Here you can read posts that detail my cruising history over the years.
Destinations/Ports Series: 2022 Tropical Caribbean Cruise With the ship at less than 50% capacity and staggered arrival times, check in at Holland America was a breeze. We had purchased the Club Orange upgrade which got us our own queue for checking in. I think the whole process took 15 minutes at the most. We showed…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Mayan Sol Cruise Virgin Voyages, for better or worse, is a completely different kind of cruise. Reflecting back on my 5 Night cruise, it really didn’t feel much like I was on a cruise. It might have felt more like I was on a land based resort. One thing is for sure,…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Mayan Sol Cruise Virgin’s goal was to flip the cruise ship dining experience on its head. I will say that they have done that, but I am not sure that it acheived the goal of presenting better food than one would experience on a premium cruise line. I say “Premium Cruise Line”…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Mayan Sol Cruise Bimini is a tiny Bahamian island that is only a two hour ferry ride from Miami. The only real development there is Resort World/Hilton Hotel. Virgin Voyages and Resort World worked together to build the Beach Club at Bimini. Virgin guests enjoy a complimentary day at the resort. They…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Mayan Sol Cruise There are basically three things to do in Costa Maya, Mexico – well, maybe 4 if you count “Staying on the Ship”. If this is your first time here, I highly recommend a tour to the Choccoben Mayan Ruins. The ruins are about 1 hour from the port. Discovered…
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