As most of you know, Marriott’s takeover of SPG brand brought a number of new changes to the program as well as to lineup of SPG co-branded credit cards. For those of you who don’t follow major blogs, here is an email from Amex rep, outlining the latest enhancements: < p dir=”ltr”>”New Card Names – […]

Since a winter storm is sweeping half the nation, I figured now would be a good time to warm up by looking at some warm weather photos. Let’s check out Paradise Beach in Cozumel! See also: Review: Star Wars Day at Sea (SWDAS) on the Disney Fantasy Why We Chose Paradise Beach My family visited […]

A few weeks ago I published a post where I shared my thoughts on elite status and whether it’s worth pursuing As with most things in life, it’s the case of YMMV For some, throwing all of their energy into achieving a certain elite-tier threshold could make a lot of sense. Having Hyatt Globalist can really […]

My family just returned from a 7-night cruise to the Western Caribbean on the Disney Fantasy. This was our 7th cruise on DCL, our 3rd time on the Disney Fantasy, but our first cruise that had a Star Wars Day at Sea. (See my previous trip report on the Disney Wonder to Alaska). Disney Cruise […]

If you’ve been following this blog for the last few years, you already know that it’s not a place to come to if you are looking for curated content and a pleasant “lady blogger” persona. I’m far more likely to post a photo of my son picking his nose while standing in line to the […]

I am what you would call an “undesirable customer” for most major banks. Ditto for my husband. They are onto us, for sure, which is why many credit card offers are currently off limits for yours truly. Either I don’t qualify due to 5/24 rule or the bank computer simply looks at my profile and […]