Monday's unexpected sea day proved to be a day of relaxation here onboard the Holland America Line ship, the ms Nieuw Amsterdam. After having breakfast en suite, we headed up to the cabana on deck 11 and spent the day enjoying champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries while our butler attended to…

This is the first in a series of blogs from my home for the next seven days, the ms Nieuw Amsterdam, the newest member of the Holland America Line fleet which was launched on July 4, 2010. The itinerary consists of stops at Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk, Grand Cayman…