For years, Disney Cruise Line (DCL) has been our family’s go-to for vacations at sea. Whether it’s the unmatched service, the familiar magic, or those oh-so-perfect split bathrooms, it’s hard to beat the DCL experience. But we decided to branch out—just a little. For our most recent adventure, we booked…

Every cruise has to come to an end eventually, and sadly, that time has come. It’s the final day aboard the beautiful MSC Seashore—a ship that’s been home for the past week—and it’s time to talk about everything this cruise had to offer. Being a sea day, the ship’s daily…

It’s time for our final stop on this 7-day cruise aboard the MSC Seashore, and today we’re visiting Cozumel, Mexico. The ship docked around 7:30 a.m., and the all-clear to go ashore was given shortly after. Unfortunately, Mother Nature didn’t get the memo. Thunderstorms hovered over the island for most…

Today marked the first of two back-to-back port calls in Mexico as the MSC Seashore arrived in Costa Maya at 8:00 a.m. We were joined in port by Princess Cruises' Enchanted Princess, which I sailed on last Christmas, and two ships from Royal Caribbean—Grandeur of the Seas and the massive…

After a day and a half at MSC Ocean Cay Marine Reserve, it’s time to chill a bit with a day at sea as we head toward our next port of call—Costa Maya, the first of two stops in Mexico. Since it’s a sea day, the daily planner (which you…

Hello again from MSC Ocean Cay Marine Reserve, where the MSC Seashore spent the night! Out of all the MSC cruises I’ve taken since Ocean Cay opened a few years ago, this is the first time I’ve been on one that included an overnight stop here. Most itineraries have Ocean…

It’s day two onboard the MSC Seashore, and this morning we’re waking up at MSC’s private island in The Bahamas, Ocean Cay Marine Reserve. A unique draw for this cruise is that we’re actually docked overnight—as in… we don’t leave until noon tomorrow! That makes for a lot of island…

It's my birthday week, and I could think of nothing better than to—well... take a cruise! This time I took the drive up to Port Canaveral (Orlando, FL) for a 7-day Bahamas and Western Caribbean cruise on MSC Cruises’ MSC Seashore — a Seaside EVO-class ship that joined the MSC…

On the final day of this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise on the MSC World America, we are at MSC’s Ocean Cay Marine Reserve. I wanted to get a nice view of the island as we pulled up to the pier, so I scouted out what I thought would be a…

"Well a very good morning.  I said a good morning. Good morning, good morning.  You bet a good morning, cause it's a good morning.  I said a good good gooooood, good goooood morning" Dr. E ~ Cruise Director It’s Day 6 and another day at sea as we sail toward…