Off Grand Turk, in the Turks and Caicos islands, south of the Bahamas, I went fishing. Anybody who knows me might wonder about that decision, but the simple truth is that I saw “Light Tackle Fishing” on the shore excursion list during a Caribbean cruise on Holland America’s new Nieuw Amsterdam. I thought, why not?…
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas Make no mistake: The new bar on Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas may look like a pirate ship, but it has never been to sea, and it’s not going anywhere. The Captain Morgan on the Rocks Island Bar was built from scratch on bedrock, 9 feet below the sand, and…
Like nearly every other passenger on the new Disney Dream cruise ship, I rode the AquaDuck water coaster during a recent preview sailing. The Duck was fun, wet, and easy. I liked it so much I did it twice. You sit on a raft similar to an air mattress, with pockets for one or two riders, front and back.…
Disney Dream christening With fireworks and a Disney cast of hundreds, the new Disney Dream was christened today at Port Canaveral by godmother Jennifer Hudson, who started her singing career aboard a Disney ship. In Disney extravaganza style, a helicopter picked up a giant bottle said to hold the pixie dust of dreams, and swung it…
Celebrity Cruises will build its largest ship for the last of the five-vessel Solstice series. Celebrity Reflection will be about 3 feet wider than other Solstice vessels to expand restaurants and public areas, and to carry an extra passenger deck with cabins and suites connected to the spa, the cruise line announced today.
From the Blue Man Group on Norwegian Epic to a Broadway production of “Chicago” scheduled for the new Allure of the Seas in December, never have there been as many entertainment choices for vacationers at sea. As the size of new mass-marketed cruise ships continues to grow toward the gigantic resorts of Las Vegas, the scope…