Today the Zuiderdam is visiting Jamaica — Ocho Rios, to be exact. Now, you may be saying, “Scott, didn’t Jamaica just have a Category 5 hurricane blow through? Why on earth are you going there?” Well, Zuiderdam happens to be one of the first cruise ships to call on Jamaica…

Day 3 on Zuiderdam was spent at sea as we continue our journey toward our next port of call, Ocho Rios, Jamaica — our second stop on this seven-day Western Caribbean cruise. Our first stop, of course, was Holland America’s private island, Half Moon Cay, which I covered in detail…

On the second day of this 7-day western Caribbean cruise, Zuiderdam dropped anchor off Holland America’s private island in the Bahamas — Half Moon Cay. Or, as the marketing folks in Seattle are now trying to rebrand it, “RelaxAway Half Moon Cay.” Yes, you read that right. RelaxAway. Can we…

Fresh off nine days aboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, I’ve traded British formality for Dutch charm and am back aboard Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam. This one feels a bit nostalgic — I first sailed this ship way back in December 2013 for a Panama Canal cruise. And before anyone tells you…

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), the parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, just delivered a major blow to solo cruisers. The company is reversing course on its plan to expand solo accommodations across its fleet. After promoting itself as a champion for solo…

The final day of this 9-day Western Caribbean cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth has arrived, and we’re spending it at sea as we make our way back to Miami. It’s hard to believe it’s already over — though, after nine days, I can safely say I’ve seen everything this ship has…

Today marked our final port of call on this 9-day Western Caribbean cruise aboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth — and we wrapped things up in one of the most over-visited, over-shopped, and over-tequila’d islands in all of Mexico, no not Cancun, but Cozumel.  Now, if you’ve been on more than one…

Day 7 aboard the Queen Elizabeth brought us to Belize City, Belize — the ship’s maiden call here — and the third port stop on this nine-day Western Caribbean cruise. After visits to Costa Maya and Mahogany Bay, today’s adventure was… well, let’s just say a little more old-school. Belize…

Day 6 of this 9-day Western Caribbean cruise aboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth brought us to our second port of call — Mahogany Bay, Roatán, Honduras. If you’ve been following along, you know this wasn’t part of the original plan. We were supposed to be heading to Montego Bay, Jamaica, but…

Day five aboard Queen Elizabeth, and it's a sea day as we head toward Mahogany Bay, Roatán, Honduras, which replaced Montego Bay, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa left Jamaica in pretty rough shape. Now, sea days can go one of two ways: either you’re the type who does every trivia contest,…