I am staying at the Magnolia Mansion in Garden District of New Orleans. Today we’re going to look at some of the historic houses and buildings in the Garden District and eat some food. Fortunately it’s crawfish season!
I have my car parked at the Mansion but for the most…
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The Magnolia Mansion is a 150-year old mansion that now serves as a hotel just one block from the St. Charles streetcar line in the Garden District of New Orleans. The hotel offers free parking and onsite entertainment for guests on Thursday nights.
Booking
When I first booked at Magnolia Mansion,…
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This cruise was booked two years ago when the Sailabration cruises were first announced. I definitely wanted this one to be a cruise I could drive to and the Galveston cruises were considerably more expensive than New Orleans. The 5-day Breeze at the time was almost as much as…
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Mahogany Bay is a Carnival owned cruise port on the island of Roatan in Honduras. The cruise port has bars, restaurants, retail shopping, and a free beach with some extras you can pay for.
Beach
Let’s start with the main reason people like to stop at Mahogany Bay: The Beach.
There are…
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I first visited LAX and used LAX-it in early 2020. After a second visit in 2021, I noticed the process for LAX-it was slightly different than the one I documented here. I have updated this with both processes so you will be prepared for whichever one they are using…
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Webster is my favorite place to stay before a Galveston cruise. The benefits of staying in Webster include: better hotel prices, plenty of shopping and dining in the area, and if you have a day, you’re really close to Space Center Houston. Then it’s no more than a…
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Good Morning! Today is debarkation day and as you can see out the window, we’ve already arrived in Galveston. I don’t have a flight to catch so I’m not too concerned about what time I get off of the ship today. I’m up early enough to get coffee and…
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Good morning! Today is a sea day and the last day of the cruise. Unlike yesterday the wind conditions are such that I was permitted to go out on the secret deck and take pictures this morning.
Here is today’s schedule of events.
I’m going to stop by Havana and see…
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Good morning! Today is a sea day.
It looks like a nice day outside but I can’t go out on the secret deck because it’s too windy.
One of the downsides to this room is if the wind conditions are bad they’ll put a sign on the door saying…
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Good morning! We are in Roatan today. This is the final port day of the cruise. We have two sea days remaining. I prefer this type of itinerary where you have two sea days to relax at the end after the port days.
I set off the smoke alarm…
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