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…
Fresh off eight days onboard Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas, I'm back on the water again. This time I'm sailing on MSC Cruise Line's Divina for a seven-day eastern Caribbean cruise out of PortMiami. MSC Cruise Line is a subsidiary of the cargo shipping giant, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company),…
On Saturday I'll be boarding the MSC Divina out of Miami for seven days in the eastern Caribbean. I've been invited by the cruise line to check out their one and only ship here in the United States and write about my experience onboard. As a cruise line that predominantly…
My final day onboard Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas started out sunny and warm as we were off the coast of Virginia when I got up in the morning. It was one of those perfect days to sit out on the balcony and watch the world go by, which…
