Day 5 on Explora Journeys Explora I brought us to our second port of call, and hands down one of my favorite ports in the Caribbean when the weather decides to cooperate. Keep that last part in mind, friends, because it’s going to matter here in just a bit. Explora…
Day 4 on Explora Journeys Explora I, and we’ve arrived at our first port of call, La Romana in the Dominican Republic. The ship tied up just before 8:00am, and guests were able to head ashore shortly afterward. Before getting into what to do here, let’s talk a little about…
Day 3 onboard Explora Journeys’ Explora I, and once again we’re spending the day at sea as we continue making our way toward our first port of call, La Romana in the Dominican Republic, where we’re scheduled to arrive Monday morning at 8:00am. Yesterday I spent some time answering questions…
Day 2 onboard Explora Journeys’ Explora I, and today is a full sea day as we continue making our way toward our first port of call, La Romana in the Dominican Republic, where we’re scheduled to dock Monday morning at 8:00am. If you’re just jumping in now, yesterday I covered…
Fresh off 21 days onboard Holland America’s Rotterdam, I’m already back at sea on a brand-new cruise adventure. This time, I’m sailing aboard Explora Journeys’ Explora I, and I’ll be spending the next 18 days traveling deep into the Caribbean. What makes this itinerary especially interesting is that it includes…
Day 9 on Holland America's Rotterdam and this marks the final day of my 21 days onboard. This 9 day segment, which wraps up today, was preceded by a 12 day cruise on the same ship, so if you’re just getting here and want the full experience, you can start…
Day 8 on the Rotterdam was the second of our back-to-back sea days, and it’s that point in the cruise where reality starts tapping you on the shoulder saying, “Hey… this is almost over.” After 21 days onboard it finally hit me that tomorrow is our last port of call,…
Today kicks off the first of two back-to-back sea days as we head toward Fort Lauderdale and wrap up not only this 9-day segment, but my full 21-day stay onboard Rotterdam. If you’re just joining, you may want to rewind and check out the start of the previous 12-day leg…
Day six on the Rotterdam kicked off our second full day in Aruba, with an all aboard time of 4:30 pm and plenty of sunshine to finally make up for the soggy mess we dealt with the past few days. Today we were joined in Oranjestad by two new neighbors…
Day five on this 9-day southern Caribbean cruise found us visting one happy island — Aruba — bright and early, with Rotterdam docking in Oranjestad just after 7am. The “all clear” to head ashore came a little before 8, which meant the shore day parade of beach bags and fellow…
