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…

Whenever someone asks me, "what's your perfect length for a cruise?" I always say, "the longest!"  Short three, four, and five-day cruises go way too fast for me and by the time you just get to figuring out whether your stateroom is on the port or starboard side of the…

We're in the home stretch of this quick four-day cruise to Cozumel on Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas, and our guest contributor, John Hoiden, is back with another installment of his adventures onboard and ashore.  Before I turn things over to John, let's talk a little about Cozumel. Cozumel…

We're back with another trip report from John Hoiden, a frequent cruiser and contributor to the site.  John is currently sailing on a four-day cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas from Tampa, FL.  This itinerary has just one port-of-call, Cozumel, Mexico, which will be on Day 3.  With…

Frequent Royal Caribbean cruiser and contributor to the site, John Hoiden, is with us once again as he embarks on a four-day cruise on Grandeur of the Seas sailing from Tampa, FL to Cozumel, Mexico.  He'll be providing daily reports from them ship, sharing the good and bad, his luck…

Contributor John Hoiden is currently sailing on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas and has graciously agreed to share his experience with us over the course of his cruise!  Here is John's Day 3 report:  After getting plenty of rest, I am ready to go on for the final day…

Contributor John Hoiden is currently sailing on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas and has graciously agreed to share his experience with us over the course of his cruise!  Here is John's Day 3 report:  It's my third day on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, and I got a…