Barefoot Beach Cooking In Cozumel, Mexico

Barefoot Beach Cooking In Cozumel, Mexico

Today we are in Cozumel Mexico, and we did some barefoot cooking on our beach excursion.  It was a great time!  We had margaritas while prepping and then sharing a meal while barefoot on a beautiful Cozumel beach.  We highly recommend this excursion if you are in Cozumel.

After our fun on the beach, we went to the wonderful restaurant on Allure of the Seas, “150”.  It did NOT disappoint! 

Then after our amazing dinner we had some drinks and competed in the game “The Prefect Couple”.  It was some real ‘adult’ fun.

As mentioned, before the barefoot beach cookout was announced, we were originally going to go on the Cozumel Bar Hop which is an excursion to book on your own.  It is not available through Royal Caribbean or other tour group.  We had planned this until this special President’s Cruise Excursion came available.  Here is the link to the Cozumel Bar Hop: https://cozumelbarhop.com/

Here is a link to a video we did doing the Cozumel Bar Hop on a previous visit. Cozumel Bar Hop Shore Excursion – Fun On The Back Side of the Island – YouTube

Thank you friends for watching and live life to the fullest in Phase 2.  See you soon!

Mike and Nancy

Costa Maya Mexico Port Takeover

Costa Maya Mexico Port Takeover

Welcome to Day 5 of our Royal Caribbean President’s Cruise.

Today we are in Costa Maya Mexico on Allure of the Seas.  Being on the President’s Cruise we got to swap cruise ships and tour our home for the world cruise, Serenade of the Seas. 

There was even a Costa Maya Port takeover!  Royal took control of the entire port, and we had a great time with free food, drinks and activities. 

Upon returning to the ship, we enjoyed some great food at Chops grill and amazing entertainment from MO5AIC. They were incredible. Here’s a link to find where they are performing. http://www.mo5aic.com/

Continuing enjoying these adventures on the 2023 Allure of the Seas President’s Cruise.

Make it a great day living in phase 2.

Mike and Nancy

 

Roatan, Honduras President’s Cruise Day 4

Roatan, Honduras President’s Cruise Day 4

Today we partied with Michael Bayley the President and CEO of Royal Caribbean as Royal Caribbean hosted a beach party in Roatan Honduras. It was an amazing day!!! There was delicious wide variety of food with open bar and a beautiful beach!  We had such a fun time.  After our day on the beach the delicious food didn’t end there as we ate at Chops, the steakhouse on board Allure of the Seas.  This was followed by a great show in the ice rink, Blades.  The skating performers were amazing! We hope you enjoy this overview of our day 4 on the Royal Caribbean President’s Cruise. Here is a link to Turquoise Bay Resort where the party was held: https://www.turquoisebayresort.com/ Please leave a comment. We’d love to hear from you. Have a beautiful day, Mike and Nancy
Allure of the Seas President’s Cruise Day 3

Allure of the Seas President’s Cruise Day 3

Today is day 3 of our Royal Caribbean Presidents Cruise.  We enjoyed a fun and relaxing sea day on Allure of the Seas before our 3 port days in a row. Time was spent relaxing by the pool and we had NO issue getting a chair, even with a full cruise.  Our day getting some exercise with aqua aerobics and fun in the pool.  After that we enjoyed the excellent piano player at the Schooner Bar, followed by dinner at Sabor.  After dinner and a little dancing we went to the Aqua Show which featured special guest Victor Kee from the Ukraine.  Watch for more from Victor on Icon of the Seas in the near future as he will be involved with the entertainment on Royal Caribbean’s newest ship.  We LOVE the aqua shows on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Class Ships.  They never disappoint.  Here’s a link to Viktor Kee: https://viktorkee.com/ If you enjoyed the video, please leave a comment.  We’d love to hear from you. Have a beautiful day! Mike and Nancy
Allure of the Seas President’s Cruise Day 2

Allure of the Seas President’s Cruise Day 2

Today we fought off a pirate attack on Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas! Well not really, we enjoyed a great parade down the promenade. It would rival anything Disney would do on their ships. It was a ton of fun for all ages. Today was day 2 of our amazing Royal Caribbean President’s Cruise our of Galveston Texas on Allure of the Seas. We enjoyed a relaxing day by the pool, some great food and excellent entertainment. Come along with us to see Day 2 on the 2023 Allure of the Seas Royal Caribbean President’s Cruise and all the fun activities.
Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas

