Friday, 10 April 2020

Celebrity Cruise New Year's 2018 - Part III - First Day at Sea

Our first full day was a sea day. I love sea days in the Caribbean. There's something nice about just being at sea watching the waves go by. My usual haunt on Celebrity is the adults only Solarium. For my taste, the pool is frequently too cold, but the hot tubs are warm and bubbly, and you can watch the ocean go by.
























One of my favourite Celebrity upcharge restaurants is Sushi on 5. The menu is a la carte, and has some very tasty options, especially for someone like me is addicted to sushi. (I must confess that I did have a slight preference for the all you can eat sushi restaurant on the Pride of America, even though I found the chefs felt the challenge was to literally make you keel over from eating too much).

Jane and I enjoy sushi























The martini bar on Celebrity ships is special. The counter is refrigerated, so your drink stays cold, and you can draw things in the frost. Of course, if you're drinking martinis, your beverage is nowhere near the frosty counter.
























If you followed my previous reports, you'll know that I believe that life should be celebrated, especially when you're on vacation. And what better way to celebrate than with a tasty libation? Celebrity used to have the Molecular Bar, which celebrated alcohol and liquid nitrogen. It was replaced with the World Bar which still makes some pretty fancy frickin' cocktails.
Strawberry Fields, I think?



Don't think I only drink on cruise ships. I don't have pictures, because they ask you not to, but we attended the show after dinner, and had a lovely time. 

Next -- San Juan.


Thursday, 9 April 2020

Celebrity Cruise New Year's 2018 - Part II

Embarkation is a wonderful day, because you have the whole cruise ahead of you. And this one was extra special because it was New Years Eve. So, we arrived on the Celebrity Silhouette.

Solstice Class ships have a lawn on the top deck



Miami Vice is one of my favourite embarkation drinks


Muster Drill
Once muster drill is over, I always feel like I can relax and the vacation has truly begun.

Sailing away from Fort Lauderdale

The Vodka Bar
 Dinner was a little special because it was New Year's Eve.
 

Silly Headpieces were provided

Next - life at sea.

Sunday, 5 April 2020

Celebrity Cruise New Year's 2018 - Part I

I firmly believe that you need to fly in the day before you go on a cruise just to make sure nothing goes wrong and you don't miss the ship. So, I selected the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina as the base of operations. It's a very nice hotel with a lovely view of the port. Unfortunately, it was cold and dark when we arrived. Still, never say die, so we went to the pool bar.





We had a very nice time, and then, the next morning, headed for port.

Next: Embarkation


Thursday, 26 March 2020

Welcome to my New Home

This is going to be my spot for blogging my past and future solo travels. The old blog was mostly for family travels, but I realised that now that I have a new career (travel agent) and I'm developing my own travel rituals, that I should have a special spot on the web to share them with you.

So watch this space.

My View from the Waikiki Sheraton 2019