Mike Faust is an avid world traveler, often found traversing city streets in Asia and Europe rather than his home city of Boca Raton. Mike has touched down in 39 countries, set sail on 35 cruises, and flown over 400,000 lifetime miles.
Windstar Cruises announced earlier this week that its owner, Xanterra Parks & Resorts, has reached an agreement with Seabourn, a cruise company that operates six luxury cruise ships, to purchase three of their ships: Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Legend, and Seabourn Spirit. Under the project name Global Windstar, the expansion will double the size of Windstar’s […]
Are you cruising soon on the Carnival Fascination? Well, you may be pulling into an island that is considered “enemy territory” to Carnival. Starting on March 11th, the Carnival Fascination and Carnival Ecstasy will be calling in Nassau, Bahamas and Little Stirrup Cay, otherwise known as Coco Cay – Royal Caribbean’s private island. The ships would have originally called in Key West, […]
Well, we are now down to the final day at sea. I’ll make this brief, because honestly I just relaxed most of the day and did nothing. Anyway, this morning I had the chance to sit down with Captain Emiel de Vries, Hotel Director Stan Kuppens, Cruise Director Jason Venner, and the other writers on […]
We docked in St. Thomas at the Crown Bay Cruise Center around 7:30 am. I had just woken up and was sitting on my balcony taking in the beautiful and tropical views of St. Thomas when the Allure of the Seas began to dock next to us. Now, I know from my tour of Oasis […]
It was around 9:00 am when we began pulling into San Juan Harbor. We were greeted with rough waves and spotty showers, but the rain stopped and the sun came out as soon as we docked. The morning was pretty much spent sitting on the balcony watching us sail into San Juan. I ended up […]
Well today’s port of call was supposed to be Grand Turk, but due to high waves and dangerous winds, we were forced to abandon the port and continue on to San Juan. We actually were very close to docking in Grand Turk, but we were getting pushed around a lot, so I am thankful to […]
Today was day at sea for us here on the Eurodam. I pretty much took it easy today as we sailed through the warm, turquoise waters of the Bahamas en-route to Grand Turk. The day began with a delicious breakfast in the Lido Restaurant which we had the chance to enjoy under the warm Caribbean […]
Well, I am finally onboard Holland America Line’s beautiful ms Eurodam, and I am already blown away by Holland America Line! This morning began with a delicious breakfast at our hotel, the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina. After a quick shuttle ride to Port Everglades, we made our way through the cruise terminal very quickly and […]
Have you ever wondered what kind of speciality restaurants the Eurodam features? Maybe you don’t know the name of Holland America Line’s private island. Well don’t fear, because I want to answer these questions for you! Later this Saturday as I begin my cruise on Holland America Line’s Eurodam, I will be taking a plunge into the world and […]
Princess Cruises’ new blog, “Linked by the Sea” has chronicled its first five touching stories of people who made new connections on a cruise. Told by both passengers and crew members, the tales include meeting a perfect match, friends finding each other after more than 50 years apart, and a little boy named Dominic who […]
This week Kaleigh and James discuss all the different options normally offered by cruise lines throughout the day and highlight some of their favorites. Cruise news includes the recent news from the Carnival Triumph, the naming of Project Sunshine, and the best large cruise ship as named by Conde Nast.
Guests on board Holland America Line’s Volendam got a special treat organized by the ship’s entertainment department — a Chinese New Year celebration! This is the year of the snake so the props and decorations were fitting to this theme. Check out these photos of the festive night! [divider] Photos courtesy of Anne Marie of Holland America Line.