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... read more

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? read more

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... read more

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. read more