Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Booked My Cruises for 2010 for July and December

Well, after discussing things over with family, we are now officially booked and deposited for two very wonderful cruises in 2010. It was a very, very hard decision to make, but, after careful deliberation, you will find me on the following two cruises:

July 2, 2010
9 Night Bermuda and Caribbean Cruise
Caribbean Princess

Day Location Arrival Departure
Friday, July 2, 2010 New York, New York -- 05:00 PM
Saturday, July 3, 2010 At Sea -- --
Sunday, July 4, 2010 Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda 08:00 AM 05:00 PM
Monday, July 5, 2010 At Sea -- --
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 San Juan, Puerto Rico 01:00 PM 11:00 PM
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 St. Thomas, U.s. Virgin Islands 07:00 AM 04:00 PM
Thursday, July 8, 2010 Grand Turk, Caicos Islands 01:00 PM 07:00 PM
Friday, July 9, 2010 At Sea -- --
Saturday, July 10, 2010 At Sea -- --
Sunday, July 11, 2010 New York, New York 07:15 AM --

And the Christmas cruise may shock some of you. We decided to go with Cunard aboard Queen Mary 2. There were many factors in this decision but ultimately it is the best fit for those in my family who are joining me on this cruise.

December 19, 2010
15 Night Christmas Cruise
Cunard Queen Mary 2

Day Location Arrival Departure
Sunday, December 19, 2010 New York -- 06:00 PM
Monday, December 20, 2010 At Sea -- --
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 At Sea -- --
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Grand Turk 08:00 AM 01:00 PM
Thursday, December 23, 2010 Tortola 09:00 AM 06:00 PM
Friday, December 24, 2010 St Maarten 08:00 AM 06:00 PM
Saturday, December 25, 2010 At Sea -- --
Sunday, December 26, 2010 Curacao 09:00 AM 02:00 PM
Monday, December 27, 2010 Grenada 09:00 AM 06:00 PM
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 Barbados 08:00 AM 06:00 PM
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 St Lucia 08:00 AM 06:00 PM
Thursday, December 30, 2010 St Kitts 08:00 AM 06:00 PM
Friday, December 31, 2010 St Thomas 08:00 AM 05:00 PM
Saturday, January 1, 2011 At Sea -- --
Sunday, January 2, 2011 At Sea -- --
Monday, January 3, 2011 New York 06:30 AM --

Am I excited? Of course! It's been three years since I've been on a cruise and now I have two really good ones to look forward to enjoying in 2010. The best part? I don't have to fly! It's as simple as driving to Brooklyn to the cruise terminal for both sailings.

And the only repeat on the itineraries is St. Thomas which can easily be rendered by going to St. John instead.

Cabin selection? Well, of course, I am not giving my cabin number out, but, I didn't book the most expensive cabin nor did I book the least expensive cabin, and, I do have a balcony on both sailings.

Booking these trips has been more therapeutic than anything. I haven't given any thought to what's-his-name the cheater, and, somehow, I don't feel as under the weather with my battle with pneumonia as pro I've been researching, planning, and booking.

I've ordered my guide books from Amazon.com, and, should have those in hand tomorrow. Now I just have to figure out how to entertain myself the rest of the day. I HATE soap-operas, can't stomach another minute of CNN or any of the other 24 hour news stations (enough with Michael Jackson already, the man died, let him rest in peace), and, even though I love the Food Network, I can't take another episode of 30 minute meals!!

Time to pop another movie into the DVD player...

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