With the Carnival Celebration's arrival in San Juan, Puerto Rico this morning, this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise is now more than half over.  We docked around 9:30 am in Old San Juan and the all-clear to go ashore was given around 10:15 am.  Celebration was the only ship in port…

Greetings from Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic where the Carnival Celebration is docked on the third day of this 7-Day Eastern Caribbean Cruise.  Located on the northern coast of the Dominican, Amber Cove was developed by Carnival Corporation as a destination for their cruise passengers. This 25-acre, $85 million…

Day 2 onboard a very packed Carnival Celebration and it's a sea day as we head towards Carnival's port of Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic.  A quick spin around the ship first thing this morning saw me taking in the VERY long and chaotic lines at the breakfast buffet. …

Two weeks ago I was returning from an 8-day Eastern Caribbean cruise on Carnival's Mardi Gras and today I'm onboard the Carnival Celebration for a 7-day Eastern Caribbean Cruise out of PortMiami.  This is my second cruise on Celebration, the first being a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise in April 2023.…

The 8th and final day of this 8-day Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Cruise Line's Mardi Gras is here and it's the second of two consecutive sea days as we head back to Port Canaveral.  It's also the most depressing day of the cruise, as reality sets in when you…

It's back to Port Canaveral we go!  Days 7 and 8 of this Eastern Caribbean cruise on Carnival's Mardi Gras are going to be spent at sea as we savor the few remaining hours we have onboard.  Thankfully the weather cooperated for 99% of the trip, with just a few…

There are only two days left to this 8-day Eastern Caribbean cruise on Carnival's Mardi Gras and today we're in St. Thomas, USVI, our final port-of-call.  The first time I visited St. Thomas was in 1994 when I took my first cruise on Royal Caribbean's Sovereign of the Seas (subsequently…

Hello San Juan!  If I had to pick my favorite ports, Eastern or Western Caribbean, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico would be in the top five.  What else would make the cut?  Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao.  So today's stop in Old San Juan was one that I was looking forward…

Thanks for following along on this 8-day Eastern Caribbean cruise on Carnival's Mardi Gras!  So far the cruise has been excellent and for those wondering how I'm "surviving" in an inside stateroom for the week... I have to say, it's not that bad!  I did have my qualms about being…

I'm three days into this 8-day Eastern Caribbean cruise on Carnival's Mardi Gras and today we find ourselves in Grand Turk, the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands.  It's a small island,  just about 7 miles long and 1.5 miles wide but to find the beauty you have to…