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…
Day 9 on Koningsdam and this cruise is rapidly coming to a close. So far we’ve visited San Juan, St. Thomas, St. John’s, Roseau, and Castries, and after today we’ve got just one more stop left, Half Moon Cay in The Bahamas, before this latest adventure is in the books.…
Day 8 and it’s Easter Sunday on Holland America Line’s Koningsdam, and today we’re spending it in Castries, St. Lucia, where the ship docked right on schedule and guests were cleared to head ashore promptly at 8:00 a.m. First, let’s talk about the cruise port setup, because like a few…
Day 7 on Koningsdam and today’s port of call is Roseau, Dominica. This is one of those stops that, much like St. John’s, Antigua, lands on my list of least favorite Caribbean ports. Not because it’s the worst place in the world, but because it’s definitely not one of those…
Time for the day 6 report from Holland America Line's Koningsdam, and today we’re visiting one of my least favorite ports, St. John’s, Antigua. And before going any further, let’s clear up the name confusion because the Caribbean really does love making things more complicated than they need to be.…
Day 5 on Holland America Line’s Koningsdam brought us to our second port of call, St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. I’ve probably told this story before, but my first visit to St. Thomas was way back in 1994 on my very first cruise, aboard Royal Caribbean’s Sovereign of…
Day 4 on Holland America Line’s Koningsdam and today we’re finally hitting land for the first time on this 12-day Caribbean run. First stop: one of my top five cruise ports anywhere, San Juan, Puerto Rico. For this morning’s arrival, the bow was opened up on Deck 5 so guests…
Day three on Koningsdam is the last sea day before things get busy. After this, it’s five straight port days, and with Easter Sunday coming up, we’ll be spending that day in St. Lucia. So with no port stop to talk about today, this feels like a good time to…
