Tagged: cruising

A Look at Harmony of the Seas

I was fortunate to spend a few days on the new Harmony of the Seas when it arrived in Fort Lauderdale. Being familiar with Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Class of ships, I felt like I had a bit of a head start on being able to discover the ship in such a short...

The Food on the MSC Lirica

We entered the dining room with great expectations of wonderful Italian cuisine and continental dishes not typical of what we would eat on the other cruise lines. We left the dining room with full stomachs, but with little taste of interesting food. Did we somehow board a ship chartered for passengers on...

Aboard the MSC Lirica

Our boarding process was painless. We walked right up to the counter and into the ship. As we boarded, a staff member greeted us and escorted us to our stateroom – number 9111. The room is pleasant, but we certainly noticed the size difference between this and the superior ocean view stateroom...

Monarch of the Seas Review

For a moment, I thought that I had boarded a Seabourn cruise. The staff onboard this ship greeted us at every turn. We stopped to look at the model of the ship and a staff member came to ask if she could help us find something. We were quite impressed by the...

NCL: No Ship, No Pride

NCL has fought to have the Passenger Services Act more strictly enforced with respect to its Hawaiian routes. They claim that low-cost foreign-flagged ships are putting them out of business. I am not sure which of the cruise lines that visits Hawaii is considered low-cost, so can’t really comment on their accusations....

Cruise Cabin Guarantee

We often book a a cabin with a guarantee depending on a number of things including price and location. If we are certain that we want a certain cabin on a particular floor, we go ahead and book that stateroom. It is guaranteed(well, even that isn’t always true)that we will get that...