How Much Does a Cruise Cost?
If you are like most people considering take an ocean cruise, your first question is likely “how much does a cruise cost?” Cruise ships from difference cruise lines visit the same ports. You can save money by comparison shopping. To do that, visit websites of the major lines (e.g., RoyalContinue Reading
What Happens When I Test Positive On a Cruise?
In today’s world COVID-19 can be a nightmare for cruisers. After months of planning and dreaming about a special vacation aboard a beautiful cruise ship, the last thing in your mind is contracting the COVID virus. Still, it can happen. As I draft this article from my isolation cabin, IContinue Reading
The Complete Pre-Cruise Checklist for a Stress-Free Vacation
Preparing for a cruise involves more than packing a suitcase. You need to complete online check-in, confirm your travel documents, organize transportation, prepare your home and decide what belongs in your carry-on bag. This pre-cruise checklist will help you complete the most important tasks before embarkation day so you canContinue Reading
Six Things Cruise Lines Do Not Tell Passengers
Cruise lines provide a lot of information about their company and the cruises they sell. Even so, there is other information that can benefit cruisers. This article addresses six things that cruise lines do not tell passengers that can save them time, money, and frustration.Continue Reading
Cruise Lines Have Adopted CDC Voluntary COVID-19 Guidelines
Cruising is coming back as millions of people anxiously await the opportunity to return to a form of travel that allows them to leisurely see the world. Thousands of passengers have already returned to a favorite travel pastime. This is due in part because cruise lines have adopted CDC voluntaryContinue Reading
Ways to Save Money on Cruises
Ocean cruising can be expensive if you do not know some of the tricks for reducing costs onboard and ashore. People who sail regularly often learn money-saving techniques that can be used to cut the cost of a cruise.Continue Reading
Celebrity Reflection Returned to Cruising
After an absence of over 600 days the Celebrity Reflection returned to cruising from Port Everglades in Florida on November 6, 2022Continue Reading
Royal Caribbean International Has Set an Example for a Return to Safe Cruising
Royal Caribbean International has set an example for a return to safe cruising if my recent cruise on their ship Allure of the Seas is any indication. Like many people, I have anxiously anticipated a return to ocean cruising since the COVID-19 pandemic stopped it more than a year ago.Continue Reading
Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas Nailed Its Post-COVID-19 Return to Cruising
Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas nailed its post-Covid-19 return to cruising. The cruise line started sailing again in June 2021 and various ships have been brought back into service since. This past week, their ship Allure of the Seas proved to me that it is ready to return to business as usual and to WOW its guests.Continue Reading
Cruise Industry Response to COVID-19
Cruise Industry Response to COVID-19 The cruise industry response to COVID-19 involves a series of steps designed to help ensure the health and safety of passengers and crew members. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the world it negatively impacted thousands of businesses and industries. None suffered more damage thanContinue Reading