Good afternoon. I just boarded Carnival Magic in New York City. I’m about to head to my room to drop off my bags. I am heading up to deck 10 in the glass elevator. We are looking down on the atrium bar.
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I got what I thought was going to be a good spot for sail away. Then I realized I’m probably going to want to be on the other side of the ship for the city view.
The captain said sail away is delayed because we still have people who haven’t…
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Good morning. It’s embarkation day. I just returned from my final sightseeing trip which was to Grant’s Tomb. I have six minutes until checkout.
I’m trying to take the bus to the terminal. I walked three blocks and caught the M31 which was supposed to take me there but it…
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Earlier this year I stayed at the Warwick Seattle under a spring special they emailed me. This happened right around the time I was looking an New York hotel. I went ahead and booked the Warwick New York under the same special for all four of my nights in…
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There will be some additions and improvements in two weeks but for now you can get the food and drink menus for Carnival Celebration at Carnival Celebration Menus and MDR menus from the transatlantic at Carnival Celebration MDR Menus.
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There are currently five observatories in New York City. I visited all of them on my recent trip. Visiting all of them is time consuming and expensive so hopefully this will help you decide which New York observatory is best for you.
Top of the Rock
Top of the Rock…
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I had many rooftop bars on my list in New York City. I made it to four of them. One of the four I wouldn’t even bother with. The other three are all worth visiting for various reasons depending on what you’re looking for.
The first rooftop bar I visited…
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I always go into trips with eyes bigger than my stomach. In New York that was no different. I thought I was going to have a bagel every morning, a slice of pizza every day, a hot dog every day, a pastrami sandwich every day, as well as other…
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Happy Veteran’s Day to all of my fellow veterans out there. Please enjoy my little trip to the final resting place of one of our nation’s greatest veterans, General Ulysses S. Grant.
Good morning! It’s 9am on embarkation day. I have the earliest check-in time of 10am. Instead of rushing…
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One thing I like to do while traveling is try the local beer wherever I go. During my recent trip to New York City, I made every attempt to only drink local beers. I was successful everywhere I went except for the 230 5th Rooftop Bar.
Out of all of…
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