Day 7 and the final report from MSC World America brings us to the last stop on this Eastern Caribbean cruise, MSC’s private island, Ocean Cay Marine Reserve in The Bahamas. As I do with all my final day reports, I’ll wrap things up at the end with my overall…

Day 6 on MSC World America was another sea day as we made our way toward the final port of call on this cruise, MSC Ocean Cay Marine Reserve in The Bahamas. So far, the weather has been more than cooperative, and on a ship this size that really matters.…

Day 5 on MSC World America is the first of two back-to-back sea days as we make our way to our final port of call on this cruise, MSC Ocean Cay Marine Reserve in The Bahamas, where we’ll be spending the day on Friday. One thing about MSC’s 7-night Eastern…

Day 4 on MSC World America sees us visiting one of my favorite ports of call in the Caribbean, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and what makes today even better is that we’re here until 11 p.m. World America arrived around 8:00 this morning, the all clear to go ashore was…

Day 3 on MSC World America brought us to our first port of call on this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise, Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. And before getting into what there is to do here, let’s clear up one thing that cruise websites and ship tracking sites love to…

Day 2 on MSC World America is being spent the way cruise ships were intended to be judged: at sea. With no port call today as we make our way to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, this is the kind of day that really puts a ship to the…

After just getting off Holland America Line’s Koningsdam, I’m back at it again, this time revisiting a ship I sailed exactly one year ago on its inaugural voyage: MSC World America. When World America debuted in Miami last year, it not only became the first World Class ship to homeport…

Time for the day 12 report from Holland America Line’s Koningsdam, and today marks the final day of this 12-day cruise. We’re wrapping things up with a visit to Holland America’s private island in The Bahamas, Half Moon Cay, where the ship dropped anchor around 6:30 a.m. this morning. When…

Day 11 on Koningsdam and it’s the last sea day of this cruise as we make our way toward the final port of call, Half Moon Cay, Holland America’s private island in The Bahamas. There were a couple things on the agenda today that revolved around pure indulgence, and let’s…

Day 10 on Holland America Line's Koningsdam and today is the first of two back-to-back sea days as we make our way toward the final port of call of this cruise, Half Moon Cay in The Bahamas, where we’ll arrive on Thursday before heading back to Fort Lauderdale on Friday…