Join us on our Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas President Cruise adventure. Today we cruise with Royal Caribbean’s President Michael Bayley on the Oasis Class Ship Allure of the Seas. We will show you our boarding and all the first day events and how we almost over did it with everything going on. Come tour with us and see our crazy first day on Allure of the Seas President Cruise 2023.
Cave Tubing in Belize

Cave Tubing in Belize

Today we go cave tubing on of the best Belize cruise excursions we’ve tried.  After attaching our headgear with lighting and our life jackets, we headed intothe dark cave tunnel.  It was a great time and an amazing experience which we highly recommend.  

So come into the caves of belize with us and enjoy the natural beauty below the ground.

Have a beautiful day,

Nancy

What You can Plug into Cruise Ship Electrical Outlets

What You can Plug into Cruise Ship Electrical Outlets

Today we are talking about what electrical items you can bring and plug into your cruse ship cabin electrical outlets. What is allowed and what is not? Many cruise ships ban certain electrical items. The biggest reason for banning items is a concern over causing a fire. We’ll not only help you to learn what you can and cannot bring, but WHY.

Lets help keep ourselves and everyone else safe on our cruise ships.

Have a Beautiful Day, 

Mike and Nancy

Monkey and Sloth Roatan Honduras Excursion

Monkey and Sloth Roatan Honduras Excursion


Come on our excursion to see the monkey and sloth sanctuary in Roatan, Honduras. The sloths and monkeys excursion was one of Nancy’s favorite, ever! Friends, we cannot stress how fun this was.  We booked this tour through Shore Excursions Group, however you can get a similar tour through you cruise line or directly with Daniel Johnson’s Monkey & Sloth Hangout.  Enjoy traveling virtually on this tour with us.

Have a beautiful day,

Nancy

Cozumel Mexico Bar Hop

Cozumel Mexico Bar Hop

We recently tried the Cozumel, Mexico Bar Hop excursion and it was GREAT!

We hopped between 4 bars on the back side of Cozumel where it is much more quiet and unspoiled. Our hopping guide was excellent, and we had an amazing time. You might think this was an all-out party, but it wasn’t. It was all people about our age, having a great time. We met some wonderful people from a Carnival Ship as well as some form our Royal Caribbean Ship.

This is an independent excursion you can book here: https://cozumelbarhop.com/

Give it a try and leave us a comment letting us know what you think.

Have a beautiful day friends living in phase 2.

Mike and Nancy

Carnival Versus Royal Caribbean

Carnival Versus Royal Caribbean


We are comparing Cruising on Carnival Cruise Lines with Royal Caribbean. Is Carnival the Walmart of the Seas? How does it compare to Royal Caribbean. We just got back from our first Carnival Cruise and (Spoiler Alert!) it was great! We will compare 10 areas between Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean to see how they stack up.  You might be surprised!

Live a great phase 2 life friends,

Mike and Nancy

Coco Cay Beach Club Review

Coco Cay Beach Club Review

Here is your Coco Cay Beach Club review.  Today we show you around Royal Caribbean’s Beach Club at their private island Perfect Day at Coco Cay. Is it worth the extra cost? How’s the food and the atmosphere and is it a perfect day? Come with us and see if this makes for the perfect shore excursion.

Enjoy Living in Phase 2 Friends,

Mike and Nancy

Booking Your First Cruise – Top Tips and Hints

Booking Your First Cruise – Top Tips and Hints

Here’s our best hints and tips to help you book your first cruise.

Whether you are booking Royal Caribbean, Carnival, or Disney, we will cover all the don’t miss points for booking you cruise.  Should you use a travel agent or book yourself?  How do you select a travel agent?  We will talk about all the items that have to come together to make your cruise vacation a low stress success.

• Booking yourself or with a Travel Agent

• Transportation to your departure port city and our #1 tip!

