Dine and view the Connecticut River from The Back Porch

The Back Porch – a great waterfront restaurant directly on the west bank of the Connecticut River just before you reach the bridge on I-95. Within a mile from the highway, and with equally good view and food, it’s well worth a detour. Casual dress, moderately expensive, altogether a memorable spot.

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Grand Cayman: stingrays, snorkeling, and beaches

Pink oleanders bloomed profusely along the road out of Georgetown, Cayman Islands—an apt sign of the lovely day ahead. Our tour bus is headed to Cayman Islands Yacht Club where our group from Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas will board a motor boat and sail to famous Sting Ray City.

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Nachi-Cocom in Cozumel

If your cruise ship is scheduled to stop in Cozumel, Mexico, you  might want to plan a day trip to Nachi-Cocom Beach Club and  Water Sports.  For the  price of $49 per person, you can eat and drink whatever you desire for the whole day. Nachi-Cocom is a twenty minute taxi ride from the port in Cozumel to a peaceful part… Read More

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Entertainment on Oasis of the Seas – captivating and charming

  It’s all about the entertainment, the food, the size, and the fun on  the Oasis of the Seas. A word of advice:  if  you’re booked on either of the two sister ships this season, Oasis and Allure, make your reservations online for the shows way in advance of the sailing date.   There’s a new system… Read More

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Allure of the Seas is not your grandma’s cruise ship

Got a vision of cruising that involves gray-haired folks leaning on canes, gorging themselves at midnight buffets, and displacing water in the hot tub with their overflowing bodies? Well, you’ve got it all wrong. Today’s cruisers are an entirely different breed. And ships like Royal Caribbean’s new Allure of the Seas are a prime reason.  “We’re… Read More

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Travel gift of 4Gs in a thumbnail

A mini 4G memory stick for travel. The size of a thumbnail, it gives you all your vital information: medical records, photos, videos, financial data – everything you wish you could carry with you.

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