Spoiler Alert: Cruising Cuba

My first full post of the new year is going to be sharing details of the cruise to Cuba that I did in September 2017.  Especially for those of us in the United States, Cuba is surrounded by mystery and not a place that we could easily visit.  Let me just say, I’m hooked, beyond glad that I went, and eagerly hope to return one day.

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Havana, Cuba

4 Not to Miss Alaska Cruise Excursions

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At the end of May 2016 my husband and I took his parents on what ended up being an utterly amazing family vacation:  a 7 day cruise to Alaska.  To be honest, virtually every excursion that either Norwegian cruise lines offered or that I found on my own seemed like a “must do”.  In the end, we ended up with 4 not to miss excursions.  Click to read (and see!) what I would repeat in a heartbeat.

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