sea legs

We're home from our voyage up the coast of North America.  It was fun, wonderfully long, and beautiful. We joined Zack's parent's, brother and sister-in-law for a 7 day cruise to New England and Canada up the coast from New York City.  The trip was made possible by and in memory of Zack's grandparents that recently passed away.  It was a lovely way to remember them and celebrate their lives together.

It was so nice to pack up our things, take a cab to the dock and then board.  We have never had such an easy time traveling.  (Usually it takes an hour to get the rental car and get back to the house, time to load the car and then time to inch our way through traffic and out of the city.  Then the same when we get back home plus time to find an open parking spot on the street somewhere...  It is not fun to travel living here.)  It was so great to sale away from our city/home and to return conveniently home again.  It felt like we were gone for ages and that was the best part.  Now I can say, I have "sea legs". 

I'm sure you can imagine that my husband photographer and I got tons of photos of the vacation but I'll share just few pictures.  I made and brought along a travel journal to add to throughout the voyage and I will be sharing that later in the week.  So, for now, here are a few highlights with minimal words...

Departing New York, New York, USA

 

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

 

Portland, Maine, USA

 

St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

 

 
*  The overall review of the cruise: It was nice.  While it took a few hours to get used to the movement of the sea we all got used to it eventually.  Now we're dealing with some post cruise dizziness but its going away more and more every day since we got back.  We sailed on the Carnival Glory.  The ship was nice but sort of old and the cruise seemed tailored a bit more for an older crowd, like our parent's ages.  The entertainment, food, activities and accommodations were plenty good for me, a first time cruiser.  Now that we're home, I look forward to going on another cruise one day, maybe an Alaskan, Caribbean or even the Norwegian cruise?

//  Have you been on a cruise?  Which would you recommend?