Day 2 onboard the MSC Divina saw us at sea as we sailed towards St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands where we arrive at 9am AT on Tuesday. The day started out with breakfast in the ship's buffet, which was only served until 10:00am. For late risers like…

I'm back on board the MSC Divina for a 7-night, Eastern Caribbean cruise with stops in St. Thomas, USVI; San Juan, PR; and Great Stirrup Cay (Norwegian Cruise Line's private island) in the Bahamas. When Divina returned to Miami just a few weeks ago, she returned to sail from the…

Craving a double cheeseburger while cruising the Caribbean? If you're on Holland America Line, you can head do the Lido Deck and grab one at the Dive In which is available on select ships. A #burger and #frenchfries from the Dive In on @halcruises #Noordam. #cruise #foodporn #cruisepix #cruisefood #cheeseburger…

It's the final day of this four-day Thanksgiving cruise on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas. We left Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Thanksgiving day and visited one port-of-call, Cozumel in Mexico. Before heading to bed last night, we both agreed that we were not going to set…

Day 3 on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas found us docked in Cozumel, Mexico for a full day of.... well, for me not much. The ship pulled in around 7:30am and passengers were cleared around 8am. It was a beautiful day, albeit a bit on the breezy side. Overnight…

It's Day 2 onboard Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas and this is our first full day at sea as we travel to Cozumel, Mexico, the only port-of-call during this four-day western Caribbean cruise. The sea overnight was flat calm and made for a restful sleep. I mentioned yesterday that…

Last Thanksgiving, I was onboard Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas for the ship's inaugural sailing out of Bayonne, NJ. Quantum, at the time, was Royal's newest and most technologically advanced ship with a price tag of one-billion dollars. This Thanksgiving, I'm on another Royal Caribbean ship, Independence of the…

For the past three days, Joe Palko has been guest blogging from a four-day Western Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Paradise from Carnival Cruise Line. Today we have his final installment from onboard as the cruise ship makes its way back to Tampa, FL after a port call in Cozumel,…

This week, Joe Palko is guest blogging from the Carnival Cruise Line ship, Carnival Paradise. Joe left on October 22, 2015 for a four day cruise out of Tampa, FL where there will be one port call, Cozumel, Mexico. [caption id="attachment_10493" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The Tampa skyline as seen from the…

It's Day 2 on the Carnival Paradise from Carnival Cruise Line and Joe Palko is guest blogging from the ship which is currently enroute to Cozumel, Mexico, the only port of call during this four-day Western Caribbean cruise. [caption id="attachment_10502" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The Fun-nel of the Carnival Glory[/caption] Joe says…