Cruise Dining Regrets: 10 Foods to Avoid (According to These Cruisers)

Cruise ship dining on Royal Caribbean Oasis class
The dining experience on a cruise ship is one of the biggest reasons regular cruisers love to book a vacation at sea. In fact, a...

Drive or Fly to the Cruise Port: 8 Questions to Ask...

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Should you drive or fly to your cruise port of embarkation?  This is a common question when going on a cruise from a port...

Why a Crystal Cruises Luxury Cruise is a Cut Above

Note: John was a guest of Crystal Cruises.  Opinions are his own. I’m just back from a cruise on Crystal Serenity, a 980-passenger luxury cruise...

600+ Cruisers Agreed: These are the 12 “Least Favorite” Parts of...

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It only took me one cruise to come down with an incurable case of “Cruise Fever”.  And this very website is a testament to...

5 Reasons Why I Love Sailing on Holland America Line

Holland America Line's Rotterdam
When choosing which cruise line to take your next cruise on, you have quite a bit of choices to choose from. I recently came...

First Impressions of Carnival’s Newest Cruise Ship, Carnival Venezia

Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Carnival Venezia, is currently sailing its first ever cruise from a U.S. port. This four night cruise from New...

How I Saved Thousands on a Dream Hawaiian Cruise

My wife and I have always dreamed of taking an Hawaiian cruise, but when we added up the cost of the cruise, airfare, and...

Best and Funniest Cruise Commercials

Cruise lines have run TV commercials since the 1980s promoting their specific styles of cruising.  Some of these commercials were funny and others made...

I Can Finally Answer the Question, “What’s Your Favorite Cruise You’ve...

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The question I am asked the most as a cruise journalist and blogger is, "What's your favorite cruise you've ever taken?" I have never...

5 Awesome Things You’ll Only Do on Cruises to Antarctica

Of all the interesting places around the world, you won’t find any that are more remote or exotic than Antarctica. Annually, very few people travel...