Day five aboard Queen Elizabeth, and it's a sea day as we head toward Mahogany Bay, Roatán, Honduras, which replaced Montego Bay, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa left Jamaica in pretty rough shape. Now, sea days can go one of two ways: either you’re the type who does every trivia contest,…

Four days into this nine-day cruise aboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, and we finally hit our first port of call—Costa Maya, Mexico. Originally, we were supposed to be in Montego Bay, Jamaica, but Hurricane Melissa had other plans. With Montego Bay still cleaning up, our visit there was swapped for a…

Day 3 aboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth marked our second of two back-to-back sea days as we make our way toward our first port of call, Costa Maya, Mexico. Originally, this was supposed to be a stop in Amber Cove, Dominican Republic, followed by Montego Bay, Jamaica. But thanks to Hurricane…

Welcome back, cruisers! If you’re just joining me, I’m currently sailing on a nine-day voyage aboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth. The ship is operating on a slightly modified itinerary thanks to Hurricane Melissa, which forced a few changes. Instead of calling on Amber Cove, Montego Bay, Belize, and Cozumel, our updated…

48 hours after disembarking Virgin Voyages’ Brilliant Lady, I found myself right back where I started - PortMiami. Clearly, I didn’t get enough time at sea because I’m trading in edgy entertainment and drag shows at sea for something a little more refined… or at least that’s what Cunard would…

Well, here we are — the final day of the MerMaiden Voyage of Virgin Voyages’ newest ship, Brilliant Lady. It’s wild how fast eight days can fly by. One minute you’re unpacking your suitcase and trying to figure out how to work the lighting from the tablet in your stateroom,…

We’ve officially reached the final sea day of this eight-day MerMaiden voyage aboard Virgin Voyages’ newest ship, Brilliant Lady. It’s hard to believe this cruise is already wrapping up - it’s flown by. So far, we’ve visited just two ports of call - St. Maarten and Tortola - and tomorrow…

Today marked the first of two back-to-back sea days as Brilliant Lady makes her way toward our final port of call, The Beach Club at Bimini, Virgin Voyages private resort in the Bahamas, where we’ll arrive Friday before returning to Miami on Saturday to wrap up this MerMaiden voyage. So…

We’re officially in the homestretch of this eight-day MerMaiden Voyage aboard Virgin Voyages’ newest and fourth ship, Brilliant Lady. Hard to believe it’s flying by this fast! This cruise is definitely what you’d call a “sea day special,” with more time floating than docking. Out of the eight days onboard,…

Since leaving Miami on Friday evening, we’ve had two back-to-back sea days en route to our first port of call — St. Maarten, where Brilliant Lady arrived right on schedule at 8 a.m. If you’ve been following along, you know the Day 1 report covered embarkation, my stateroom tour (complete…