As some of you may know, Mike & Mary no longer work full-time, but we don’t like to use the word “retired” – we are staying busy! We really enjoy spending time with family, especially our grandchildren; spending time with friends; exercising and staying active; and dancing, and teaching dancing.
Of course one of the advantages of no longer working a full-time job is that one has the time to do some traveling. The primary purpose of this travel is rest, relaxation, and exploring; and sometimes we wear our vintage clothes, and maybe mix in a bit of dancing! Below is some info from Mike & Mary’s latest travel and adventures, with the most recent first.
o In the M
ovies. Cannot provide a lot of details at this time……Mike & Mary recently (October 2025) danced in a movie! The scenes we danced and appeared in took place in the 1930’s, and we danced Lindy Hop and Balboa, wearing our vintage clothes. Of course, all that was right up our alley!
More info to follow once we are cleared to provide information on the movie, the movie release date, etc. We can say it was a long day, and a lot of fun!
o September 2025: Key West and Key Largo, FL. During our Caribbean Cruise, we went on a couple of snorkeling excursions and really enjoyed those. So we decided to take a trip to Key West, FL to check out that area and do some scuba diving.
We had great weather for that Sep. 24-28, 2025 trip, even though the timeframe for the trip was in the middle of “hurricane season”.
Click here for more info on that trip.
o From May 16th – 23rd, 2025, Mike and Mary were once again back on the beautiful ocean liner the
Queen Mary 2 (QM2) to make our second transatlantic crossing from Southampton, England to New York.
We once again flew into London and spent our pre-cruise time exploring that great city.
Overall, another fun trip and crossing. Click here for more info on that cruise.
o From November 20th – December 3rd, 2024, we were once again fortunate to be onboard the Queen Mary 2 (QM2), this time visiting the lesser Antilles Islands in the eastern Caribbean. This was not a vintage cruise (although we did book the cruise through Tom Pecena at Ahoy Vintage Cruises). We really enjoyed this cruise! Click here for more info on that cruise.
o From July 14th – 21st, 2023, Mike and Mary were fortune to make a transatlantic crossing from Southampton, England to New York on the Queen Mary 2 (QM2). The QM2 is the Cunard Line’s flagship, and is one of the few ocean liners in service capable of a transoceanic crossing. We booked the cruise through Ahoy Vintage Cruises, and were a part of a group of about 60 people that are vintage clothes enthusiasts. Overall, a fun trip. Click here for more info on that cruise.