We all know how stressful disembarkation day can be, especially if you're like me and want to carry your own bags off the ship. All cruise lines offer passengers two options for disembarking. Self or express disembarkation, or standard disembarkation. If you're capable of carrying all your luggage off the…
On my 7-day western Caribbean cruise on Carnival Celebration, I booked a "guarantee" balcony stateroom. Guarantee staterooms are assigned by the cruise line a few weeks or days before departure. If you don't have a preference for where you want your stateroom to be on the ship, choosing a guarantee…
Well, the final day of this 7-day western Caribbean cruise has arrived and it’s time to do a quick rundown of the day and a recap of the week onboard the newest ship in the Carnival Cruise Line fleet, the Carnival Celebration. The last day of any cruise is always…
Sea days… people love them or hate them. On this particular cruise, we have two of them back-to-back as we head back to Miami to wrap up this 7-day western Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Celebration. While I love sea days, they have their pros and cons. Some cons, the…
We’re in the home stretch of this 7-day western Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Celebration, and day 5 is in the books. Today’s port-of-call took us to Honduras to the Carnival-owned port of Mahogany Bay located on the island of Roatan. The bay gets its name from the valuable mahogany…
Virgin Voyages is shaking up the cruise industry once again with its latest partnership with the World Poker Tour (WPT). This cruise line has announced the creation of the exclusive "WPT at Sea" Poker Room, an industry first. This standing poker venue will be located on the Scarlet Lady, which…
Greetings from Costa Maya! It’s day 4 of 7 on this western Caribbean cruise on the newest Carnival Fun Ship, Carnival Celebration. Let’s talk for a brief moment about Costa Maya, shall we? Costa Maya is one of those ports, like Freeport in the Bahamas, that you stop and ask,…
MSC Meraviglia, one of the world's largest cruise ships, made its grand debut at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in New York City on April 20, 2023 after previously homeporting at Port Canaveral, FL. Set to sail from the Big Apple, the megaship is scheduled to embark on various itineraries throughout…
It’s day 3 onboard Carnival Celebration and we arrived at our first port of call, Cozumel, Mexico. With this being my 49th cruise, I lost track of how many times I’ve been to Cozumel and how many times I’ve said, “This place sucks.” However, the next port of call is…
Cunard's newest ship, Queen Anne, received her crowning glory on April 14th, as the iconic red and black funnel was secured onto the luxury cruise liner at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. This significant construction milestone, known as the 'funnel lift,' takes the remarkable ship one step closer to her…
