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We have
been very lucky (blessed) to be able to travel in the states, to
Mexico, the Caribbean, South American and into Canada.
We don't travel first class and have learned the best thing
you can take on a vacation is a sense of humor.
While the beach and Vegas are our
favorite stops, we have been to and seen many interesting
and fascinating places.
Travel makes you realize
how small your presence is in this world. It
makes you tolerant of those who are different
than what YOU think is normal. It makes
you understand not everyone dreams the same
dreams as you. We have noticed Americans tend to
be judgmental, you can see it in our faces.
We also tend to worry about what other people
think.
Travel gives you
confidence. Travel makes you patient. Travel
makes you tolerant. Travel leaves you with
memories; wonderful and exciting memories.
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Where we have been
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International Trips:
cruise
ports listed below |
Vancouver 1999 Cozumel 2001, 2002
Bogota, Colombia 2003, 2010 Puerto Vallarta 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 Puerto Adventuras 2006, 2007 Punta Cana 2007 Aruba 2009, 2013 Maroma Beach 2011, 2016, 2019 (twice), 2020, 2021 Cancun, Isla & Maroma Beach (all one trip) 2012 Edmonton, tour of Canada, Calgary Stampede 2015
St. Martin 2022
Grand Cayman Island 2023
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Domestic Trips: |
Vegas
(too many times to count) Kansas City 2002 San Francisco 2003 Niagara Falls 2007 Orlando Florida 2010 (we did not go to Disneyworld) Oahu, Hawaii 2010, 2021 Jensen Beach, Florida 2012 Palm Springs 2013, 2020 Washington, DC 2005, 2013 Bonita Springs, FL 2014 Park City, Utah 2015 Ruidoso and Santa Fe, NM (many times) New Orleans 2001 New York City 2017 (twice) Connecticut 2017 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 2017 Cape Cod & Plymouth (Plymouth Rock), Massachusetts 2017 Beaver Creek, Colorado 2020
St. Petersburg, Florida 2020
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Carnival Conquest 2008
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Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel
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Jim & Judy Woodard |
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RCI Serenade of the Seas |
San Juan, Barbados, St Maarten,
Antigua, St. Lucia, St. Croix |
George & Tamara Bulek |
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Carnival Ecstasy 2010
(January) |
Progresso, Cozumel |
Bethany's college
graduation celebration |
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Carnival Ecstasy 2010
(September) |
Progresso, Cozumel |
James & Mendy Hopkins |
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Carnival Magic 2014 |
Key West, Freeport,
Nassau |
George & Tamara Bulek |
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Carnival Magic 2015 |
Belize, Roatan,
Cozumel |
Gary & Voni Chandler
(their 40th anniversary) |
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Carnival Freedom 2016 PROTEST
CRUISE |
Jamaica, Grand
Cayman, Cozumel |
Gary & Voni Chandler,
James & Mendy Hopkins |
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Carnival Valor 2017 GCamp
Cruise |
Progresso, Cozumel |
Natalie, Katy & Martin
Frizzell, Joni Daniels, Riley Lewis, Melannie &
Johnny Stone |
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Carnival Breeze 2017 25th
Anniversary |
Freeport & Nassau |
Gary & Voni Chandler,
Mike & Neva Spier |
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Carnival Sunshine 2018
Retirement Eligible |
Aruba, Bonaire, Grand
Turks |
George & Tamara Bulek |
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RCI Grandeur of the Seas 2018
Retired! |
Boston, Portland, Bar
Harbor, St John, Halifax |
James & Mendy Hopkins |
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Carnival Vista 2018 |
Cozumel, Belize,
Roatan |
Joni Daniels, Marvin &
Linda Self |
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Carnival Vista 2019 |
Cozumel, Belize, Costa
Maya |
Gary & Voni Chandler,
Mike & Neva Spier, Larry (Scooter) King and many
others |
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Carnival Legend 2019 |
Skagway, Juneau,
Ketchikan, Victoria |
Gary & Voni Chandler |
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Carnival Freedom 2019 |
Grand Cayman, Aruba,
Curacao, Cartegena, Panama Canal partial transit,
Limon, Cozumel |
Joni Daniels, Marvin &
Linda Self |
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Carnival Miracle 2021 |
Skagway, Juneau,
Ketchikan |
Joni Daniels, Marvin &
Linda Self |
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Carnival Magic 2021 |
Half Moon Cay, Nassau,
Bimini |
Gary & Voni Chandler |
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Carnival Marti Gras 2021 |
San Juan, Amber Cove,
Nassau |
Gary & Voni Chandler |
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Carnival Dream 2021 |
Belize, Costa Maya,
Cozumel |
Joni Daniels, Marvin &
Linda Self |
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Carnival Breeze 2021
B2B |
Cozumel, Costa Maya,
Belize |
Joni Daniels |
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Carnival Breeze 2021
B2B |
Cozumel, Belize, Costa
Maya |
Joni Daniels |
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Carnival Dream 2021 New Year's
Eve |
Cozumel, Belize,
Roatan |
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Carnival Dream 2022
30th Anniversary Cruise B2B |
Half Moon Cay,
Freeport, Nassau |
Joni Daniels, Marvin &
Linda Self |
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Carnival Dream 2022
(B2B) |
Costa Maya,
Belize, Cozumel |
Joni Daniels |
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Carnival Pride 2022
B2B |
Rome,
Naples, Messina, Valletta, Malaga,
Gibralta, Portimao, Lisbon
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Joni
Daniels, Jan Morgan, Marvin & Linda Self |
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Carnival Pride 2022
B2B (TransAtlantic) |