• Transportation from your hotel to the cruise port

• Travel Insurance tips

Here’s a few links we mentioned to travel insurance sites:

https://www.travelguard.com/

https://www.allianztravelinsurance.com/

https://tripinsurancestore.com/

Friends, we hope this series has been very helpful with booking your first cruise and has helped take some of the stress off what should and will be an amazing fun vacation!

Live life fully in phase 2!

Mike and Nancy

Selecting and Budgeting for your First Cruise

Selecting and Budgeting for your First Cruise

Hi Friends.  In this video we are covering selecting your first cruise as well as budgeting for your cruise.  This is Cruising 102, the second in our series of classes to help you get the most out of your cruise vacation.  We hope to help you learn the basics about cruising.

Today we will cover all the things to think about when selecting your fist cruise.  We will cover setting your budget and all the items that go into budgeting for a cruise.  We also hope to dispel some of the internet and social media myths related to cruising and take the stress out of booking your cruise.

Thank you so much for watching and enjoy living in Phase 2.

Make it a great day!

Mike and Nancy

Healthy Cruise Eating and Lifestyle

Healthy Cruise Eating and Lifestyle

Hi Friends,

It’s a New Year with that comes a new resolutions, including being more healthy while cruising.

Here we pass on our best tips related to being more healthy when on vacation, especially on a cruise.  Just click on the video above to be inspired to live a more healthy lifestyle.

We will cover our top 3 tips to help you cruise more healthy while still having a great time!

One items we cover was when you need special needs on your cruise. Here’s a link to Royal Caribbean’s special needs form.

We want to remain in Phase 2 as long as possible before moving into Phase 3 – when our health declines.  

Lets live healthy Friends,

Mike and Nancy

Nassau Bahamas Food and Cultural Tour

Nassau Bahamas Food and Cultural Tour

Today we are in Nassau, The Bahamas.

This is a port that often gets a bit of a bad rap. Most people look at it as just having some shopping, Atlantis resort waterpark, and some beaches, but not much more. Also, being such a close port to the East Coast, many cruisers stop there quite often and frankly don’t see much to do there.

However, we found a GREAT tour that explores the culture of the Bahamian through food, while walking around the wonderfully historic city of Nassau. We had an excellent tour guide LISA!!!!!!. She made the tour fun and well as educational.

We hope you enjoy this overview of our tour and that it encourages you to try this excellent tour.

Link to Viator Nassau Food Tasting and Cultural Walking Tour https://www.viator.com/tours/Nassau/N…

TRU Bahamian Food Tours:

https://www.trubahamianfoodtours.com/

Thanks for watching Friends.  Have a beautiful Phase 2 day.

Mike and Nancy

 

Royal Caribbean Question and Answer

Royal Caribbean Question and Answer

Today we are aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas attending the Royal Caribbean Leadership Coffee Talk Question & Answer Session with CEO Michael Bayley.  This was a great session and the leadership team was open, candid, funny, entertaining, and quite informative.  It was good to hear all about Royal Caribbean post COVID and the pause.  Royal Caribbean has a lot of great plans for their future, some they could share, other not so much, like the plans for their next private island!

We hope you enjoy this glimpse into Royal Caribbean’s plans and leadership.

Live life to the fullest Friends,

Mike and Nancy

Royal Caribbean Ultimate World Cruise Q & A

Royal Caribbean Ultimate World Cruise Q & A

Today we have the full Royal Caribbean Ultimate World Cruise Q&A session from Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas.

We recorded the entire session so those that were not in attendance could listen to all the great information presented.

There was so much valuable information and we want to thank Michael Bayley and all the Royal Caribbean staff for their hard work putting together this amazing adventure.

Live your Phase 2 life to the fullest friends.  

Make it a great day,

Mike and Nancy

Port Canaveral Cruise Bording Hints and Tips

Port Canaveral Cruise Bording Hints and Tips

Make boarding your cruise ship in Port Canaveral effortless and stress free.  Today, we walk you through our boarding procedure and show the first things to do when you get on your ship. 

Don’t let this small portion of your vacation cause you any anxiety.  We want you to enjoy every step of the cruising process.  Afterall, your cruise is a vacation of a lifetime. 

Make it a great day Friends and live life to the fullest in Phase 2.

Mike and Nancy