Kathy 2026, Cocktails, Cruising, Music

Lincoln Park Supper Club on Star of the Seas

I gathered a few clips from our fabulous evening at the “Lincoln Park Supper Club” on Star of the Seas in order to experience the highlights as one piece.

The 6-course meal is paired with a cocktail for each course (no, I did not finish them all – tasting only – lol!) and the music was paired with the theme of 1930s Chicago. On its sister ship, Icon of the Seas, the supper club has a New York theme and is called the “Empire Supper Club.” The upcoming Legend of the Seas has a Hollywood theme and is called “Hollywoodland.” And, yes, we’re booked on that ship!

It was all so fabulous in its own right but I felt especially close to my dad who loved Jazz and music and fine dining. Yes, I’m definitely his daughter. In fact, when I met him for the first time as an adult, we were sitting in his living room and he stood up to turn on his music player and said, “If you’re any daughter of mine, you’ll love this.” It was Jazz, of course. And I loved it! Yes, dad would be proud!

Kathy 2026, Cruising, Music, The Journey

My Wish List for 2026 #cruising #restless #travel #music #writing

We found ourselves hanging out at Port Canaveral again today. We love watching the cruise ships. That’s how we found ourselves cruising on Utopia of the Seas last summer. That was a 3-day test cruise for Royal Caribbean (did not expect to like this cruise line) – we thought we’d be 1 and done. Instead, it instigated a 7-day cruise on Star of the Seas, my 25th cruise.

And once onboard Star of the Seas, not only did we have a blast with the nightlife – a Jazz Supper Club, Disco Night, 80s night, a romantic dinner at Chops Grille, and an evening at Lou’s Jazz Club, but we went on a sunset catamaran sail out of St. Thomas. Simply fabulous! So then we booked the brand new not yet sailing Legend of the Seas.

I’m been feeling so restless since then. I’m dying to get back out to sea. We have plans for a March cruise on Sun Princess and are double-booked next December on the newest Royal Caribbean ship, Legend of the Seas from Fort Lauderdale, but also Discovery Princess from L.A. We can’t be in both places at the same time so we’ll see which cruise wins.

Sounds fabulous right? But in the meantime, how do I stay landlocked in my house? I realized watching “Gone With the Wynns” on youtube and their latest boating lifestyle, that I really need to hit the road. Live in an RV, live on a boat. I need to be more mobile. Land or sea, it doesn’t matter. I just can’t stay home like this. I never really could. Isn’t it time for the next leg of “The Journey“? I may continue that story this year.

So to tide me over, I put together this video paired with 3 of my favorite songs I wrote in 2025. You might have heard them before. 😀

Kathy 2025, Bahamas, Caribbean, Cruising

Perfect Day for Writers, Music Lovers, and Cruisers

I seem to set a few of my stories on cruise ships. It’s the perfect setting to me. The location is mostly contained, which I find very helpful as a writer, and I happen to live not far from a cruise port where I love to hang out for a bit of breakfast after church early Sunday morning. It’s a perfect day.

“Star of the Seas” is in port on Sundays right now. We’re counting down to our cruise on her with a stop at “Perfect Day at Coco Cay.” So it’s a perfect day in more ways than one.

Here’s my latest short video on YouTube.