Thursday, June 5, 2014

Explorer of the Seas Day One

Live from Explorer of the Seas Sky Bar


Our water didn't make it. We have sailed from Cape Liberty many times and our water always arrived in tact....it was taped well....and, No, we didnt complain to RC..


Remember to mind your manners. The dress code can easily be respected in the main dining room. Your hosts request the following during dinner hours in the main dining room: NO bare Feet. No Caps. No Tank Tops. No bathing suits. No Shorts (ONLY during breakfast & lunch in the main dining room).
People LOVE the Royal Promenade! Don't forget you can grab your coconut ranger (& other) cookies at Cafe Promenade! And, while you are there I will have a Starbucks, Caramel Machiatto please.


Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Ready, Set, Go.

Get Ready...........
1. day dream for many months.
2. plan excursions and book.
3. plan clothes.

Set............
1. everything is laid out in a spare room.
2. pick up tailor/ dry cleaning.
3. eliminate a few pair of shoes from the pile of 2 dozen.
4. make sure luggage fits in car. (or might have to eliminate more shoes)

Go.......
1. pack trunk (turns out the luggage fits in the smaller of the cars trunk better than the big car, go figure!)
2. listen to Bob Marley & assorted beats to get into cruise mode on the drive
3. son drops you off and you think how you wish your kids were on this sail with you.
4. Bon Voyage Hugs & Kisses

Watching.........

Here we come Bermuda!!

Port Bermuda Web Cam

Monday, June 2, 2014

Celebrity Cruise Lines 123go! Offer IS Back!



stacey@windsorcrowntravel.com 

So, we're going on a cruise!

Nothing new, but always exciting as it was our first cruise ever. What happens the months, weeks and days before? Months of excursion and port planning. Weeks of, "what am I going to wear?" (Okay I fess up, months of thinking about what will I pack and be wearing.) And, then days. D a y s. You're only days away and wondering if you have forgotten anything? It's pretty impossible since on this cruise we can drive to the port (okay we;re being driven to the port) and we can pack non-essentials. This time I told the tailor I was leaving two days earlier than we were. This time we're a few days away without a last minute "to-do". The last thing on my mind is, Do I blog this time or not while cruising?

What about my bed on Royal Caribbean?

Regarding Royal Caribbean....Update: Update: All beds will be "together" when you board. If you need them separate because you are traveling with a child, sibling, friend, you need to request your stateroom attendant to take them apart when you board. This is fleetwide.


Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Get Ready NJ & NYC, Here Comes Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas!

I have something to tell you....I'm really, really, REALLY excited that Royal Caribbean's Freedom Class ship, Liberty of the Seas will be leaving out of Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, NJ beginning May 6, 2015. Starting with a 10 night Caribbean calling on Bermuda 2 days /Philipsburg, St Maarten/ San Juan Puerto Rico/Labadee Haiti. Liberty of the Seas will then alternate 5 night Bermuda cruises and 9 night Bermuda & Caribbean.

September and October 2015, Liberty of the Seas will alternate 5 night Bermuda and 9 Night Canada Itineraries. Last round trip from Bayonne, NJ is a 10 night and then on November 1, 2015 Liberty of the Seas will reposition to Galveston, Texas.

Sample 5 night and 9 night cruise fares:




Get On Board & Visit the 3rd In Royal Caribbeans Fleet! The Cupcake Cupboard!

Vintages also saw the Royal Treatment! 
Vintages on Liberty is modeled after Vintages on Oasis bringing the same decor and level of excitement with the added wine tasting table, and ever popular Wine dispensing technology.  These new machines offer passengers a great new way to have their own "wine tastings". The dispenser offers 1, 3, or 5 ounces of wine! Create your own wine tastings with friends! 

Popular for so many passengers is the added pool deck Movie screen! Don't miss your favorite sporting events while at sea. No worries, watch them while out at sea! 


Don't forget about Liberty of the Seas Flow Rider Surf Simulator, Boxing Ring, Teen Disco, Video Arcade, Johnny Rockets, Vitality At Sea Spa & Fitness Center, Solarium, 2 Cantilevered Whirlpools, H2O Zone with colorful sculptured sprinklers for kids (Don't Forget! At night this turns into a beautiful lit sculpture garden), and YES! There is a Royal Promenade!