After a rainy new years day in Costa Maya we spent a short morning in Roatan. Costa Maya started promising at least according to the weather forecast but when we arrived we saw the dark clouds gathering. During the night the high pressure system above Mexico moved slightly to the North and as a result…   read more of “02 and 03 January…”

May you have smooth seas and following winds where ever your travels may take you. May your future cruises be safe and enjoyable and, of course, with Holland America Line.

With an early arrival came a bit of consternation on the bridge as we could not find the pilot boat. The pilot boat operator has the tendency to switch off all the navigation lights when he is racing to and from the dock in Belize so we can not see him until the boat is…   read more of “31 December 2008,…”