Joe Palko is back with some updates from onboard the Holland America Line cruise ship, ms Eurodam. He's on a 7-day Caribbean cruise out of Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, FL) with stops in Half Moon Cay, Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, and Key West. [caption id="attachment_11187" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] Off in the distance,…
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"…
One of my favorite cruise ships in the Holland America Line fleet is the ms Eurodam, or the "Mighty E" as she is known to her loyal followers. The Eurodam is a Signature-class ship, launched in 2008, and is the 80th ship in the history of the Holland America Line.…
The mystery as to where the third Oasis-class ship from Royal Caribbean will homeport is over! Today, RCCL announced that Harmony of the Seas will be based in Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, FL). Port Everglades is currently home for Royal's two other Oasis-class ships, Allure of the Seas and Oasis of…
The last day of any cruise has its good parts and bad. The good is that there's one more day left on your vacation, one more day left to take advantage of the unlimited drink package, and on the MSC Divina, one more day to have your fill of prosciutto!…
It's my final day onboard the MSC Divina and disappointment has set in. Shortly after arriving at Norwegian Cruise Line's private island, Great Stirrup Cay, around 7:30am ET this morning, I got up, started to do some packing then headed up to the buffet for breakfast. As I approached the heaping…
Speedos have made it to breakfast! While going through the buffet line this morning, two men, in what I would estimate to be their mid-60s, were standing in line wearing their nut catchers with a pool towel draped over their shoulders. Today is a sea day, so it's expected that…
50% Dutch, 50% French, and 100% avoidable. That about sums up St. Maarten and our port-of-call for day 4 on this eastern Caribbean cruise on the MSC Divina. If you follow my exploits, you know my feeling about Caribbean ports. They're all lot like the McDonalds McRib. Once you've had…
Day three on the MSC Divina and I'm beginning to lament the fact that there is no name tag Platimum-DividendMiles-Pinnacle-GoldCard-Titanium Hook & Ladder Society members on board flaunting their cruise line status. They at least provided entertainment for me and others onboard Quantum of the Seas a few weeks ago.…
Living in south Florida, I often joke about how English is a second language and that I need to sign up for Rosetta Stone Spanish lessons. Here on the MSC Divina, English is indeed a second language, with Italian being the first. On signs and flyers, Italian is first followed…
