When I stepped aboard the MSC World America for its inaugural sailing on April 12, 2025, I knew I was in for a treat. There was plenty of buzz around the ship’s food and beverage options, but one restaurant stood out above the rest: Eataly. Billed as the “first Eataly…
It’s the final day of this four-day cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas, and it just so happens to be Easter Sunday. For this trip, we had just one port of call—yesterday’s stop in Cozumel, Mexico. Now, we’re making our way back to our home port of Tampa,…
Cruise lines are investing heavily in their private island and destination experiences in the Bahamas and Caribbean as cruisers are growing tired of stops at places such as Nassau, and are looking for more resort-style experiences that offer a day of relaxation rather than high pressure from local mechants and…
If you're someone who plans your cruise around the food (guilty), then you’re going to want to make a reservation at one of my favorite restaurants on Holland America Line ships, Tamarind. The cruise line is giving this specialty restaurant a bit of a refresh—and not just in the kitchen.…
What an exciting day! A lot of people sleep on Cozumel and often compare it to a port like Nassau—mostly because cruise ships visit so often and there are market vendors near the port. But Cozumel is nothing like Nassau. I don’t even find the vendors here to be bothersome.…
Just doing a quick check-in today as part of this 4-day cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas. Today is a sea day, and honestly... I didn’t do much of anything. But when you’re on vacation, is that really a bad thing? Got some coffee and breakfast to start…
It’s time to hop aboard one of Royal Caribbean’s oldest and most beloved cruise ships—Enchantment of the Seas—for a four-day sailing out of Tampa with just one port stop: Cozumel, Mexico. Enchantment has quite the unique history. She first launched in 1997, and in 2005, underwent a major $60 million…
Today is the final day of this 7-day inaugural sailing on MSC Cruises’ new flagship, MSC World America, and we’re spending the day at the line’s private island in The Bahamas, MSC Ocean Cay Marine Reserve. Back in the 1960s, this place wasn’t even a proper island. It was an…
It’s the second of two back-to-back sea days on this 7-day inaugural cruise on the new flagship of the MSC Cruises fleet, MSC World America. So far, the trip has been fantastic in every way. From a stunning ship to service I can’t find a single complaint about, to, well……
Today is the first of two back-to-back sea days as the MSC World America begins her trip back home to PortMiami, but not before making a stop at Ocean Cay Marine Reserve in the Bahamas on Friday. Weather-wise, while hot, the afternoon was full of rain showers, hampering many of…
