What better way to spend Independence Day than on a cruise ship, right? Never mind the thousands of people lining up to watch fireworks at the local beach or park, my mind was made up that I was going to avoid all that and spend it at sea. With the…
Royal Caribbean is expanding its fleet of Oasis-class ships on the heels of the launch of the latest – and world's largest cruise ship - Harmony of the Seas. Launched earlier this month, Harmony joins sisters Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas in a unique class of…
A cruise is a great way to spend a vacation relaxing, exploring new destinations, soaking up some sun and enjoying the serenity an ocean cruise offers. But there is also one other key ingredient to cruising... the food! It's no secret that eating is a large part of the cruise…
The other day I posted some notes and photos of Joe Palko's cruise on the Carnival Splendor from Carnival Cruise Line. Joe has been gracious enough to share his thoughts on the cruise with my readers and just filed his "wrap up" report on the trip. If you haven't read…
My friend Joe Palko is currently onboard the Carnival Splendor sailing through the Western Caribbean on a 7-day cruise that departed from Miami on May 15, 2016. Over the course of the week, the ship will visit Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Georgetown in the Cayman Islands, and Cozumel, Mexico. The Carnival…
Let me see a show of hands, who's ready to hop on a cruise ship and visit Cuba? I know I am! Being American, the country famous for hand-rolled cigars, white-sand beaches, sweet rum and communism has been off limits. Of course, those crafty enough to figure a way into…
Two new ships are coming to Disney Cruise Line, the Walt Disney Company announced today. The new cruise ships will be larger than the newest ships in the fleet, Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy, and will weigh in at 135,000 gross tons and have 1,250 staterooms each. The @disneycruiseline fleet…
The main dining room (MDR) on a cruise ship used to be the only place where you would eat dinner with your fellow passengers. As times and tastes have changed, the MDR has made way to a plethora of specialty restaurants taking up more and more space on today's ships…
More ships are making their way into the MSC Cruises fleet and they're big! Today the company announced they will build two new ships that will hold 6,300 passengers when booked to full capacity, around the same number Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class cruise ships carry. The Meraviglia Plus-class ships are based…
My favorite cruise ship recently emerged from drydock with some exciting changes. The “Big E,” or Holland America Line's ms Eurodam, spent 14-days in the Bahamas getting several new concepts that the Seattle-based cruise line announced earlier in the year as part of a $30M fleet renovation project. Many of…
