After much anticipation, brought on by all the marketing hype surrounding Royal Caribbean's newest ship, I'm finally onboard Quantum of the Seas for her inaugural sailing to the Bahamas. Admittedly I'm not “loyal to Royal” because I'm not a fan of mass-market cruise lines. I prefer much smaller ships than…

By now you've probably seen the stories on the news about Royal Caribbean's newest ship, Quantum of the Seas. It cost nearly one billion dollars to build and is being called the world's first “smart ship.” What makes it smart, who knows... but I do know it's full of gadgetry…

The final day on the Carnival Liberty came and went as we spent the day docked in Freeport, Bahamas. Now if you've ever been to Freeport, you'll appreciate me saying, “why the hell would any cruise line pick this as a port-of-call?” We pulled into port, which looked more like…

After a restful night's sleep without any thump, thump, thumping going on next door, we arrived in Nassau, Bahamas for Day 4 onboard the Carnival Liberty. “We feel it is necessary to make you aware that the U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas has issued a safety advisory due to an…

It's time for the Day 3 report from the Carnival Liberty – my first (and will it be my last?) Carnival Cruise Line experience. The day was spent anchored at Half Moon Cay, which is actually Holland America Line's private island which is also used by Carnival. Having been here…

Day 2 on board the Carnival Liberty and it was a day at sea as we made our way to Half Moon Cay, an island in the Bahamas owned by Holland America Line but used by sister company Carnival. As I mentioned in yesterday's installment, I came down with a…

As promised here's the first of my reports from onboard the Carnival Liberty for a 5-day Bahamas cruise. For those new to my cruise logs, this is my first time on a Carnival ship and you'll just have to wait a few more days to see if it will be…

It was June 1994. I was fresh out of college with a head full of hair and a ticket for a seven day Caribbean cruise on what was then the world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Sovereign of the Seas. [caption id="attachment_10447" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Me on my first cruise on…

The final day on the ms Veendam was another sea day and one of those days to just lay around, relax and take in everything around you before returning to reality. That pretty much sums up how I spent the remaining hours on board, interspersed with a few cold beverages…

I'm sure you all know the feeling you get when you're reminded that vacation is almost over. With day six in the history books, there's only one more day left to my latest adventure onboard Holland America Line's ms Veendam. The best part of the day? Being at sea of…