Usually ships go in for dry dock every few years, and while staterooms are often left largely unchanged during dry dock, this is when you're most likely to see stateroom updates.  After a lot of guest feedback however, the brand new Scarlet Lady, from Virgin Voyages, is already having some work done, resulting in some big changes in her cabins...

I’ll admit I didn’t think it was going to happen, given recent updates to rules controlling whether ships could dock here, but with very few COVID cases onboard, we were alongside our berth in Nassau right on time and ready to make the most of our final day.  The biggest challenge turned out to be figuring out how to do it all on our last full day on Celebrity Apex...

Waking up with the sea moving by outside our window, knowing we had nothing to do but could enjoy everything we wanted, was a great way to start the day.  Those who haven’t cruised cannot fathom the relaxation that is a sea day, and that makes me sad.  We got an early start to embrace the day, but did it turn out to be needed for what was ahead?

Cozumel Mexico is a port with a lot to offer - more than most cruisers realize.  That was our stop today on our Celebrity Apex cruise, and we took the group on a rather unconventional tour before enjoying a wonderful meal, show, and conversation back on the ship...

After catching up on sleep last night, we woke up late but refreshed, to a shoreline we’d not yet seen - Belize.  The day started uncertain, we learned some things about cruising to Belize, and ended up with just what we needed...

An early morning trip to our favorite beach resort, naps, a great show in Apex's ultra high-tech theater, and a unique dining experience that I've never been able to try it myself - until now.  To say that we packed a lot in today would be quite an understatement.

The first full day of the CruiseHabit group cruise on Apex was an opportunity to do it all on this new ship…or do nothing at all.  While we settled on somewhere in between, we certainly took it easy today, and there are few places as nice as this for taking it easy.

Celebrity Apex is the newest Edge series ship from Celebrity Cruises.  Because Edge is our favorite ship, it was an easy decision to make Apex the ship for the first CruiseHabit group cruise.  Today we boarded, were reunited with friends, and started a seven night Western Caribbean cruise.

Most cruises require that guests wear masks when indoors, but what kind of mask you choose for your cruise can not only add a layer of safety, but have other benefits as well...