Before my recent cruise out of Galveston, TX, my daughter and I needed one night at a hotel near the cruise port. I’ve stayed in Galveston before and haven’t been impressed with any hotels so far. So, I decided to splurge and use my travel credit from my Capital One Venture X card on a […]

On our European cruise last month, we visited Santorini before Mykonos. The scenery of Santorini was spectacular (see my post here). So on the day we went to Mykonos, I had very low expectations. I figured there was no way any other port could come close to Santorini. I was wrong! Logistics of Mykonos Mykonos […]

Last fall, I wrote about how I booked an overwater bungalow in Roatan for $155. The low price was due to a $200 on-board credit I got from my “free” cruise on Carnival (see this post). The original price of $355 includes transportation to Turquoise Bay Dive Resort, open bar, food, and the overwater bungalow […]

Next summer, my daughter and I are going on a cruise through the Norwegian Fjords. We plan to visit a few places on land before our cruise. My window to book award flights is open for some airlines (mostly international airlines who open up schedules ~12 months in advance). For this trip, it was easy […]

Thank you to everyone who downloaded the Travel Freely app last week and entered the contest to win a $100 gift card. Travel Freely randomly picked one winner, and the winner is…. Vincent! Vincent, you should have received an email from Travel Freely already notifying you how to claim your gift card. If not, please […]

On my family’s recent European cruise, our first port stop was Santorini, Greece. I’ve been drooling over photos of Santorini for years now. I couldn’t believe I was finally there! It was surreal! Advice for Visiting Santorini on a Cruise The day our ship visited Santorini, there were four other ships. The island was crowded! […]