This will be a short post that goes along with my previous write-up on the same topic I’ve been doing further research to find out if other cruise lines aside from Carnival, Princess and Holland America give you free cruise offers by submitting your information online. As a result, I came across this Reddit thread. […]

Last week I wrote a post on how I scored a free-ish offer from Holland America thanks to my husband’s expiring MGM Gold status (obtained from no-longer-available Hyatt match). In that post I’ve linked to an excellent resource on Frequent Miler blog, and I recommend you bookmark it in order to keep up with the […]

Well, comrades, as the saying goes, better late than never. Like many of you, I’ve been fascinated by the “free cruise” fever that hit our community over the last few years. Nancy has done a stellar job at taking advantage of all the match opportunities from different cruise lines. And of course, Nick from Frequent […]

It’s hard to believe, but last week has been our first stay in Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in almost five years. Between the Covid pandemic, a death in the family and several hurricanes, our plans were derailed quite a few times. Fortunately, each time I was able to cancel without penalty thanks to using […]

There have been a lot of important developments in the miles and points universe in the last few months. Nancy and I have mentioned them in passing or via recaps. But in this post I wanted to add a quick commentary on some of the news items that have generated a lot of discussion in […]

The year is almost over, and we still have one quick local getaway this week. But I figured this might be a good time to look back on 2023. It has certainly been a busy travel year for my family, and I would be lying if I said that we didn’t spend a boatload of […]