We're slowly closing in on the last few days of this Eastern Caribbean cruise on the MSC Divina. Day 5 saw us docked in one of my favorite ports of call, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. We were given clearance to go ashore around 8am AT and then the gangways…
The first time I stepped onboard a cruise ship was in 1994. The ship was Sovereign of the Seas (now the MS Sovereign) from Royal Caribbean. At the time she was launched in 1988, she was the world's largest cruise ship carrying 2,852 passengers. By today's standards, she's small. On…
Today's report is dedicated to the couple in 11165. The couple felt the need, at 4:30am, to open and slam shut every drawer in the closet (there are six) and slam all three closet doors. Now those who have been on a cruise before know that staterooms aren't necessarily the…
Day 2 onboard the MSC Divina saw us at sea as we sailed towards St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands where we arrive at 9am AT on Tuesday. The day started out with breakfast in the ship's buffet, which was only served until 10:00am. For late risers like…
I'm back on board the MSC Divina for a 7-night, Eastern Caribbean cruise with stops in St. Thomas, USVI; San Juan, PR; and Great Stirrup Cay (Norwegian Cruise Line's private island) in the Bahamas. When Divina returned to Miami just a few weeks ago, she returned to sail from the…
Craving a double cheeseburger while cruising the Caribbean? If you're on Holland America Line, you can head do the Lido Deck and grab one at the Dive In which is available on select ships. A #burger and #frenchfries from the Dive In on @halcruises #Noordam. #cruise #foodporn #cruisepix #cruisefood #cheeseburger…
It's the final day of this four-day Thanksgiving cruise on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas. We left Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Thanksgiving day and visited one port-of-call, Cozumel in Mexico. Before heading to bed last night, we both agreed that we were not going to set…
Day 3 on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas found us docked in Cozumel, Mexico for a full day of.... well, for me not much. The ship pulled in around 7:30am and passengers were cleared around 8am. It was a beautiful day, albeit a bit on the breezy side. Overnight…
It's Day 2 onboard Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas and this is our first full day at sea as we travel to Cozumel, Mexico, the only port-of-call during this four-day western Caribbean cruise. The sea overnight was flat calm and made for a restful sleep. I mentioned yesterday that…
Last Thanksgiving, I was onboard Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas for the ship's inaugural sailing out of Bayonne, NJ. Quantum, at the time, was Royal's newest and most technologically advanced ship with a price tag of one-billion dollars. This Thanksgiving, I'm on another Royal Caribbean ship, Independence of the…
