Serenade of the Seas Review- Part 1- San Juan Pre-Cruise

Hi everyone! I know it's been some time since I've written here. Life has been hectic lately, and our vacation came at the perfect time. My husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on the Serenade of the Seas, visiting St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Aruba, and Curacao.

Fabulous Way to Rack up Air Miles

We love the US Airways Dividend Miles Program. We just redeemed our miles to fly from Philadelphia to San Juan, roundtrip, in October. What would have cost about $1000 cost us just $80 in fees!

There are many ways to earn their miles. One of my favorites is their US Airways Visa Check Card. We earn miles for every purchase we make with our check card. Such an easy way to earn miles. Use the card to pay bills, go shopping, etc, and earn miles every time. 

Anyways, I'm excited to try their annual Grand Slam Promotion. It's a way for you to rack up miles pretty easily. Even if you don't earn the max number of miles, it's pretty doable to earn about 3,000 extra miles with minimal effort. Check it out today, and be sure to register! I'll let you know how many miles I rack up once the promotion is over.

Excellent Blog- The Points Guy

Just wanted to share this blog I found called The Points Guy. He shares lots of info on how to rack up hotel and flyer miles. I like the way he thinks. I hope this is helpful to you as well!

Our Time in Boston- a Review

Hi All! My husband and I visited Boston for a weekend in July and had a wonderful time. Here’s a recap of our time there. I hope this is helpful to someone J

We live in Central Jersey, so we decided to try Megabus for the first time from the Secaucus station. Just a pic of me being silly:

The tickets cost us about $50 RT for both of us. I’m pretty sure it would have been cheaper if we booked earlier in advance, but we felt it was a good value. I highly recommend departing from Secaucus instead of New York City. Sounds like the NYC stop is a madhouse, but there were only four other riders who boarded with us there. The bus originally departed from Philly, so the bus was pretty full however we were able to find seats on the top level of the bus easily. The bus was clean, there were electrical outlets at each seat (overhead where the A/C nozzles were), and my husband noted that he was content with the leg room. It was on time too. We would definitely ride with Megabus again.

After about a smooth 4 hour ride, we arrived in Boston. We grabbed a taxi to our hotel. I booked our stay by bidding on Priceline, and won the Boston Marriott Copley Place. I contacted the manager before our arrival to make some requests regarding our room since I’m a Marriott Rewards Member. He was very courteous and assured me that our requests would be granted.  I read some reviews on Tripadvisor and was a little nervous about the hotel, but when we pulled up we were very pleased.

We arrived at about 3 PM and were able to check in right away. So excited to learn we had a corner room on the 37^th floor (there are 38 floors in the hotel), with an incredible view of the Charles River:

How to Have a Great Vacation with Your Spouse

Do you and your spouse find yourselves arguing on vacation? Here is a link great article by Ronnie Tyler about being able to relax and enjoy your time away with your spouse on vacation.

Beautiful Photos....

*Sigh* There's something to be said about the beauty of the Caribbean. Powdery, white sand and turquoise, crystal-clear water together is my idea of heaven.

Here's a slideshow of some fantastic photos. Enjoy!

Readers' Best Caribbean Photos

Heading to Boston

Hi All! Headed to Boston in a few weeks for a long weekend. Has anyone been there? Does anyone have any tips for me?