Our first port of call on this Panama Canal journey was Holland America Line’s private island in the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay. And before we go any further, I need to address something. Carnival Corporation recently decided that Half Moon Cay should now be called “RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay.” I…

Just a few weeks after Norwegian Cruise Line surprised passengers by announcing that beverage packages would no longer work on Great Stirrup Cay, the cruise line now appears to be reversing course, at least for now. Guests sailing on upcoming Norwegian itineraries are receiving letters from the cruise line stating…

Some ships feel familiar after you've been on them once and start to feel like home after you've sailed on them a few times.  And that's definitely the case with Holland America Line’s Rotterdam, which I just stepped off in November after three weeks wonderful sailing her around the Caribbean.…