It's now been a full week I've been onboard Holland America's Rotterdam and there are two more to go. The 7th day of this 21-day Panama Canal Sunfarer Cruise saw us spending a small portion of the day docked in Cartagena, Colombia. The ship docked around 6:30 am and we…
Following a very long port day in Aruba, Day 6 of this 21-day cruise on Holland America Line's Rotterdam was a sea day and we also had a time change overnight, with clocks being set back one hour. Depending on the cruise line and destinations, some will use "ship's time"…
Hello from "One Happy Island," Aruba! To be more exact, Oranjestad, Aruba where we are on the 5th day of this 21-day cruise on Holland America's Rotterdam. The ship docked around 7:30 am and the gangway was open just before 8:00 am for those who wanted to be one of…
Today I'm talking about sea days, days where there are no port calls just a day spent travelling to the ship's next destination. The 4th day of this 21-day cruise on Holland America's Rotterdam is the second of two back-to-back sea days as we make our way to Aruba. The…
Day 3 of this 21-day cruise on Holland America's Rotterdam and we're sailing the first of two back-t0-back sea days as we make our way to Aruba, our second port-of-call and always a fun stop in the Caribbean. So far the weather has been cooperating, the sea has been flat…
One day into this 21-day Holland America Line cruise to the Panama Canal and the Southern Caribbean we're at our first port-of-call, Half Moon Cay. East of Miami in the turquoise waters of the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay (also known as Little San Salvador Island) is a 2,400-acre private island,…
It's been a while since I've been on a Holland America ship and there's no better way to get reacquainted with the line than with a 21-day cruise on the newest ship in the fleet and the line's flagship, Rotterdam! Actually, this cruise was sold two different ways - as…
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,…
