale (P.S. my favorite hotel) room went down $80 over last 14 days dropping way below $200 just like I like! Jiffy Jeffy $30 back and forth to Ft. Lauderdale to Miami in new Mercedes van just like last March on Navigator! Yippee!

Terrific Blog Sabrina! I'm so glad you made it home safely! So very happy you made us feel like part of your wonderful trip! 11 day countdown for our 9 Night Navigator Trip! Wonderful to share with cruise loving people! Michelle

I thought the exact same thing! I'm thrilled for all 4 of you! You are truly enjoying and capturing this entire awesome experience, Christina! A HUGE Thanks! Michelle

What a gorgeous day and a gorgeous pic of both you, the cabana you chose, and the ship too of course! You are using your genie perks so "perfectly" going to both Chops and Wonderland! You are one smart cookie as my Mom would say! Good for you and your family! Live in the Moment! I have 2 girls also! You remind me of myself "a few years ago Ha!" My oldest daughter is almost 32 and the other 29! We will be at the Barefoot Beach club on Labadee on our 9 night Navigator starting the 29th! Getting even, even more excited now after seeing your beautiful photos! The weather was perfect! We don't have a cabana tho! I will be out floating around! We have experienced the Barefoort Beach Club one other time in September where we upgraded to a 1 bed Aqua theater suite for the cost of GS! It was like heaven! We will be there again on this Navigator cruise and looking forward to enjoying it one more time! Please keep the pics coming! Michelle

Following along too! We will be on the 9 night on March 29th! After Twangster's awesome blog and now yours I can hardly wait! I might even be inspired to pack early!! Have a wonderful cruise on the "new" Navigator! Michelle

How was the performance of Grease? Was it the same cast as in 2017? Wow your pics of your suite are stunning! The windows from the 2 stories are so massive! Makes it look like you are the only ones on the ship! I'm so happy for you and your family! Enjoy every moment!!! We will be eating at La Bamba in 16 days and staying at our favorite hotel the Embassy Suites there on 17th that is right in front of the restaurant and Publix! We will head over to Miami the next morning. You are making me so excited about our 9 night Navigator on March 29th! Please keep the great pictures coming! Michelle

Hello Christina, Ditto to that! I'm Michelle and you are my 4th post on this wonderful cruise loving people blog! I have read your great pre blog and feel like we are going to peek into your cruise now! I'm so happy for you and your wonderful family! Have a great time! We sailed her in a JS in May 2017 over Memorial Day! Our very first experience as both Diamond and the Coastal Kitchen! It was a very special cruise! Loved the water show and Grease of course! Ha! Can't wait to cruise "through" you! Michelle

Thanks Sweety! You are my 3rd post! We are just going to cruise our way to retirement! Ha! This is the best cruise blog group! We feel like we are a tiny part of each person's cruise that we too can enjoy while waiting anxiously until our next cruise! We are sailing on Navigator March 29th. We got very excited again today after reading all the cruise compasses Twangster posted! And of course more of Twangster's wonderful pics of the ship too! Michelle

Thanks! I really, really appreciate i! They have definitely changed a bit. We are really looking forward to our March 29 cruise after reading your great blog!! Michelle

First this picture really is truly amazing Twangster! You have a way of capturing these moments like none other! We all can't thank you enough!!! Hello my name is Michelle and I have enjoyed reading this blog for awhile now with such friendly, cruise loving people!!!! Thanks also Matt for starting this wonderful blog. You all have a way of taking us with you on all of your cruises that is so exciting and inspiring to want to try all of them even though we don't have enough vacation time! Ugh! I'm so over the top excited for my husband and my upcoming cruise on this wonderful "new" ship. We were on her last March in this same itenerary and fell in love with Bonaire. Already loved A and C! Your pics make it really seem so new! I really appreciate all the menus from everywhere and of course the main dining room too! We are sailing your same itinerary starting on March 29th. We have a 3 night dining package but I'm dying to also try the wings and sliders from Playmaker's. It's my husband Bill's 59th Bday on April 2nd. I was wondering if you could possibly post any cruise compasses since the app is not working yet. I want to make sure we book our my time dining and our 3 night dining package restaurants around all the wonderful new shows. Have they had many comedians on board by chance!?! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Keep enjoying your wonderful cruise and keep the pics coming! I'm so glad you tried all those drinks because well someone had to do it! Right!?! Thanks Again! Michelle