As the heat of Florida's summer gives way to cooler autumn days, a new season emerges – Caribbean cruise season! While cruise lines depart year-round from Florida's major ports, fall is when the tropical itineraries really hit their stride. This season, you’ll find added sailings from lines like Holland America,…

It’s the final day of this 6-day Bahamas cruise on the Carnival Vista, and we’re spending the day at sea as we sail back to Port Canaveral. Tomorrow, I would have been boarding the ship for an 8-day cruise with stops in Aruba, Curacao, and Grand Turk, but that cruise…

We’re down to our last port of call on this six-day cruise to the Bahamas on the Carnival Vista, and today we’re at the number one worst place to visit on any Bahamas or Caribbean cruise — Freeport. This is not a port that Carnival usually calls on, and we’re…

Our second port-of-call on this six-day Bahamas cruise on Carnival Vista finds us visiting the second-worst port in the Caribbean—Nassau. On Thursday, we visit the worst! While Nassau has attempted to reinvent itself by completely rebuilding the cruise port, many, including myself, say this is nothing more than lipstick on…

We’re now halfway through this six-day Bahamas cruise on the Carnival Vista, which has had a modified itinerary due to the ship’s propulsion system. Today is also our first port of call - Half Moon Cay. Originally known as Little San Salvador Island, Half Moon Cay is owned by Carnival…

Sailing towards our first port of call, Half Moon Cay, Day 2 onboard this six-day Bahamas cruise on Carnival Vista was spent at sea. As with any sea day, the theme is “relaxation.” Despite a schedule of activities throughout the day for kids and adults, most choose to spend the…

My latest cruise adventure has quite a bit of a backstory to it. Originally, I was booked on the Carnival Vista out of Port Canaveral for an 8-day cruise with stops in Aruba, Curacao, and Grand Turk, sailing on September 7, 2024. However, as I’ve written about in different articles…

Whenever someone asks me, "what's your perfect length for a cruise?" I always say, "the longest!"  Short three, four, and five-day cruises go way too fast for me and by the time you just get to figuring out whether your stateroom is on the port or starboard side of the…

We're in the home stretch of this quick four-day cruise to Cozumel on Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas, and our guest contributor, John Hoiden, is back with another installment of his adventures onboard and ashore.  Before I turn things over to John, let's talk a little about Cozumel. Cozumel…

We're back with another trip report from John Hoiden, a frequent cruiser and contributor to the site.  John is currently sailing on a four-day cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas from Tampa, FL.  This itinerary has just one port-of-call, Cozumel, Mexico, which will be on Day 3.  With…