It’s my final cruise for 2024, and to wrap up the year, I’m taking a trip on a line I haven’t sailed on before: Princess Cruises. This famous cruise line was born back in 1965 when they set sail with a chartered ship, the Princess Patricia, offering cruises to the…

Put a fork in this cruise, it’s done! The final day aboard the Carnival Horizon is being spent at sea as we head back to Port Miami after six days sailing around the western Caribbean, making stops in Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico. As I do…

The final port of call for this 6-day Western Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Horizon finds us visiting a familiar spot: Cozumel, Mexico. I lost count of how many times I’ve been here over the years, but one thing is for certain—not much ever changes around here. Cozumel is regarded…

We’ve made it to the homestretch of this six-day cruise on the Carnival Horizon, and today’s port of call is Georgetown, Grand Cayman. After a night of rough seas, I was anticipating today’s visit to turn into a sea day, but here we are! As I mentioned in yesterday’s report,…

I’m three days into my latest cruise on the Carnival Horizon, and I’m back in a familiar place after being here just two weeks ago: Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Now, I’ll be honest and say this is definitely in my top three worst cruise ports. I haven’t yet decided whether it…

Today we’re spending the day at sea as we head to our first port of call, Ocho Rios, Jamaica. I was just there two weeks ago and, honestly, if you’ve read my review from that visit, I have absolutely no interest in even getting off the ship—not even for a…

Fresh off Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam, I’m back at sea, this time spending the next six days aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Horizon. In what seems like déjà vu, two of the ports of call are the same as last week: Ocho Rios and Grand Cayman. Add in Cozumel,…

The final day of this 7-day Western Caribbean cruise has arrived, and Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam is anchored in the Bahamas at its beautiful private island, Half Moon Cay. Originally known as Little San Salvador Island, this 2,400-acre paradise was purchased by Holland America Line in 1996. Since then,…

We’re spending the day at sea today as we wind down this 7-day western Caribbean cruise on Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam. We’re heading to our third and final port of call, Holland’s private island in the Bahamas, Half Moon Cay, where we’re scheduled to arrive Saturday morning at 8…

The next port of call on this 7-day Western Caribbean cruise is Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam arrived in port this morning at 8 a.m., on schedule. When cruising Jamaica, there are two possible locations you could visit: Falmouth or Ocho Rios. All the times I’ve…