The 2015 – 2016 Caribbean season is almost underway as the cruise ships begin their seasonal return to Port Everglades and PortMiami. Traditionally, lines such as Holland America, Regent Seven Seas, Oceania, MSC Cruises and others don't sail from these ports during the spring/summer months (aka hurricane season). Royal Caribbean,…
Ah, Venice. Delicious Italian food, romantic gondola rides through the canals that take the place of roadways, magnificent palaces that seem to float on water... and cruise ships. A friend of mine, Dan from King Webmaster, is vacationing in Italy with his lovely wife. They were enjoying dinner al fresco…
For as much as I love cruising there is one thing I hate about it, and it has nothing to do with the vacation experience. It's the dreaded “single supplement.” Eligible bachelors, like me, and those who simply like to travel themselves are subject to paying up to two times…
When it comes to cruising in the Caribbean, one of the most anticipated destinations by most cruisers isn't a port call in San Juan, Saint Thomas or Jamacaia, but the cruise line's private island. The major cruise lines that ply the crystal blue Caribbean water own or lease island paradises that…
Does size matter when it comes to cruising? The answer depends on who you ask. For many, large cruise ships such as Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas is just right, while others prefer the intimacy of a small ship such as the 490 passenger Seven Seas Navigator from Regent…
“I've never been on a cruise, do you think I'll like it?” It's a question I'm asked quite a bit and the answer I usually give is, “they're not for everyone, but definitely worth trying!” For many the thought of spending a week on a ship is pure bliss, for…
Norovirus. One word that strikes fear into cruisers. You've seen the stories in the news about boatloads of people becoming sick with the gastro bug that makes its way through cruise ships quicker than bed bugs in a cheap hotel. Since January, the Centers for Disease Control have listed Norovirus…
It's National Beer Day, the day to celebrate the hoppy beverage that quenches the thirst of millions every day, and during a cruise on Royal Caribbean's Quantum-class cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, there's no better place to celebrate than at Michael's Genuine Pub. The brainchild of James Beard Award-winning chef…
On the morning of March 29, 2015, the captain of the Holland America Line cruise ship, ms Noordam came over the ship's intercom with a request for any passenger with type O- blood to report to the medical center as there was an ill passenger in need of a blood…
It didn't come as much of a surprise to me when I was looking over my website stats and saw that the most popular series of cruise reviews was for my time spent on the inaugural sailing of Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas out of Bayonne, NJ. [caption id="attachment_7504"…
