The Condado Plaza Hilton hotel Saltwater Pool,San Juan Puerto Rico

San Juan Style, Condado Plaza Hilton

  Karl Wallenda of The Great Wallendas met his untimely death 36 years ago while attempting his final high-wire stunt. Halfway between the two towers of the Condado Plaza Hilton hotel in San Juan, he lost his balance due to several misconnected anchor cables. Even at the age of 73, … Read more

George Takei and Brad Altman. Photo courtesy of Richard C. Murray and RCM Images Inc.

The Queen Mary 2 – NY to Southampton

“Some people have been on the Queen Mary 2 making the same crossing many times before. But I’ve got one over on even those who are grizzled veterans of the North Atlantic crossing. I have boldly gone where no one has gone before on the Starship Enterprise,” quipped the affable … Read more

Caribbean Carnival

We met new friends singing around the piano bar; laughed in George Lopez’s comedy club; performed karaoke; and danced at Liquid Disco. And that was just the first night of our eight-day Carnival Breeze Eastern Caribbean cruise.  Once you cross the threshold, you enter the party zone! Breeze cruisers will … Read more

Cruising the Baltic with Celebrity

A smörgåsbord is a type of Scandinavian meal with a wide variety of hot and cold dishes served buffet style. What could be better than to accompany it with a cruise on the Baltic Sea to a smörgåsbord of Scandinavian islands? We recently did just that on Celebrity Cruise’s Constellation … Read more