Camping road trip – Iowa

A couple of weekends ago, we decided to do a last-minute camping excursion!  We had a birthday party in Iowa, and were planning on staying with family/friends, or possibly getting a hotel.  Then…

THE ULTIMATE CRUISE PACKING LIST!

**CRUISE PACKING LIST including breakdown by excursions!!** Here are all the things I brought on our 7 day Caribbean cruise, and some things I *wish* I brought! Be sure to check out my “must…

St. Martin/St. Maarten – Shore excursion!

The final port of call on our 7 day Caribbean Cruise aboard the Carnival Fascination was St. Martin/St. Maarten!  I have ALWAYS wanted to visit St. Martin, to go to Airport beach (aka Maho…

St. Kitts – Shore excursion!

Many years ago, I lived in St. Kitts.  I ended up coming home quicker than expected to be with family during some tough times, but the island will always hold a special spot in my…

St. Lucia – shore excursion!

St. Lucia was our 3rd port of call on our 7 day Caribbean Carnival Cruise.  Having never been there before, and pretty much all the touristy things talking about the Pitons, we decided we should…

Barbados, Shore excursion!

Barbados has been high on my bucket list for years.  It looks absolutely gorgeous, and is known for its beautiful sea turtles.  When I originally booked our Carnival Cruise, I was especially excited for our…

St. Thomas – U.S. Virgin Islands, Shore excursion!

Check out last weeks post about our Carnival Cruise!  I’ll be posting details about each of our shore excursions & cruise adventures over the next several weeks, be sure to stop back! The…

Carnival Cruise!

After much research into different cruise lines and routes, we booked (& recently returned from) a 7 day cruise through Carnival.  I’ve spent a lot of time in the Caribbean, but had never…