Lisbon,
Azores, Bermuda, Grand Turk, Tampa |
Joni
Daniels, Jan Morgan, Marvin & Linda Self |
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Carnival Glory 2022 |
New
Orleans, Montego Bay, Aruba,
Bonaire, Cartagena, Panama Canal, Limon,
Cozumel |
Gary &
Voni Chandler |
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Carnival Dream 2023
SBS |
Key West, Amber Cove,
San Juan, St. Thomas, St Kitts, St Marteen, St Croix, Montego
Bay |
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Carnival Vista 2023
SBS |
Mahogany
Bay, Belize, Cozumel |
Gary &
Voni Chandler, Cade & Tammy Martin |
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Princess Ruby
2023 |
Galveston,
Cartegena, Panama Canal Transit, Fuerte
Amador, Panama, Puntarenas, Costa
Rica, Cabo San
Lucas, Mexico, San Francisco |
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Carnival Spirit 2023 |
Seattle, Skagway,
Juneau, Ketchikan, Victoria |
Jamie, Luchi, Natalie,
Martin, Casey, Mary, Kira, Katy, Michael, Bethany,
Gatlin & Lincoln, Joni, Melannie,
Johnny, Riley |
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Carnival
Horizon 2023 B2B |
Aruba,
Bonaire, La Roma, Amber Cove |
Joni,
Marvin & Linda |
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Carnival
Horizon 2023 B2B |
Ocho Rio,
Grand Caymen, Cozumel |
Joni,
Marvin & Linda |
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Carnival
Spirit 2023 |
Moibile,
Bimini, Freeport, Half Moon Cay, Nassau |
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Princess
Regal 2024 |
Roatan,
Costa Maya and Cozumel |
Joni |
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Holland Koningsdam
2024 |
San Diego,
Hilo, Maui, Kauai, Oahu, Fanning Island,
five French Polynesian islands. |
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Carnival Breeze
2024 |
Costa Maya and
Cozumel |
Steve,
James & Mendy, Cheney, Gary & Voni,
Marv & Linda, Todd & Belinda,
Joni |
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Princess
Regal 2024 |
Roatan,
Costa Maya, Cozumel |
Gary, Voni,
Joni, Marvin and Linda |
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Carnival
Elation 2025 B2B |
Jacksonville, Nassau, Princess Cay |
Gary and
Voni |
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Carnival
Elation 2025 B2B (part 2) |
Jacksonville, Nassau, Princess Cay |
Gary and
Voni |
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Princess
Ruby 2025 |
Hawaii
(Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Hilo) and Ensenada |
Joni,
Marvin & Linda |
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Princess
Coral 2025 |
Ft
Lauderdale, Panama Canal transit, Fuerte
Amador Panama, Puntarenas MX, San Juan
Del Sur Nicaragua, Huatulco, Puerto
Vallarta, Los Angeles, San Diego, San
Francisco, Astoria Oregon,
Victoria Canada, Vancouver Canada |
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Carnival
Spirit 2025 B2B |
Mobile,
Bimini, Celebration Key, Mobile |
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Carnival
Spirit 2025 |
Mobile,
Bimini, Celebration Key, Princess Kay,
Nassau, Mobile |
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Princess
Discovery 2025 |
Ketchikan,
Juneau, Skagway |
James and
Mendy |
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Carnival
Dream (2026) |
Key West,
Grand Turk, San Juan, St Thomas, St
Kitts, St Marteen, St Croix, Ocho Rio |
Marvin,
Linda, & Joni |
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Princess
Islander (2026) |
LA,
Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Papeete, Moorea,
Raiatea, Aukland, Tauranga, Bay of
Islands, Hobert Tasmania, Sydney,
Brisbane, Noumea, Mystery Island, Suva,
Dravuni Island, Apia, Nawilwili, Kahului,
LA |
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We have
both taken trips without each other, seldom, but it happens.
I didn't list those trips, I am doing good to remember all
of these. Paulette keeps telling us we need to slow
down. Sorry Paulette, we still enjoy traveling and
hope we have many exciting trips in our future. |
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Speaking of future trips, our
travel bucket list includes: |
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Boston - I have been on a business trip and we stopped there
on a cruise for one day, but would like to go back. Rafting under the Royal Gorge Bridge The Snake River Train ride across Canada
Cruise to Greece and France (Normandy) |
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And when we dream (with a winning lottery ticket in
hand): |
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Bora Bora \ The Olympics - winter or summer Whistler's mountain - skiing for Micky Patagonia A month long beach trip (all inclusive of course)
Cruise stops in Istanbul, Morocco,
LeHarve, Olympus, Amazon River |
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People ask
us to recommend resorts, vacation ideas, etc. We do
not like to do this. What worked for us may not work
for someone else. We are content with a book, a shade
tree and the beach. We have solved huge international
problems watching waves go in and out. We could people
watch for hours - especially in Vegas. Some folks don't "sit" as
well as we do and that is fine. We do believe that when
it comes to travel, "to each his own." Have we even had a bad vacation? NEVER! Have we
had some that are much better than others? Oh yes!
But we still agree...There is
no such thing as a bad day at the beach.
Anonymous
Vacations / Cruises
canceled due to Covid / And I will NEVER forgive the
murderers that set this free.
Carnival Spirit April
2020 Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Gary & Voni,
Marvin & Linda, Joni Carnival Dream November 2020, Protest Cruise, Gary &
Voni, James & Mendy, Marvin & Linda, Joni & Marsha,
Mike & Neva Carnival Dream June 2021 - GCruise 2021
Costa Maya and Cozumel (Gramps, Grammy, Nati, Katy and
Martin)
Carnival Vista January 2022 Cozumel,
Belize, Roatan
Mexico - 2 weeks in May 2020 Aruba - Birthday week in June 2020 Ruidoso, NM - 1 week in August 2020
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