Day 18: Heading home!
Matt Today was officially home time day, but we eased into it with a slow, relaxing start. A proper sleep‑in, breakfast, and a bit of light life admin before tackling our…
February 2026
Day 17: Houston travel day
Today marked the start of our long journey home, easing ourselves out of cruise mode and back toward real life. We were up early at 5:30am, naturally starting with one…
Day 16: Ocean Cay – a perfect final port day
Today we stopped at MSC’s private island, Ocean Cay. With the winds so high, it was about a 50/50 chance we wouldn’t make it to port, but the weather behaved…
Day 15: A relaxing (and busy!) day at sea
Today was a relaxing sea day, starting the way all good cruise mornings should: a soak in the hot tub followed by breakfast. We had a 9am booking for the…
Day 14: Cozumel Port Day
Today was our Cozumel port day, and we had plans we were really excited about. We started the morning with breakfast and a hot tub soak. We headed up to…
Day 13: Costa Maya Chacchoben Ruins
Today’s port stop was Costa Maya, where we had a tour booked to the Mayan Chacchoben Ruins. As usual, the day began with a hot tub soak followed by breakfast…
Day 12: Roatán, Honduras
Today was our first port visit: Roatán, Honduras. The weather was overcast and drizzly, but the Yacht Club surprised us with ponchos “just in case,” which turned out to be…
Day 11: Sea Day Rockin & Rollin Adventures
Today was a full sea day, and we were excited to finally explore the ship properly. The ocean had other plans — it was a seriously rough day at sea,…
Day 10: All Aboard: MSC World America Begins!
After a whirlwind week in NYC and Disney, we were so ready to switch gears and start our 7‑day MSC World America cruise. Bring on the cocktails, hot tubs, and…