While We Were Away
Author: Bill
Frequent visitors may have noticed that we spent a bit of time away this past month, and we wanted to share why, as well as briefly mention some of the things we missed that we look forward on circling back on. The past month has been full of change for us. We moved our home, the CruiseHabit Shop headquarters (yet still shipped all orders within days!), started a new career, took a cruise on MSC, a line completely new to us, and took an unrelated land trip. Life happens, and this time it happened with timing that just didn't let us keep you and the rest of the internet as up to date on the cruise world as we'd have liked. In fact, there was some cruise news that we wanted to cover while we were still sailing on MSC Seaside - too much multi-tasking for this cruiser to endure for sure... read more
As much as I love visiting new places, I really love sea days. This is especially true when on a ship that has a lot to offer, and at a point in the cruise that I’ve found my favorite spots. What I’d not done until today was really site outside and enjoy the Caribbean. Today’s weather was perhaps the best of the cruise, so I set out to take some of it in and then enjoy more of the wonderful entertainment on MSC Seaside. 
Our stateroom bed on MSC Seaside is quite comfortable. Still, I somehow woke up the morning after only about five hours of sleep. Looking out the window, I saw we’d arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico and then went back to bed for a bit - despite wanting to start the day early. Round two of waking up was slightly more successful, so we got dressed and headed to breakfast. 
This Saturday (July 7) we'll be setting sail and enjoying seven nights in the Caribbean while bringing all the details to you. What makes this particularly exciting for us is that like our 
Over the years cruise ships have become bigger and bigger - bringing attention and fanfare with every superlative. On the news, on social media, and in ads it seems cruise lines are constantly trying to "out-build" each other. While there is no doubt that many consumers are excited about these giant vessels, did you know that they don't represent the majority of new ships? Let's talk about why mega-ships are so popular, and what the average new cruise ship size actually is.