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Port of Call: Ketchikan, Alaska

Fishing town Ketchikan, our final port on the 7-day Disney Wonder Alaskan cruise, was smaller than Juneau but larger than Skagway (our first…

Port of Call: Juneau, Alaska

alaska state capital Fun Fact: there are no roads to Alaska’s State Capital, Juneau. Residents and visitors can only get there by boat…

On Board the Disney Wonder, 2023

In June of 2023 we set sail for a 7-day cruise to Alaska on the Disney Wonder. This blog entry primarily focuses on…

Day 1: Departure from Vancouver, BC We stayed at the Hilton Vancouver Downtown for three nights before the cruise. The port was within…

24 hours in Bermuda

Cruising to Bermuda We sailed to Bermuda from NYC on the Disney Magic, docking at 10am and boarding to leave at 4pm the…

The Disney Dream, June 2022

Inside the Disney Dream Our port arrival window at Miami Cruise Terminal was 11:15am, and within an hour we had boarded the ship…

Manhattan, NYC, Spring Break 2022

Rockefeller Center Our hotel, the Hilton Club West was beyond perfect for our purpose of exploring the top tourist sites in midtown Manhattan. …

Washington DC Science Museums

The National Mall is home to three science museums, including The National Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Natural History, two…

Portland to Harpswell, Maine

We have come to know and love the Casco Bay area of Maine over the last eight years. Alex’s family lives in Harpswell,…

Cancun, Mexico, Spring Break 2000

The year was 2000. The internet had just progressed from dial-up to broadband. Cell phones weren’t widespread. My rural Ohio alma mater, Muskingum…