When you're on a cruise, you're held captive with people from all over the world. Some don't speak English. Some may dress in their cultural attire. Some think wearing a Speedo at 450 pounds is acceptable. Some may be offended by the 20-something French woman who's topless on Deck 10…

The only time I eat scrambled eggs is when I'm on a cruise. From an early age, eggs freaked me out. You see, from an egg comes a chicken, therefore it's my belief that eating eggs is like eating unborn chickens. Now you don't need to go into the whole…

Day three is in the books and it was a warm and breezy day at sea as we set a course for Aruba along our trip to the Panama Canal. One thing to note about this cruise on Holland America Line's ms Zuiderdam... the ship is not full, which is…

Day two aboard Holland America Line's ms Zuiderdam has come and gone, and what an awesome day it was! I started the day having breakfast served on my verandah where the warm sunshine, bright blue water, and a gentle breeze were the perfect accompaniment to scrambled eggs, bacon, and ham.…

Living just 30 minutes north of Ft. Lauderdale has its perks for folks like me who like to cruise. During the winter months, the cruise lines base several ships in Port Everglades to take those who want to escape the cold to the warm climate in the Caribbean. Having been…

Beware the Ides of March. A day that wasn't too good for Julius Caesar was a great day in the Bahamas onboard the Eurodam. At least for those who got off the ship! We arrived at Holland America's private island, Half Moon Cay shortly after 8am. While 95% of the…

Time sure flies when you're having fun, doesn't it? It's hard to believe that it's time to pack up and leave the beautiful ms Eurodam after a week. I have to figure out what it is exactly that makes a vacation week go by so quick and a work week…

Here I am, day 6 of the cruise onboard the ms Eurodam and today we're at sea en route to the company's private island called Half Moon Cay which is located in the Bahamas. I've been there several times before, as you would have guessed, and it's probably the nicest…

Day 5 aboard the ms Eurodam, or as she's called, the “Mighty E.” We're stopped in St. Thomas, on a somewhat overcast day, where the expression “be wise, sanitize” is echoing throughout the ship. Last evening a letter was delivered to our cabins announcing that the extra sanitation measures that…

Some guy who simply goes by his initials, J.T., rudely awaked me with an early morning announcement that we've arrived in Grand Turk. I wasn't quite sure if I should jump out of bed, skip changing my underwear and scurry off the Eurodam with the rest of the people or…