I am back on the Carnival Celebration for the next week! By now, if you’ve been following along, you know that I’m on this vessel quite a bit. So this week, I’m not going to do lengthy day-by-day reports. Instead, I’ll share highlights and lowlights in a more condensed format.…

It’s the final day of this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the beautiful Carnival Celebration as we sail back to PortMiami after visiting Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As I always do in my final-day recap, I’m…

We’re in the home stretch of this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Celebration, and the next two days will be spent at sea as we make our way back to Miami. It’s been a great itinerary so far, with port calls in Amber Cove (Dominican Republic), San Juan…

The final stop on this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard Carnival Celebration is none other than St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Thomas has been a cruise hotspot for what seems like forever, and is one of the ports I visited on my very first cruise back in 1993…

One of the highlights for me on an Eastern Caribbean cruise is visiting one of my all-time favorite ports—San Juan, Puerto Rico. While not every Eastern itinerary includes a stop here, I always recommend picking a cruise that does. And if you can find one that stays late into the…

It’s time for our first port of call on this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Celebration, and today we’re visiting Carnival’s private destination: Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic, just outside the city of Puerto Plata. Amber Cove opened in October 2015 after Carnival Corporation invested around $85…

It’s a sea day aboard Carnival Celebration as we make our way to our first port of call: Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic. This sailing is a 7-day Eastern Caribbean itinerary that left Miami on Sunday. Along with Amber Cove, we’ll be visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico, and St.…

Hey there, Carnival Celebration — it’s been a hot minute, but I’m back! This ship holds a special place in my cruising history, as it’s the one I’ve sailed on quite a bit since her launch just a few years ago and has become a personal favorite. My last cruise…

It’s the final day of this seven-day Western Caribbean cruise on Carnival Venezia, and it’s a sea day as we make our way back to Port Canaveral. This report will focus on my overall experience—I’ll cover the good, the bad, and the ugly, and ultimately reveal whether or not I’d…

It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air on Carnival Venezia as we hit day six of this seven-day Western Caribbean cruise. Today is the first of two back-to-back sea days as we make our way back to Port Canaveral after visiting Nassau, The Bahamas; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and…