Hurricane Raymond, a category 3 hurricane off the coast of western Mexico, has forced one ship to delay departure from a port of call and skip another. Holland America Line’s Westerdam has opted to remain in Puerto Vallarta from today through 1 pm on Wednesday (10/23). Due to this “sheltering in place,” the Westerdam will […]
Well, we are now down to the final day at sea. I’ll make this brief, because honestly I just relaxed most of the day and did nothing. Anyway, this morning I had the chance to sit down with Captain Emiel de Vries, Hotel Director Stan Kuppens, Cruise Director Jason Venner, and the other writers on […]
Well, after a complicated travel day yesterday, I finally made it to Fort Lauderdale. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my tour of the Liberty of the Seas because I was snowed in on Wednesday and my flight out of Cleveland wasn’t able to make my connection to Fort Lauderdale. So as a consolation, I was able […]
Thanks to the courageous and swift actions of Captain Karlsson and the crew of the Azamara Journey, the Journey was successfully able to ward off a potential pirate attack while sailing off the coast of Oman. The crew of the Azamara reported that a group of small boats was quickly approaching the Journey. When Captain Karlsson learned of […]
Day 1: Set Sail! Hello everybody! I am LIVE from Allure of the Seas and about to start sailing the open seas. First impression of the ship:… IT’S HUGE!!! Compared to the Carnival Freedom (which is docked right next to us), Allure of the Seas could probably fit two Carnival Freedoms, and still […]
It is now being reported that a crew member has died to a currently unknown illness (suspected to be Norovirus or pneumonia) on board the MSC Armonia. The crew member who has died was a waitress on board and was 30 years old. She was admitted into a local hospital on Wednesday with symptoms of pneumonia. 5 other […]