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5 Practical Ways to Curb Cruise Vacation Weight Gain

T.I. Cruiser — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00:29 +0000

Let’s not kid ourselves; it’s damn hard (not impossible but damn hard) to take a cruise vacation without gaining weight. If you stick vacationers on a boat with 24 hour food and drink availability, healthy eating habits more often than not will cease to exist. Just because a certain outcome seems like to happen it doesn’t mean you should just throw in the towel, give into temptation, pig out and deal with the consequences when you get home; there is another way. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing, instead of seeking to completely avoid anything that can cause you to gain weight, pick your battles. Putting on a couple of pounds is perfectly normal and okay, what you want to avoid is packing [...]

Five of My Favorite Cruiseship Cocktails

T.I. Cruiser — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Recently I began researching which cruise I can take in March. Scouring the Internet in search of the best deals and the ideal itinerary put me in full cruise mode. Eventually, my mind started to wander and before I knew it I was completely immersed in a Caribbean daydream. While I figuratively drifted out to sea, my psyche made every effort to artificially re-create the feeling I get when on a cruise ship. Naturally I started to think about this delicious cruise ship cocktails. So, I have done is gone through my mental Rolodex in an effort to list some of my favorite cruise ship drinks. If I listed all of my favorites this post will probably be about three pages long so I decided [...]

How to Enjoy a Hurricane

T.I. Cruiser — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:45:26 +0000

Hurricane season is entering its peak and even as we speak Tropical Storm Emily is wreaking havoc all over the Eastern Caribbean. Plans are being ruined, cruise itineraries are being altered and things are just a mess. However, I’ve figured that I would take this opportunity to remind everyone that not all hurricanes are bad. In fact, when done probably hurricanes can be fantastic. Now obviously I’m not talking about the tropical storm variety of hurricane. So here is a recipe for a Hurricane that is sure to put a smile on your face. Here is what you’ll need to make a Hurricane: 1 ounce White Rum 1 ounce Jamaican Dark Rum 1 ounce Bacardi 151 Rum 3 ounces of Orange Juice 3 ounces of [...]

Norwegian Cruise Lines Follows Royal Caribbean’s Lead

T.I. Cruiser — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Once upon a time Royal Caribbean made one of the more unpopular decisions of recent times (from a cruise passenger standpoint) when they decided to attach a surcharge to all room service orders that take place between the hours of midnight and 5:00 am. Although most of us weren’t effected cruisers still were up in arms about the possibility of having to pay 3.95 for late-night room service. More than a few times I bashed Royal Caribbean’s efforts of “nickel and diming” its customers, but after the initial shock wore off I realized it didn’t really effect me. In fact, I have sailed twice on Royal Caribbean ships since the surcharge was instituted and never really noticed it. Upon further thinking it turns out I [...]

March Carnival Victory Cruise: Raices

T.I. Cruiser — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:00:27 +0000

Now for those of you not familiar with Raices, let me warn you that you will get vastly different opinions on what people think of the place. I hear the phrases touristy and tourist trap thrown around. Although I can understand why people think Raices is a tourist trip the reality is Raices is authentic Puerto Rican. While the decor of the restaurant definitely looks as if it was played up for tourists, this place is the real deal. In fact, this is actually the second location of the restaurant. The first location is in Caguas, Puerto Rico which isn’t the most touristy place on the island. Furthermore I would say there were no more than a half dozen non-locals in the restaurant on that [...]