Finding the right cruise is like swiping through dating profiles. There's glam, there's grit and there's that one that looks like it knows your deepest vacation fantasies. Swipe to meet your ship soulmate (no ghosting, just coasting).

There was a time (not too long ago) when the only boxes a family holiday needed to tick were: yes, it has a pool  and yes, it has Wi-Fi....

Join me on a seven-night cruise through the Dutch Caribbean aboard Holland America's Nieuw Statendam. Every port, a new adventure plus a private island awaits. It is magic through 50 stunning photos.