Norovirus. One word that strikes fear into cruisers. You've seen the stories in the news about boatloads of people becoming sick with the gastro bug that makes its way through cruise ships quicker than bed bugs in a cheap hotel. Since January, the Centers for Disease Control have listed Norovirus…
It's National Beer Day, the day to celebrate the hoppy beverage that quenches the thirst of millions every day, and during a cruise on Royal Caribbean's Quantum-class cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, there's no better place to celebrate than at Michael's Genuine Pub. The brainchild of James Beard Award-winning chef…
The second Quantum-class cruise ship from Royal Caribbean, Anthem of the Seas, boarded one really tall passenger this morning. A giant giraffe wearing a swimsuit and a buoy was placed on the top deck of the ship with the help of a crane. No word on what this big guy…
On the morning of March 29, 2015, the captain of the Holland America Line cruise ship, ms Noordam came over the ship's intercom with a request for any passenger with type O- blood to report to the medical center as there was an ill passenger in need of a blood…
The final day onboard Holland America Line's ms Noordam started out with a bit of excitement. As I mentioned in yesterday's report, the captain came on the ship's public address system looking for volunteers willing to donate O- blood to a passenger in need of a transfusion. About an hour…
We're into the final 48 hours of this Southern Caribbean cruise on the Holland America Line ship ms Noordam. Day 9 is the first of two sea days as we make our way back to Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. [caption id="attachment_63082" align="aligncenter" width="2448"] One of the best views…
As far as the Dutch “ABC Islands” are concerned, the ms Noordam has stopped in “B” (Bonaire), “C” (Curacao) and today we're in “A” - Aruba! [caption id="attachment_63040" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] No stop in Aruba would be complete without stopping for a selfie![/caption] We arrived in the Paardenbaai Bay in Oranjestad,…
Day 7 aboard the Holland America Line cruise ship ms Noordam and we found ourselves docked in Willemstad, Curacao, the place known for the blue liquor that we love to consume in a refreshing alcoholic beverage. [caption id="attachment_62980" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Yours truly in Curacao with the Holland America Noordam in…
Day 6 aboard Holland America Line's ms Noordam has come and gone and there are four days left to this incredible journey through the Southern Caribbean. After spending a day at sea, we arrived in the first of the Dutch “ABC Islands” - Bonaire. The “A” stands for Aruba which…
The only thing better than a day at sea... is... well, there is so such thing! Day 5 onboard Holland America Line's ms Noordam saw us spending a leisure day cruising the Caribbean sea en route to our next port-of-call, Bonaire – a small Dutch island off the coast of…
