Maria Rivero

09/05/2026

Try watching this and not turning to mush

08/03/2026

Being single in Italy is a mistake! If it wasn’t for my kids I don’t think I’d come home! The men are as delicious as the food haha! Oh how I wish my mother had taught me Italian! If Greece is anything like Italy then the men and women there are going to be GORGEOUS so I vote that we do a cruise to Greece haha. I spoke with someone over the weekend and they said if we book far enough out we can do Albania, Rome, or Santorini and stay at under 100 a month for budget! For my potential cruisers, do you think you’d prefer waiting a year and going international or doing something sooner domestic? We found a Turks and Caicos in January out of Miami for around the same price. Still on adults only luxurious Virgin Voyages, who has my whole foodie heart. Thoughts? Both? Both. 🙂

08/01/2026

Where are my singles? Virgin Voyages knows how to do cruises but there is a serious shortage of straight single men and women and it has me thinking that it would be an amazing idea to plan a singles trip. Like attracts like and we can draw out the other singles during some of the solo events. If I planned something far enough out, I could even keep it domestic, would anyone be interested in a singles cruise? I’ll look into other cruise lines if I have to but the messages that are flooding in from you guys about this trip make me think that we have a real shot at organizing a singles cruise. Of course, my goal is to not be single by the time the cruise happens so my “couples” are still going to be welcome to whatever group rate I can secure, but I’d love at least 20 single men and 20 single women. No roommate? No problem! I didn’t know my roommate this time and she ended up being the coolest and most fun person ever. So, we can always find a roommate for you.

Picture of me before my first fancy dinner at the Italian Restaurant as we sail for Italy!

Tell me, would you cruise with me and a group of strangers? I PROMISE it will be a lot of fun. You make some of your best friends out of strangers you meet sailing away together!

07/19/2026

Customs took so long that we missed our flight. They gave us some play money and rebooked us for 10 hours later. So, we enjoyed Zurich!

07/08/2026

Bestie shopping days are my favorite. Trying to twin when we go to Cowboys next Tuesday! Time to line dance! So happy to have had such a fun day with you today 🩵

06/15/2026