We’re in the home stretch of this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Celebration, and the next two days will be spent at sea as we make our way back to Miami. It’s been a great itinerary so far, with port calls in Amber Cove (Dominican Republic), San Juan…

The final stop on this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard Carnival Celebration is none other than St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Thomas has been a cruise hotspot for what seems like forever, and is one of the ports I visited on my very first cruise back in 1993…

One of the highlights for me on an Eastern Caribbean cruise is visiting one of my all-time favorite ports—San Juan, Puerto Rico. While not every Eastern itinerary includes a stop here, I always recommend picking a cruise that does. And if you can find one that stays late into the…

It’s time for our first port of call on this 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Celebration, and today we’re visiting Carnival’s private destination: Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic, just outside the city of Puerto Plata. Amber Cove opened in October 2015 after Carnival Corporation invested around $85…

It’s a sea day aboard Carnival Celebration as we make our way to our first port of call: Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic. This sailing is a 7-day Eastern Caribbean itinerary that left Miami on Sunday. Along with Amber Cove, we’ll be visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico, and St.…

Hey there, Carnival Celebration — it’s been a hot minute, but I’m back! This ship holds a special place in my cruising history, as it’s the one I’ve sailed on quite a bit since her launch just a few years ago and has become a personal favorite. My last cruise…

It’s the final day of this four-day cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas, and it just so happens to be Easter Sunday. For this trip, we had just one port of call—yesterday’s stop in Cozumel, Mexico. Now, we’re making our way back to our home port of Tampa,…

What an exciting day! A lot of people sleep on Cozumel and often compare it to a port like Nassau—mostly because cruise ships visit so often and there are market vendors near the port. But Cozumel is nothing like Nassau. I don’t even find the vendors here to be bothersome.…

Just doing a quick check-in today as part of this 4-day cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas. Today is a sea day, and honestly... I didn’t do much of anything. But when you’re on vacation, is that really a bad thing? Got some coffee and breakfast to start…

It’s time to hop aboard one of Royal Caribbean’s oldest and most beloved cruise ships—Enchantment of the Seas—for a four-day sailing out of Tampa with just one port stop: Cozumel, Mexico. Enchantment has quite the unique history. She first launched in 1997, and in 2005, underwent a major $60 million…